» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | 08-15-2006, 06:27 PM | #1 | Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Braintree MA Posts: 43 | How much should I pay? '98 318ti 70k If you haven't already, please check out my post of question asking if I should get a 318ti or if I should purchase a VW GTI. So it might come down to value, right now I'm looking at the 1998 BMW 318ti BASE model (aparently no keyless entry, heated seats etc.). The dealer is asking $9,700. This seems to be about $1000 higher than KBB, and a little expensive to me. Am I wrong in that? | | | 08-15-2006, 06:33 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Golden, CO Posts: 283 | sounds a little over priced to me too. __________________ e46 325 brake upgrade, Dinan engine chip, UUC SS brake lines, UCC rotors, m68 17in wheels, Conti extreme contacts, Billstein sport shocks, H&R springs, M3 shock mounts, B&B triflow exhaust, K&N cone filter, Magnecor 8.5 wires, Meyle control arms with caster , Hawk ceramic pads, Understeer M3 SSK, UUC SS clutch line, 320 trans mounts. | | | 08-15-2006, 06:48 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 2,525 | That car in excellent condition should really sell for around 8k. In order for the car to be considered excellent condition there should not be anything wrong with the exterior or interior and the car should have full service records. If it doesn't have those, it is good condition at best which is probably valued around 7500. At auction the car probably sold for 5k-6.5k. So you should have plenty of room to negotiate them down on that price. | | | 08-15-2006, 07:15 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 890 | At a dealer auction, it was even less. __________________ SOLD!!! 1999 332ti //M Sport Titanium Silver M3 S52 3.2 I-6 Engine, M3 Clutch w/ ti Getrag Trans, Z3 3.15 LSD medium case diff and half shafts, OEM Hatch Spoiler, Eurosport HP Underdrive Pulleys, FDM, 17" DS1 rims, M3 Front Struts & Springs, M3 Instrument Cluster, 3-spoke //M steering wheel with tri-color stitching, SSK, CCFL Angels in Depo projectors with 5k HIDs | | | 08-15-2006, 07:33 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 218 | | | | 08-15-2006, 08:51 PM | #6 | Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Braintree MA Posts: 43 | Thanks, I did see the "how much did you pay" posting, but it had been many years since many of the cars there were purchased, and i didn't find many that had been purchased with the milage/age that the one I was looking at had. Thanks guys for all your input. | | | 08-15-2006, 09:56 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 | I haven't updated in a while. But KBB, Edmunds, the buyer's guide here are just, well . . . guides. Sadly, there's no formula you can plug in, because a car is worth exactly the amount you are willing to pay. On the upside, this gives you some room to haggle. __________________ I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | 08-21-2006, 06:43 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: A few tenths ahead of alaskablue Posts: 265 | Quote: Originally Posted by aceyx I haven't updated in a while. But KBB, Edmunds, the buyer's guide here are just, well . . . guides. Sadly, there's no formula you can plug in, because a car is worth exactly the amount you are willing to pay. On the upside, this gives you some room to haggle. | LOL, it is definately a formula....plus it is hard to find a decent TI anymore for a good price.....IDK if you guys learned a trick or two from gas stations or what, but when you look for a long time and find only junk or way overpriced ti's, it kinda makes a person wonder. The biggest variable is condition plus what the sellers want.....most know the car isn't worth too much, so if they can't make way more than it is worth, they'll keep it. I've had 2 people do that after I talked with them.... I just know in my mind I will not allow myself to get screwed over.....I mean I got a 01 focus, fully loaded with 14k miles on it from a ford dealer for less than most 160k+ mi ti's are listed for on cars and autotrader.com....lol. Just keep looking for a good one, hopefully you find a fair seller, and just keep in the back of your mind, If you can not find a good shape TI for the fixed price, shop around, you can easily find something just as good if not better. Andrew | | | 08-21-2006, 10:26 AM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hawaii Posts: 124 | Getting a focus for cheap isnt a hard thing to do..... if i remember correctly, the Focus was and still is the most recalled car ever. The thing about buying a TI is that its a bmw and dealers sell it like one. The thing is they are older cars and they need serviced and who knows after the first or second owner its status, and if its at some random dealer who knows what he did to make it look presentable. I would recommend to haggle down to what you want to pay for the car, not settle on a higher price just because you want the car. I shopped for my car basically from 4-5 different states, NY/CT/MA/RI/PA. It kept the car prices way high due to being these states, but i waited and finally found one with low milage and for what i wanted to pay. So i cant tell you what you should pay... just decide what you want to spend, and take your time finding the right car for you. | | | 08-21-2006, 10:48 AM | #10 | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 25 | Quote: Originally Posted by hitchhike79 Getting a focus for cheap isnt a hard thing to do..... if i remember correctly, the Focus was and still is the most recalled car ever. The thing about buying a TI is that its a bmw and dealers sell it like one. The thing is they are older cars and they need serviced and who knows after the first or second owner its status, and if its at some random dealer who knows what he did to make it look presentable. I would recommend to haggle down to what you want to pay for the car, not settle on a higher price just because you want the car. I shopped for my car basically from 4-5 different states, NY/CT/MA/RI/PA. It kept the car prices way high due to being these states, but i waited and finally found one with low milage and for what i wanted to pay. So i cant tell you what you should pay... just decide what you want to spend, and take your time finding the right car for you. | This is exactly what happened to me. I bought my TI for 9500.00, 61k miles, and too many problems with the car. It was a dealer that made me want the car so bad. I don't regret it though, its just that I could have gotten a lot cheaper price. | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |