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[e30austin]

Set an alarm to look at this again in 15 years. I bet that's the going price.

folks said the same thing about 2002s, about 15 years ago. you're lucky to find a beater 75/76 2002 for $15k today.

[McGyver]

That's EXCACTLY where my head is at. I'm on my 5th e30 since 2007 with an average cost of $1,200 a car and most of them were pretty clean. I feel like that time is long gone and the next car is gonna cost real money.

[e30austin]

That's EXCACTLY where my head is at. I'm on my 5th e30 since 2007 with an average cost of $1,200 a car and most of them were pretty clean. I feel like that time is long gone and the next car is gonna cost real money.

other than a white mtech cabrio, and two e30m3, i've never paid more than $2000 for an e30, out of close to 200 (including cars i took apart). hard to wrap my mind around what stuff sells for today. oh well...

[ZeKahr]

other than a white mtech cabrio, and two e30m3, i've never paid more than $2000 for an e30, out of close to 200 (including cars i took apart). hard to wrap my mind around what stuff sells for today. oh well...

Well, BAT will give you an answer (at least if you’re not looking for shitboxes), and you’re not gonna like it. I paid $20k cash in March for my 78k mile 325iX. Car is now at 84k miles (most of them interstate miles) and I plan on getting it to 99k miles before I liquidate. It’s had almost $10k in maintenance. Ideally I’d like the own the car until 200k miles but that’s not feasible these days with things like parts and labor costs skyrocketing every year. My MO is to buy the highest quality E30 I can get, drive it as much as possible, do the necessary maintenance and bodywork repair, and then sell it off to someone else who’ll appreciate the car for what it is. Given how most E30s barely see 1000 miles a year these days, I feel like I’ll get money’s worth if I can put 20k miles on mine within a year or two.

[E30 Wagen]

folks said the same thing about 2002s, about 15 years ago. you're lucky to find a beater 75/76 2002 for $15k today.

Man, about 10 years ago there was a '74 2002 for sale in my town that I could have got for $400. It'd been sitting in a garage for like 10+ years, non running and the body was rough but it was all there, just begging for a restoration. I want to say the dash didn't even have any cracks, and the BMWCCA sticker in the rear window is a detail I remember. Passed on it because I was out of garage space and taking on a project like that was beyond me at the time. Definitely kicking myself for not picking that up!

[82eye]

has anyone else noticed the prices cooling for e30's yet ? the BaT prices have mostly settled under the 20k mark now, but exceptional examples can still get above. Cars and Bids is showing the same with cars selling sub 10k to about 20k but few breaking the 20k barrier now. not including the m3 of course.

BaT now seems only for speculators while Cars and Bids seems to attract the drivers and enthusiasts now.

[ZeKahr]

has anyone else noticed the prices cooling for e30's yet ? the BaT prices have mostly settled under the 20k mark now, but exceptional examples can still get above. Cars and Bids is showing the same with cars selling sub 10k to about 20k but few breaking the 20k barrier now. not including the m3 of course.

BaT now seems only for speculators while Cars and Bids seems to attract the drivers and enthusiasts now.

We’re entering a sharp recession within the next year or so, so prices will start cooling off and level off by the end of next year. I’m noticing prices cool for other cars too. This E21 I was interested in was listed at $19k at the dealer and now they dropped the price down to $16k

Of course, cars like the M3 will get people emotional enough that price trends for it will defy market dynamics.

[82eye]

We’re entering a sharp recession within the next year or so, so prices will start cooling off and level off by the end of next year. I’m noticing prices cool for other cars too. This E21 I was interested in was listed at $19k at the dealer and now they dropped the price down to $16k

Of course, cars like the M3 will get people emotional enough that price trends for it will defy market dynamics.

i'm pretty sure we're back to sub 20k prices on any e30 aside from m3 unless it's a perfect time capsule or something special. the under 10k prices for decent looking cars on DeMuro's site are getting more realistic.

[ZeKahr]

i'm pretty sure we're back to sub 20k prices on any e30 aside from m3 unless it's a perfect time capsule or something special. the under 10k prices for decent looking cars on DeMuro's site are getting more realistic.

