Hi guys, what's my best bet for passing on my old 330ci with 200k+ miles on it, but reasonably maintained and in good operational condition. sell / donate ? thx
If he has to ask whether to donate or sell chances are he is not in need of money so I say donate and let some needy orphan enjoy their first BMW 330ci that they would not have otherwised obtained.
Here's my thing with donating a BMW. Whoever receives it probably wouldn't be able to maintain it. And it wouldn't be long before it leaves them stranded. Or cost them more than they can afford to put it back on the road.
So in the end I think donating a bmw isnt really gonna help whoever gets it.
could you imagine a 16 years jumping at a free 330ci with that many miles only to find out a couple of days into driving it that it wasn't really free at all.
Thanks for all the feedback guys. I'm asking more to get a sense of what's fair to ask for if selling, and if donating, if the tax benefits are comparable to selling it.
@breiwa1 - sounds like what I would do, except I can't find any 200k+ for sale around here :S
@redbull 325is - thanks for the reference
@zander271 - replied to your PM
Thanks for all the feedback guys. I'm asking
more to get a sense of what's fair to ask for if selling, and if donating, if the tax benefits are comparable to selling it.
@breiwa1 - sounds like what I would do, except I can't find any 200k+ for sale around here :S
@redbull 325is - thanks for the reference
@zander271 - replied to your PM
Any chance at turning it into a street legal trackday / autocross machine? You don't have to throw lots of $$$ at it, just sell the bits you don't need to get some coils and tires and be on your way!
People plz If you have any BMW to donate I'd be willing to take it I don't have a car I have to borrow my dads to get to work I'm srs and it's a mini van
I'd be willing to care for it
Seriously
I have a feeling that when you donate a car, the organization then sells the car and using the money from the sale for whatever it is they do. I doubt that they give away the actual car to people. :/
You're writing as if a 200K mile bmw is worthless. It makes me feel sad...and below worthless, since I'm at 236K miles now.
I couldn't give my bmw away...not coz no one would want it, but because I couldn't give it away! In my fantasy world, I have a perfectly running 3 that's practically brand new. It's not, of course, but that's the lie I tell myself!
You're writing as if a 200K mile bmw is worthless. It makes me feel sad...and below worthless, since I'm at 236K miles now.
I couldn't give my bmw away...not coz no one would want it, but because I couldn't give it away! In my fantasy world, I have a perfectly running 3 that's practically brand new. It's not, of course, but that's the lie I tell myself!
No joke. Last fall I sold my (admittedly mint and slightly modded) 211k mile 1995 318i for 3400 ... and it sold in two days. If I waited, I easily could have fetched my asking price of 3800.
Put it on ebay ... might not be worth much in your local market, but trust me, BMWs aren't cheap everywhere ... someone will pay decent money for it.
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