1988 BMW 3 Series prices
There are 6 used 1988 BMW 3 Series cars for sale from UK dealers on AskCar, as of 9 November 2026. The cheapest is £14,995.
AskCar lists 7,087 used BMW 3 Series across the UK, from 2,693 dealerships.
As of 9 November 2026, AskCar lists 584,619 cars and vans from 12,676 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.
1988 BMW 3 Series cars for sale now, page 1 of 2
This page picks out up to 10 cars in each of these groups: best value, cheapest and lowest mileage. A car in more than one group is listed in full once. The groups pick only from cars with photos and an AskCar estimate, priced at £500 or more and no more than 25% under that estimate. 5 of the 6 cars listed here meet these rules. Page 2 lists every other 1988 BMW 3 Series car, cheapest first, including the one the groups do not pick from.
The AskCar estimate is our expected asking price for that one car, from its model, age, mileage and specification, using the 6,814 priced BMW 3 Series adverts on AskCar as of 9 November 2026. The figures on this page describe the cars advertised, not a valuation of every 1988 BMW 3 Series.
Each car: year, make, model, engine and trim, power, gearbox, fuel, body, doors, colour; mileage; price and its changes; how the price compares with the AskCar estimate; emissions standard and ULEZ compliance where it holds; MOT; dealer and town; AskCar page. Each car's AskCar page has its full price history and cheaper cars like it.
Best value 1988 BMW 3 Series: priced furthest below the AskCar estimate
Their asking prices run from £14,995 to £56,990.
- 1988 BMW 3 Series, manual, petrol, saloon, 4 doors, black. Mileage: 103,378 miles. Price: £14,995, reduced by £2,000 from £16,995 since AskCar first saw it on 6 July 2026, 126 days ago. Good value: £2,258 (13%) under the AskCar estimate of £17,253. MOT: valid until 30 June 2027. Dealer: Cardale Automotive in Ripon. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/bmw-3-series-1988-cdcfb93d5f9d
- 1988 BMW 3 Series 2.5 325i, 171 bhp, manual, petrol, saloon, 2 doors, black. Mileage: 52,000 miles. Price: £27,995, unchanged since AskCar first saw it on 18 August 2026, 83 days ago. Fair price: £1,093 (4%) over the AskCar estimate of £26,902. MOT: valid until 5 August 2027. Dealer: Chilham Sports Cars in Chilham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/bmw-3-series-1988-a9b808f1f478
- 1988 BMW 3 Series 2.5 325i SE, 171 bhp, manual, petrol, saloon, 2 doors, blue. Mileage: 19,450 miles. Price: £29,950, unchanged since AskCar first saw it on 28 May 2026, 165 days ago. Above the going rate: £4,201 (16%) over the AskCar estimate of £25,749. MOT: the latest record we hold ran out on 3 April 2026; ask the dealer for the current MOT. Dealer: Carrick Trading in Dungannon. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/bmw-3-series-1988-0981363a38c4
- 1988 BMW 3 Series 2.5 325i, 171 bhp, petrol, saloon, grey. Mileage: 95,000 miles. Price: £22,995, unchanged since AskCar first saw it on 19 September 2026, 51 days ago. Above the going rate: £3,359 (17%) over the AskCar estimate of £19,636. MOT: valid until 5 September 2027. Dealer: Colliss Motors in Warminster. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/bmw-3-series-1988-d4fc80479d05
- 1988 BMW 3 Series, manual, petrol, coupe, black. Mileage: 60,000 miles. Price: £56,990, unchanged since AskCar first saw it on 1 July 2026, 131 days ago. Above the going rate: £30,084 (111%) over the AskCar estimate of £26,906. Dealer: HSF Car Sales in Slough. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/bmw-3-series-1988-b2e12328b960
Cheapest 1988 BMW 3 Series: the lowest asking prices
These 5 are priced £14,995 to £56,990. They have covered 19,450 to 103,378 miles.
- 1988 BMW 3 Series: £14,995, 103,378 miles. Listed in full under best value.
- 1988 BMW 3 Series 2.5 325i: £22,995, 95,000 miles. Listed in full under best value.
- 1988 BMW 3 Series 2.5 325i: £27,995, 52,000 miles. Listed in full under best value.
- 1988 BMW 3 Series 2.5 325i SE: £29,950, 19,450 miles. Listed in full under best value.
- 1988 BMW 3 Series: £56,990, 60,000 miles. Listed in full under best value.
Lowest-mileage 1988 BMW 3 Series
These 5 have covered 19,450 to 103,378 miles. Their asking prices run from £14,995 to £56,990.
- 1988 BMW 3 Series 2.5 325i SE: £29,950, 19,450 miles. Listed in full under best value.
- 1988 BMW 3 Series 2.5 325i: £27,995, 52,000 miles. Listed in full under best value.
- 1988 BMW 3 Series: £56,990, 60,000 miles. Listed in full under best value.
- 1988 BMW 3 Series 2.5 325i: £22,995, 95,000 miles. Listed in full under best value.
- 1988 BMW 3 Series: £14,995, 103,378 miles. Listed in full under best value.
Page 2: every other 1988 BMW 3 Series car, cheapest first
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