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Old 05-18-2011, 12:38 AM   #11
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I'd either haggle the price down by a fair margin or at least be wanting to see that the car has been obsessively well looked after for that kind of money. I know BMW has more of a 'luxury' price tag over in the US but here in England a 318i sedan with that kind of mileage would probably cost about £800 even if it's been well-kept with clean bodywork etc.
However, as has been mentioned already, if the proper maintenance is carried out there's no reason why you won't get another 30 or 40k miles out, maybe more if you live in a climate which is kind to bodywork. Also I don't know if it was the same for you guys in the US but in Europe the 318i sedan has the 8v M43 powerplant which only makes about 104HP as opposed to the M42/M44 in the is/ti which makes 140ish. That may mean the car's been driven a bit more gently though.
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