Trying to sell a 318TI, any idea what it's worth?

[Nova1]

Hey guys...I'm trying to help my sister sell her 97 318Ti. It's alpine white, standard, and has 58,000 miles on it. It also has the M-Tech body kit, 16" 5 spokes, and the California roof. Any help is much appreciated! Also, if anyone here is interested in it, please feel free to send a PM. Should have pics online by the weekend.

[coleco]

with the california canvas top it is worth a lot, also worth a little more as the sport edition and with the Mtech body kit. If it has the two tone cloth/leather interior even more.

Sounds like a great car...

I'd estimate that its worth maybe $9,500 maybe higher maybe lower

[e-famous]

They seem to be going for around 9 grand. So I'd say you're in the right range.

[old skool]

damn! I paid $10.5 for my 328is.
I wonder what I could sell it for?

[jbreiding]

9k?? i paid 7.9k for mine with 30k miles. you may want to check kbb.com private party pricing.

[Nova1]

Thanks for the help guys...it pretty much has all the options, and it does have the two toned leather/cloth interior. I was hoping maybe to get a little more than $9000 for it though, I was hoping more in the ballpark of $12K, but that might be a tad ambitious.

[bellavus]

If you sell to a private seller, you might be able to get around 10-11K. 12K is a lot for a ti that is 7 years old.

[1996 328ti]

If you wait you might be able to get more money.
The east coast seems to be getting less money for the ti than the west coast, so a lot depends on location.

I had a 98 ti with California Roof. I wrecked that one and later bought a 1996 328ti.
Someday I will probably buy a California Roof again. I really miss that car.
But first I need to see what the 2 Series will be like.

[JedzE36/5]

around TX/OK they are selling for about $9500... at least from what i see from ads whenever i DO find a cali top. that M package should make it go for a lot more.

[96cali]

IMO you might get more for it in the general populous than here just because of the WOW factor of the cali roof in person. For me, I knew nothing about bimmers just saw that roof and probably paid too much. Do i regret it? Hell no!

I say put it in the paper for 10.5K and see who bites. I would actually consider upgrading to an M version but white is not a color I go for. Post it on 318ti.org too. Good luck- send me some pics!