E30 Prices Going Up?

[Kevinl]

Who cares

Yes they will continue to rise as they get older but they are not a good investment e30 m3's may see a correction at some point but they were undervalued for a long time they could hardly sell them when they were new same thing happend with superbirds and daytonas

[agent]

Market has to crash sometime, there are too many E30s for them to keep climbing. Maybe if some kids keep wrecking more with ghetto mods, but otherwise no.

That's... wrong. The E30 M3 market may level off or dip because it's presently insane, but the supply of regular E30s was already dwindling over a decade ago (due in no small part to SpecE30 et al). Add in the surge of popularity over the past ~5 years, the number of guys who are parting out cars (post-wreck or just for the money) and the fact that a large percentage of the current examples on the road are indeed owned by kids with ghetto mods and/or by people in states where rust is an issue. What we're left with is an ever-diminishing supply of clean, OEM(+) examples. The price of those is only going to continue to go up. I'll let you know by how much in about 20 years.

[RUFFLZ]

a stock e30 that was worth $3.5k a couple years ago can now sell for double nowadays.

axe me how I know ;)

[Wschnitz]

That's... wrong. The E30 M3 market may level off or dip because it's presently insane, but the supply of regular E30s was already dwindling over a decade ago (due in no small part to SpecE30 et al). Add in the surge of popularity over the past ~5 years, the number of guys who are parting out cars (post-wreck or just for the money) and the fact that a large percentage of the current examples on the road are indeed owned by kids with ghetto mods and/or by people in states where rust is an issue. What we're left with is an ever-diminishing supply of clean, OEM(+) examples. The price of those is only going to continue to go up. I'll let you know by how much in about 20 years.

This isnt totally true, depends on the area, but in the PNW its like you cant get rid of them, I cant take a drive to the local coffee place without seeing at least 3 E30s on my way there. They are like rabbits here, I swear they are multiplying.

[agent]

This isnt totally true, depends on the area, but in the PNW its like you cant get rid of them, I cant take a drive to the local coffee place without seeing at least 3 E30s on my way there. They are like rabbits here, I swear they are multiplying.

And are all three of those E30s OEM(+) examples that someone other than a kid would seriously consider if they were in the market? Either way, it's a lot more true than "there are too many E30s for them to keep climbing."

[brbahner]

a stock e30 that was worth $3.5k a couple years ago can now sell for double nowadays.

axe me how I know ;)

NO WAY, you are one of the people who sold a 7k stock e30? i know there are probably people who don't like that, but i commend you sir. If people are willing to drop that cash to "join the bandwagon" then why not let them.

Was it an eta?

[ThatOneEuroE30]

A good rust free example here in the rust belt could sell for a good 5k(or more) if it was clean.