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Surprised this hasn’t sold? https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/318is/listing/4044799741 Seems like good value compared to the overpriced auto import 318i and 320i that is all over trade me. Does anyone know this car?

26k seems a lot for a 10yr+ X3? MS is nice on it, no doubt, but nothing on f31 equivalent - for looks, anyway.

Yes, that's the part I got.

No sunroof is a plus in my books - it’s not uncommon for these to rust and leak

Arrrg. Why no sunroof?!? I really like a factory sunroof. In Canada these cars had sunroof as standard.

Obviously I am heavily biased because I: 1) Own the car 2) Have a 540i with 378,000km, Boxster with 230,000km and W8 Passat with 249,000km. But I quite like high mileage cars, and I typically judge a car based on how it drives, looks and its paper trail, rather than the number in the cluster. There are obviously limits to this tactic depending on the car and its value; e.g: A higher mileage, older M car I would not buy solely on how it drives/looks, I would want to see work/checks done to rod-bearings, subframe, SMG pump etc (depending on what car it is). But within this logic, I find a lot of higher mileage cars have had high quality, and regular maintenance done for them to achieve the mileage they have, and are often more mechanically sound than some "low ks" examples. When I bought the 130i, the “rational” thought process was; these are meant to be relatively reliable, this one is roughly half the price of a low ks auto LCI, it drives nicely, but even if something catastrophic were to happen, I could sell the wheels, catalytic converters and scrap the rest to recuperate at least $2K, so there’s not really a tonne of financial risk. I felt it was far outweighed by the performance, refinement, quality, sound and stylish looks the 130i provides. I also think since most 130i examples are from Japan, they are all lower ks, so we aren’t used to seeing ones with 200,000km+ on them, whereas a large amount of E46s/E39s/E60s are north of 200,000km, 250,000km and even 300,000km in some instances. N52 has no direct injection, no high pressure fuel pump, no turbos, and is a 3.0L Straight Six making 265hp - so its not overly stressed. The transmission I believe is a ZF box and is also meant to be quite reliable. I think its more the electrics of an E87 which tend to be problematic - which I feel is more prone to effect cars of any mileage, than strictly higher ks ones. But anyway, that's my 2 cents worth as an owner of 1 month - happy for the floor to be opened to 130i owners as there are quite a few here who can provide far better insights and opinion than I can. Don't hold back, give your honest thoughts!