Value of a car?

[Litespeed]

Can anyone, give me a ballpark value of a granite silver 325i sport, "J" reg, just had a respray, 129k mileage but it has been a category c write off previously due to damage to a door (of which was the only damage which i replaced). the car has a stainless scorpion dtm exhaust, is "apparently" chipped, and now sits on mint original bbs. Is also slightly lowered too.

Any idea how i might find out if it has any service history? its been well loved in its past, and is not a rusty example.

Im just trying to decide if i want to keep it, or buy something modified for track use....

Thanks in advance guys

Pics to follow shortly once i get to the body shop to collect it...

[DINGLEDONG]

Keep it if it's as clean as you say it is, sport's are gettin harder to find, and the value of your's will have a big dent in it due to being cat-c, so you're probably better off keeping and cherishing it mate

[madaboutthe30]

Its hard to judge without any images.

Sports usually go from anything between 3.5-6k, depends on the condition

[fuzzy]

a cat c write off just for a damaged door on a sport? is it a genuine sport ?

[Litespeed]

yes, a cat c for just a damaged door. and yes, im pretty sure its a genuine sport, unless one of you with the ability to check these things out can tell me differently?

if the car wasnt insured on a classic policy, im pretty sure the insurance company would value it accordingly via autotrader/glasses guide/ebay for a guide price.

a friend recently had wheels and xenon headlights stolen from a 2001 e39 5 series and they gave the car a category b ..... go figure i guess.

registration is j297 kke if anyone can confirm indeed that it is a sport?

[Bob_S]

being a cat c I would say expect offers around 2-2.5k people swerve cat c cars regardless of the story behind it

[e36boy]

Cat C is definatley a put off but on the plus side its the nicest and rarest colour IMO and its a J reg......Not many J reg Sports about, I would hve to see pics though to give my opinion on value.

[Litespeed]

cheers guys,

but can anyone help me as to whether it IS actually a sport?

And how i get to find out if it has any service history....

Cheers!

[Felix79]

on the V5 it will say 325i Sport

[Steve-E30]

Cat c would not put me off as its a old car , J297KKE, a Bmw 325 I Sport (2 Door Saloon).
Pics would be nice as well

[Steve-E30]

Vehicle Registration Mark
J297KKE
Make
BMW
Model
325 I SPORT
Transmission & fuel type
MANUAL 5 GEARS PETROL
Body Type
2 DOOR SALOON
Colour
SILVER

[madaboutthe30]

Steve where off the net did you get those details from?

There handy if your surfing the net for e30s and your not sure if they really are genuine sports

[zimmerbimmer1]

go into your local stealer or ask the resident one ME .

I need the last 7 digits of chassis number to confirm
sometimes the reg number will work but chassis number is better.

[zimmerbimmer1]

Reg No : J297KKE Chassis No : EG23088
Reg Date 21/08/1991 Engine No. 21854899 Build Date Sep 1990 (Wk37)
Model : 1116 325SP Current Dealer 16212 Cooper(TW)
Colour : 237 Granite Silver Selling Dealer 16212 Cooper(TW)
Upholstery : 0269 Anthracite Cloth
Extras :
401 Electric Sliding Roof 200 * Delete Catalysor
206 * 5-Speed Sports Gearbox 209 * Limited Slip Differential
215 * Power Assisted Steering 335 * M TECHNIC SPORTS PACKAGE
401 * Electric Sliding Roof 410 * Front Electric Windows
428 * Triangle+First Aid Kit 497 * Rear Central Arm-Rest
500 * Headlight Wash-Wipe 812 * GB Specification
850 * Additional Fuel 925 * AG Transit Protection

[Steve-E30]

Steve where off the net did you get those details from?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/vehiclechec ... echeck.jsp

[e36boy]

If Granite was the original colour its a Sport, As this was a special order colour from BMW for Sports only......Not many Granites about, I had one but sold it and there are 2 maybe 3 on here.

[Litespeed]

Thanks guys, good news then!

the car now has black leather, so what is anthracite cloth?

just a black version of the normal sports seats? and what is additional fuel? long range tank?And yes, originally granite silber, as the stickers on the car say........

[Litespeed]

jusy out of interest, only 2 or three on here.... quite rare then

Sounds like might be a car to make mint and keep.

Zimmerbimmer, thanks for getting the info up, is there any way you can tell me any history details on it? or how to find it out?