What's my car worth?

[Badapple]

To sell privately?
M coupe 2000V, Estoril blue, 59K, FSH, 2 years warranty left. What do we reckon?

[BadApple]

Come on you lot

I was thinking of £20K?

[AllTorque]

I would be very tempted at 20k..... (need to sell the Griff first tho of course!)

[raceboy]

At £20k it should sell quickly, if your not desperate I'd pop it up at nearer £23k but really it depends on condition and how much you want to get rid

Theres a few on www.autotrader.co.uk from £21k to £27k

[trackdemon]

raceboy said:

At £20k it should sell quickly, if your not desperate I'd pop it up at nearer £23k but really it depends on condition and how much you want to get rid Theres a few on www.autotrader.co.uk from £21k to £27k

Around the £20k mark is realistic. Lot of car for the money, but its a buyers market and nigh on 60k up is pretty leggy for 00V

Edited to add a 'k' after £20...

>> Edited by trackdemon on Thursday 19th June 15:01

[raceboy]

trackdemon said:

but its a buyers market and nigh on 60k up is pretty leggy for 00V

Fair point but it depends how quick you want to move it on, if you've got a few months start high, if the tax man wants the money yesterday, pitch it in low

[Gibo993]

I was goung to put up my Nov 98 with 58,000 up fro £19000 expect £18500 so £20,000 is resonable.

They are quite hard to find so poeple may or may not pay more for the right one.

What you getting next ??

[BadApple]

Not really in any rush to sell, i'm still thinking about it like I have for weeks now. I have a horrible feeling i'll really regret it. I'm currently looking at s2000's & vx220's(non turbo). Would like to spend more, but i'm changing my bike at the weekend.

[BadApple]

Forgot to add, I got offered £15K against a £16K vx earlier.

[danp]

15k indeed...disgraceful !

I'd say privately it's worth 21/22k or so, certainly 20k+

Have you tried the S2000 / VX220 ? Was thinking of swapping to similar myself (from M Coupé)..just not sure I want to loose so much power+torque / six pot engine / pedigree etc etc

[Donut]

How could you even think of changing your M Coupe for either of those?????

Test drive a Z4 first! it is a better drive and will not drop like a stone in value!

Your car is worth around 16k in the trade and that will depend on spec and recon costs.

But they are a good seller and i think it should sell for around 18-19k privately! 20k + is too much for a car with the milleage yours has, imagine you where buying it and ask yourself how much of your own money would you pay for it.

[lotusnobles]

How could you even think of changing your M Coupe for either of those?????

Test drive a Z4 first! it is a better drive and will not drop like a stone in value!

S2000 certainly dont drop like a stone nice 'V' plate draws at least £16 in the trade,circa £18k retail not bad £8-9k loss over 4yrs

[BadApple]

Dan, I too am slightly worried about swapping for a less powerful car. The problem with the M coupe is it seems to do everything, hence making it very hard to find an alternative. I test drove the s2000 when they first came out, so that must have been a 99 car. I was not impressed power wise, just because of the 'hi revving' style. I just didn't get a chance to really test it. Same with the handling, so i can't really comment. Overall, I did like the car though, apart from the plastic dash.
I'm going to book a test drive in a VX this week hopefully, so i'll post my thoughts then.

Donut & lotusnobles, I still love my M coupe but I've had it a while & just want something different.
Not sure about the Z4, really looking for something to take to the track, though i'm going to have a look just because I want to see one in the flesh.
I too don't think S2000's or VX's can lose too much. They will obviously lose a certain amount, but they are so cheap new.

[danp]

If u go for one u want a S2000 with the glass rear screen, 2002 model. Revised suspension, better spec. It was v.close to Boxster in Evo review. I have seen for 20k (1yr old, low miles..so they do drop pretty quickly in value)

As for VX220 - you may have seen on Top Gear but should be able to get new with a very good discount (4.5k they said), or with all the extras thrown in for free (leather, metallic, mats, hard top etc etc).

I have also seen S2 Elises for around 17k. Could be worth looking at Z4 (6 month wait list I gather) but can't see them dropping much in next year or so..

[lotusnobles]

Year old S2000 under 20K if its a low mileage UK car then buy it quick! paid just under that (trade) for a nice '01 '51' plate !

[speedfreak]

hi, just brought a m coupe, its 02 model one of the last 15 to be made, 6500 miles, 2 year full bmw warrenty every extra paid £30k for it.
does this seem and good price