Why do 2008 models dominate the FS form?

spmd11 · 09-17-2014, 01:46 PM

?? Just curious...

Arben · 09-17-2014, 02:09 PM

http://www.m3post.com/forums/attachm...5&d=1376330183
39% of m3's are 2008's. Other than that it's an older car, more turnover.

spmd11 · 09-17-2014, 02:10 PM

whoa! The first year run was 39% of all e90/92 M3's sold between 2007 and 2013?!

gatorfast · 09-17-2014, 02:21 PM

Likely because they are the oldest model year thus their owners have owned them the longest thus increasing the likelihood of them wanting to sell.

davesaddiction · 09-17-2014, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by spmd11

whoa! The first year run was 39% of all e90/92 M3's sold between 2007 and 2013?!

Applies to E90 (US and Canada), not sure about the rest.

Beemdog · 09-17-2014, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by spmd11

whoa! The first year run was 39% of all e90/92 M3's sold between 2007 and 2013?!

That 39% statistic is for E90 M3 only... also 37% in 2011 alone. 2009 and 2010 were low volume years then sedan production ceased by 2012.

Ezio · 09-17-2014, 03:44 PM

the 2008 is the least wanted model because it has the least amount of updates, BUt its also at times the most wanted model for people who want the best deal. because the 2008 m3s are still very very good car.

dcgolfdr · 09-17-2014, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by spmd11

?? Just curious...

Well my 2013 will be up for sale soon.

Ashley Schaeffer BMW · 09-17-2014, 05:55 PM

Because they are older......

Sinful · 09-17-2014, 06:19 PM

Its 2014 and the owners of 2008s are bored.
I personally have never owned a car past 4 years average is around 2 years.

PandaM3 · 09-17-2014, 08:20 PM

Probably because they where the first to buy the e90 model.

Now that the new ones are out they are moving on to the next generation M3/ M4.

JD3 · 09-17-2014, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by PandaM3

Probably because they where the first to buy the e90 model.

Now that the new ones are out they are moving on to the next generation M3/ M4.

That's a good point. If the 08's are being sold by their original owners they are probably "early adopters" who want the next M3/4.
Other than that, I'd say it's just the fact that people who have 08's likely have had them longer. There are probably more 09's than 10's and 10's than 11's.
I haven't heard much about first year quality issues though, which is good, it's just a little older in terms of bells and whistles (Nav, tail lights, etc)

SPEED & TECH MOTORING · 09-17-2014, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by dcgolfdr

Well my 2013 will be up for sale soon.

and i bought your 08. :-)
which had zero issues. I sold it about a year ago and the new owner has zero issues.
Here is a car that is driven hard but well taken care of and everything runs fine on it.
bmw engineering it's best.

BPMSport · 09-17-2014, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Jexter

They are looking to bail before the bearings give out.

I knew I was going to find this somewhere in here!

Plus the 08 has the older nav, and lacks lci for sedans.

STooK · 09-18-2014, 12:21 AM

I think 08 is more popular because it's the most affordable. Not many people want to shell out $50k+ for a used euro. Even a decent 08 will run halfway past 30k but if taken good care of, should be worth the price of admission.

Quicksilv3r · 09-18-2014, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by STooK

I think 08 is more popular because it's the most affordable. Not many people want to shell out $50k+ for a used euro. Even a decent 08 will run halfway past 30k but if taken good care of, should be worth the price of admission.

Absolutely. They're the best bang for the buck. Why drop another $10K-20K+ for the same car if the only difference is LCI + CIC? I care about neither and I'm happier having spent far less than those who opted for the newer model years. Nothing wrong with an '08

Reliability is the same across the board.

///M Power-Belgium · 09-18-2014, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Jexter

They are looking to bail before the bearings give out.

What are you talking about man ?
Our bearings are the best ever made !

SHADY1 · 09-18-2014, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

What are you talking about man ?
Our bearings are the best ever made !

Yep they sure are

Eau Rouge · 09-18-2014, 08:23 PM

LOL at some of the posts ITT.

A couple of days ago I was looking around to see what were the asking prices of any remaining brand new 2013 model M3 coupes and it seems the dealers are already in "collectible" mode with low ball price starting @ $82.xK going to $125K for a Lime Rock edition.

///mawana · 09-19-2014, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by STooK

I think 08 is more popular because it's the most affordable. Not many people want to shell out $50k+ for a used euro. Even a decent 08 will run halfway past 30k but if taken good care of, should be worth the price of admission.

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Originally Posted by Quicksilv3r

Absolutely. They're the best bang for the buck. Why drop another $10K-20K+ for the same car if the only difference is LCI + CIC? I care about neither and I'm happier having spent far less than those who opted for the newer model years. Nothing wrong with an '08

Reliability is the same across the board.

This ^^^.

///M Power-Belgium · 09-19-2014, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by SHADY1

Yep they sure are

Alias...."The ticking bomb"

GRUESOM3 · 09-22-2014, 09:07 AM

some of u sound like the 2008 is not an e9x car

I can see you being hurt for spending 10-20k on same car and looking down on the 08's

if it wasn't the same car bmw would have called it the e68 maybe?

e90-e46=e44/2=e22+e46=e68

08=e68 m3 lol

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