Same thing did happen to me but I just ignored it and not let it trigger me. Sorry to hear about your experience though.
The black sedan seems decent. But on the ad it shows asking $11500 but then on the bottom of the ad it says only interested in trading for an e46m3
So which one is it then? Is the person willing to sell the car for money or what? I'm local to the person so I might be able to check it out for you when I have time. In your search, do you want a coupe or sedan (or it doesn't matter?)
If you could get that one for $10K or less I think that's ok. The car is nice, but it's not perfect or anything. There's cosmetic issues plus annoying stuff that should already be fixed like door lock actuators (I have one to replace on mine).
But yeah, prices are getting silly. I might have to raise the insurance policy on mine above $15K at some point in the not too distant future. It used to be I saw un-modded comps of my car selling for like $6-7K, but now the same cars are $10-12K.
I also agree that manual E46 M3's are getting closer and closer to being the better option. If they drop below $20K and clean E36's keep rising to $15K+, I think that's a no brainer for the E46 (even though I will always say the E36 looks better).
Last edited by TostitoBandito; 02-22-2018 at 12:02 PM.
1999 M3/2/5 - Titanium Silver - Track/Weekend Toy
I don't follow the e46 M3 prices too closely because I don't like the way they look. But my impression from clicking on the various ones that come up on BaT is that their value has really taken off of late. Nice manuals seem to be at least into the $20K's.
Current:
98 M3/4/5 Alpine/Magma
05 MazdaSpeed Miata
Sold:
00 Honda VFR
99 528iT M/T
98 M3/4/5 Arctic/Dove
94 R-package Miata
89 Honda NT650
87 325is turned SpecE30
Alright guys. What do u think about this one? High millage
https://images.craigslist.org/00p0p_...K_1200x900.jpg
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https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/...506901643.html
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At first glance it looks ok. The mileage on the body is certainly a concern. I would have to see the trim in the trunk removed before I'd consider it. It's not necessarily bad but it's interesting that the door appear to have panels have airbags even though it's a 95. Overall it could be worth a look but with your budget I'd probably keep looking. 266k is a lot of miles for a body.
Not sure what your budget is but I'd definitely be giving this a serious look if I was in the market:
https://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/s...r-w-Track-Prep
CBlock
IMO, we are in the perfect state to find a clean e36 M3. So far, I woudn't buy any of the cars that you've posted or suggested to you in any of your treads. $15k is a great budget to get what you want. Assuming that you want a clean near stockish car with under 150kish? Just be patient
Ray
This is hilarious, I know the market is different now but 2 years ago I literally bought a clean title matching vin 130k mile car for 7k. I thought that was pricey haha. Good luck OP. Price is stupid on E36 now. At least the Ms
People wait years before finding the perfect one.
The one is FL is the best one I have seen so far. You could easily change the "traq" bits over to OE.
I bought my estoril with 63k miles for 13.5k 9 years ago. It came with a schrick cam kit and LTW interior trim
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https://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/c...494428243.html
U guys think this is worth the drive from san diego?
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Did all 95's have a black plastic front bumper as opposed to a painted one?
I kind of laughed when I read about the "$4K stereo system" and "adult driven" in reference to the same car. Right... Anyways, yeah it looks pretty clean superficially, but given that it's 24 years old every bit of rubber on or under the car probably needs to be replaced if it hasn't been. Personally the ridiculous stereo would be a dealbreaker for me. I also don't think the blacked out rear windows look very good, but that might just be me. I'd also rather get a 96-99 than a 95, though I guess it depends what you're going to do with it. If you're ok paying a big premium for that stereo go for it, but you can probably find a later model car without that in similar shape (maybe a few more miles) for the same price.
1999 M3/2/5 - Titanium Silver - Track/Weekend Toy
That stereo would definetly be sold if i got it. And ya $4k for the stereo and $4k for the exaust dosen't sound right. And i do prefer the 96-99 ones since i plan on keeping it mostly stock so the extra torque would be must appreciated.
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https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sf...493348227.html
Prolly gonna check this one out. Seems like a good buy if i can get it for $10k
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I live in San Diego. I bought my 1997 e36 m3
In Seattle. I flew up and drove it down. 3 years later into ownership and that experience of driving it down is still my favorite by far.
Also, I paid roughly $12k for one (clean title, garaged and well cared for) with 130k miles. The reason I chose that one is it had extensive records and tons of preventative maintenance done for the whole life of the car. All major issues were addressed at or before the appropriate mileage marks.
I now have 162k miles on the car and no surprises with reliability. Point is you get what you pay for in most cases with these cars. Also, if possible, flying somewhere to buy a car can be a great experience. GL finding one, hope to see another nice M3 in San Diego
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