The Official Bring A Trailer (BaT) Thread

[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.

[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.

[PetrolM3]

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

[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.

[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

[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]

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

[Interlagos]

Well the wagon didn't hit reserve. Bid to $59,250. The market has spoken, not as valuable as the owner thinks it is.

😂 I called this on IG but the wagon builder in Europe ended up deleting my comments and the owner’s snooty replies to me… I said this wouldn’t even hit $60k when they were all calling $120k (lol). Looks like the market agrees this car isn't nearly as well built as the owner wanted everyone to believe.

That video the owner posted on the auction of the underside/backside of the rear fenderwells was absolutely awful looking — seriously shoddy looking work for the price.

[puma1824]

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.

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/

[EthanolTurbo]

Well the wagon didn't hit reserve. Bid to $59,250. The market has spoken, not as valuable as the owner thinks it is.

Haha. The owner is delusional as to its value. Even 59k is crackpot pricing for this rice-a-roni build. 🙂

[EthanolTurbo]

Ahem.....

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

[nextelbuddy]

@noble.craft.usa here in San Diego can build you a turnkey wagon. He does very high quality builds. kaiv (also here in San Diego) builds beautiful OEM quality E39 M5 and E46 M3 wagons as well.

Ahem.....

[oceansize]

Well the wagon didn't hit reserve. Bid to $59,250. The market has spoken, not as valuable as the owner thinks it is.

[Nate047]

Isn't this BMW's version of the famous Ferrari combo? No louder than Imola/Imola in my book, which I've seen up close and it works somehow.

I have an E36 M3 in Hell Rot with Sand Beige, pretty Ferrari esque I guess lol. The interior is not as loud visually as Modena (the more yellow/neon one) and is much more rare being a '99 only option. And it's not that terrible all beige like the non M E36s, it's mostly black with beige door card inserts and of course seats.

E46 Cinnamon interior clashes with any red exterior. Imola exterior only works with black or matching Imola interior.

[EthanolTurbo]

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.

@noble.craft.usa here in San Diego can build you a turnkey wagon. He does very high quality builds. kaiv (also here in San Diego) builds beautiful OEM quality E39 M5 and E46 M3 wagons as well.