Crazy Price

[stuffedgus]

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[spidertri]

It has relatively low miles and is great on gas. They are most likely jacking the price up because small economical cars are in demand right now. It looks to be in good condition and they are factoring that in too. You are absolutely correct that the car isn't worth what they are asking. It's a very nice example of a ti for sure but not 10k nice.

[Bluebimma]

Id buy it for about 6 at most.

[tiFreak]

Originally Posted by spidertri

It has relatively low miles and is great on gas. They are most likely jacking the price up because small economical cars are in demand right now.

and they probably think that it's worth a lot more because it's a BMW

[b.u.ti-ful]

That price is way out of line.

Plus, the green was a 90's trend.

No offense to the green guys out there.

[L84THSKY]

That's what my car looked like when I bought it. I actually paid $10,500 for mine back in 2004, when the mileage was 31,000 miles. My mileage is now 98,000 miles, how interesting. With all my current modifications to my car, would you pay $10,000 for it now?

[tiFreak]

Originally Posted by L84THSKY

With all my current modifications to my car, would you pay $10,000 for it now?

yours might be able to get that kind of money, makes you wonder why that dealer thought a bone stock ti would be worth as much, also, after looking at the pics again, I notice it's missing the "ti" badge and the only interior shot is of the drivers side door panel

[mohaughn]

No offense to anybodies car on here, but unless you have a properly done swap, there is no Ti that is worth 10k.

I'd even have to think real hard about a swapped Ti being worth that much. You can easily find good conditions M3s for the same price. And unless you do a "true" M-swap, I'd rather have the M3. We have seen very few "true" swaps on this site.

Even if the cars only have 35k miles, they are still at least 10 years old. Unless that car has been completely gone through, there are a lot of things that need to be replaced.

As recent for sale threads have shown us, a car is ultimately worth what somebody will pay for it. If you have a nice car, and are willing to sit on it for awhile, you might eventually get what you want for it. If you take the same car and need to sell it in a hurry, you will get far less for it.

[John318ti]

i bought my 97 with less miles than that for 4500... probably in just as good of shape as that one too

[L84THSKY]

Let's debunk a myth here. Who decided that only swapped engine cars can be put on a pedestal. Some of us actually like 4 cylinder cars. I'd put my car against anyones, when it comes to real enhancements. For the amount of money I put in it, I could have done a swap two times over.

Swapping engines is not the end all be all.

Originally Posted by mohaughn

No offense to anybodies car on here, but unless you have a properly done swap, there is no Ti that is worth 10k.

[Maverix]

Atleast their honest about the MPG estimates. I've seen ads say that they get 35mpg city. I can barely get 20mpg city.

[spidertri]

Wow dude, you need to stop flooring the pedal everywhere you go. I can easily get 28mpg city without really trying. Just drive like a normal person.

To the OP, why not look up the kbb, edmunds, and nada values and ask carmax why they are so far off? No haggle pricing doesn't mean they can charge whatever they want.

[Philly]

Originally Posted by mohaughn

And unless you do a "true" M-swap, I'd rather have the M3. We have seen very few "true" swaps on this site.

whats a "true" swap?

I wouldn't have much problems taking out a stock M3 in the form its in now, a couple hundred more bucks and I'd be taking out lightly modded ones too. I couldn't afford an M-motor, does that make my car less "true" as far as the quality of my swap?

Personally, Id rather have my 328ti over an M3 anyday of the week. Im just as quick, handle better and look way cooler doing it.


Is that car the OP posted worth $10k, not exactly...
but is a good shaped Ti with $10k+ invested in quality parts worth $10k? If your into modding your cars at all, like we all are, then how can you say its not worth it? By the time you factor in cost of the parts and the labour to install said parts, would it not make more sense to spend a little more initially on a clean Ti, than down the road? Logic would say yes.

[mohaughn]

Just all of the other upgraded parts, that is what I mean by true... In a street race things like an upgraded rear subframe may not make a difference. In the long haul, or when determining what I think a car should cost, I would take things like all the extra upgraded components into consideration.

I wasn't making a judgement about which is a better car to drive around in.

I think J!m's book details doing a full rear m subframe and diff swap along with front brakes and suspension. So as a benchmark, I would say that is a true swap. Those subframes are just so darn hard to find.

[8thcivic]

again no offense to anybodys car here. but i am inlove with my 318ti. and i was a HONDA fanatic. even got a 08 8th gen civic coupe, hence the name 8th civic lol. that car is grossly over priced. i think the price of our cars will the depend on what was done with the car. lets face it. what we have is one of the rare BMWs around. not alot were sold as not alot of people like hatch here in US. i got mine a little over a grand. 1300 to be exact with 126k. only repair? cam position sensor $88(check engine), ccv valve $54. pretty cheap dont you think? but theres more to spend line the steering wheel in the car has torn leather and need an aircon reley and thats it. good paint and body.