Why won't someone buy my M3
Why won't someone buy my M3
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Ben6

Original Poster:

3 posts

235 months

Friday 29th May 2009
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Any ideas?

McSwerve II

317 posts

222 months

Friday 29th May 2009
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Where's the ad?

Neil.D

2,878 posts

229 months

Friday 29th May 2009
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Nice post. Glad I read it.

NotNormal

2,402 posts

237 months

Friday 29th May 2009
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If the ad is anything like your post then I think we may just have the answer scratchchin

-Z-

7,929 posts

229 months

Friday 29th May 2009
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You've priced it £5k too high.

Fidgits

17,202 posts

252 months

Friday 29th May 2009
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heres his ad:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1028783.htm


Firstly - spelling mistake in the title - will put people off.

i'll have a look at give some more tips

MICK E90 M3

167 posts

204 months

Friday 29th May 2009
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I'd say 15k is a fair price, maybe still a little high, looking at the miles and condition.

squeezebm

2,319 posts

228 months

Friday 29th May 2009
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-Z- said:
You've priced it £5k too high.
laugh

Rawhide

977 posts

236 months

Friday 29th May 2009
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Pictures taken in a dark street don't look good. Take is somewhere pretty and take some nice ones in the Sun. Make people fall in love with it. Check you spelling also.

Rawhide

977 posts

236 months

Friday 29th May 2009
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I think 16k is realistic given it has warranty. I would have to be in top spec for me to pay that, no consumables needed etc.

S600VXR

5,877 posts

223 months

Friday 29th May 2009
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In the current market Id say its a little on the pricey side even though thats justified with the low miles. Ditto what other have said about the spelling mistake - fine for forums but not but not ads.

If you want to sell your going to have to drop the price to get some interest, just look at the sheer number of M3's for sale to start with!

BIG BAVARIAN

452 posts

233 months

Friday 29th May 2009
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Car looks nice,but photographed in a poor neighbourhood,that would be enough to put me off,take it to a stately home to re-photograph it,look at other ad's,they are pictured on gravel drives outside large detached houses,yours gives me the impression it has been poorly looked after and skimped on,probably not true i know,but you never get a second chance to make a first impression.

The ones that seem to be selling at the mo are at the cheaper end of the market, yours is obviously nearer the top.

People are looking for absolute bargains,which yours is not.

Martin W

135 posts

252 months

Friday 29th May 2009
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I recently purchased my M3 Convertible (admittedly with with 40k on the clock) from a dealer, with a 6 month warranty for £15,500. Every option box was ticked when it was built including a hard top and SMG (hell, it's even got the ski bag which comes in handy for B&Q trips!) and condition wise, both mechanically and visually it's spot on. In short, at £18k I reckon you are at least £2k over price.

968CSReading

3,075 posts

241 months

Friday 29th May 2009
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Martin W said:
I recently purchased my M3 Convertible (admittedly with with 40k on the clock) from a dealer, with a 6 month warranty for £15,500. Every option box was ticked when it was built including a hard top and SMG (hell, it's even got the ski bag which comes in handy for B&Q trips!) and condition wise, both mechanically and visually it's spot on. In short, at £18k I reckon you are at least £2k over price.
Wasnt a Black one was it?

djohnson

3,653 posts

246 months

Friday 29th May 2009
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BIG BAVARIAN said:
Car looks nice,but photographed in a poor neighbourhood,
That could be the op's home.............

shamrock

980 posts

213 months

Friday 29th May 2009
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djohnson said:
BIG BAVARIAN said:
Car looks nice,but photographed in a poor neighbourhood,
That could be the op's home.............
Unfortunately it gives the impression that it's owned by a 19 year old Chav that lives with his mum in their council house and is run on a budget.

OrkneyM3

18 posts

206 months

Friday 29th May 2009
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Rare to find such a low mileage example with sat nav.

Wtf? Does the sat nav turn its self on in the middle of the night and take control of the car putting on the miles while you sleep? Im going to keep an eye out for this as my M3 has sat nav! Maybe thats why i frequent the petrol stations so much.

BIG BAVARIAN

452 posts

233 months

Friday 29th May 2009
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shamrock said:
djohnson said:
BIG BAVARIAN said:
Car looks nice,but photographed in a poor neighbourhood,
That could be the op's home.............
Unfortunately it gives the impression that it's owned by a 19 year old Chav that lives with his mum in their council house and is run on a budget.
Precisely my point and no offence meant, i was born and raised in bradford and can assure you i am definately no snob.

djohnson

3,653 posts

246 months

Friday 29th May 2009
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shamrock said:
djohnson said:
BIG BAVARIAN said:
Car looks nice,but photographed in a poor neighbourhood,
That could be the op's home.............
Unfortunately it gives the impression that it's owned by a 19 year old Chav that lives with his mum in their council house and is run on a budget.
Perhaps it is.............

dougc

8,240 posts

288 months

Friday 29th May 2009
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CAPITAL LETTERS DO YOU NO FAVOURS - ITS A BUGGER TO READ AND LOOKS A BIT NAFF

Price aside (as I'm no expert) there isn't anything about the ad that makes it stand out. Run of the mill roadside photos and a very brief description

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1031365.htm

is an example of a better advert - apart from the CAPITAL LETTERS of course....

Edited by dougc on Friday 29th May 12:56