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    Discussion thread for Z3/M cars on BAT and other for sale/auction sites

    This is a place to discuss, share insights, and face palm all those Z3/M coupes and roadsters on the open market. Collectively, the users of this forum have much say about the current market for our cars. This thread will help to consolidate that discussion, as well as to chronicle the evolving market for our cars.

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    -- Limit the discussion to only cars of the Z3 platform.
    -- When starting a new discussion, at minimum, provide a clickable link for the ad/blog/auction etc. Posting screenshots and pics is also encouraged in order to facilitate discussion.
    -- Do not use this thread to list your own car for sale.

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    Bump. It will take time to gain momentum but this should be an active thread. Anything interesting out there?

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    I was curious about that 325hp S52 M coupe...
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    Just missed a couple of good ones last week.

    First, DannO's old track car build: http://bringatrailer.com/listing/2000-bmw-m-coupe-2/, which didn't meet the reserve.

    And then this S52 that also didn't meet reserve: http://bringatrailer.com/listing/2000-bmw-z3-m-coupe/
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    Can't say I'm horribly surprised at some of these cars not making their reserve. For being "rare" cars, they seem to show up on BAT very often, perhaps that takes away some of the attraction with them seeing so many go through the site.

    And the race car... 335hp is quite a claim for a N/A S52, especially given the mods on that engine. Crank, flyhweel, a worked head, cams and headers running off an aftermarket ECU? If they had a dyno or at least some track or drag times to back those numbers up thats one thing... not to mention its not even ready to be raced as it sits now. For someone wanting a race car, the orange M coupe with the LS2 seems like a better buy, at least to me...

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    Quote Originally Posted by BimmerBreaker View Post
    Can't say I'm horribly surprised at some of these cars not making their reserve. For being "rare" cars, they seem to show up on BAT very often, perhaps that takes away some of the attraction with them seeing so many go through the site.

    And the race car... 335hp is quite a claim for a N/A S52, especially given the mods on that engine. Crank, flyhweel, a worked head, cams and headers running off an aftermarket ECU? If they had a dyno or at least some track or drag times to back those numbers up thats one thing... not to mention its not even ready to be raced as it sits now. For someone wanting a race car, the orange M coupe with the LS2 seems like a better buy, at least to me...
    Not sure where the additional 19 ponies came from, but this was the news bulletin nearly thirteen (<13) ago:
    http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...97&postcount=1

    And this was posted a few days later; deadlinks to pictures now, but no reason to thinks there's any embellishment.
    http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...89&postcount=1

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    Quote Originally Posted by BimmerBreaker View Post
    Can't say I'm horribly surprised at some of these cars not making their reserve. For being "rare" cars, they seem to show up on BAT very often, perhaps that takes away some of the attraction with them seeing so many go through the site.

    And the race car... 335hp is quite a claim for a N/A S52, especially given the mods on that engine. Crank, flyhweel, a worked head, cams and headers running off an aftermarket ECU? If they had a dyno or at least some track or drag times to back those numbers up thats one thing... not to mention its not even ready to be raced as it sits now. For someone wanting a race car, the orange M coupe with the LS2 seems like a better buy, at least to me...


    Have to agree.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JoshS View Post
    No love with 3 Days left. The 1989 Toyota Corolla GT-S has $1900 more bid on it than the M. With only 32k miles on it I still expect this to break $18k.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MRFAST View Post
    No love with 3 Days left. The 1989 Toyota Corolla GT-S has $1900 more bid on it than the M. With only 32k miles on it I still expect this to break $18k.
    No flurry of last minute bidding activity, but $17,250 seems pretty respectable. It was double the selling price of the Corolla
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    Quote Originally Posted by robrez View Post
    No flurry of last minute bidding activity, but $17,250 seems pretty respectable. It was double the selling price of the Corolla
    It sat at $17,000 for the better part of a day. Buyer gets $17,000 and seller pays ~$18,100.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Randy Forbes View Post
    Not sure where the additional 19 ponies came from, but this was the news bulletin nearly thirteen (<13) ago:
    http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...97&postcount=1

    And this was posted a few days later; deadlinks to pictures now, but no reason to thinks there's any embellishment.
    http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...89&postcount=1
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    New Estoril/Beige coupe on BaT just now: http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1999-bmw-m-coupe-4/
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    Comments on the new estoril are quite interesting. One guy wants to buy a 2000 S54 coupe and another guy says he owns a 2001 S52 coupe....

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    A thread on a thread is definitely interesting....

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    I bought my mcoupe on BAT recently. Not sure if this thread is for things like BAT or against it, but I bought for what was a fair price for what I consider an excellent condition vehicle. I was pretty happy.

    http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1999-bmw-m-coupe-4/

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    Quote Originally Posted by chemicalviper View Post
    I bought my mcoupe on BAT recently. Not sure if this thread is for things like BAT or against it, but I bought for what was a fair price for what I consider an excellent condition vehicle. I was pretty happy.

    http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1999-bmw-m-coupe-4/

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    http://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-bmw-z3-3/

    21K-Mile 2002 S54 for $27,250, albeit it's a roadster, still seems a little low. Unlike the e30 M3s, M/Z3 coupes and roadsters seem to pull a little less on BAT than elsewhere.

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    Quote Originally Posted by robrez View Post
    http://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-bmw-z3-3/

    21K-Mile 2002 S54 for $27,250, albeit it's a roadster, still seems a little low. Unlike the e30 M3s, M/Z3 coupes and roadsters seem to pull a little less on BAT than elsewhere.
    Interesting to see this. I have an unmolested 2002 Z3M with 25k miles and at times people here say the value isn't there. But the last low mileage 2002 Estoril Z3M I saw sold for 28k.
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    Quote Originally Posted by VitaminZ View Post
    Interesting to see this. I have an unmolested 2002 Z3M with 25k miles and at times people here say the value isn't there. But the last low mileage 2002 Estoril Z3M I saw sold for 28k.
    The people that say that....those are your buyers. :-)

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