'87 325is - $50,147.16 in Today's Dollars

[markseven]

My car's previous owner had the original window sticker - $27,399 for a fully loaded '87 325is Coupe. Adjusted for inflation, today the car would cost $50,147.16.

How much were E30 M3's going for when new?

[Jonathan M3]

Mine stickered for $36,324.00 according to my window sticker.

[markseven]

Mine stickered for $36,324.00 according to my window sticker.

That would be $57,784.06.

[E30SPDFRK]

Really? That seems low according to what you said the 325is was.

[naika]

Really? That seems low according to what you said the 325is was.

I agree, it should be more like in the $60.000's
Something like $66,472.00

[JGood]

Even more disgusting to think about is the fact that my $21,xxx 85 325e had ~$20,000 in dealership-only maintenance between 1985 and 2000. After 2000 when I bought it, I put another ~$15k in mods/restoration/parts swapping (I put over 110k miles on it in those 7 years - that's a lot of maintenance).

That's probably close to $100k with inflation, for an eta.

[markseven]

Really? That seems low according to what you said the 325is was.

I agree, it should be more like in the $60.000's
Something like $66,472.00

Here's the Inflation Calculator I used:

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl

[Van Westervelt]

the biggest difference could be that the 325i is an 87 and the m3 is a 90. I dont think there would be that much variation in 3 years however. Not sure if its that accurate.

[E30SPDFRK]

yeah, if you divide 50,147.16 by 27,399, it comes out to 1.83. If you multiply 36,324.00 by 1.83, it comes out to 66,472.92. granted, theres 3 years in between, but not that much.

[browntown]

^^ Not sure you're looking at inflation properly. Granted it's been a long time, but I think you compound inflation the same way you do interest. Using my trusty HP 12C (15 year old financial calculator relic, still the best) I got the following:

87 325is

i = 3.0% (general inflation rate assumption)
PV = 27,399 (present value in 1987)
n = 20 (# of years)
FV = 49485$ (Future Value - now)


90 m3

i = 3.0%
PV = 36,324$
n = 17
FV = 60038$

You can get more specific numbers with an online calculator that has actual inflation historical data.

[nando]

excel also has that function built in

[Jand3rson]

Anyone know what a 325es stickered for in '86? Keep in mind an es, not a standard e.

[JasonC]

I seen that strictlyeta has a full price list. I can't beleive the prices on this things.

http://www.strictlyeta.net/technical/specifications.html

[markseven]

I seen that strictlyeta has a full price list. I can't beleive the prices on this things.

http://www.strictlyeta.net/technical...fications.html

Imagine what they would cost today if Acura and Lexus weren't on the scene.

[Jand3rson]

So this was mine:

1986 325es $21,950

Since I suck ass at math, someone want to hook me up?