[Fritz]

I am in the process of selling my 2008 BMW 3 SERIES 325i [3.0] SE 4dr Auto. A dealer has offered me £14,000 in P/X, can anyone suggest a competitive retail price that will allow to to successfully sell the car in Autotrader? Once I have your suggestions I will work out a price and let you know the results - if I have one!!.

Appreciate your thoughts on this.

The cars description:-

Only 9,300 miles since new. Efficient Dynamics 4 door saloon, petrol, black sapphire metallic finish, black dakota leather, sports seats, 6 speed automatic with paddle shift, ABS, c/control, central locking, immobiliser, alloy wheels, 3 spoke multi-function sports leather steering wheel, radio with single CD player, dual climate control air conditioning, park distance control, rain sensor with auto, electric windows, auto headlights, original tools and first aid kit, Supaguard, taxed, serviced in March 2010. manufacturers warranty until March 2011, very economical 32.4mpg last 1000 miles and £175 annual road tax. FSH. Lovingly cared for since new by one careful owner. new car arriving in October.

[Fritz]

Since I have not heard from anyone I have decided to advertise it at £16,995 ONO in Autotrader. Let us hope I have got this right!

[Boyd1963]

Originally Posted by Fritz

Since I have not heard from anyone I have decided to advertise it at £16,995 ONO in Autotrader. Let us hope I have got this right!

BMW 3 Series Saloon 325d SE (Eff. Dynamics) 4dr 2008 (08) 9,300 miles
Dealer £19,095
Private £18,445
Part exchange £16,210
Trade £15,660
Cost new £27,995

Maybe a little higher?

[Fritz]

Thank you. However, my 325 se is petrol not diesel. Does that change your opinion on price?

[nicko44]

I'm just going through the same process of selling a petrol engined 3 Series.

I think you will find the petrol values are about £1000 less than the numbers mentioned above. £16,950 is good value compared to an AUC price, but probably a little high for a private sale, I would think to ask nearer £16K and accept just a little under.

One method I find useful is to get a free valuation from www.webuyanycar.com and then add on about 10% to 12% to arrive at a realistically achievable private sale price.

If the trade price on your 325i is around £15K, then most dealers will normally offer you about £1K below that level to take into account any work they may have to do to bring it up to showroom level. Hence the not surprising £14K you've been offered so far. The dealer will then stick on another £3 to £5K to arrive at a showroom price and pay for the dolly birds, fish tanks and coffee machines.


Good luck

[Fritz]

Only managed to get £16,500, which was below my target price. However, the customer was fantastic, a real gentleman who made the whole transaction enjoyable. Mind you hated walking behind him with all the cash from one bank to the next, if only Chaps was nearly instant.

Thanks for your help

[scooba0010]

I think you did ok .I had one for sale nov 2007 with 18k miles ,I was offered rediculous money like £12k from dealers and £14700 on a px against another bmw ,

I decided to keep it and give it to my son .