The Official Bring A Trailer (BaT) Thread

[nextelbuddy]

Post your IG up bro 😅 I didn't know you were in the business of wagon conversions.

I thought you knew me 😢

https://www.instagram.com/shawnrphotography?igsh=NnU3YmJvNTl2Mm1i

[EthanolTurbo]

I thought you knew me 😢

https://www.instagram.com/shawnrphotography?igsh=NnU3YmJvNTl2Mm1i

Just a tactic to get you to post it and advertise your services in this thread. 😇 I thought that wagon was for personal use though so I am a bit surprised.

[nextelbuddy]

Now that the BaT auction has ended, here is my build as a comparison. My conversion was done by the guy in Europe I believe you are referencing. His name is Attila owner/operator of M3Projekts out of Hungary. Note I have not kept up with as many post updates as I would like. I have over 2000 pictures w/videos as well from the builder during the entire build. I did post many more pics, but not all 2000 pics, in my dedicated IG profile for this car.

https://nam3forum.com/forums/forum/main-forum/member-build-journals/155763-e46-m3-touring-conversion-to-europe-and-back

https://www.instagram.com/e46m3teurotrip/

Yours is an excellent example, Attila does great work for sure. He had good ethics

[nextelbuddy]

Just a tactic to get you to post it and advertise your services in this thread. 😇 I thought that wagon was for personal use though so I am a bit surprised.

Lol Yes it's all personal, I don't build for business.

[PetrolM3]

https://www.hagerty.com/media/market-trends/hagerty-insider/another-month-another-drop-for-the-hagerty-market-rating/

[stephen]

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1998-bmw-m3-coupe-17/?

I can’t believe this bid up this high AND didn’t hit reserve. Total loss vehicle with horrendous panel gaps and a sketchy seller that put lipstick on a pig; silver spray paint overspray everywhere and undercoating overspray on the side skirts that are probably an attempt to cover up jack point rust.

[George Hill]

"TheBlueAngel" has to be a shill bidder, registered in 04/24 and only bid on two cars, both owned by the seller of the Estoril M3. In the M3 ad, he makes a raving comment on the car, bumps the bid to $17000 and then never bids again and the auction ends are $17250, crazy. Seems to me if you were trying to actually win the car you wouldn't praise it with all the negative comments going.

[Nate047]

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...-m3-coupe-17/?

I can’t believe this bid up this high AND didn’t hit reserve. Total loss vehicle with horrendous panel gaps and a sketchy seller that put lipstick on a pig; silver spray paint overspray everywhere and undercoating overspray on the side skirts that are probably an attempt to cover up jack point rust.

Tons of problems with that car. The only thing it has going for it is that it doesn’t have grey interior like most Estoril cars lol.

[Chanman1029]

I 100% agree with the underbody, steering wheel, the fact it wasn't properly cleaned up. Wheels don't bother me much, but do agree ZCP's would be much better. The wrap that was on before and the lights, agreed, wasn't a fan. Felt like a sponsor show car. But all of those things can be taken care of quite easily. I'm more concerned about the execution of it all from an engine, transmission, wiring, etc. standpoint. From my perspective, it seemed like this was taken a step further than the other conversions I've seen. I can't speak to Lang Racing though. If they are known for hack jobs, I feel like maybe there would be more people chiming in on that in the BaT listing.

Do you have any links to other builds by chance? I want to understand from a comparison standpoint where this BaT one cut corners. I know there's some guy on IG in Europe who has been converting wagons and it sounds like he does a lot of the work himself. For me, I have a ton of interest in a swapped/converted wagon, but I don't have the time to take on the project, don't really want to pay for a build from the ground up, and would rather just have a turn-key example (for the most part) that can be enjoyed immediately.

I believe this BaT car was listed on consignment a year or so ago for $110K or something wild. Wasn't up long so not sure what the deal was there. Will be interesting to watch for sure.

I can personally attest that Lang Racing botched up my S54 engine. After 1k miles on a full rebuild, I have visible vertical engine scores, and crosshatching is no longer visible on a bore scope. Never take any work to Lang Racing.

[maw1124]

https://www.hagerty.com/media/market...market-rating/

Geeez... I look at those dates and conclude "the used 'collector' car market moves inverse to crypto"... which is not the way people like to think about this stuff but has seemed somewhat clear to me for some time... people will want to argue the point but I won't.

maw

[Nate047]

Imola on Imola 😮💨

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-bmw-m3-coupe-73/

[Slideways]

Imola on Imola 😮💨

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2002-bmw-m3-coupe-73/

MK20... hard pass

[Nate047]

MK20... hard pass

Yea, tbh… I wish I had known more about that whole rabbit hole when I was buying my car. Although I think honestly if you’re driving around town and doing canyon runs, probably doesn’t matter that much.

[BlueBimmers]

I've seen Imola/Imola up close and somehow it works. I'd buy with confidence from 1600veloce, can't say that about many BaT sellers.

[simon_c]

Not a BAT find but a pretty special spec: https://www.ryanfriedmanmotorcars.co...bmw-m3-c-2249/

This is the guy/dealer that listed/sold the 2002 Estoril E46M3 that ended in the $70K+ range. Douchebag dealer imo. Great car.