Has anyone tried to sell their E92 M3 to dealer?

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Interested to know as this would give an accurate fix on where the market is.

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Pugsey said:

Groans and holds head in hands. WHY do people only seem interested in going on (and on and on) about the M3 and depreciation? I suppose I could say define 'plummet' (btw I guess you actually meant prices not values?) but I'm really bored now frankly. Off for a coffee.

Pugsey, you have been a decent fellow and taken all this whinging in good part!

I hope it hasn't spoiled your enjoyment of the car.

I think the reasons we're all being such mismogs is:

– the car costs more than we hoped
– the reviews are worse than hoped
– secretly we still want one but are frightened bu the prospective residuals.

Good on you, mate!

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Pugsey said:

Having been lucky enough to have been in on very early examples of quite a few nice cars recently and chatted about them on the various forums on PHs I have to say that the M3 forum stands out as the only one where rather than discussing the car people go on and on about depreciation to the exclusion of virtually anything else about the car. Why is this. Interestingly it seems to be mainly non owners that do this. Must confess I find it very odd.

Pugsey, I've already said that I think you've been very decent in the face of all this negativity about your new toy.

I've summed up the feelings of many before, but perhaps they are worth re-stating.

We looked forward with eager anticipation to the launch of the new M3.

We'd been on the waiting list for years.

We'd wrongly assumed the car was going to be £45k for a basic spec, £50k for bells & whistles.

We'd expected mind-blowing reviews.

What we've actualy got is a car priced at a level that is a stretch for many of us unless residuals are caste-iron, and the reviews that are luke-warm.

Nett result is that we're all dubious about the car and its price and looking for reinforcement of our views via heavy initial depreciation.

Then we can buy one!