How much did you pay for your used M3?

Blindside_137 wrote

I happened to stumble across mine. I have been waiting and waiting for a perfect Melbourne Red E92 low mileage. But all of them were just a bit more than I wanted to spend.

One day I drove by a Chevy dealer that had this on their lot. Called up and asked about it. Said it just arrived that day, sales guy had to ask the owner of the dealership what they were pricing it at. He told me 62k miles for 28k. Come to find out it's an October, 2011 build. Condition was immaculate except for two dings on the left rear door, and hood. I put a deposit down, and the car was mine after I had the chance to test drive the following weekend. Absolutely love this thing. I still hope one day I can get ahold of a red E92, but don't think I would ever sell the E90.

2011 E90 ZCP
DCT
Nav
Black/Silver two tone (which I have grown to love)

62k miles
27k $

Hey another Raleigh M3! Car looks clean and a very nice spec.

Here's my info:

When purchased: April 2019
Year and Model: 2008 E92 M3 - Interlagos / Novillo
Miles: 107k when purchased
Options:Individual Audio, EDC, iDrive, Comfort Access
Transmission: 6MT

$19.5k

Not a steal, but not a bad price. Body is clean, no accidents, interior is clean, rod bearings are done, everything works beautifully, car feels great! Perfect DD material. No fear of putting on the miles at this point!

https://imgur.com/a/fq2QAjL

Looks very clean! I think I'm following you on Instagram already if it's goodtime as well.

Blindside_137 wrote

Looks very clean! I think I'm following you on Instagram already if it's goodtime as well.

Thanks! And yep, that's me!

Jerez Black, 45,000 miles DCT. Needed engine mounts but had new set of pilot sport.. $29k. I thought it was a fair deal given the condition.

So far I love the blue black Jerez - we'll see what it's like to live with! (Those orange reflectors have to go)

Omoishiroi wrote

Jerez Black, 45,000 miles DCT. Needed engine mounts but had new set of pilot sport.. $29k. I thought it was a fair deal given the condition.

So far I love the blue black Jerez - we'll see what it's like to live with! (Those orange reflectors have to go)

Jerez is a gorgeous color! Congrats

Omoishiroi wrote

Jerez Black, 45,000 miles DCT. Needed engine mounts but had new set of pilot sport.. $29k. I thought it was a fair deal given the condition.

So far I love the blue black Jerez - we'll see what it's like to live with! (Those orange reflectors have to go)

Never mind the reflectors.. gotta black out that chrome window trim.

2011 E92 SPG ZCP 6MT 52kmi with a bunch of carbon and exhaust $35k will post some pictures later tonight as I am taking delivery this evening.

Freiheit wrote

Despite posting many comments in this thread I forgot to put my info in here. Apologies.

2011 E92 M3 Competition Space Grey Metallic over Black with Carbon Fiber roof, Carbon Structure trim

Purchased Late 2018 19,2xx miles $37.5k plus transport costs


Options

DCT
NAV
Individual Audio
Heated Seats

PO Installed Mods

Style 359M wheels in gun metal grey
Dinan Coil Springs / Supplemental Ride Quality kit
Remus Race exhaust and connecting pipes
Gintani carbon fiber front lip / carbon fiber quarter fins
Vorsteiner Type II carbon fiber diffuser
BMW Performance carbon fiber decklid spoiler / black fender grilles / black kidney grilles /carbon fiber mirror covers
(unknown) GTS carbon fiber side skirts
OEM M3 GTS door sills
Lux Angel Eyes
body color reflectors


Depending on where I check the car was either a lease/buyout by the original owner, or a lease/CPO sale with two owners. The original dealer as well as the reselling dealer wouldn't give me any info. I really couldn't care less. The entire car was covered in 3M protection film, then vinyl wrapped. Car was used mainly for promotions and shows. Blemish and wear free inside and out. And WHOA does it sound goooood....

This is a perfectly optioned car and you got a screaming deal on this. I am jealous. One of the best deals I've seen in this thread.

chocstraw wrote

This is a perfectly optioned car and you got a screaming deal on this. I am jealous. One of the best deals I've seen in this thread.

Thank you. As always, I have to first express thanks to BOOF-M3 for using up many hours out of his life over at least a year of searching to help me shop for this car. It was the precise spec I had been looking for, and had nearly every mod I'd wanted to buy. Gotta laugh - while I waited for it to arrive I made a list of things I'd want to add to it, but when it came off the trailer I started checking things off the list until all that remained was test pipes and a tune. Of course, that means I just had to make a new list.

The build is just part of it though...

