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Old 05-03-2010, 02:09 PM
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currently selling my e60 but it has a fault with the passenger head light where condensation has corroded the chrome, the actual head light works fine.

had few people come and see the car and all say they would pay my asking price if the light was perfect but want like £500 off the price with the light how it is.

I have already under priced the car compared to other cars of same spec for sale.

Am i asking to much? do i need to drop alot off the price because of this fault?


Seams to be scaring buyers off not sure by how much i need to adjust my asking price



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well how much is it to fix the issue?

if its less than 500 then just fix it yourself and repost it

if more then take the 500 off and sell the car
Old 05-03-2010, 02:53 PM
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I got a perfect headlight off ebay for around $150-200! I swapped it out in a few minutes...Why don't you just buy one...People are going to lowball you do to the fault, regardless if you have under priced your car!
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head light is the adaptive xenon versions, i have been keeping an eye out on ebay but not seen one recently. BMW want around £800 for one
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r u LHD or RHD?
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It will be RHD brabus but having said that the xenon lights have a switch to change them from RHD to LHD and vicer versa.
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Just add $500 to the price next post, then when they say something drop the price $500... ..(you know, since you have it underpriced)
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Are you telling the buyers about the headlight, or leaving them to find it on their own?
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head light fault is fully mentioned in my auto trader advert

one dude has phoned back and seams very interested so maybe it did not bother him as much as he thought?
have to wait and see hehe
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Good luck, I just missed out on a really nice high spec 530d m-sport.
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