^^x2 I'm with this guy

Mine was from the dealer. Then again, they also have customers looking for certain color and interior combos and mine is one of them so that might factor into a higher offer price.

Mine is an 11 touring/sport with 13k mil and I would sell it in a heartbeat for 30.

If you definitely have it set in your mind that you want another car I would go for it before the prices start going down.

When I traded mine in on the GT500, I got 23500 for my pw touring auto (mint) that had 34k miles on it. 30k is a decent trade-in. To be honest, I was surprised I got that much, I was expecting 20 to 21k at most.

I tried to sell for around 25k with no luck but then again, I only had it for sale for a short amount of time since I had to move on the GT500 quickly.

If thats what carmax is offering for cash, not against a trade in then that is very good. If they just inflated the price of whatever you were looking to buy from them to compensate then not so good.


I have been a die hard BMW fan my whole driving life (Im almost 40) I have had a E30, E36, E46 and in fact still have my old E36 that I modified and drive hard daily with just under 400,000 kms on the clock.

BUT...

I personally know a BMW top mechanic of 30 years, very good family friend plus I am good friends with 2 competing independent shops one specilizing in Dinan upgrades and the other just standard BMW and Mercedes maintenance and a coworker has a 2009 335.

All 4 people steered me away from the latest 3 series line up from BMW (latest I could afford which would have been a 2-3 year old 335), and they make all their money from modifying and servicing BMW's, they dont touch Jap cars. They said only purchase if I am getting factory certified warranty with it, otherwise be prepared to pay big $$$.

The co-worker recently had his turbos replaced for a cost of $8000.00 and his high pressure fuel pump fails on a regular basis. I have also seen nearly new 3 series in the various shops for engine sludge issues.

Im not trying to make you not get a 335 as I still have love in my heart for BMW but if you buy a 335 without warranty or plan to mod it you will need lots of cash to keep it running after that.


P.S. Thought I should add that my E36 has only been in the shop 2 times in the last 6 years, I do 100% of all service and maintenace other then what I need a lift for.

Just to update the thread, I sold the car for 30k.

Seeing this made me pull the trigger.

2011 Nissan 370Z Touring in Columbus, OH- 8317452 at carmax.com

30K isn't a bad price IF you don't want the car anymore. Do you not want the Z?
30K isn't a steal so you won't make money selling it and buying another car imo.

If you want to get an idea of what your car will be worth next year add your annual mileage and make your car an '10 and check the value.

Basic Rule: Cars are not investments that you normally make money on. So unless your lucky any trade or sale will result in a net loss.