Palazzo 477 Report post Posted August 29 10 hours ago, Neil McCauley said: Better sedan is better https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/325i/listing/4866368495 That actually looks like decent value. Crying out for a set of basket weaves though imo. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deedub 32 Report post Posted August 30 3 hours ago, gjm said: "How can you verify its factory manual?" Do people who claim to be that interested really not know how to check? Ha, I noticed that comment as well. You can tell it's manual just by looking at the photo where it shows the gear stick. And you'll find out whether it's manual pretty soon after your first test drive... If they can't tell that's a manual then they probably shouldn't be buying a 34 year old BMW. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deedub 32 Report post Posted August 30 Missed the factory part. Guess they wanna check it wasn't swapped to manual later. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammo 2544 Report post Posted August 30 (edited) Mostly still 2021 pricing and sitting around as a result. Some lovely ones in there though, just don't see anyone paying $25k for a sedan. Maybe if interest rates go under 5% 😂 Edited August 30 by Sammo 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1662 Report post Posted August 30 For 20k the central locking should be working. That rusty battery clamp is just off putting. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palazzo 477 Report post Posted August 31 On 8/30/2024 at 6:28 PM, Eagle said: For 20k the central locking should be working. That rusty battery clamp is just off putting. Would it look better value at $17.5k? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neil McCauley 394 Report post Posted September 1 And you could probably sell that god awful heckblende for $1500 to recoup some more costs too! 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deedub 32 Report post Posted September 1 6 hours ago, Palazzo said: Would it look better value at $17.5k? First E30 I've seen recently that has adjusted the price. $17.5k looks like the most realistic price on trademe right now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palazzo 477 Report post Posted September 1 37 minutes ago, deedub said: First E30 I've seen recently that has adjusted the price. $17.5k looks like the most realistic price on trademe right now. For that car, assuming it’s solid, I think that’s a decent price. Way better than a 318i auto. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deedub 32 Report post Posted September 1 (edited) 86 325i coupe just popped up. Looks nice. But at $27.5k I think it's gonna sit for a while. Assuming seller didn't intend to list 99,999k on the clock. It's more like 400k+ (odometer looks to have had some issues over the years). Hopefully they update that. It's misleading (nothing in description about odometer reading). https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/325i/listing/4894881850 Edited September 1 by deedub Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palazzo 477 Report post Posted September 1 1 hour ago, deedub said: 86 325i coupe just popped up. Looks nice. But at $27.5k I think it's gonna sit for a while. Assuming seller didn't intend to list 99,999k on the clock. It's more like 400k+ (odometer looks to have had some issues over the years). Hopefully they update that. It's misleading (nothing in description about odometer reading). https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/325i/listing/4894881850 $1,000 battery. Inflation has really hit hard. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1662 Report post Posted September 2 On 9/1/2024 at 10:57 AM, Palazzo said: Would it look better value at $17.5k? Haha. No E30 is better value to me having paid 5k for similar car back in the day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deedub 32 Report post Posted September 2 5 minutes ago, Eagle said: Haha. No E30 is better value to me having paid 5k for similar car back in the day. Haha fair enough. I came across this reddit post the other day. Wonder if Tyler the creator and Frank Ocean are partly to blame 😁 I had a 1990 VR4 back in the day. Flicked off for about the same. They're going for close to 40k now. Saw a Lancer Evo II go for 50k in less than a week. Had one in the same condition and let that go for 18k. 80s and 90s cars are popular these days. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted September 2 18 minutes ago, deedub said: Haha fair enough. I came across this reddit post the other day. Wonder if Tyler the creator and Frank Ocean are partly to blame 😁 I had a 1990 VR4 back in the day. Flicked off for about the same. They're going for close to 40k now. Saw a Lancer Evo II go for 50k in less than a week. Had one in the same condition and let that go for 18k. 80s and 90s cars are popular these days. Sold my 1972 Jensen Interceptor in virtually mint condition for 6k (in the UK). Rusty non-running, unregistered example now trading at $25k. Bought and sold a number of E30s (in NZ, less than 10 years ago) for well under $1k. Rusty shells go for more now. Not exclusively an E30 thing. 70s, 80s and 90s cars are very popular. Nostalgia is a strong market factor. Price is one thing. Value is another. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 2078 Report post Posted September 3 5 hours ago, Eagle said: Haha. No E30 is better value to me having paid 5k for similar car back in the day. I still hold onto the only reason E30's, S13's, R32's etc were good was because they were cheap. Sorry to those that missed those 20 odd years. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1662 Report post Posted September 3 Why i like the E36 Ti vs E30, the less attractive sister with a ugly bum, but she's objectively superior in just about all other areas. 1 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MD13 494 Report post Posted September 4 Quite impressed with my son's z3. Nice growl from the 2.8 and handles pretty good. Looks better than a Ti... 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1662 Report post Posted September 4 Yeah they just lack practicality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MD13 494 Report post Posted September 4 Yep - boy removed the cd changer and still can't fit his guitar amp in the boot 🙂 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e30ftw 410 Report post Posted September 4 As if a Ti has any practicality lol 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harper 548 Report post Posted September 4 (edited) 1 hour ago, e30ftw said: As if a Ti has any practicality lol The amount of junk I can fit in the back of the compact is pretty staggering. And the way the rear hatch opens up basically full vertical means I can practically stand upright in the boot while I load it. Edited September 4 by Harper 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1662 Report post Posted September 4 I pity the fool who thinks compact practicality is nil 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted September 4 24 minutes ago, Eagle said: I pity the fool who thinks compact practicality is nil When we moved to NZ we had use of a Suzuki Swift for a fee weeks. We managed to fit almost all of the needed items for setting up a house into that, with three people. (My family believes I am a Tetris champion.) I think a Ti is probably bigger! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2425 Report post Posted September 5 18 hours ago, gjm said: When we moved to NZ we had use of a Suzuki Swift for a fee weeks. We managed to fit almost all of the needed items for setting up a house into that, with three people. (My family believes I am a Tetris champion.) I think a Ti is probably bigger! Swifts have terrible boot space for the segment, we could barely fit the weeks supermarket shop in mine. Compared to a van, yeah the Ti is impractical, but otherwise its got heaps of space. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e30ftw 410 Report post Posted September 6 Got the entire fan base of the Ti in NZ, all of 3 people, in here defending it's boot space. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
