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Originally Posted by BMWCCA1
Ending on a Wednesday isn't preferred.
Your accident history is pretty darn invasive with even the trunk lid replaced.
Yours is a relatively early model ('09) with later ones being more desirable.
Those red seats have to be perfect, and yours weren't.
There appears to be a large bubble in the upper dash above the glovebox that you are not clearly showing in any photo. Could be my imagination.
You added all the M-sport features like front and rear bumpers and headliner but buyers know it didn't come with it. Nothing wrong with that but it will effect the value.
These days, if you're looking to get more for a BMW than what it just brought on BaT, you're fighting an uphill battle.
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Unfortunately, BaT gives you almost no say in when the auctions end and begin.
The accident, I’ll give you. But I was completely open about it… including showing photos of the damage.
Not to be argumentative but I’ve not once heard anyone say the early 135s are less desirable…and I’ve been involved in the 1 series community since before it was even launched back in early 2008. Mines was also a 2008, not a 2009.
The photos were taken by an BaT photographer. Aside from excluding a few photos I had very little input on the photos. I was immediately responding to all questions, including follow up photos when asked. If anyone bidding didn’t feel like something was properly documented i immediately responded.
The only M sport feature I added was the headliner. The front and rear bumpers were the stock bumpers. The front bumper was on the car when I bought it. So, I’m not sure what you mean there. The stock headliner and all of the grey interior trim was included with the sale.
The interior wasn’t in “concours” condition but (aside from the headliner) was completely original. I was also the original owner and had ALL the records. It was always maintained well above what BMW recommended. I even had a break in service done. It had also never been modified unlike most of the N54 135s.
That was all in addition to the large amount of money and tons of time I put into prepping it for sale.
It went to a great home and the new owner is loving it so I’m totally fine with how things went.