Smash wrote: ↑Mon Jun 14, 2021 8:18 pm
Ok a small list to start with of what I am looking for in my first E89
The absolute must list.
23i Manual
Not White
Under 10k price
Now the list of items that I would like to have in the car, being that more of these extras the car has the more likely I would go to the top of my budget.
Idrive
Parking sensors back and front
Wind deflector
Foldable wing mirrors
M Sport Styling
Under 70k miles
Sports Seats
Upgraded Stereo, (only knew bout this from the recent comments)
Not that faux wood trim if can be helped
(oh and not that adaptive suspension, heard it is very expensive if it goes wrong)
It's a big ask but I'm sure something will come close. Big fan of black cars / silver ok, is there 2 versions of silver? / red and navy ok too. Not so keen on brown but I have driven one with black rims and it wasn't too bad in that combo.
Would ultimately like some sort of warranty post purchase whether private warranty or a trade warranty (from dealer), so advice on this would be great.
The 2 black E89s from the other day mentioned would have been fine, the MSport with 93k and the Black SE with 58k but to me I would only offer 9k for each but that's my personal thoughts and again price is key.
For instance if you posted a black M Sport with most of the kit above and it had 80k miles and was 7.5k then I will be interested.
You now can see that I am very fussy but that's what I am and I can wait.
Ash, that’s good you’ve come up with this
I’ve said it before, be as fussy as you want, it’s your hard earned so you want to get it right, all it may do is narrow the pool you’re fishing in
A couple of observations from this, and subsequent posts made.
IMO to meet all/most of your criteria in a 23i may well prove to be difficult. It’s not that your wants are ridiculous it’s just that the 23i’s were entry level when they came out, that subsequently meant a lot of them were poorly spec’d and the ones that weren’t either won’t meet your criteria or will be outwith your budget.
My 23i came with cloth seats! The previous owner got a cracking deal on a set of MSport seats and retro fitted them. Cloth seats but parking sensors, who ticks that on the options list
MSport spec will give you the styling and the seats but as you’re finding it comes at a premium too.
IDrive also isn’t commonly found on 23i’s either and even if it is it doesn’t mean it’s got the better stereo system, it could still have iDrive and the base stereo.
Folding mirrors, can’t recall too many 23i’s with this, I just used to fold mine in manually. The faux wood can be swapped out or wrapped just factor the cost in. There’s a full set of silver trim on eBay for £195
Adaptive suspension isn’t something that I think I’ve ever seen on a 23i for sale.
The mileage could also be an issue, an under 70k MSport with a higher spec would be some find under £10k IMHO
The wind deflector again was an option often not ticked but as Sean says you’ll pick one up 2nd hand and I do have complete one that I offered you. Allow approx £200 for everything you need. The current roll hoops will have the hoops marked on the inside to allow you to drill the existing ones rather than buy new.
Re the ones your keeping an eye one and aren’t selling I don’t see them dropping any time soon, summer’s really still to start so the dealers won’t be desperate to sell yet. But, as Sean says I’d be making offers at what you want to pay, all the can say is yes or no.
Re distance buying I can’t remember the last time I hadn’t tied up the financial side of a deal before making arrangements to travel. These were all on the basis that the car was described accurately and there were no surprises. I’m actually in the process of buy a car 400 miles from home just now and have everything organised including transportation for the car once the seller provides some more information and proof of a few things. If these things aren’t provided or satisfactory I’ll just walk away, I’ve told the seller this. So don’t feel you’re committed if you travel. Just make it quite clear to the seller you expect full disclosure before deciding what to do.
Nictrix had a cracking black 60k 23i that was in excellent condition, completely pampered and you’d have struggled to find a cleaner one, but…….. it didn’t have iDrive, or an updated stereo iirc but he had to drop the price to £9k to shift it and that was before the prices started rising.
G29 M40i Thundernight with Ivory interior, all option packs (here for a while, hopefully
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G29 M40i Misano Blue all option packs (Gone 26k of fun)
E89 35iS, Valencia Orange, Design Pure Traction pack (Gone)
E89 23i sDrive, Silver (Gone)