[patrickguu]

hey guys im looking into buying a used 335i and i saw this ad on cars.com
http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...nal&listType=1
is this a good price? if not what price should i negotiate it to? thanks for your help

[JTWCT]

This is overpriced. I think this should be going around $34k ish?

Take a look at this: http://www.greenwichbmw.com/browse-c...XAE270677.aspx

[patrickguu]

i was looking for manual and M sport which both of them didnt have. but thanks for your help. the lowest the dealer said they would go is 37,950 which is only 1k off.. guess ill keep searching.

[JTWCT]

Originally Posted by patrickguu

i was looking for manual and M sport which both of them didnt have. but thanks for your help. the lowest the dealer said they would go is 37,950 which is only 1k off.. guess ill keep searching.

You can perhaps go for a sports package manual. Do a front bumper/back bumper conversion? There are great vendors here that do sell the M3 front and back bumper.

[patrickguu]

would that be a cheaper route?

[idrift4wd]

38.9??? LOL

you should get a 2010 at least for close to 40k.

[patrickguu]

what does a car with this year and package usually go for? 34k?

[themyst]

Habberstad is where I got my car. Paid 35.9k for my 09 335i auto fully loaded in November of 2010 CPO, with only 11k miles on it.

I guess it's a bad time of year to try and haggle on a 335i?

[benzy89]

The mileage is good & the car is very well equipped, but the CPO Warranty is what's adding the extra $5k onto the price.


IMO if you're gonna spend almost $40k on a used BMW, go get an M3 w/o the CPO warranty Chances are you could find something equally well equipped w/ similar mileage around that price.

[patrickguu]

anything specific that i should look out for when buying a used e92? i might go to the dealership this weekend and negotiate in person,

[benzy89]

Ask the last time the oil, spark plugs & ignition coils had been changed, if the HPFP has been replaced. If it's a pre-'08 build, make sure that it has the oil cooler (you can check for this 2 ways: 1st is look in the passenger wheel well for vents, the oil cooler core is behind that. 2nd is to look under the hood for 2 hoses running from the oil filter down towards the passenger wheel well). If the mileage is 40k+, ask if the intake valves have been cleaned.

I checked under the hood at the battery cable rail + lower cowl housing to see if any of the clips were broken. If any of them were, chances are that the previous owner had modded the car w/ a plug-in tune.

[Richurd]

Best time to buy a RWD car is in the winter time.

[patrickguu]

ok thanks for your input guys.

[patrickguu]

ok so ive looked around and no one is selling their cars with the option i want. this is the closest to what i want. So around what price should this car be worth? because i think 38.9k is way too high.