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Am I getting a good deal??

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  • 18-07-2006 1:55pm
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    SDunne4
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭


    BMW 320 ES 2002, interior needs a really good valeting and in theory should scrub up well. Anyways it just passed the NCT and has 4 new tyres on it. No real extras only AC and a CD changer. Private sale €17,650. Am I getting a good deal :confused:


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    Anan1
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    Mileage? Service history? Owners? Colour? Condition?


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    smash
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    sounds good, any photos?


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    Henry Ford III
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    ES or SE?


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    SDunne4
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    80 000 miles, full BMW service history, 1 owner, slate grey, owned previously by a builder so needs a really good clean and maybe some interior parts (door, handle, plastic cover behind drivers seat). Drives fine some scratches but minor.


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    Yo Mamma
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    Photos would be good..


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    Sonnenblumen
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    Seems a lot of € for a car thats close to being over the hill. I mean 80k miles anything could pop on your way home from sale.

    These days all car repairs are pricey but you'll pay a premium on Beemer work.

    Keep searching would be my advice.


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    smash
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    I take it back, after reading the work it needs I'd look elsewhere, it'll cost more than you think.


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    cantdecide
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    you will never have jap reliability with these cars. when buying anything german, don't get the newest, you'll regret it. take the same money and look for a 00 and you'll have a kickass car.


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    jhegarty
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    SDunne4 wrote:
    80 000 miles, full BMW service history, 1 owner, slate grey, owned previously by a builder so needs a really good clean and maybe some interior parts (door, handle, plastic cover behind drivers seat). Drives fine some scratches but minor.


    any woren out interier and its time to take a second look at the millage...


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    bazz26
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    SDunne4 wrote:
    80 000 miles, full BMW service history, 1 owner, slate grey, owned previously by a builder so needs a really good clean and maybe some interior parts (door, handle, plastic cover behind drivers seat). Drives fine some scratches but minor.

    Are you sure this builder wasn't towing a trailer full of cement or blocks around with it? €18k is alot of money for what sounds like a knackered 6.5 year old work horse to me. Check the rear of the car for signs of serious scraps, cracks in the bumper or dents where a trailor may have damaged the rear of the car.

    I think you could get a better looked after car for similar or less money in the UK. The 3 Series is a dime a dozen over there so there are some real bargins and the specification will be higher.

    Also as far as I know the 3 Series wasn't available in SE or ES trim originally in Ireland back in 2000 so the car might actually be a UK/NI import.


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