[JingChai]

https://www.elegantautosales.net/det...eries/69161193


I don't know if there are demands for the 325i but you don't find any of these around in this condition.


Hopefully the car finds a good home!

[Tunafish]

Way over priced.. Books at $7.5k in excellent condition with those miles.. You have to remember that plastic/rubber breaks down with time just as much as mileage.. Pass.

[E92William]

That mileage is great I think it would sell better if it had a 6 speed manual for that price but regardless someone will want a super low mileage e90 and this is it. I've never seen one this low before so wouldn't know what to compare against.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by Tunafish

Way over priced.. Books at $7.5k in excellent condition with those miles.. You have to remember that plastic/rubber breaks down with time just as much as mileage.. Pass.

I have to disagree. I have the same year car. I'm not sure what plastics have broken down over time without use added into the equation. All my interior plastics are just fine. I did replace the hoses 8 years in, but none really needed replacement. Even the t-stat hose bib was in good shape. I kept the plastic/rubber heater hose that comes off the t-stat and the vent return line as spares. They've been hanging on my garage wall for 6 years and are in as good undegraded shape as the day I removed them in January 2014. I'm still running the original coolant tank.

All the rubber hood seals are original, as is the trunk seal and door seals - all except the driver's door, which gets worn from entry/exit use. The rubber window seals are all original too. And my car has been mostly un-garaged since December 2014 when I bought the Z4 and it took the E90's space in the car port.

If I was in Cali and that car had a manual, I'd buy that E90 for close to the listed price in a second. I doubt there are many 2006 E90 Cali cars (i.e. zero rust) with under 30,000 miles on them. My car hit 30,000 miles around Thanksgiving 2007. LOL.

[Tunafish]

You can compare value with blue book, never buy a car that is not even in the range is my advice (unless its lower).. And if you think blue book is bad look up nada price, $5k! Pass.

[E92William]

That's pretty wild of kbb to say that lol. I see over 100k e90s posted for that much

[Tunafish]

People do list them pretty high but if you look in our for sale sections, the ones that are above the blue book value just doesn't sale. You also have to concerned that it is a 14 year old car and the lowest valve of the e90's is the US that year. Also the last year with the 2.5 and the options packages sucked back then. I think the book price is on target, the demand is just not there.

[tcphoto]

The is a unique E90 with desirable color combination, Sport seats, low mileage and one owner. I think the pricing is extremely aggressive and perhaps someone will pay $10K but not me.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by Tunafish

People do list them pretty high but if you look in our for sale sections, the ones that are above the blue book value just doesn't sale. You also have to concerned that it is a 14 year old car and the lowest valve of the e90's is the US that year. Also the last year with the 2.5 and the options packages sucked back then. I think the book price is on target, the demand is just not there.

The E90 in the US market never had a 2.5L N52. All US market N52 are 3.0 Liters. A 325i could have most every option the 330i could have; I have my original E90 brochure from 2006, so I'll double check it. In fact I really can't think of any of the option packages that were available for the 330i that the 325i didn't have; keyless entry might be the only one. The main difference was engine power and bigger brakes.

[Tunafish]

Thanks for the correction.. I guess suck is a subjective term..

[e90yyc]

Wow that is a clean car. But the price—my god... I’m sure someone will pay a premium for the rarity (low mileage) factor, but that’s nearly $19k CAD... Gulp.

Maybe this is shitty logic, but when I bought my 328 I was actually glad the mileage had already reached a point where the most common failure items had been addressed. The car was one owner and dealer maintained but was cheap because of the mileage, so it seemed like the best of both to me.

Absolutely nice car tho.

[MadJoe]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

T...In fact I really can't think of any of the option packages that were available for the 330i that the 325i didn't have; keyless entry might be the only one. The main difference was engine power and bigger brakes.

