Est: £1,500 - £2,000
1992 BMW 318 I CONVERTIBLE
United Kingdom • 24 Jun 2026 • Lot 230
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1992 BMW 318i Convertible, a neon blue limited edition (with cream leather interior), has been garaged for ten years and requires restoration due to corrosion. It comes with a new fuel tank, paperwork, and some replaced mechanical parts.
Condition
3
Requires substantial reconditioning, corrosion damage.
/ 10
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Odometer:
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K7 RJW
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Mileage: Please refer to the photos for mileage showingMake: BMW Model: 318 I CONVERTIBLERegistration: K7 RJWEngine Size (cc): 1796Year of Manufacture: 1992Date First Registered: 01/08/1992MOT Expiry Date: EXPIRED - 20/10/2012Current V5: YESLocation: PICKERINGYou can view from: Wednesday 17 June 2026 - Tuesday 23 June 2026Current V5 present.
Paperwork includes BMW wallet containing owners handbooks including service book with 16 stamps, previous V5s, MOT certificates, and invoices.
The vendor has provided the following:
This car is a neon blue limited edition, although the interior was changed some years ago to cream leather instead of the original neon cloth
The car has been in my garage for about ten years, since I started work, firstly to replace the fuel tank and fuel pump, but unfortunately, due to Ill health, I couldn't complete what I started
The brand new tank is still boxed with the car
My plan was then to continue with repairing various corrosion damage
The car drove well b...
Points of note
£2,309
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£7,188
Median Price (Since 2020)
£43,890
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on Oct 20 2012
Latest MOT Mileage
123,864 miles
Registration Date
1992-08-01
MOT History
Passed
On Oct 19 2011 with 123,864 miles
There were 5 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
- Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
User Entered:
- front to rear fuel pipe corroded
- n/s/front tyre badly split on inner sidewall
Failed
On Oct 17 2011 with 123,866 miles
There were 8 defects noted.
Fail:
- Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
- Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
- Service brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
User Entered:
- front to rear fuel pipe corroded
- n/s/front tyre badly split on inner sidewall
Passed
On Oct 21 2010 with 122,321 miles
There were 5 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.2.6)
- Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.2.6)
Failed
On Oct 20 2010 with 122,311 miles
There were 8 defects noted.
Fail:
- Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Advisory:
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.2.6)
- Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.2.6)
User Entered:
- o/s and n/s hand brake have low effort
Passed
On Sep 08 2009 with 120,349 miles
There were 4 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Centre Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Failed
On Sep 07 2009 with 120,348 miles
There were 10 defects noted.
Fail:
- Nearside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
- Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)
- Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)
- Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Advisory:
- Centre Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Passed
On Oct 29 2007 with 117,503 miles
There were 10 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
- Steering column universal joint has slight play (2.1.5)
- Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
User Entered:
- o/s/r brake hose ferrule corroded
- all rear fuel pipes corroded
- windscreen has scratch damage
Failed
On Oct 26 2007 with 117,496 miles
There were 12 defects noted.
Fail:
- Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
- Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Advisory:
- Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
- Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
- Steering column universal joint has slight play (2.1.5)
- Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
User Entered:
- o/s/r brake hose ferrule corroded
- all rear fuel pipes corroded
- windscreen has scratch damage
Passed
On Oct 31 2006 with 110,501 miles
Failed
On Oct 26 2006 with 110,501 miles
There were 5 defects noted.
Fail:
- Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)
- Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)
- Suspension arm worn and seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a)
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