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RonanPJ

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jayok

Personal Opinion: too much black (between the leather, windows, alloys, cars itself, even the chrome grille surround is gone) Also the ///M badge on the front looks crooked, says to me "tacky". Would prefer to see 330d on the back rather than ///M thing.

But looks in good nick - don't doubt it drives well. Also the price (even including VRT) is keen.

v10

RonanPJ wrote: »

Trying to sell this car, http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=928841 took it a a trade against my own car, what do people think??

Very nice, I am currently selling my 320D M Sport which spec-wise is identical to yours except 2 litre instead of 3 !

jayok

v10 wrote: »

Very nice, I am currently selling my 320D M Sport which spec-wise is identical to yours except 2 litre instead of 3 !

There would be a slight bias then ...

JHMEG

Not too many people will be happy about spending 45 grand with a private seller.

eamon234

Nice car although the privacy glass and the alloys are a bit Chavvy!

bazz26

I would image most potential buyers in the market for that motor will sit tight until at least July when the VRT rate will be reduced along with the rate of road tax.

v10

jayok wrote: »

There would be a slight bias then ...

maybe a little .. the M Badges aren't standard and are put there by someone who wants to let people know its an M Sport. From the forecourt it would either say 330d or nothing.

jayok

v10 wrote: »

maybe a little .. the M Badges aren't standard and are put there by someone who wants to let people know its an M Sport. From the forecourt it would either say 330d or nothing.

Yeah, that's my point. It just remind me of people that put "Turbo" stickers on their Fiesta or Micra or something - just a little Chavy (personal opinion!). I know the BMW is a M-Sport or something, but why bother to advertise? (I've an M-Sport and no badge cause if you know your BMWs, you'll know it without the sticker). What does it say about the driver then?

The only M-badge worth advertising is M3, M5 or M6

jayok

Having said all of the above ^^^^. Some people think a car can never have enough black and that badges are vital.

NewApproach

RonanPJ wrote: »

These are the exact reasons im not keeping it to drive myself, way too tacky but i thought somebody might fancy de BATMOBILE lol

Fantastic car do!!

I was just about to say it reminded me of the BatMobile!! lol

JHMEG

jayok wrote: »

I've an M-Sport and no badge cause if you know your BMWs, you'll know it without the sticker

Let us in on the secret.. how do you know?

TJJP

bazz26 wrote: »

I would image most potential buyers in the market for that motor will sit tight until at least July when the VRT rate will be reduced along with the rate of road tax.

+1, its a lovely car, but a fair wack of VRT. Will this change much post July and will the road tax change? Might be worth running it for a few months and the moving it on.

Lobster

At first glance I thought, Rover 75. I think thats down to the wheels. Apart from that I like it

ted1

not a fan of the half tint. the drivers side need to be more tinted.

farva

I'd say that if you get rid of those knackery looking 19" wheels and get a set of the standard 18" BMW Mtec wheels, you'd have a sweet car.

JohnCleary

What was his 'Geuine reason for sale'?

... 'Need to make a quick few bob and can't afford teh VRT'?

-Edit- Just copped that that's probably your own ad, not the origional one, hence there is a genuine reason for sale, sorry

mick.fr

RonanPJ wrote: »

These are the exact reasons im not keeping it to drive myself, way too tacky but i thought somebody might fancy de BATMOBILE lol

Fantastic car do!!

Stop the crap buddy we know you are selling cars come on.

joey54

Yeah change the wheels, way too much black.

fletch

RonanPJ wrote: »

These are the exact reasons im not keeping it to drive myself, way too tacky but i thought somebody might fancy de BATMOBILE lol

Fantastic car do!!

How come you bought it in the first place??

JohnCleary

fletch wrote: »

How come you bought it in the first place??

Isin't it illegal for an Irish resident to sell a car on UK plates in Ireland?

OP: As far as I know you must register that car before selling it, could be wrong though

jayok

JHMEG wrote: »

Let us in on the secret.. how do you know?

The M-Sport has a body kit and 18" MV2 alloys. Fairly handy to spot!

Henry Ford III

You were probably not too clever in taking a foreign reg. car as a trade in.

It'll be difficult to sell, as the price and value of these will reduce post June.

JohnCleary

Henry Ford III wrote: »

You were probably not too clever in taking a foreign reg. car as a trade in.

It'll be difficult to sell, as the price and value of these will reduce post June.

Also unless he has a TAN he must register it within 24 hours. Wouldn't be too hard for Customs to phone him up pretending to to be interested in buying the veichle and then seizing it when they 'meet' ... d'oh!

JohnCleary

RonanPJ wrote: »

i live in the north of ireland.... thought it was the responsibility of the buyer to duty pay it if they are buying it out of northern ireland??

i ended up with the car as i took it as a trade in against my 535d...

Is that Carzone ad yours or the previous owner?

Ad has an Irish mobile number and say's it's in Louth?

jayok

jayok wrote: »

Yeah, that's my point. It just remind me of people that put "Turbo" stickers on their Fiesta or Micra or something - just a little Chavy (personal opinion!). I know the BMW is a M-Sport or something, but why bother to advertise? (I've an M-Sport and no badge cause if you know your BMWs, you'll know it without the sticker). What does it say about the driver then?

The only M-badge worth advertising is M3, M5 or M6

Trim levels might be slightly different in the UK to what is offered here, its the case with many other marques.

In anycase it is an M sport anyways.

HPI CHECK wrote:

Make
BMW
Year of manufacture
2006
Model
330D M SPORT AUTO
Engine size(CC)
2993

Churchy

Ronan - your dealing in cars.
Advertising high end vehicles on carzone and then "pretending" to gauge opinions here.....

That BMW was exported from GB to Northern Ireland at end Sept 07 , so your customer only had it a few months.I'm always suspicious of cars that are exported and then sold on quickly under the guise of a "private" sale.

Seth Brundle

RonanPJ banned for what (to me) appears to be trading (based on this and other threads)!
Bye Bye!