Well yeah, we’re definitely getting below the $20k level for a decent E30, although I don’t think the prices have bottomed out yet. I would wait maybe another 6-12 months - by that point you’ll probably be able to get a screaming deal on a really mint E30.

And speaking of M3s, 6-12 months from now would probably be a super good time to “rob” someone of an nice E46 M3. The dirt cheap E30 M3 ship already sailed in like 2011 (the 2008 crash being the window of opportunity for that car), but I see a window of opportunity opening up to pick a mint E46 M3 for a song in 2024, and that car will probably moon to the stratosphere (i.e. high five figs to six figs for a mint stock one) in 10-15 years or so.

[82eye]

Well yeah, we’re definitely getting below the $20k level for a decent E30, although I don’t think the prices have bottomed out yet. I would wait maybe another 6-12 months - by that point you’ll probably be able to get a screaming deal on a really mint E30.

And speaking of M3s, 6-12 months from now would probably be a super good time to “rob” someone of an nice E46 M3. The dirt cheap E30 M3 ship already sailed in like 2011 (the 2008 crash being the window of opportunity for that car), but I see a window of opportunity opening up to pick a mint E46 M3 for a song in 2024, and that car will probably moon to the stratosphere (i.e. high five figs to six figs for a mint stock one) in 10-15 years or so.

e46 m3 has already taken off here. any of the 1 series as well whether it's 1m or not.

[e30austin]

Man, about 10 years ago there was a '74 2002 for sale in my town that I could have got for $400. It'd been sitting in a garage for like 10+ years, non running and the body was rough but it was all there, just begging for a restoration. I want to say the dash didn't even have any cracks, and the BMWCCA sticker in the rear window is a detail I remember. Passed on it because I was out of garage space and taking on a project like that was beyond me at the time. Definitely kicking myself for not picking that up!

i've passed on so many late 2002s over the years because i couldn't get past the big crash bumpers lol. what an idiot i was for that. little did we know what the values of this stuff would do...

had i not ended up with my mentor's 2002 from his estate, i probably wouldn't own one today (and mine isn't very nice at all, but at least it's mine).

[It's Soda Not Pop]

When I bought my E30 in 2015 I paid 3500. At time I didn't know that much about them, other than I liked it. All the prices that I looked at ranged from 5k-6k. 3500 at the time felt like I was over paying. lol

[lukeADE335i]

And speaking of M3s, 6-12 months from now would probably be a super good time to “rob” someone of an nice E46 M3. The dirt cheap E30 M3 ship already sailed in like 2011 (the 2008 crash being the window of opportunity for that car), but I see a window of opportunity opening up to pick a mint E46 M3 for a song in 2024, and that car will probably moon to the stratosphere (i.e. high five figs to six figs for a mint stock one) in 10-15 years or so.

I was offered a late 60s 911in excellent condition when the Boomers were desperately offloading their toys following the GFC for $20k. Still kicking myself that I didn’t buy it, If the recession bites hard, I won’t make the same mistake again and pick up something nice :)

e30 prices are definitely cooling down here.

[82eye]

I was offered a late 60s 911in excellent condition when the Boomers were desperately offloading their toys following the GFC for $20k. Still kicking myself that I didn’t buy it, If the recession bites hard, I won’t make the same mistake again and pick up something nice :)

e30 prices are definitely cooling down here.

unfortunately it looks like this recession is pairing up with an inflationary cycle. wages going down while prices continue to climb and employment remains steady or even increases. north america is on the cusp of a long stagflationary cycle, similar to japan at the end of the 90's.

edit : china is in deflation - prices, wages, and employment levels are all crashing.

[TobyB]

folks said the same thing about 2002s, about 15 years ago. you're lucky to find a beater 75/76 2002 for $15k today.

Fuq no, project 2002s with more going for them than this pos are ASKING 5-7k on C-list, and probably not getting it.

Hipsters no likey spring pokey in the butt. Specially as they be gettin' on in years, now.

OVER-RESTORED 2002s may be going for silly on BaTurkey, but the local prices are not yet up to what it costs to do a really
nice paint job and build a solid engine...

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