Scottish Elises

Love a mk7 GTI.

One was high on the list to get instead of the 335 but I decided the boot was too small for the one week a year we go to Aviemore on holiday
Lovely looking cars though.

Cheers Campbell, I’m only 40

That’s good to know Mike, did wonder how good they were in snow.

The Bridgestone runflats I have on the 335 were surprisingly terrible in the small amount of snow we had a few weeks back.
PS4s and cross-climates sounds like the ideal combo.

Interesting to hear the real-life views on all-seasons. I did read (and think it’s maybe already been mentioned in this thread) that all-seasons actually suit a typical British winter better than full M+S tyres. I do like to change the wheels in the winter, just for a different look and to get the d...

Bought myself a 335d Touring a few months back. Searched for about 3 months before finding this one at a main dealer down south. The 1-series I had before was a really high spec and it was a difficult task to find a 335 which had most of the toys that the 1er had. I definitely found that anything wi...

I think most people understand there is the price you advertise for and the price you're willing to take. I'd read it as people just short cutting to the latter tbh. Yeah, I get that, but why does a buyer expect a seller to remove all of their bargaining power in one go? The buyer may have been wil...

I also found that the normal etiquette of buying a car doesn’t tend to apply on Facebook/ Gumtree. A lot of the chancers who contacted on those platforms tended to go straight in with “what’s your lowest price?” Eh no, that’s not how it works. I’ve put a price in the advert. If you don’t want to pay...

Thought I would update this thread now that it has a resolution. Sold the car today after 6weeks on sale. All of the serious potential buyers came from Autotrader. I only had one response from gumtree who asked in his first message if I’d take £8k for a car that was advertised at £9600. Quite a few ...

My 125d M sport Auto is now for sale. If you want a quick but frugal hatch with loads of equipment then look no further! This car has wanted for nothing, has a full BMW history and is exceptionally clean. Registered December 2012 with 69k miles and MOT until Aug '21. Estoril Blue with black leather ...

That is dedication! I think you’re right that the right car/right price combo should always find a buyer. Mine won’t be the cheapest but it is a good one and hopefully that will show in the advert. Never thought of a video walk around but it’s a good idea to offer one, it’s always useful when a deal...

Pricing seems all over the place just now. Did an initial WBAC quote for mine nearly three weeks ago. Had two emails since then increasing the offer, now at about £350 more than the initial offer. Nothing like the wild variations you saw but definitely unusual I’d say. No wonder your car sold so qui...

That’s helpful Stewart, thanks. I never look on eBay when I’m looking for a car, to me it’s still just where sheds are sold in an auction. But it’s not about where I’d look, it’s about where a potential buyer will look. Autotrader probably the favourite (who doesn’t browse the autotrader app when th...

Ross, have you any neighbours who fancy a 125d? 😂 I sold my Cooper S a few years back in exactly the same way- next-door neighbours sister-in-law had her eye on it which made for an extremely hassle-free sale. Regarding not travelling for a new car, I felt the same, however I’ve just purchased one f...

That’s reassuring to hear Jim.
I assume that it was up for more than double what mine will be too.
Hopefully I’ll find a buyer without too much hassle.

Just agreed a deal on a new (used) car and didn’t feel like taking the dealers derisory offer for my car so will be listing it for sale shortly. Just wondered if anyone had sold their car privately recently? It’s a 125d which will be up for around £10k- normally I would be fairly confident it’d sell...