My 2nd 318ti

[kt3448]

Hello,

I bought a 318ti (sports package) back in 1998 and sold it two years later when I moved to NY. Well, long story short, I'm looking for a 2nd car (daily driver), and since I loved my 318ti so much, I want a BMW again. It's important that the car has low miles (<75k). I found a '98 with only 25k miles, but it's selling for $6,800. The car is super clean inside and out. My questions are:

Is this price too high? If so, what's a reasonable price to pay for this car?
How can I tell if it's equipped with the sports package (suspension, etc)?

Thanks for the replies.

[jca]

To me that is a reasonable price for a 98 ti with mileage that low. Sport packages are easy to spot: The rubber side molding will be about an inch and a half wide and it will have an M badge embedded in it. Another sport feature: the black plastic diffuser in the rear of the car.

[kt3448]

Thanks for the reply jca.... I can't really tell from these pics if it's has a sports package

[roadrash]

Originally Posted by kt3448

I can't really tell from these pics if it's has a sports package, can you?

Non-Sport interior
Non-Sport side mouldings
Non-Sport wheels
Non-Sport front/rear bumpers

I vote "Does not have the Sport package."

[trikzta]

not a sport but still really low miles practically new is hard to find em with miles under 100k and good price...

the prev owner of mine payed $7,000 for it non sport 100k miles and it had some stuff wrong with it but he had no idea it was for his son (my friend) kept it for 4 months and sold it to me for 500 since he pretty much ran it to the ground. either way if miles are so important to you specially that low thats a reasonable price but you can find others really clean inside and out for 5k and under but 100k miles +

[Ji Money]

Low miles and it being a stick shift is a very good selling point here.

[tiFreak]

mileage that low means the car has probably been sitting for quite a while, it's probably going to need a lot of rubber and plastic parts replaced

[kt3448]

I'm hoping to pick up the 318ti in a week or so. Can't wait. I had a Stromung exhaust, K&N intake and chip in my last 318ti. I think I'm going to go with the same setup again.

[Danus ex]

It'll be tough to go wrong with such low miles, provided the rubber is in good shape.

[kt3448]

Unfortunately this deal fell through. The dealership decided to close and went out of business before I could complete the transaction. I tried to reach the salesperson to no avail. I guess the car will be going to an auction so some lucky person will get it. I'm now trying to locate a similar 318ti with comparatively low miles (50k). It might take up to a year or two, but I’m confident one will show up.