1988 BMW 3 Series
Price: £14,995. Good value: £2,193 (12%) under the AskCar estimate of £17,188, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 6,742 priced BMW 3 Series adverts on AskCar as of 2 November 2026.
AskCar lists 7,040 used BMW 3 Series from 2,692 UK dealerships, as of 2 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: BMW
- Model: 3 Series
- Version: Manual RWD 4dr
- Year: 1988
- Mileage: 103,378 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Saloon, 4 doors, 5 seats
- Gearbox: Manual
- Drive: Rear-wheel drive
- Colour: Black
About this car
This 1988 BMW 3 Series has covered 103,378 miles. The AskCar estimate for this car is £17,188. It is priced at £14,995, which is £2,193 below that estimate. The AskCar estimate uses 6,742 UK dealer adverts for the BMW 3 Series, with adjustments for age, mileage, trim, engine and other specifications. We first saw this car advertised 119 days ago. Its asking price has since fallen by £2,000. The government's MOT record matches its advertised mileage. You can find this car at Cardale Automotive in Ripon. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 2 November 2026.
Price
Good value: £2,193 (12%) under the AskCar estimate of £17,188.
The AskCar estimate is our expected asking price for this car. It uses UK dealer asking prices, accounting for make, model, trim, version, age, mileage, fuel, gearbox, body type, driven wheels, engine size and power. It is an advertised price, not a confirmed sale price.
It draws on 6,742 priced BMW 3 Series adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 2 November 2026.
Time on sale
This 1988 BMW 3 Series has been on sale for at least 119 days.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 6 July 2026 at £16,995. Its asking price is now £14,995, £2,000 less. The latest price cut was seen on 22 September 2026.
Price changes recorded:
- 6 July 2026: £16,995
- 18 August 2026: £15,995
- 22 September 2026: £14,995
Mileage and MOT
MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 2 November 2026: valid until 30 June 2027.
It has had 27 MOTs. The latest, on 1 July 2026, passed.
There were no advisories at the latest test.
Mileage at that test: 103,362 miles, which matches the advertised 103,378 miles.
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Photos
23 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 2 November 2026, AskCar lists 586,270 cars and vans from 12,920 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.