I knew the car had a show history but I couldn't find out any details. The dealers weren't any help nor did they have any obligation to me to provide any info, and I have to respect that they were protecting the previous owner. It was completely by chance that I found a tiny piece of info left on the car - a decal covering one of the hub emblems! - that finally gave me the clue I needed to track down the PO. Once I did I looked into the car's history via posts and shared photos I learned just how carefully he had taken care of this car. The paint has basically never touched air since shortly after he took delivery due to the PPF, and then it spent most of its life wrapped in vinyl so after the first couple of years or so the paint never saw sunlight either.

I'm still trying to figure out what products the guy used to keep the leather looking new and smelling new. At nearly 8 years old the interior appeared to have just left Regensburg. The seats honestly looked like they'd never been sat in, whereas I had the usual "shallow wrinkle" we all get in the driver's seat within a couple of months. I'd say he probably rode passenger in a car next to this one and leaned in the window to steer it but I doubt he ever opened the windows, so he must have driven from a hammock supported by the clothes hooks.

Seriously, not a particle of dust anywhere in or on the car, not a flake of debris, or any oxidation. That can't have been the dealership "get ready" department, though they did a great job. The only thing I found wrong were two small 90 degree pieces of sealing rubber under the hood had turned white, and the windshield molding had turned up at the top left corner.

Ooh, its busted, return it for a refund.

Nope.

Was worried for awhile that I may have overpaid for my e92, but after reading through the thread, I feel much better about it.

When purchased: August 2019
Year and Model: 2009 E92 M3
Color: Space Grey (carbon roof, black leather, carbon interior)
Miles: 70k
Options: EDC, iDrive, Comfort Access, (still unsure what audio)
Trans: DCT

Paid 22.5k

The only thing that almost held me back was that the car was re sprayed. Per the previous owner, it was hit up with salt from a salt truck, so the insurance covered a full re spray. Owner was up front about it and the paint looked great, so I pulled the trigger.

When purchased: October 2019
Year and Model: 2008 E90 M3 - Silvertone / Black Novillo
Miles: 58,700k when purchased
Options:Individual Audio, EDC, iDrive, Comfort Access
Transmission: 6MT
Paid $19,500

New to the forums and just picked this up a week ago Previous owner had blacked out grills and front bumper reflectors replaced from what I could quickly tell.

When purchased: October 2019
Year and Model: 2011 Space Gray E90 M3
Miles: 44k
Options: EDC, Comfort Access, NAV
Transmission: DCT
Paid $28,000

$22,500
1-Owner
2009 E92 DCT 62k
Space Grey on Fox Red
Brakes, tires, fluid flush, spark plugs, Throttle Actuators, Idle Control Valve serviced
Tech Package, Cold Weather Package, CF roof, Carbon leather trim, 219M wheels

Cost: $17,500
# of owners previous: 2
When purchased: July 2019
Year and Model: 2010 M3 Coupe
Miles: 81K
Options: ZCW, ZPP, ZTP, Enhanced Premium sound
Transmission: DCT

I wonder how close I am to the cheapest M3 in this thread? lol

revengeismine wrote

Cost: $17,500
# of owners previous: 2
When purchased: July 2019
Year and Model: 2010 M3 Coupe
Miles: 81K
Options: ZCW, ZPP, ZTP, Enhanced Premium sound
Transmission: DCT

I wonder how close I am to the cheapest M3 in this thread? lol

wow that's cheap! e90 M3 prices are tanking. Not sure when this will bottom out

Honda wrote

wow that's cheap! e90 M3 prices are tanking. Not sure when this will bottom out

I can't believe they will get too much cheaper. A lot of car for that money. They are not Hemi Chargers.

Honda wrote

revengeismine wrote

Cost: $17,500
# of owners previous: 2
When purchased: July 2019
Year and Model: 2010 M3 Coupe
Miles: 81K
Options: ZCW, ZPP, ZTP, Enhanced Premium sound
Transmission: DCT

I wonder how close I am to the cheapest M3 in this thread? lol

wow that's cheap! e90 M3 prices are tanking. Not sure when this will bottom out

huh? E90 prices are not "tanking" recently.. most people agree a well sorted E90 is actually harder to come across this year vs last year..

wfdeacon88 wrote

huh? E90 prices are not "tanking" recently.. most people agree a well sorted E90 is actually harder to come across this year vs last year..

Especially 2011 E90 ZCP 6MT slicktop cars with low mileage. The market for low mileage cars like that bottomed a couple of years ago and has started appreciating. If you have one with 15k miles, you'll get an instant bank wire offer from EAG that will be way above what many would expect.