For the 2006 MY, if you fully optioned both a 330 and 325 the only differences at the end of the day would have been the key differences in the 2 cars: engine output and chrome trim around the windows. If you didn't option the larger M style wheels, then the wheels would have been different as well (the 330 got different base and Sport Package wheels options). I'm not positive on the bigger brakes, if I'm honest, though. That's certainly possible. But that's about it; every other option was available to the 325, including Comfort Access (what I assume you mean by keyless entry). I know because I spent hours on the BMW configurator website back in Nov 2005 building almost ever conceivable variant until I decided on the one I bought. The last 7 of the VIN is PS64969 if you're interested in looking up its configuration.

[MadJoe]

Originally Posted by Tunafish

Way over priced.. Books at $7.5k in excellent condition with those miles.. You have to remember that plastic/rubber breaks down with time just as much as mileage.. Pass.

I was thinking exactly the same thing before even seeing your post, that price is almost double what it should be even considering the low miles.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by MadJoe

For the 2006 MY, if you fully optioned both a 330 and 325 the only differences at the end of the day would have been the key differences in the 2 cars: engine output and chrome trim around the windows. If you didn't option the larger M style wheels, then the wheels would have been different as well (the 330 got different base and Sport Package wheels options). I'm not positive on the bigger brakes, if I'm honest, though. That's certainly possible. But that's about it; every other option was available to the 325, including Comfort Access (what I assume you mean by keyless entry). I know because I spent hours on the BMW configurator website back in Nov 2005 building almost ever conceivable variant until I decided on the one I bought. The last 7 of the VIN is PS64969 if you're interested in looking up its configuration.

I ordered my car in April 2006. I was going from memory from over 14 years ago. The 330i has bigger brakes than the 325i, realOEM will show you that.

[Hoody007]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

The E90 in the US market never had a 2.5L N52. All US market N52 are 3.0 Liters. A 325i could have most every option the 330i could have; I have my original E90 brochure from 2006, so I'll double check it. In fact I really can't think of any of the option packages that were available for the 330i that the 325i didn't have; keyless entry might be the only one. The main difference was engine power and bigger brakes.

Wasn't Logic 7 only available on the 330i that year as well? I know for 06-07 there were more options available than in later years on the lower end E90s...

[E92William]

Well actually I just checked my old saves offer up board and remembered this car. After seeing this there is no way I'd go for that 325i. This is a sport e90 335i with 42k that was at 7500 although that's very cheap imo

[Gamb1t]

335i suffers great depreciation especially the n54 pre-lci. This is thanks to its notorious reliability woes. Compound that with age and BMW premium labor rate and the value proposition of these cars do not hold except for the modding crowd.

[E92William]

By now I've realized these cars are owned by 3 kinds of people. 1 that runs it until it doesn't drive anymore because he just wanted it to flex. 2 that has a jb4 down pipes cone filters all that crap. And 3 which is the guy with bottomless pockets that buys parts for it straight from bmw and has work done at a shop. No longer does any normal person with little to no mechanical knowledge own a 335i n54 and expect a dependable somewhat affordable daily driver

[Smgs1992]

335i values have actually gone back up in recent months. Mine with 94k KBB’d for $12.5k just a month ago.

However this thread is about a 325i not a 335i

[Schmitz]

It's a sellers market for used cars right now. That's one reason for the high price. Other is modern BMWS suck.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by E92William

By now I've realized these cars are owned by 3 kinds of people. 1 that runs it until it doesn't drive anymore because he just wanted it to flex. 2 that has a jb4 down pipes cone filters all that crap. And 3 which is the guy with bottomless pockets that buys parts for it straight from bmw and has work done at a shop. No longer does any normal person with little to no mechanical knowledge own a 335i n54 and expect a dependable somewhat affordable daily driver

"that runs it until it doesn't drive anymore because he just wanted it to flex"

What does that mean?

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by Hoody007

Wasn't Logic 7 only available on the 330i that year as well? I know for 06-07 there were more options available than in later years on the lower end E90s...

I have the 2006 brochure, I need to look. It's over in the shop. I spent yesterday rebuilding a new pressure washer and forgot to check. LOL