How much did you pay for your used M3?

jv92red wrote

Just picked up my E92 a few weeks ago. Been meaning to get on here to share.

paid $36k
20,200 miles
2010 Alpine White with extended Platinum interior.
6MT (was a must for me)
Carbon roof (another must for me)
Premium Package
Tech Package

So long story short I was looking for a few months and lost out on a few cars. I really was looking 11'-13' with ZCP but with decent miles (below 40k miles but up to 50k would have been ok) and carbon roof + 6MT, it was slim pickins for me in the mid 30's. I knew I would need to come up a little budget wise to get a car, especially 6MT with Carbon roof. This car came up here on the forum and I jumped on it. Sure, not ZCP but already purchased the wheels from another member a week ago for $800. I'll need to get those cleaned and some curbage fixed before they go on. Anyways, wasn't looking for a 08' (old clutch and iDrive), and the 09' and 10' were only if the car was in good shape at the right price so with the miles as low as they were I said screw the ZCP and jumped on it. I'm ok with the pre-LCI tail lights so if I end up changing them, it won't be for a while until I can get other things done.

Car was located in Seattle so flew up to buy it Saturday morning, drove it 12 hours on Saturday down the 5 freeway through Washington and Oregon, stopped for the night in Sacramento, then another 6 hours to get her home Sunday. Here are some pics:

330ciprem wrote

I remember talking to this seller.

Getting the PPI was turning to be a pain and before we could finalize on anything it was sold.

Congratulations though!

TheRussski wrote

Looking to buy this weekend: 2012 e92 ZCP with 49k miles, 2 owners, seller asking $34.....does the price seems ok?

cjphil2 wrote

New to the forums. Can't post a new thread so I'll post here. I'm looking at the following:

51k miles, 6speed, premium pkg, nav, 19" wheels, silverstone with red interior. No tech pkg.
For sale at BMW dealer originally listed for $28,600. I've got them down to $26,400 at the moment.

Is this a decent deal? Hard to tell. I see a large spread out there.

The car seems to be in good shape, however it's a 4 owner car and I cannot confirm if the rod bearings or fuel actuators have been replaced. According to BMW service records, it has not been done unless it was taken to another shop. Given the mileage I'm guessing it has not been done

evoq007 wrote

Picked up a

2011 Silverstone on black
DCT/EDC
Slicktop
10k miles
stoptech trophy kit front and rear
Akra exhaust
New Michelin Cup 2's

34.9k

XKxRome0ox wrote

cjphil2 wrote

New to the forums. Can't post a new thread so I'll post here. I'm looking at the following:

51k miles, 6speed, premium pkg, nav, 19" wheels, silverstone with red interior. No tech pkg.
For sale at BMW dealer originally listed for $28,600. I've got them down to $26,400 at the moment.

Is this a decent deal? Hard to tell. I see a large spread out there.

The car seems to be in good shape, however it's a 4 owner car and I cannot confirm if the rod bearings or fuel actuators have been replaced. According to BMW service records, it has not been done unless it was taken to another shop. Given the mileage I'm guessing it has not been done

year? e90? e92? e93?

assuming it's one of the later years, it seems like a good deal

cjphil2 wrote

Oops, it's 2008 e90

XKxRome0ox wrote

cjphil2 wrote

Oops, it's 2008 e90

no accident history?
how's the maintenance history?
if the car is super clean, then it's a good price

but just know that ... the CCC nav and idrive system suck (because 2008)
and you might have LCI tail light envy
if you don't care about those things, then go for it
but if you think you're going to regret it, then look around for a later year


i got a 2008 e90 m3
57514 miles
no accidents, 2 owners
white on black
6 speed, slicktop, EDC
19" 220M wheels, MPSS tires
premium and tech packages
paid $26,800 in May 2018
it was super clean and it was in so much better condition than the other ones i checked out so i jumped on it

I don't care about the CCC idrive too much
but i do get LCI tail envy at times and look for aftermarket or swap items from time to time

cjphil2 wrote

Thanks for the info.

Clean accident history, but maintenance history is less than stellar. Just not much there so I'm hoping the previous owners did service somewhere rather than skipping altogether. There are a couple BWM visits but that's it.

I do wish this had the tech package but oh well, less to worry about.

BOOF-M3 wrote

Have seen 25k to 35k ZCP cars selling for less.

TheRussski wrote

I got him down to $33k

How much do you think should I pay?

XKxRome0ox wrote

cjphil2 wrote

Thanks for the info.

Clean accident history, but maintenance history is less than stellar. Just not much there so I'm hoping the previous owners did service somewhere rather than skipping altogether. There are a couple BWM visits but that's it.

I do wish this had the tech package but oh well, less to worry about.

my criteria were sedan and 6 speed manual. (which was a huge pain to search for because so many DCT's are listed as "manual")
prefer slicktop and didn't really care too much about other things as long as car was in good condition

i looked at several dozens online ...
emailed about a dozen
drove 3
the one i bought was noticeably better taken care of
clean inside and out
had a car knowledgeable friend go to check it out with me
and then take it to a shop for a PPI

have you driven it?
how does it feel?
just plan on doing the rod bearing change as insurance
i couldn't really drive my car until i did the bearings
just too stressful thinking about the "what if's"

TheRussski wrote

On to the next car, what you guys think about this one?

2009 e92 m3
One owner
Jet Black
Premium package/nav
DCT
Moonroof
28k miles

Seller wants $33k....is that a decent deal?

Freiheit wrote

If it was a few years newer, it would be an outstanding deal. For a 2009... maybe not. But those miles are very low. You probably wouldn't go wrong with it.

As a reference, in the past two months I found the following:

2011 ZCP/6MT, all packages 19,166 miles for $35,800

2011 ZCP/DCT, all packages 20,916 miles for $36,995

2011 ZCP/DCT, all packages 31,325 miles for $32,886.

I have found cars with similar specs, just non-ZCP, for lower prices.

Good luck on your search.

TheRussski wrote

Wow impressive! Where are you searching? Im looking at Carmax, cargurus, Autotrader and cars.com