There are strong hands out there ready to buy E90 M3s with under 50k that haven't been daily driven, have always been garaged, never in snow and present essentially as new. E90 M3's like that are very hard to find, and if you restrict that circle to 2011s, excellent documented provenance, as-new condition, no or easily reversed modifications...they're very, very hard to find.

The market for E92s is different than the sedans given the much, much greater supply of coupes as one main factor with preference being the second factor.

Wish I had looked through this thread before getting into an auction but.. really went with my heart here.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2013-bmw-m3-44/

E92 M3
23k Miles
6MT
Competition Package
Jerez Black Metallic over Black Cloth
No iDrive
Carbon fiber roof
No Accidents, majority of wear appears to be on underside (more pics underside) + curb rash on rims
All stock everything
Sold for $45,666 .. I'm picking it up tomorrow and I'm so excited. But do tell if I'm crazy for this one. Almost want to say the other bidder was trolling once we got past his max, since he kept bidding just above me? Knew I'd take the bait?

big pluses for me.. very low miles, manual transmission, been in California its whole life, no leather (why does that always get to looking so weird?), no iDrive (looks like a pain to use)

datf15h wrote

Wish I had looked through this thread before getting into an auction but.. really went with my heart here.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2013-bmw-m3-44/

E92 M3
23k Miles
6MT
Competition Package
Jerez Black Metallic over Black Cloth
No iDrive
Carbon fiber roof
No Accidents, majority of wear appears to be on underside (more pics underside) + curb rash on rims
All stock everything
Sold for $45,666 .. I'm picking it up tomorrow and I'm so excited. But do tell if I'm crazy for this one. Almost want to say the other bidder was trolling once we got past his max, since he kept bidding just above me? Knew I'd take the bait?

big pluses for me.. very low miles, manual transmission, been in California its whole life, no leather (why does that always get to looking so weird?), no iDrive (looks like a pain to use)

You got a phenomenal spec. Not crazy if it's the spec and car you wanted.. Single hump, speed cloth, 6 speed, CF roof, and low miles. It definitely checks the boxes almost everywhere on what people see as the most valuable these days.

One piece of advice just based on my regrets/experience (purely my opinion) but go get it properly/professionally detailed soon after you get it.. polished and coated.. depending on where and how much you intend to drive it, I'd drop the 1.5-2K to get it perfect up front and then you can maintain it at top level from there. just a random thought based on what I would do with a phenomenal spec if I had one.

datf15h wrote

Sold for $45,666 .. I'm picking it up tomorrow and I'm so excited. But do tell if I'm crazy for this one. Almost want to say the other bidder was trolling once we got past his max, since he kept bidding just above me? Knew I'd take the bait?

big pluses for me.. very low miles, manual transmission, been in California its whole life, no leather (why does that always get to looking so weird?), no iDrive (looks like a pain to use)

You did right with getting the cloth+6sp. I thought about bidding on that one to add a 6 speed to the stable, but I'm a stickler for heated seats and Individual Audio. I shopped for my car for over a year before finding the combo I wanted. Its going to be worse getting my build with the gear-stirrer this time. Manuals were sitting on lots when I started shopping but they've dried up now.

As far as the price goes... I'm happy for everyone concerned, especially me. The prices on low-mile cars are climbing and my car is just over 21k. I'll probably hit 23k by January... of 2021.

datf15h wrote

Wish I had looked through this thread before getting into an auction but.. really went with my heart here.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2013-bmw-m3-44/

E92 M3
23k Miles
6MT
Competition Package
Jerez Black Metallic over Black Cloth
No iDrive
Carbon fiber roof
No Accidents, majority of wear appears to be on underside (more pics underside) + curb rash on rims
All stock everything
Sold for $45,666 .. I'm picking it up tomorrow and I'm so excited. But do tell if I'm crazy for this one. Almost want to say the other bidder was trolling once we got past his max, since he kept bidding just above me? Knew I'd take the bait?

big pluses for me.. very low miles, manual transmission, been in California its whole life, no leather (why does that always get to looking so weird?), no iDrive (looks like a pain to use)

Yeah, you never know in an auction if there's shill bidder, but it's done and you got a rare spec car with very low mileage. Undercarriage looks superb like one would expect with that mileage and no winter roads. I noticed in one pic of a tire that there is a plug at a location in the beginning of an edge tread block, so I'd look closely at that as it might have been plugged when it should have been replaced (hard to guess since picture is cut off), but new PS4S should be on tap for such a cool car anyway.

Enjoy the beautiful E92!