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My Grandfather just bought a beemer! E36 30k £1500 pmsl
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:44 am
by SCOTT325SE
The boys got a bargain in my opinion! He'd done the servicing on it for the old-boy owner since new and he's got it for £1500.
Its an E36 318 on a J plate. Its got 30k, always been serviced before needed, driven gently by old duffer (he gets 35-40mpg). Paintwork is excellent and so is bodywork coz its always been garaged. Interior is immaculate cloth, original sterio etc. Its grey, but i dont remember which grey (think its granite grey). Theres one downside....... because my grandfathe has done the servicing on it since new, theres no service history.
I think he's got a bargain. What do other people think? Opinions please.
Cheers guys.
Scott
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:53 am
by dazleeds
not to my tastes
but hey 30k and minty body
cant complain can ya
and its still a bmw
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:33 am
by Stoney_god
Bargain I reckon.... I know not everyone likes the E36 but it sure beats the hell out of a vectra or mondeo!!!
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:44 am
by hammoj28
Never been keen on the e36 but that sounds like a really good deal to me!
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:57 am
by johnono
i dont kow what prices are for cars over there, but if u judge it by milage and condition. then he did alright ;)
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 12:16 pm
by SCOTT325SE
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 2:38 pm
by stevetigger
Bit pricey for a 'J' reg E36 being only a 318 too. but with the mileage it makes it about right.
Can pic up the E36 325i now for £1500 all day long.
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 2:41 pm
by SCOTT325SE
but this is truely mint all round......
i wouldnt go for a 318 normally either, but at 30k im super-tempted!
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 2:48 pm
by stevetigger
SCOTT325SE wrote:but this is truely mint all round......
i wouldnt go for a 318 normally either, but at 30k im super-tempted!
If its mint then
but remember its still a 15 year old car! So £1500 is still on the high side! But in the same breath a bargain because of the mileage.
But thats not everything, My wifes Micra has 30k on the clock, its a '97 model but is it worth more for the low mileage??? I dont think so!
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 2:50 pm
by Simon13
E36 is a brilliant car even if u don't like the looks ( i like the coupes)
What an excellent price too
most E36 325's for 1500 will be hanging and have issues
s/h u know whats been done and who by so why does it matter now?!
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 2:57 pm
by stevetigger
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 3:03 pm
by peejay
Bit steep for a J plate, but the mileage will help if Grandpa is gonna keep it for a while.
Peejay.
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 6:06 pm
by Simon13
theres one there i'd consider buying and it's £1700 so wheres your point again?
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 6:39 pm
by SCOTT325SE
update - it DOES have FBMWSH.
Let me hear you say "WINNER!"
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 6:42 pm
by Simon13
Winner
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 6:51 pm
by SCOTT325SE
that does change things a little doesnt it
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 6:57 pm
by Simon13
does in my mind.
When u getting your trusty 325i chariot back mate?
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:37 pm
by SCOTT325SE
ASAP mate - just gotta find a weekend free to go down, pick it up and sort the bits that need repairing on her. time is something ive been extreemely short of since starting this job
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:12 pm
by Simon13
the joy of working full time not.
I'd like a 325i like yours my auto could be but it's auto
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:17 pm
by billgatese30
he shoots he scores
absolute scorcher mate, sounds like a right bargain
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:28 pm
by SCOTT325SE
Simon13 wrote:the joy of working full time not.
I'd like a 325i like yours my auto could be but it's auto
working 7days mate, not full time.
i call it "mine" but i havnt got it back yet. its wierd. people still say to me "hows YOUR pretend SE?" even tho michelle owns it now. its like people still think of it as mine... like ive only lent it to michelle.
still remember the day she drove it away. had a lump in my throat like a golf ball. not a good day.
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:48 pm
by Gretchen
What was your Grandfathers intention when he bought it? In my opinion to know and have worked on the same car for 15 years has got to surely be pretty priceless. So fair play to him if he's happy then he's got a bargain!
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:07 am
by SCOTT325SE
he loves the car, but because he's been in the motor trade for so many years, old habbits die hard - if someone offered him good money for it, he'd probably sell it, regardless of how much it cost him or how much he likes it.
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 1:41 pm
by mazit
hammoj28 wrote:Never been keen on the e36 but that sounds like a really good deal to me!
I wasn't keen on the E36 either having had 2 E30's prior but guess what i am driving these days.........
must say, it is a bargain and I am no fan of the saloon unless a few mods have been done to it