Any E36 M3 Coupès for sale?

[CharlieGee]

In light of the relative success of the similarly titled convertible thread I thought I would have an ask for a Coupè. I know of all the sites on which they come up but does anyone have intentions to sell their Coupè this spring? I really should do the sensible thing and get a Z4 Coupè but I can't get the E36 out of my mind; particularly as a tidy looking Estoril one has appeared on my cycle route to work.

[CharlieGee]

That Dakar has been on since September so I guess gives an idea of the market. It would probably sell at £12k. Only the limited editions are at £15k plus at the moment. There does seem to be a demand but I'm not sure how big it is. Is anyone beyond M3 Cutters, E36Coupe and Pistonheads really looking?

[CharlieGee]

Schermerhorn said:

CharlieGee said:

That Dakar has been on since September so I guess gives an idea of the market. It would probably sell at £12k. Only the limited editions are at £15k plus at the moment. There does seem to be a demand but I'm not sure how big it is. Is anyone beyond M3 Cutters, E36Coupe and Pistonheads really looking?

Not yet but I bet you wont lose money if you buy one now. I also bet it wont be long before the speculators start [artificially?] driving prices up.

Yep, that's how I read it. Demand is obviously way ahead of supply but supply is so limited that it's impossible to really know where the market is for a cleanish sub 80k miler. I would be much happier if it had never occurred to me that I wanted one.

[CharlieGee]

M888SXY said:

Just for anyone interested in how prices have changed I sold my 98 Evo coupe with 81k on the clock, FSH and as mint as they come, for £4750 four years ago!

Wish I hadn't bothered.

Useful input, thanks. Just so you know I would have given you £8k for that tomorrow, and I dare say I'm not alone.

[CharlieGee]

Cheers. I'd genuinely prefer a standard M3 Evo to the Schnitzer - even if they cost the same - they do nothing for me. Presumably the owner is going to be after £25k+. A GT II or GT is far more desirable in my eyes.

[CharlieGee]

S3_Graham said:

Chunkychucky said:

evojam said:

Low mileage E36 M3's are pretty desirable nowdays and always sell quickly,offer too do anything too prise it off your mate!!!

I'm not so sure, there's been a Dakar car with 33k miles I think up with a dealer for a while now, last time I saw the advert it hadn't sold, that was at £15k

Its dropped to £11,995 now. Kolben is the seller. looks lovely! Slightly strange to have a pre evo steering wheel on an evo car.

Massive drop. Quite surprising that it would go straight from £15k to £12k. Dakar is number 2 for me behind Estoril. I'd go and have a look at it but it's near Liverpool and I'm in London. That price gives me some hope of picking something with around 70k on it for £8k or so. Having said that having that Dakar in the garage with under 50k on it could look pretty shrewd in ten years.

[CharlieGee]

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jonah35 said:

A mint 33k miles dakar Evo coupe, manual is worth £20k.

I'm not sure why this one hasn't sold but it's had paint apparently and non evo wheel so something is amiss,

Seriously? I think you might struggle to find anyone who agrees with you. I certainly don't. People would have been falling over themselves to buy the Kolben one at £15k if that were the case, regardless of paint and a wheel. The only car that I have seen go for £20k plus was the 22k GT II at Munich Legends and that had 22000 on the clock. I'd put an £8k premium on a GT II myself. There's an Estoril one being auctioned at Silverstone today with a reserve of £10k on it. It's done 48k. If we could find out how much that goes for we would get a proper idea of the current market. I mentioned it before but weekday auctions seem an absurd way to sell. I'd have been there chucking some bids in if only they had had it at the weekend.

[CharlieGee]

duff said:

jonah35 said:

£13400 inc buyers premium. Someone got a steal.

Do you own an E36 as all your posts seem to be talking up the prices of these cars!

It looks a good car and that's a reasonable price given the mileage, but a steal? Also £35k for a GT2? There is no way they've gone up 50% in a year.

I don't think anyone would regard £13400 as a steal. There are people on here and Cutters who got E36 M3 Coupès with mileage at around 60k for close to £6k at the end of last year. You do come across as though you have a lock up full of E36s Jonah. Talking up prices whilst you are in the market and when there is a whole host of evidence to the contrary is perverse.

