Possible end of an odysee? A new contender for my new car!

[Wadula]

Well, some of you know that I am on the run for some new wheels. here is what i found today and even manged to have a test drive.

325i
04/2001
30000 miles
steel grey/black
leather
radio nav + 6 cd
basically all in

the ride was great. all was good. the car itself has some minor flaws like:
- scratch on front right body panel
- ditches and chips on the hood
- a squeeking door
- a broken tailight
that´s all fione for a used car but i want it to be fixed, and guess what, the dealer agrees and will have the light replaced, the door silenced and best of it all, the paint job will be done. all without raising the price.
it comes for 23500 EURO which equals 19600 US$ at the moment.

the pics: (hope it works )

 

[Fwu]

nice lookin car

 

[Tom]

Still looks very nice Tim...keep us posted.

 

[Big Daddy]

I like it, the color.....ohhhhh. Nice!

 

[theBMWenthusiast]

silver grey is one of the best colors for BMW's, in my opinion

 

[adrean8j]

Looks good buddy but my first question is: Does it come with some kind of warranty?
Is it certified pre-owned?
Used car dealer or an actual New car dealership with tradein used cars on the lot(Does make a difference IMHO.)?

Oh yeah what happened to the Z3?

 

[Wadula]

it is from BMW Niederlassung Düsseldorf and comes with one year warranty (by law) after that year another year is possible for 440 Euro.

the z3 is a two seater. my whole family talked me away from it as well as a TT. simply not practical.

any other question?

 

[tool fan]

Wadula, I feel your arger, I was going to purchase the the 330i ZHP and was "forced" to reconsider because I am a Familian Vater und the ZHP ist eine heisse rocketen. So I bought the 530i.....even better. Hey I came along way.....my first choice was a ZO6 corvette, I wanted a car that I could "spank" a Porsche with....NO PROBLEM. 2 seats + wife and 2 kids and a grosse hund did not add up.

 

[Wadula]

sounds familiar to me

it seems as if on wednesday i´ll be over at the dealer top pick her up. there is a slight amount nervosität in me right now. today i gotta run and use the last sunshine for some pics of the old one.

 

[tool fan]

OOOOOH I can't wait for you post some new pics.....nach eine tag.

 

[Wadula]

went out to take the yesterday. a little road between two fields was just like perfect i thought. an alley with trees and a field in yellow bloom. maybe i will post them

yeah, noch ein Tag! I´ll have half a day off tomorrow. yep yep...i hope all will turn out good.

 

[dadonmaga]

$19k! Omg, is that what 01' are going for nowadays??? Mfr warranty is till 50k miles right?

 

[brahtw8]

it comes for 23500 EURO which equals 19600 US$ at the moment.

I am afraid you have the conversion backwards. The dollar is very weak right now.

Friday, May 14, 2004
1 US Dollar = 0.84624 Euro
1 Euro (EUR) = 1.18170 US Dollar (USD)

$23500 Euro is around $27,769 USD.

Not a good deal in US dollars. Even at 1:1, that seems a tad high. I suggest you shop around some more.

 

[adrean8j]

Actually that is a pretty good price. I paid 18,800euro for my car last july and it is only a 523i. The resale value of E46's is higher and it only has 30,000km on it which is very good for a 3year old car(actually depends on its production date in '01). But still sounds like a pretty good deal to me.

 

[Wadula]

brahtw8, you are right. i mixed that.

the final price for the car was 22300 €. that´s 26300 US$...(now i did it right). the price is great, really. remember the car is fully loaded and a 325. the average price for an equivalent is about 23-25 KEURO. in addition you have to consider that the car comes from a dealer which means the price is always slightly higher than a private deal. but the car comes with 1 year full waranty and the option on a second year.
furthermore i got new tires, new paint job at some body parts and some bugs fixed. the price remained the same.

I am happy with that buy. it is a great car and so unbelievably different to the old one.