Bring a Trailer Auctions, E30 edition

[2mAn]

S52 Swapped 325i Convertible
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...onvertible-14/

1989 325i

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-bmw-325i-164/

[2mAn]

1989 M3

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-bmw-m3-82/

[Reichart12]

1989 M3
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-bmw-m3-82/

I like when the same car goes back on BaT and you can check out the previous post. Two years of ownership and he put 1,000 miles on this. $67k in 2020 seems like top of the market but judging from the early bids, it should make it back to that range, if not more.

[Panici]

I still can't believe the kind of money an E30 M3 commands these days.
Is it just collectors snapping them up and parking them as investments?

Seems you could build/buy a 325i to be significantly better then an M3 in every way for less then 1/3rd of the cost.
There are even replica body panels to build a clone if that's your thing.

[4tDX]

With all the monopoly money going around it seems like anything and everything has been turned into an investment vehicle - pun intended.

I'm not a huge fan of the e30 m3 body kit either. I'd much rather just have a standard e30 with any one of a dozen engine swaps for pennies on the dollar you'd pay to get an e30 m3 these days.

[2mAn]

1990 325i Trackcar

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-bmw-325i-105/

1985 323i Baur
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...3i-baur-tc2-2/

1993 325i Convertible
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...nvertible-2-2/

[ForcedFirebird]

Not an e30, but the neighbor that shares a shop wall with me just sold this....

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1957-mercedes-benz-190sl-30/

[2mAn]

1989 325iS

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-bmw-325is-85/

[2mAn]

2022 List: 221 E30s sold

Average of E30s, not including M3s $29,401

Average price, by model:

M3 (44) = $82,859
318is (6) = $17,075
325is (28) = $21,497
325i (21) = $16,646
318/ 325e (20) = $14,197
Convertible (65) = $17,959
Touring (12) = $16,990
Swapped (13)= $27,254
iX (8) = $17,584
Alpina/ Harge (3) = $84,192
Other (1) = $115,411

The one 'other' listed above is a S54 swapped M3. Quite an outlier, but still wasnt the highest selling E30 M3!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-bmw-m3-66/

Other Interesting notes:
-E30s continue to rise in YoY average price. 2019 AVG was $11,624, doubling to 22,204 in 2020, and averaging 10% YoY since then
-318iS numbers dropped, possibly hinting that the "Bargain" E30 / Baby M3 are either not meeting BaTs criteria or there are less out there...
-The convertibles continue to dominate the sales, likely because they are the least used, least modified of the bunch.
-M3 prices continue to rise (~10% YoY)
-Swapped car sales rose, suggesting they are accepting more, but also likely that there are more cleaner swaps available now.

[Panici]

2022 List: 221 E30s sold

Love me some good data, thanks for crunching the numbers.

[4tDX]

Not an E30 but... who the hell is paying these kind of prices?

e46 325i wagon - $21.5k https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...sport-wagon-2/

[2mAn]

1990 325i

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-bmw-325i-108/

[Panici]

Not an E30 but... who the hell is paying these kind of prices?
e46 325i wagon - $21.5k https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...sport-wagon-2/

The huge wealth gap out there is crazy. Rich folks must drop 20k like it's pocket change.
BaT makes the cars accessible nationwide so it's just like buying anything else online.

[2mAn]

1990 320i

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-bmw-320i-5/

1990 M3 Sport Evo

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-bmw-m3-sport-evolution-2/

[MrBurgundy]

Not an E30 but... who the hell is paying these kind of prices?

e46 325i wagon - $21.5k https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...sport-wagon-2/

That's a crazy price for that car lol.