leichtbau 525 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/325i/listing/3118780340 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammo 2539 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 I mean you can tell it is mint, but if a dealer wants to put a $20k price tag on a 325i auto, regardless of kms, they could at least do a paint correction on it... 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LemonHunter 583 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 Soon we’ll have to start an ‘Is this where the e36 market is’ thread 2 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E28E30 335 Report post Posted June 4, 2021 19 hours ago, leichtbau said: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/325i/listing/3118780340 Hey @Ghost Chip maybe start here instead and change the gearbox out? 😹 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost Chip 188 Report post Posted June 4, 2021 4 hours ago, E28E30 said: Hey @Ghost Chip maybe start here instead and change the gearbox out? 😹 No thanks! There was a very tidy and well maintained 328i manual that sold for 14k. Heck there was a well maintained 4dr e30 325i auto that didn’t sell at the same price. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leichtbau 525 Report post Posted June 4, 2021 Did they have 25xxx km on the clock though? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2421 Report post Posted June 4, 2021 1 hour ago, leichtbau said: Did they have 25xxx km on the clock though? That old chestnut. Whats it been doing all these years of not being used? How many hours are on the engine? Whats the service history like, have all the perished rubber bits been replaced? Low KM is a have use by sellers to ask higher prices from people that want bragging rights. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1659 Report post Posted June 4, 2021 +1 Jatco Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackie 510 Report post Posted June 11, 2021 Looks like it may have sold? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cab 148 Report post Posted June 11, 2021 Yep, sold. I bought it. It’s in as new condition. Sure, you can buy a “tidy” one for around 10k with 100,000km on it but I would rather spend and extra $9,000 for one that’s literally in “as new” condition with 25,000km on the clock. You won’t find a nicer one. 9 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bandit 194 Report post Posted June 11, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, Cab said: Yep, sold. I bought it. It’s in as new condition. Sure, you can buy a “tidy” one for around 10k with 100,000km on it but I would rather spend and extra $9,000 for one that’s literally in “as new” condition with 25,000km on the clock. You won’t find a nicer one. Great car well bought Rowan. Cars in this condition are only original once 🙂 Never mind throwing money into restoring a shabby car, they are not quite the same as the original when finished. Edited June 12, 2021 by Bandit sp 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arron 227 Report post Posted June 12, 2021 Someone will also be in the market for the is then… https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/437888444166747/ Was the 325 manual atleast? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arron 227 Report post Posted June 12, 2021 Or this one https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1150576405419164/ have always thought the seller was on drugs, maybe not 🤔 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost Chip 188 Report post Posted June 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, Arron said: Was the 325 manual atleast? Pretty sure it was an auto. Fair enough though, to each their own. The saying “it’s worth what someone else is willing to pay for it” works here I guess. Congrats on the purchase @Cab 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2421 Report post Posted June 12, 2021 Definitely auto, and as @Eagle mentioned, probably the dreaded Jatco being a jap import. I'm with @Ghost Chip, not what I would buy for the money, but as long as @Cab is happy thats all that matters. Should be a nice car once its had paint correction and a manual swap. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2421 Report post Posted June 12, 2021 53 minutes ago, Arron said: Or this one https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1150576405419164/ have always thought the seller was on drugs, maybe not 🤔 Call me sceptical, but I have trouble trusting these super low KM jap imports. Even my JDM E36 with 88K on the clock looked mint inside and out but drove like a complete bag. All the bushes were perished and the Jatco shat the bed shortly after i bought it and put it into regular use. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bandit 194 Report post Posted June 12, 2021 47 minutes ago, KwS said: Call me sceptical, but I have trouble trusting these super low KM jap imports. Even my JDM E36 with 88K on the clock looked mint inside and out but drove like a complete bag. All the bushes were perished and the Jatco shat the bed shortly after i bought it and put it into regular use. OK, sceptical😂 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cab 148 Report post Posted June 12, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, Arron said: Someone will also be in the market for the is then… https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/437888444166747/ Was the 325 manual atleast? Yeah but look at them, they look like crap 😂. I’m the type of person who would drop $20k on a low mileage example (because I did), but wouldn’t look twice at either of those. Big difference between a cared for, garaged, supermarket trip once a week example and one that’s sat outside deserted for 20 years. Apples and oranges. Also, In regards to a paint correction needing doing, it must have been done recently because it’s spotless. Anyways! I’ll take proper photos and put up a showroom thread sometime this coming week. Cheers Edited June 12, 2021 by Cab 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost Chip 188 Report post Posted June 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Cab said: Yeah but look at them, they look like crap 😂. I’m the type of person who would drop $20k on a low mileage example (because I did), but wouldn’t look twice at either of those. Big difference between a cared for, garaged, supermarket trip once a week example and one that’s sat outside deserted for 20 years. Apples and oranges. Also, I’m regards to a paint correction needing doing, it must have been done recently because it’s spotless. Anyways! I’ll take proper photos and put up a showroom thread sometime this coming week. Cheers If paint’s not due, surely a manual swap? Or are you planning to just keep it bone stock. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost Chip 188 Report post Posted June 12, 2021 Slightly higher kms but a 4-pot version of yours @Cab https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-3132866237.htm 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted June 12, 2021 You'd have to really love the e36 to spend upwards of 10k on one considering you could get a considerably more modern e46 or e8/9x with low km's in manual for far less than 20k, and they're all superior vehicles, vastly in some cases. I'm not sure paying for nostalgia, for anything other than an M-car, is wise money. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cab 148 Report post Posted June 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Ghost Chip said: If paint’s not due, surely a manual swap? Or are you planning to just keep it bone stock. Have a set of 18” M-Pars coming, will do coilovers at the same time. Will manual convert later in the year and once that’s done I’ll just do stainless headers and exhaust. Don’t want to stray too far away from factory unless I can put original parts back on easily. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cab 148 Report post Posted June 12, 2021 10 minutes ago, M3AN said: You'd have to really love the e36 to spend upwards of 10k on one considering you could get a considerably more modern e46 or e8/9x with low km's in manual for far less than 20k, and they're all superior vehicles, vastly in some cases. I'm not sure paying for nostalgia, for anything other than an M-car, is wise money. Not superior in style. Older the better. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leichtbau 525 Report post Posted June 12, 2021 6 minutes ago, Cab said: Have a set of 18” M-Pars coming, will do coilovers at the same time. Set of ltw's coming up for sale? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackie 510 Report post Posted June 16, 2021 On 6/12/2021 at 6:46 PM, M3AN said: I'm not sure paying for nostalgia, for anything other than an M-car, is wise money. If anything it looks like non m is closing the gap recently. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
