I'd appreciate some input on how to price my car. I'm not selling it yet, just want a sense of what it will go for.

1998 M3 sedan
black on black
6 disc changer, Harmon Karden
Clifford alarm
Only mods are a K&N drop-in filter and non-OEM clears all round
60,xxx miles
I've replaced the rear shocks and strut mounts, but that's the only repair I've done. It has brand new OEM floor mats.
I don't know the car's history, I bought it from a guy who bought it from Carmax.
Exterior is very good; couple of minor dings, one scratch on a side skirt (noted below). Interior is excellent, leather is in great shape.
Headliner needs replacing, I've been quoted $325. Its not ripped or sagging, but I can tell its loose. Rock chip in windshield that I had filled.

Kelley Blue Book private party value is $18,685

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I've been looking for this exact car for a while - problem is I need it to be at a dealer since I need to trade my 97 540iA in on it... The pricing I've seen is about $16.5k to $18.5k depending on options and a cars history -- which I've found out is very important to know. You should really pull the Carfax before you decide to sell. If it's clean you could probably get around $18k...

I purchased a 98 M sedan in September for $18,600. I have seen some for less but this was a one owner car with 47,000 miles, 5 speed, Dinan chip & intake- and my favorite color combo white w/black leather- Excellent Shape (except one small ding in front fender, 1/4" paint chip on rear bumper, and 1/4" scratch on pass rear door). I researched all the main online classified adds (Auto Trader, Yahoo, NADA, Kelly, etc.) to get an idea what they actually sell for. I could have found one for less but this one was exactly what I wanted. Your car looks nice, put it up for sale and see what happens. Good luck with the sale!

I should've taken the time to dry and wax the car but I was feeling lazy after I washed it. Sounds like $18,000 +/- $500 is about right. The guy I bought it from in June was asking $20K, I got it for $19.5K.

Glad I haven't pumped a bunch of $ into mods, you never see that money back again.

your front seats are in remarkable condition!

good luck, when you decide to sell it.
18.- 18.5 sounds absolutely reasonable to me.

I sold my super clean 97 sedan with 61k for 18300.

Bear in mind mine was SUPER clean.

:cool

18k sounds about right I bought my 97' with 42,0000 miles, all the mods listed, extra set of track wheels, same options as yours in estoril/modena for 19,500 in April 04'.

$18K is good unless you are in need for the money, then you would need to drop it to $17,xxxx ....

Montana leather? Can't tell, but appears to be so.

Montana leather? Can't tell, but appears to be so.

What is Montana leather?

What is Montana leather?
For a more detailed explanation, do a search on Montana vs Nappa.

Short version: BMW "ran out" of Nappa leather on late '97/early '98s and substituted the Montana in it's place. If you could find your original window sticker, there was supposed to be a $500 credit or something for the buyers of cars w/o Nappa. The Montana is most easily identifiable by the motorsport stripes being on the head rest in sedans, as opposed to the seat backs.

HTH.

Jordan

well when you do sell, please post follow up on this thread, i'm very very curious to see what you get...

thanks and good luck !

jeff