Sadly after 3.5 years, circumstances dictate that it should be replaced by a Capt. Sensible estate, plus a choice of two 2 seaters which neighbours are selling, and which I cannot decide on.
It has a FSH, main dealer in the early years, then my trusty indie who is always working on some exotica or other. 56k miles, 11 months MOT, tax to end April 2014, (I paid £280 at current rates). Silver with grey leather, blue hood, carefully looked after with Renovo products every 6 months. No accidents, pretty immaculate really allowing fir its age. Usual stuff...M Tech spec, auto dipping mirror, NS mirror wing dips optionally when reverse engaged, aluminium cube trim, 6 stack CD, leccy un heated seats, drivers having 3 memory. Top quality removable tow bar..for my 5' x 4' little used trailer. Half decent Kumho tyres, almost new Michelin Alpins currently fitted (cost almost £900) and recently refurbed 18" alloys.
I 'think' I would be happy with £8k, possibly more if I left the Alpins on. Any thoughts. It won't be given away...if needs must I shall buy & run the 'old folks' taxi alongside it.
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The thought occurs, as you like it so much, and it's still in good order, that you might keep it and buy the cheapest relative shifter you can find which is still hanging together. The sort of wobbly hen house type thing Stu might buy for example.
In that event you could always wear a mask or other disguise while driving it.
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Exactly, Humphers.
Get an old Kia Carens and keep the car you love, ll.
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>>Get an old Kia Carens
Or a Lancer estate. Old people seem to like those. Keep the keys on a string though. Expensive to replace apparently.
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Almost as expensive as wing mirrors.
ps. Anybody got an oldish Subaru estate for sale?
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>> Keep the keys on a string though
Yes, yes. Perhaps one of those natty extending things which clips on to one's belt. You could stand around yanking it in and out whilst watching locomotives. The key thing, also.
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Sounds like a lovely car, but unfortunately I think you'd do well to get close to £8k even with that condition, spec and mileage.
There's a dealer near me selling a very clean one in silver with black leather, on an 03 plate with "low mileage" on the windscreen (what that means I don't know) and he's asking £4995.
Perhaps hang on to it? Sounds like a keeper anyway from your description.
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If it's an auto, it's worth about £5K trade and £7K retail. Private sale right in the middle. Stuff like that might sell better if it's got all the usual toys, but a private sale isn't likely to make retail money.
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I'm in the ''keep it and buy a whatevers going cheap to ferry the outlaws about'' camp.
E46 is one of the prettiest or most handsome if you prefer coupe/convertibles ever made, far nicer than the later model IMO, and its got the right engine.
If kept well i suspect it will hold its value well especially being pre 06 when dick turpin VED apply to those regd after if fitted with a proper engine.
I'd be inclined to get it thoroughly cleaned underbody and pro rustproofed too, and avoid running it in the salt whenever possible, as it ages and becomes increasingly rare in umolested nice condition it will endear itself more each year, i'm finding that now with my old girl, even now you almost never hear a really smooth 6 pot petrol engine among the racket of Mondeo tractor engines laying down enough smoke to hide The Bismark.
Similarly well kept MB W124 convertibles still fetch well over £10k so long as they have the proper 6 pot engine and not the 4, later examples of MB convertibles don't compare.
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I can't afford it of course, but the only BMW I really fancy is an ugly one: the 'bread van' coupé.
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"as it ages and becomes increasingly rare in unmolested nice condition it will endear itself more each year, I'm finding that now with my old girl,"
Blimey gb, how did that creep into a discussion about cars?
Nice sentiments though!
;-)
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Oh yes good one Phil, should have known..:-)))
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"Oh yes good one Phil, should have known..:-)))"
Well, it did remind me of my "Old girl"
But do I mean the old Xantia or SWMBO???
;-)
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'Unmolested' is a bit of a worry, but I suppose the urge to climb aboard diminishes with the passage of time...
...and the increase in petrol prices. What did you think I meant?
};---)
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>> I'm in the ''keep it and buy a whatevers going cheap to ferry the outlaws
>> about'' camp.
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>> E46 is one of the prettiest or most handsome if you prefer coupe/convertibles ever made,
>> far nicer than the later model IMO, and its got the right engine.
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>> If kept well i suspect it will hold its value well especially being pre 06
>> when dick turpin VED apply to those regd after if fitted with a proper engine.
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>> I'd be inclined to get it thoroughly cleaned underbody and pro rustproofed too, and avoid
>> running it in the salt whenever possible, as it ages and becomes increasingly rare in
>> umolested nice condition it will endear itself more each year, i'm finding that now with
>> my old girl, even now you almost never hear a really smooth 6 pot petrol
>> engine among the racket of Mondeo tractor engines laying down enough smoke to hide The
>> Bismark.
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>> Similarly well kept MB W124 convertibles still fetch well over £10k so long as they
>> have the proper 6 pot engine and not the 4, later examples of MB convertibles
>> don't compare.
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The Bismark Eh! They hid the Belgrano with Water.
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>> The Bismark Eh! They hid the Belgrano with Water.
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That they did MD, and Lady Thatcher didn't need any dodgy dossiers or conveniently suicidal scapegoats to point the finger at when she gave the order.
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She never took any Argy Bargy.
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>> I 'think' I would be happy with £8k, possibly more if I left the Alpins
>> on. Any thoughts. It won't be given away...if needs must I shall buy & run
>> the 'old folks' taxi alongside it.
I "think" you are living in CCL. Its a 9 year old car. I can lay my hands on one in just as good nick for 6, and thats at a dealer with his margin.
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What price the '04 330Ci ? - Runfer D'Hills