[CharlieGee]

evojam said:

CharlieGee said:

I don't think anyone would regard £13400 as a steal. There are people on here and Cutters who got E36 M3 Coupès with mileage at around 60k for close to £6k at the end of last year. You do come across as though you have a lock up full of E36s Jonah. Talking up prices whilst you are in the market and when there is a whole host of evidence to the contrary is perverse.

A friend of mine has been looking for a low mileage coupe for a while and he'd love to get a mint cherished one for 6k and 60k miles! Most seem to be well north of 100k wanting loads spending on them

As would I. I think it's £10-12k for something desirable now but the talk of prices up to £20k for non-limited Evo Coupès up thread is absurd.

[CharlieGee]

chunkster-deluxe said:

This one looks good. Don't fight over it

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...

Yep, spotted that on eBay last night. The car looks good but a very average advert, no mention of brakes, vanos, suspension or anything specific to rust. In the same neck of the woods as the Dakar Yellow one, i.e. a thoroughly offensive distance from me in London. I've seen some great pictures of techno violet M3s, but those aren't them. The seller should have awaited for a bit of sun.

[CharlieGee]

chunkster-deluxe said:

CharlieGee said:

Yep, spotted that on eBay last night. The car looks good but a very average advert, no mention of brakes, vanos, suspension or anything specific to rust. In the same neck of the woods as the Dakar Yellow one, i.e. a thoroughly offensive distance from me in London. I've seen some great pictures of techno violet M3s, but those aren't them. The seller should have awaited for a bit of sun.

I couldn't see it on eBay. There is a similar one in Bicester with 59k on the clock which I did see on eBay (though it is cat C).

Link here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1996-BMW-M3-E36-COUPE-BL...

I spoke to the owner of the Cat C and was originally second in line before he 'found out' about the category. He claimed he had received a clear hpi when he bought it himself. I waa still tempted despite its status. Tge black with modena looks superb.

[CharlieGee]

A tidy looking Boston Green has just appeared on here at £9k. Perhaps a few are going to pop up now as spring begins. Owners seem to be pricing in the £8-9k bracket for the best cars. Feels about right to me.

[CharlieGee]

mdowning said:

Interesting thread. I've been keeping my eye on these for a while. I was on the verge buying one about a year ago, sensing that their image was finally on the change. (http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=1397903). At the time there was a decent selection available (including, I'm sure, the one still at Hexagon classics @ £15k).

I can't see how you can lose much money on these; but equally can't see prices squeezing up massively. While a cool modern classic (in my view) it feels like the ultimate number of people this car will appeal to is still quite small. 2-3 good looking ones have come up in the last week and all are still available. But I could be wrong. No one was interested in porsche 964 5yrs ago... and now look.

Yep, fully agree. There is going to be a limited number of people to whom these appeal. I'd wager that a reasonable proportion of them are on PH and have commented on this thread. There are something like 35 watchers on the Techno Violet on eBay and it has had a few offers so, despite people being interested and there being an obvious increase in demand, people aren't exactly falling over themselves to get one. The only reason I'm not chipping in offers is that I don't want silver / grey leather. I expect most potential buyers have an exact spec that they want and won't deviate.

I've just seen one done up in finest South London style on my way back from the gym and, even considering the cosmetic 'improvements', it looked great.

[CharlieGee]

evojam said:

Looks nice,well worth a look if your in the market for one,the AP Racing brake upgrade is well worth having and not cheap on these!

Yeah, the AP kit is desirable and, to me at least, suggests an owner who won't have scrimped on servicing. I've never liked green cars but this one looks ok.

[CharlieGee]

You tease. Not guilty enough to sell presumably?

[CharlieGee]

Very nice. You must be surprised to have strangers on the Internet throwing covetous looks in your direction.

[CharlieGee]

mdowning said:

The techno violet one is back up for sale, now in Surrey and £3k more than it was a fortnight ago!

Glad to see it went to an enthusiast

Someone thinks they're clever. Getting a bit ahead of himself though, £8-9k was the right price for that, although the original advert was poor.