Fun 8,000 mile E30 M3 Auction

VisualEcho · 07-14-2020, 12:05 PM

Something BMW should buy.

m3welt · 07-14-2020, 12:20 PM

Here's mine. Lots of mods and getting an S52 as we speak. Definitely not worth much but it's a drivers car. I plan to keep it forever and enjoy it

2000Z3M · 07-14-2020, 12:56 PM

I live in the same area as that car, never seen it at any of the euro car shows or the cars and coffee, what a shame

MParallel · 07-14-2020, 01:05 PM

Should be at BMW Welt.

khoa@x-ph.com · 07-14-2020, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by m3welt

Here's mine. Lots of mods and getting an S52 as we speak. Definitely not worth much but it's a drivers car. I plan to keep it forever and enjoy it

Sexy classic.

Daaaadadundun · 07-14-2020, 02:41 PM

Back when BMW made BMW's you could drool over. I miss those days....

Willy Sea · 07-14-2020, 02:58 PM

Its a whole lot of car for sure, but actually not a good place to put your money today, in 2020, 17400 of these M3's assembled, dinky little four pot producing 200hp. Have one back in the 1990s, same colour coincidently, did not stay long with me. Know that they can be set up to handle better, as proven with the circuit history. Love the N/A six cylinder S50, S52, S54 N52 engined cars and now, lurking in the wings a S65 comp spec E92 M3.There are a ton of other cars around that represent far more bang for your buck.
Just my two cents worth, the hyperbole is cheap, time for a bit of reality guys.

farishat · 07-14-2020, 06:02 PM

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It’ll be fascinating to see what this 8,000 mile classic goes for....

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1988-bmw-m3-99/

BMW should go back to this design language and modernize it a bit, not screw it up.

PARTS@STBMW · 07-14-2020, 11:13 PM

So clean!!!!

10" · 07-14-2020, 11:44 PM

What a waste.

No matter how much this sells for—-the owner who had it never enjoyed it.

Putting resale value over living.

BeEmVe · 07-15-2020, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by 10"

What a waste.

No matter how much this sells for—-the owner who had it never enjoyed it.

Putting resale value over living.

Gotta agree, cars are meant to be driven. Drive them and enjoy the ride.

MParallel · 07-15-2020, 04:58 AM

Yes, and paintings should be enjoyed to look at, not put away in some safe.

Just how the world of crazy rich works.

CarMan77 · 07-15-2020, 07:06 AM

Why have it, if you don't drive it? If it's an investment, probably do better in the stick market with the right plays.

19x · 07-15-2020, 09:33 AM

The counter-argument to the comments above is that many rich collectors/enthusiasts have more than one such car.

Sure, they may pamper and store a few of them, but you don't know their situation. You can't assume they possess only one e30 M3 in their arsenal. For all we know, they could be driving an Evo 2 on a daily basis.

Efthreeoh · 07-15-2020, 01:05 PM

So it's had one of the front fenders refinished, refinished rear fender (paint thickness), and new clutch components on a 8,100-mile 30 year old car. The muffler is not original (BMW exhaust systems rarely rust out). New front splash shield and fender liners? Why?

$120K. No.

s14_kev · 07-15-2020, 01:38 PM

Here's mine. It sat for too long without being driven and I knew I would never forgive myself if I didn't enjoy it for what it's built for. It is fun on the street but slow by modern standards, it truly shines on the racetrack.

Sedan_Clan · 07-15-2020, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by s14_kev

Here's mine. It sat for too long without being driven and I knew I would never forgive myself if I didn't enjoy it for what it's built for. It is fun on the street but slow by modern standards, it truly shines on the racetrack.

Very clean! Thanks for posting that.

Salespunk · 07-15-2020, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by m3welt

Here's mine. Lots of mods and getting an S52 as we speak. Definitely not worth much but it's a drivers car. I plan to keep it forever and enjoy it

I would take yours over a 5K mile example every time. Wouldn't feel bad driving the p!ss out of it for the rest of my life.

Lady Jane · 07-15-2020, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by s14_kev

Here's mine. It sat for too long without being driven and I knew I would never forgive myself if I didn't enjoy it for what it's built for. It is fun on the street but slow by modern standards, it truly shines on the racetrack.

What a lovely example...!

guarnibl · 07-15-2020, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

So it's had one of the front fenders refinished, refinished rear fender (paint thickness), and new clutch components on a 8,100-mile 30 year old car. The muffler is not original (BMW exhaust systems rarely rust out). New front splash shield and fender liners? Why?

$120K. No.

Are there other cleaner examples for sale ?

The_janitor · 07-16-2020, 12:12 AM

120k, right in the feels. Had one back in the day in bad condition, wish I would have refinished it.

The_janitor · 07-16-2020, 12:13 AM

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1957-bmw-isetta-26/

A classic hyper rare BMW we can all afford!

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m3welt First Lieutenant 592 Rep 360 Posts Drives: 2018 M2 Join Date: May 2015 Location: United States iTrader: (2)	Here's mine. Lots of mods and getting an S52 as we speak. Definitely not worth much but it's a drivers car. I plan to keep it forever and enjoy it Attached Images __________________ Current: 88? M3 15? M3 84 R100 RT Café Racer Past: 2005 E46 ZCP M3 Silver Grey 6MT 1998 E36 M3 Silver 5MT 1968 E10 2002 Roundie Grey 4MT 2018 F87 M2 BSM 6MT
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2000Z3M Captain 648 Rep 847 Posts Drives: 2016 435i ZHP Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: IL iTrader: (0)	I live in the same area as that car, never seen it at any of the euro car shows or the cars and coffee, what a shame
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10" Colonel 5053 Rep 2,297 Posts Drives: orange BMW 1M. Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: world iTrader: (0)	What a waste. No matter how much this sells for—-the owner who had it never enjoyed it. Putting resale value over living. __________________ don't read this. too late...
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MParallel Mr. OEM 624 Rep 898 Posts Drives: '98 E36 M3 / '12 E88 135i Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: The Netherlands iTrader: (0)	Yes, and paintings should be enjoyed to look at, not put away in some safe. Just how the world of crazy rich works. __________________ IG: iflok '1998 BMW M3 3.2 Cabrio • Alpinweiß III auf Schwarz • Deutschland-ausführung • 1 von 12 • SMG • SRA • PDC • AUC • GSM • HK • UURS • IHKA • FGR • MFL •
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