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Originally Posted by pwrdbym
I spend a lot of time pouring over transaction prices of BMWs and I've put what I believe to be some (not all) collector BMWs in my fleet. When you speak of collector examples there will only be certain cars that fit this bill in most cases. They need to be special or sought after colors, desirable options/configurations, and always low miles. The rest are just used cars. If you look at the E36 and E46 values these are the cars that stand out, the rest continue to depreciate. So with that in mind will the E9x be a future collector? The answer is certainly yes, however we're only talking about certain examples. ALL E9x M3's will not be collectors. If this is something you're going for then you have to buy that kind of car right now, you can't simply buy a used M3. Hopefully that makes sense. Good Luck.
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It does make sense, but I also think 'the right M3' tomorrow might not be particularly interesting today.
I was thinking of buying a 40-50k 2 door with EDC + DCT, probably 2009. At present that's almost a typical M3, but in ten years time with me only doing 1000-1500 miles a year, it will end up considerably lower mileage than most at that point.
I am budget limited so I pretty much have to grow a low mileage car over time, rather than buy one today.
I do think that any M3 in the fullness of time will become 'special' purely as most of a similar age will end up with far higher miles and more wear and tear by the time they're 20 years old. I accept that some will be more special than others, but like I say I have budget to consider too!
What do you think of my logic on the above?