WTB - Car for the GF

[OLLIE 26]

So My girlfriend had a small accident in her mitsi lancer, tripped the airbag sensor and long story short, her car has been written off.

she is keen to give a bmw a go so here is he shopping criteria. under $9,000

E30 - must be manual

318, or 320.

must be 4 door

body must be in good condition

Engine must be in reasonable running condition

Will consider (fix up projects, if priced accordingly)

E36 - manual or Auto

must be 4 door

318, 320, 325

entire car must be in good condition, preferably as stock as possible

Am also looking for tidy Japanese vehicles (sedans)

Any leads would be great. Cheers for your help.

Ollie

[togate 0]

buy my e30 6500

[mr E34 11]

Offer these people $9000, been on TradeYou a while. Nice E36 with all the goodies.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-159039542.htm

[bravo 35]

Ouch - exactly the same reason why I had to buy another car the other week. Somoeone needs to teach these women not to have accidents!

Buy Glenns 316i. It goes really well, and is a total minter. I drove it and would have bought it had the MR2 not been such a steal. Only problem is its 2-door.

Edited June 11, 2008 by bravo

[OLLIE 26]

buy my e30 6500

she really likes your car, but going from a 1.6 fwd mitsi to a rwd 2.7 ltr bmw isn't a great idea yeah? besides I want your car. Fuel economy is important here too.

That red 328 looks good, is it an M3 or a 328? haha WTF?

[Yuen 16]

If you're looking at the E36 I think it should be between 4 cylinders and M52 if you want 6 cylinders. The M52 is just a better engine than the M50 in terms of low end torque and hence fuel economy... at current prices the gap between M50 and M52 cars isn't much at all so I'd go with M52.

So:

318, 320 (M52), 323, 328

Here's a manual 328 Motorsport - seems like a decent deal (it's 150,000 Kms not 15,000). Been in NZ since 15,000km.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-160022026.htm

The Hellrot car is a 328. I suspect the silver above is also an SA car, based on the interior.

[bmpower 3]

i have an e30 '86 325i manual 4dr which is standard and mint. i also have an e30 '85 318i manual 4dr which is standard but needs a new clutch and has a few bits of rust. i would part with either. pm me if your interested and i can give you more details.

[jjs 64]

Have you considered an E46? They seem to be popping up for under $10k now.

There was an ex-Australia 99 318i auto travelled 115km recently on TM which I just missed out on for $8k.

This 1999 318i NZ new is currently on $1 reserve, surely it would be a good buy under $10k. You can't go past NZ new!

[OLLIE 26]

strictly under 9,000 and in good condition.

[89 m325i 0]

So My girlfriend had a small accident in her mitsi lancer, tripped the airbag sensor and long story short, her car has been written off.

she is keen to give a bmw a go so here is he shopping criteria. under $9,000

E30 - must be manual

318, or 320.

must be 4 door

body must be in good condition

Engine must be in reasonable running condition

Will consider (fix up projects, if priced accordingly)

E36 - manual or Auto

must be 4 door

318, 320, 325

entire car must be in good condition, preferably as stock as possible

Am also looking for tidy Japanese vehicles (sedans)

Any leads would be great. Cheers for your help.

Ollie

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-159287775.htm

this is a quality 325 been on the market a while should sell for around 8ish....

[Gus 5]

you have a GF? anyone I know?!?

goodluck - get some sense in her

[jjs 64]

Hunt around for an E46.

This was a good buy -> E46 318i NZ

[325_driver 422]

ouch, air bag in face while driving?

ive never liked air bags, bit paranoid about them

[diablo23 1]

got a 1997 323 for sale dark green 90 000 km regularly serviced looking for about 9 grand..