The Official Bring A Trailer (BaT) Thread

[shibui]

Expired listing but Jesus Christ. What a steal. I wish I knew about BAT back in 2015. 🤦♂️

[repoman89]

Expired listing but Jesus Christ. What a steal. I wish I knew about BAT back in 2015. 🤦♂️

These cars were cheap everywhere around that time. I got my 05 IB 6 speed with 34k miles in late 2014 for $25k and it felt like I overpaid. There were other nice cars with <60k miles in the high teens to 20k range that I turned down. I should have bought my E39 M5 at the same time but I waited until 2019 … at least it was still within the range I’d pay for that car unlike the current market.

[shibui]

These cars were cheap everywhere around that time. I got my 05 IB 6 speed with 34k miles in late 2014 for $25k and it felt like I overpaid. There were other nice cars with <60k miles in the high teens to 20k range that I turned down. I should have bought my E39 M5 at the same time but I waited until 2019 … at least it was still within the range I’d pay for that car unlike the current market.

I bought mine in 2013 with low miles but since I've actually driven it it's over the 100k mark. Had I known prices would have gotten this bonkers I would have bought another lower mile one back then and kept it a stock garage queen. Damn it. Hindsight is 20/20 they say.

[repoman89]

I bought mine in 2013 with low miles but since I've actually driven it it's over the 100k mark. Had I known prices would have gotten this bonkers I would have bought another lower mile one back then and kept it a stock garage queen. Damn it. Hindsight is 20/20 they say.

You would have been far better off dumping that money into SPY or crypto or whatever. Cars are for driving, be happy you got to enjoy yours

[shibui]

You would have been far better off dumping that money into SPY or crypto or whatever. Cars are for driving, be happy you got to enjoy yours

Very true. Same with buying Bay Area real-estate after the housing market crash.

[maw1124]

This stands at $37k... let's see how far it moves in the last 20mins... if at all... I know the latter ones are preferred.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1999-bmw-m-coupe-48/

$42k, didn't move much.

maw

[maw1124]

I’ll just say the number is much lower than $90-100k. I def want it..just trying to figure out how to go about buying it (have a third E46 or sell one car and replace with this).

PY over cinnamon? Definitely sell and replace, is my $.02.

maw

[lapoune]

This stands at $37k... let's see how far it moves in the last 20mins... if at all... I know the latter ones are preferred.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1999-bmw-m-coupe-48/

$42k, didn't move much.

maw

These cars haven't gone crazy like the rest of the market for some reason. The s54 cars are by far my favorite application of the engine. With a couple handling mods they make absolutely amazing street cars, small, light and lively.

[maw1124]

These cars haven't gone crazy like the rest of the market for some reason. The s54 cars are by far my favorite application of the engine. With a couple handling mods they make absolutely amazing street cars, small, light and lively.

You're not alone. It's not for me but I know many M3 die hards who are also Clownshoe aficionados. It's the only reason I know about them. I think too much of what's driving this market is "sheep money" chasing what they think will bring future returns. So whatever the forums say is "the one to have" is what they're buying and flipping. It's like all the house flipping turned to car flipping over the past 10 years, and now it's just gone hog nuts! But they're not the most discerning car guys, so these and SMG verts get overlooked and sell for a song.

Still that's strong money for what this car is and isn't.

maw

[TexaZ3]

You're not alone. It's not for me but I know many M3 die hards who are also Clownshoe aficionados. It's the only reason I know about them. I think too much of what's driving this market is "sheep money" chasing what they think will bring future returns. So whatever the forums say is "the one to have" is what they're buying and flipping. It's like all the house flipping turned to car flipping over the past 10 years, and now it's just gone hog nuts! But they're not the most discerning car guys, so these and SMG verts get overlooked and sell for a song.

Still that's strong money for what this car is and isn't.

maw

They went up quite a bit in the last 10 years, so now is just icing on the cake. They were $12-15K cars for so long, we even joked around about one day selling these for $60k. S54 cars are there and then some, so $40K+ for an S52 car with this mileage - very solid. Don't think I'll ever sell mine, no matter what the price is.

[TexaZ3]

These cars were cheap everywhere around that time. I got my 05 IB 6 speed with 34k miles in late 2014 for $25k and it felt like I overpaid. There were other nice cars with <60k miles in the high teens to 20k range that I turned down. I should have bought my E39 M5 at the same time but I waited until 2019 … at least it was still within the range I’d pay for that car unlike the current market.

Yup. Got my ZCP E46M3 w/80k miles for $14k in 2018, and my E39M5 w/102k miles for a whopping $8k in 2017. Heck, I got my E36M for $4500 in 2016! Good times.
Looking at the current prices, its insane how everything went up.

[maw1124]

Don't think I'll ever sell mine, no matter what the price is.

I wouldn’t either… it’s beautiful… loving the deep dishes.

And the way you’re parked so far from the pawn shop…

Cheers,

maw

[maw1124]

Yup. Got my ZCP E46M3 w/80k miles for $14k in 2018, and my E39M5 w/102k miles for a whopping $8k in 2017. Heck, I got my E36M for $4500 in 2016! Good times.
Looking at the current prices, its insane how everything went up.

Did you buy these from that pawn shop?

Jokes. Looks like you bought well.

maw

[TexaZ3]

I wouldn’t either… it’s beautiful… loving the deep dishes.

And the way you’re parked so far from the pawn shop…

Cheers,

maw

Did you buy these from that pawn shop?

Jokes. Looks like you bought well.

maw

Haha, yup - would seem so, right?
Didn't even realize there was a pawn shop in the background when I took the picture - needed to loosen some header nuts, so I stopped by a muffler shop in some Mexican neighborhood...Hey, the car was clean at least!

[Cubieman]

2001 6MT PY, 44K.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2001-bmw-m3-116-2/