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10-24-2010, 09:03 AM | #4 |
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They should have offered those wheels on the 128i in the States. I've always thought they look fantastic. Good luck with the sale!
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10-24-2010, 05:35 PM | #5 |
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Sad to hear you are selling your car (us 2008 SGM 128i owners have to stick together!) but glad you are going for the 135i. Can't say I blame you one bit. Just wish the new cars didn't have those ridiculous looking elephant-ear mirrors. Despite all the complaining people had on this forum about them I've learned to live with their shortcomings at the benefit of a more aesthetically pleasing car.
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10-31-2010, 10:50 AM | #7 |
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Just an update: I have quoted $24k to some buyers, as this is what a dealer is willing to give me on trade up to a 135. I would prefer to have cash in hand though because I have more power on which car I choose, so I've updated the price to reflect $24k as the cash price.
If you're interested you need to act quickly! Last edited by 1HungryMan; 11-01-2010 at 10:40 AM.. |
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11-10-2010, 10:19 AM | #8 |
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A little update and a rant: It looks like I'm going to be settling at $22k on my baby because of what was a minor accident. It's just amazing how all accidents are treated the same by a consumer, sort of like equating a cold and cancer as being the same sort of "sick".
I know *I* would be wary of any hit, especially given the nature of the car business, but at $22k this is the cheapest 1 series in Canada by at least $2500 (and that's not apples for apples on mileage, tranny, packages etc--that takes it even higher). Have I had a stampede at this crazy pricing? No just a steady trickle of people who get terrified at my transparency, including the accident photos that show exactly what happened. Too much CSI for people, lol? Maybe. The wholesalers have no fear once they see what's actually happened on the car, because they know cars, but they naturally use consumer's fear to their advantage and lowball. Can I fault them? Nope. What happened in my low speed hit? A truck made a lane change from a dead stop without looking. Door was hit and the mirror shaved off, but other than that, pretty harmless. Low speed, no engine damage, no biggie. The collision company bills $4600 in parts and $5k in labour and suddenly it's a $10k accident on the carfax, which sounds bad until you consider that on a BMW you sneeze and it's two grand. Tell that to the consumer terrified of lemon sellers. Hey, I can sympathize. The other driver was at fault, but as I said to my insurance guy the other day why can't I also make a claim against the other guy for loss of resale value?? It's crazy! While a BMW dealer told me I shouldn't take more than a $2500 hit on resale for such an accident, it's going to turn out to be more like $8k if you're doing apples to apples. Anyway, rant over, please begin your tears for me. I might just end keeping it and drive it lovingly into the other driver's truck at full speed. Hopefully he'll be in the car at the same time. |
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11-10-2010, 10:36 AM | #9 |
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Sorry to hear that man
I just heard from a coworker of mine and he got into a car accident today as well. He got rear ended by a pest control truck. They claimed they were busy and didn't see him..... T_T |
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11-10-2010, 02:52 PM | #10 |
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Good lord this is a train wreck . I'd never sell my car for that price, accident with the mirror or not. That is over $10k less than what I paid for my car CPO'd last near, similar mileage. I can't tell if I'm more upset that the resale value is going so low or the fact that I paid so much for mine.
Sorry to hear this Hungry. If you didn't want the 135i so bad I'd say don't sell her at that price. |
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