Economy? Lots of M3's for sale

[sam3]

Maybe it's my imagination but it seem like a year ago the classifieds were full of WTB's, now, mostly FS's. $4 gasoline and declining portfolios taking their toll I guess, I hope they all go to good homes.

[m3pat2]

That's one reason.
It could also be somefolks maybe taking advantage of the drop in vehicle prices (due to the economy) and moving up to say a Porsche GT3 as an example.

I'm sure some higher-end cars may be coming onto the market.

[Matts M3]

GT3? how about E92 M3

[CourtM3]

yeah noticed that also. Lots of FS this time around. $4 gas and summer right around the corner and mine might not be getting out much this year either :(

[m3pat2]

Well the E92 M3s are so new I doubt you'll find a good deal. The idea is that you get rid of your current vehicle to get into a vehicle you otherwise couldn't afford by taking advantage of the down turn in the economy.

[M3Vicktor]

Well the E92 M3s are so new I doubt you'll find a good deal. The idea is that you get rid of your current vehicle to get into a vehicle you otherwise couldn't afford by taking advantage of the down turn in the economy.

why would anyone buy a new M3 when a lightly modded 135i will spank an M3?

[sam3]

I sat in an e92 today at the dealer while I was getting my wife's car serviced, a very impressive car no-doubt, also very-very large.
Turned out the service reminder in my wife's car was for a routine "scope", needed nothing...sure glad a drove a hundred miles for that. They did give us new wiper blades though. The oil has 16K on it but it says it has 7100 miles of life left....
Also, as I was checking out the e92 one of the salesmen was making small talk, I told him it was a heck of a lot different than my M3. He asked me what year mine was and I said "It's one of the original ones", he said he has one of the first M3's also, a 95 Dakar Yellow. Since I had the time I filled him in on how long the M3's have actually been in production. Oy.

[noro]

why would anyone buy a new M3 when a lightly modded 135i will spank an M3?

I agree, between the 335i and 135i the E92 M3 is squeezing itself out. I hate to say this but with another 50HP the RWD system will no longer work... which means even worse MPG with 450HP and AWD.

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Maybe it's my imagination but it seem like a year ago the classifieds were full of WTB's, now, mostly FS's. $4 gasoline and declining portfolios taking their toll I guess, I hope they all go to good homes.

I am not sure if that's it. I recall 3 years ago when I was buying mine there were lots of spring time cars for sale. Could be seasonal.

[ShiftBMW]

That's one reason.
It could also be somefolks maybe taking advantage of the drop in vehicle prices (due to the economy) and moving down to say a Porsche GT3 as an example.

Fixed lol...

[mtony]

Might also be that a lot of owners are seeing a chance to sell for more money than they ever thought possible. Just look at Autotrader where now there are many $20K plus cars for sale when a couple of years ago that was unheard of.

[Levin86]

Forgive me for being a dumb ass but what is a 135i ? Don't seem to know that car in the UK?

[mtony]

1 series car (smaller than a 3 series) but with the same turbocharged engine that's in the 335i.

[paintpro21]

I do not that people try to hold off on selling sports cars during the winter as it cuts down on buyers, so this could be a build up of that.

[Jeremiah]

why would anyone buy a new M3 when a lightly modded 135i will spank an M3?

E92 m3 is no joke, it's way faster that any of these 135 and 335's will ever be.

[Mdriver]

I only saw one for sale in Roundel this month.