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      04-07-2009, 10:15 PM   #12
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Options will not get you that much more 2nd hand. You will probably get 50-60% back at most. It all depends on the interest the car generates and quite possibly the buyer may want one without a sunroof etc etc - god knows. Discounts on the 135 were not around back in May last year but now days getting a great deal on a new one is not that hard. 2nd hand buyers will push you down especially in this financial climate (they will assume most sellers to be desperate (lost job, margin calls etc). And assuming you get 73k, the buyer will need to pay $2750 in stamp duty making the car a $75,750 purchase. If you can afford $76k, paying 5k extra for a brand new one is not much.

Just looked at carsales and found 2 x 138i E82 and one was 70k and the other 75k. I think from looking a while back, one has been there a long long time.

Personally take it back to the dealer, get an offer from them and if its really high, there obviously is a high second hand demand for the car. If its redbook style offer, well you know where the market is atm.
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