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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Necessary" data-source="post: 81697" data-attributes="member: 302">E46 330iA prices tend to be very low- because people who buy second hand BMWs tend to look for cost savings (ie. they're aspirational buyers) in maintainance/road-tax/insurance/fuel consumption, hence you will find that weedy 1.8/2.0L cars will hold their value much better than a thumping 3.0L car.SO, yes, of course the ideal scenario would be selling to a fellow enthusiast who will appreciate the car (and hence pay top dollar!). But unfortunatly, even enthusiasts will have a sense of value, and though rare, your SMG does bring along a whole host of other problems, like; perceived extra maintainance, and I don't believe is "special" enough to command much of a premium, if any, over the autobox. Of course, I'm not a potential buyer, nor am I in the industry, and I do hope I'm proven wrong.Hence, I would reccommend you give Simon of Obermier a call, and ask him if he has any customers who would like a 330i SMG, and not really rely on this forum for potential customers (unless you really like smiling at and declining the the "RM5 and a teh tarik" offer), since most of the people on this forum already have BMWs, and are not looking to upgrade.</blockquote>