The Official Bring A Trailer (BaT) Thread

[bmw]

You’d have to be such a fucking dweeb to buy one of these cars for $134k

I think they have it priced right on the market.
Of course opinions vary, but I find LSB to be an ugly color. But the highest selling E46 M3 on BAT was 112k + fees for the LSB with 29k miles.
This car is in much better shape with 1/10th of the miles.
Then again I'm not one of those people that think you have to be broke to be an enthusiast, honestly that seems like a "dweeb" mindset to me.

[PSUEng]

Oh here we go. This is going to go for all the money: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...-m3-coupe-219/

Hmmm.."The vehicle was ordered without a rear lip spoiler or trunk badging..."

I remember when the car came out in 2001, press LSB: 18" wheels, dove grey leather; drove one on the lot. This listing, the manual cloth seats really are the selling point. But with these low mileage examples, aren't there problems due to excessively low miles? Dried seals, and so on? I mean, stuff rots away due to time.

[simon_c]

Oh here we go. This is going to go for all the money: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...-m3-coupe-219/

[PSUEng]

These wheels look pretty sweet

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/18...mpaign_2648441

I really like those but damn, get ready to pay to get them to the US.

[Duck360198]

Dweeb is harsh but.... it is because the owner will not drive a car like this since almost every penny of the car's value is tied to the low mileage aspect. E46's are not rare, at all. Related but off topic a bit, the color combination doesn't make it a better E46 M3. So, generally speaking, it sits in the owner's garage and collects dust. That's cool, but this is an enthusiast first forum.

There is a somewhat rare E46 M3, it's called a CSL. We didn't get it.

No, the E46 obviously isn’t rare, but a 2700 mile example certainly is, let alone all original. Ahhhh yes, my mistake, I forgot people who have garage queens couldn’t possibly be enthusiasts.

CSL? Is that the one many “enthusiasts” say is crap because of the garbage SMG transmission? And the market price can’t be justifiable because you can just build your own with aftermarket parts and a manual swap and it’s instantly better for a fraction of the cost?

[elrichmeister]

These wheels look pretty sweet

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/18x8-5-and-18x9-5-bbs-forged-re-wheels-for-bmw/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_2648441

[oceansize]

I guess i don’t understand why someone would be a dweeb for buying one of the cleanest, original, ZCP’s out there. I haven’t seen a ZCP with this low of mileage since they were new. Is it really that far-fetched to buy arguably one of the cleanest examples out there considering what remains today? A collector who knows jack shit about the E46? Come on. Maybe, just maybe the person who buys this recognizes the opportunity to own a phenomenal example. It very well could go to a person who has owned several BMWs, probably multiple E46s, and has come to the realization that the E46 checks all the boxes and own it’s time to have the cream of the crop. I’m speaking for myself based my personal experience. I have enjoyed the E46 more than any other M car.

Dweeb is harsh but.... it is because the owner will not drive a car like this since almost every penny of the car's value is tied to the low mileage aspect. E46's are not rare, at all. Related but off topic a bit, the color combination doesn't make it a better E46 M3. So, generally speaking, it sits in the owner's garage and collects dust. That's cool, but this is an enthusiast first forum.

There is a somewhat rare E46 M3, it's called a CSL. We didn't get it.

[Duck360198]

I guess i don’t understand why someone would be a dweeb for buying one of the cleanest, original, ZCP’s out there. I haven’t seen a ZCP with this low of mileage since they were new. Is it really that far-fetched to buy arguably one of the cleanest examples out there considering what remains today? A collector who knows jack shit about the E46? Come on. Maybe, just maybe the person who buys this recognizes the opportunity to own a phenomenal example. It very well could go to a person who has owned several BMWs, probably multiple E46s, and has come to the realization that the E46 checks all the boxes and own it’s time to have the cream of the crop. I’m speaking for myself based my personal experience. I have enjoyed the E46 more than any other M car.

[lemoose]

You’d have to be such a fucking dweeb to buy one of these cars for $134k

Meh not as much of dweebs as the ones buying a $100k+ new M car

[M3LSB.Gab]

You’d have to be such a fucking dweeb to buy one of these cars for $134k

Always canadian cars the cleanest 🤪 !

[maw1124]

Though let's be realistic - it will most likely be a 'dweeb' as you say, a collector who doesn't know jack shit about an E46 M3.

Jack Shit, Shit Jack, or Fuck All ... won't know any of 'em.

maw

[maw1124]

Yup

And I expect this is another good deal loading...

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/r4BVkgAL/2005-bmw-m3-coupe

maw

[PetrolM3]

Someone got a great deal on a solid car...

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2003-bmw-m3-coupe-295/

[PetrolM3]

You’d have to be such a fucking dweeb to buy one of these cars for $134k

I can see a scenario of an individual who owned one when they first came out, life got in the way and almost 3 decades later they are (very) well off and want to get one again, the best example available.

Or someone who admired it when it first came out but was out of their league... now they are millionaires and as above, have no issue paying for the best example available.

Though let's be realistic - it will most likely be a 'dweeb' as you say, a collector who doesn't know jack shit about an E46 M3.



Let's be honest - if money was no object, which one of us wouldn't want the keys to essentially a brand new E46 M3, manual '06 ZCP in white mind you, in year 2025! I'd have no problem writing the cheque.

[Nate047]

Not BaT or CnB but EAG just listed this not too long ago. Manual AW ZCP with 2500 miles for $134K. Wow.

https://www.enthusiastauto.com/inven...e46-m3-pn64771

You’d have to be such a fucking dweeb to buy one of these cars for $134k