Re: WTS: 1993 Dec E36 316i(M)
Hi Yeoman1979,
Ok, since we're not being critical and merely stating the facts...
Selling prices are based on original selling price/price upon parf burn and coe renewal at 10yrs + natural depreciation for its age band - damage to the car (including downtime required to fix it) + depreciated (sensible) enhancements if any + desirability of that model in particular in terms of sales demand +- model's rarity in the territory concerned - known continuous mechanical problems about that car model +- condition of the car's engine, interior and bodywork +- time to or from regular major wear and tear work. This will pretty much give you the precise valuation of the car. A premium can be paid at that point if the buyer wishes to do so, especially to beat out other buyers, but it will be acknowledged to be a *pure premium* and nothing else justifiable on objective criteria.
Yes there is a mathematics about it. Those who didn't do their homework and overpaid for their car to begin with shouldn't expect others to do the same when they themselves are looking to sell. That's just passing on the first con job. They should accept their mistake and just move on with life.
This is an enthusiasts' website. However, the other clown who accused me of lowballing his car after meeting him for a test drive, turned out to be someone i didn't even meet ! This was obvious to him after a few offline replies to him where i described the test drive and initially *apologised if i somehow offended him*, but he didn't bother to stop me and acknowledge his error, even privately (he should have done so publicly.) So there are idiots, fools and morons on this forum, along with the online and offline shifus and general enthusiasts. IOW, kinda like life.
And yoman1979, fyi, i don't go round representing that my serious, persistent and impending gearbox failure is some 'wheelspin'. It was foolish of you not to accept my extremely high conditional offer (would have been accordingly reduced upon inspection but would have been more than fair to you). I got lucky that time, thank you! A clown who had a similar gearbox problem on his e36 that i tested (and insisted the gbox was fine and would not discount against a fixup), ammended his carmart advert roughly 3 months later to include the words 'gearbox recently overhauled' in it. Hopefully his gbox didn't die on the road at a stop sign. That would have caused an ulcer along with the repair bill. lol
Your paintjob, while new, was a very poor colour choice for an executive sports saloon of an e34's class, and for the e34 in particular. Few enthusiasts would have made that mistake. Again a case of not doing proper homework?
Not being critical either dude, just stating the facts.
And its interesting that you chose to ignore the follow up post that i made for Jeromez's car and branded me as a lowballer. His was the first coe bmw that put a smile on my face that lasted till the next morning simply from the test drive alone. (ok lah i have not tested many super solid cars.) Though i personally find it a challenge to reconcile the valuation mathematics, which is why i didn't buy his car, his would be a car that you can say "damn it was a too expensive buy......but lets go for a drive to the corner 7-11 that's just 50 metres away".
Rgds, Roberto
Hi Yeoman1979,
Ok, since we're not being critical and merely stating the facts...
Selling prices are based on original selling price/price upon parf burn and coe renewal at 10yrs + natural depreciation for its age band - damage to the car (including downtime required to fix it) + depreciated (sensible) enhancements if any + desirability of that model in particular in terms of sales demand +- model's rarity in the territory concerned - known continuous mechanical problems about that car model +- condition of the car's engine, interior and bodywork +- time to or from regular major wear and tear work. This will pretty much give you the precise valuation of the car. A premium can be paid at that point if the buyer wishes to do so, especially to beat out other buyers, but it will be acknowledged to be a *pure premium* and nothing else justifiable on objective criteria.
Yes there is a mathematics about it. Those who didn't do their homework and overpaid for their car to begin with shouldn't expect others to do the same when they themselves are looking to sell. That's just passing on the first con job. They should accept their mistake and just move on with life.
This is an enthusiasts' website. However, the other clown who accused me of lowballing his car after meeting him for a test drive, turned out to be someone i didn't even meet ! This was obvious to him after a few offline replies to him where i described the test drive and initially *apologised if i somehow offended him*, but he didn't bother to stop me and acknowledge his error, even privately (he should have done so publicly.) So there are idiots, fools and morons on this forum, along with the online and offline shifus and general enthusiasts. IOW, kinda like life.
And yoman1979, fyi, i don't go round representing that my serious, persistent and impending gearbox failure is some 'wheelspin'. It was foolish of you not to accept my extremely high conditional offer (would have been accordingly reduced upon inspection but would have been more than fair to you). I got lucky that time, thank you! A clown who had a similar gearbox problem on his e36 that i tested (and insisted the gbox was fine and would not discount against a fixup), ammended his carmart advert roughly 3 months later to include the words 'gearbox recently overhauled' in it. Hopefully his gbox didn't die on the road at a stop sign. That would have caused an ulcer along with the repair bill. lol
Your paintjob, while new, was a very poor colour choice for an executive sports saloon of an e34's class, and for the e34 in particular. Few enthusiasts would have made that mistake. Again a case of not doing proper homework?
Not being critical either dude, just stating the facts.
And its interesting that you chose to ignore the follow up post that i made for Jeromez's car and branded me as a lowballer. His was the first coe bmw that put a smile on my face that lasted till the next morning simply from the test drive alone. (ok lah i have not tested many super solid cars.) Though i personally find it a challenge to reconcile the valuation mathematics, which is why i didn't buy his car, his would be a car that you can say "damn it was a too expensive buy......but lets go for a drive to the corner 7-11 that's just 50 metres away".
Rgds, Roberto
