What's my car worth? 98ti Sport, 5spd, DASC, more

[chrissummit]

Hi fellow Ti owners. After 4 years of driving my ti I finally bought a new car, now I need to sell this thing. I know this is a hard question to answer, but what is my car worth?

Factory options:
1998 318ti M-Tech Sport package
Black on Black
5spd
Cruise
Sunroof
On-board computer
Factory window sticker

Aftermarket Options:
Downing Atlanta Supercharger
Ebaich Sport Springs
Ebaich Sway bars
Short shift kit
LSD rear diff from a 1995ti
Drilled front rotors, braided brake lines
4 17x8.5 M3 contour wheels (bought 2 stagered sets+combined them)
4 stock 16" alloys with snow tires

Condition:
135k miles
Clean body, a few door dings, no rust, small dings on a-pillar from vandalism
Clean interior, no rips or tears
Runs and drives great, no major leaks, does not drip in garage
Needs windshield
Check engine light on from air pump, clear it and it comes on in 3-4 days
Summer tires are at 10% life left
Winter tires are at 50% life left
Sun roof broken. I never use it anyway
One of the contours has a deep 3-4" curb rash, but ballances well

The car is in Broomfield Colorado, and I plan on listing it on this site, on Craigslist, and maybe ebay. What do you think it's worth? $4,500 without contours, $5,000 with? Am I dreaming?

[1996 328ti]

Moved from the for sale section.

>>Sun roof broken. I never use it anyway<<
Maybe someone else will use it.

Depending on a buyers location, broken windshield and CEL is enough to fail inspection.

What does no major leaks mean?
Minor seepage from transmission?

A car is worth whatever someone is willing to pay.
Personally, I would not want a fixer upper.

[Marv17]

well maybe with all the little issues fixed it'd be worth a solid $5k. But in my opinion I'd offer you less because the fact that I have to invest money to fix it and the time would bring the value down a bit. But thats just my opinion.
Would have to state when the DASC was rebuilt if it ever was. Read its recommended every 5k or 10k miles? not sure on exact numbers.
The CEL light would have to be resolved for someone to be able to register it under their name and such after inspection.
and the few body damages would be a bit of money to fix.
But with all those little things being gone, I think it'd be worth $6.5k however due to the slow economy it'll probably take a bit to sell...
took Noah almost a year to sell his DASC'd ti.

[chrissummit]

Originally Posted by 1996 328ti

What does no major leaks mean?
Minor seepage from transmission?

There may be minor seepage somewhere, the car does have 135k on it, but I am not aware of any leaks. Certainly nothing that would justify adding fluid.

[chrissummit]

Originally Posted by Marv17

Would have to state when the DASC was rebuilt if it ever was. Read its recommended every 5k or 10k miles? not sure on exact numbers.

Rebuild the supercharger every 5-10k miles? I have never heard of this. Dowing Atlanta told me they have had customers go "hundreds of thousands" without needing a rebuild.

Anyway, I appreciate the input.

[Marv17]

Originally Posted by chrissummit

Rebuild the supercharger every 5-10k miles? I have never heard of this. Dowing Atlanta told me they have had customers go "hundreds of thousands" without needing a rebuild.

Anyway, I appreciate the input.

eh, well i read it somewhere. may not be accuarte. maybe someone with a DASC or with knowledge can chime in.

well if you want to do the Head gasket before selling i have a whole head gasket kit available, brand new. and a main seal.
i wish you luck. Hope it sells quick.
oh, btw pictures will help you a LOT more since it would give potential buyers a view of the condidition everything is in.

- MB

[chrissummit]

Yeah, I plan on cleaning it up and taking pictures in the next few days.

I actually just put a head gasket on it about 6k miles ago, after the plastic coolant fitting on the back of the head failed on the highway and it overheated just enought to cause a slight head gasket leak.

Thanks for your help.