Glacial Pace

Its been listed for at least 2 or 3 months, and its well over prices for the mileage.

Saw this one yesterday, was considering going and viewing but it just seemed like it was going to need a lot of work done to it in the near future. 

Still waiting for a cheap e92 that's not to horrendous to come along. 

I dunno what E90/92 M3 values were at 6 months ago but I just missed one at $26.5k, if another one comes along at that price that isn't a complete disaster I may well be very tempted. 

I just had to buy a new family car as my wife wrote the old one off, I seem to have done ok. I was looking for a 3.0t Audi A6, exactly what we had before and by the looks of some of the pricing the exact same car had gone up by around $2k over when I bought the last one 2 years ago. Same car, slightly higher km, 2 years older about $2k more.

Luckily I found somebody who must have wanted to get rid and sold for what I think was a good price (I think they were a bit salty about it afterwards but there you go)

28 minutes ago, balancerider said:

Especially if you want a lift kitted Ford Ranger on 22's

Haha. Indeed. 

Unfortunately that's not what I'm in to! 

I was closing in on making an offer on this one, but it's been sold. Dammit. 

Ah well, who knows what will happen with the financial climate, maybe something else will come along. 

3 minutes ago, Palazzo said:

I know long life oil and all that, but some of those service intervals on something so high revving and with already fragile rod bearings, make my skin crawl.

22,000kms, 25,000kms, 27,000kms, 33,000kms. One of them with 3 years between.

Yeah I know, like I said, it has history, but not fantastic history! 

It's also been listed over a month, so if it was a great price and in decent condition I'd have thought it would have sold already. 

9 minutes ago, LemonHunter said:

Ever heard the saying ‘There is nothing more expensive than a cheap BMW’?

I fully understand that an m3 is going to cost in maintenence, but this one seems to have OK service history (not fantastic, but it could be far worse) and almost certainly needs the rod bearings replaced, but even still, it seems to be priced below the rest on the market. 

I was wondering if anyone had actually been to look at the car, maybe it has a fault that is obvious when you hear it running or something. 

Has anyone look at this car? 

Is far from a pristine example but it seems to be significantly cheaper than everything else listed right now. 

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/m3/listing/3654422200

Not in a rush at all. 

Unfortunately my wife wrote off our main car a few weeks ago so I've had to get a replacement for that. I have found one and it's on the way to us now so at least we will have something to get around in. 

This search can be a longish term thing. 

On 6/28/2022 at 6:33 PM, Blackie said:

This has just come up. Looks okay. 2010, white, manual, N54, red seats and interior details.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/135i/listing/3657439631

I did see this one, it looks nice, but I think I'm going to let the market settle a little with the recent interest rate changes. I think we might see a bit of a pull back, and if we do then maybe an m3 would be attainable.

1 hour ago, Driftit said:

Installing an LSD should be the very first thing you do to a 135i.
It is a must have for any car you want to find the limits of.
A manual without an LSD IMO is pointless for such a nimble little car.

An LSD is one of the few mods that I would be keen to have.

49 minutes ago, HELLBM said:

This will be available soon. 2010 N54 Manual 135

Have M Performance Exhaust , OS Giken LSD , Downpipes ,Charge Pipe Intercooler etc plus M3 Seats and M3 Instrument cluster retrofit available as extra options. 

Hmmm, maybe dm me some more details, I'm looking for relatively stock but interested to hear about it. 

Yeah, black is dull, I think red looks great when it's in the right colour car (black or white). 

I'm not there on the white leather but I can see why people like it. 

Yes I agree. I think sedona red probably looks better than the trade me photos. 

Still not sold on the white leather interior though 😂

4 hours ago, GorGasm said:

On Trademe the white one in Timaru or red one in Wellington are my picks.

Agree. The white one in Timaru unfortunately has white leather which is not me at all. I think my ideal colours would be white with red leather. I don't love the colour of the red one in Wellington, but it does look like a nice car. 

Not sure if the n55 can with a manual option, there are none on trade me though so possibly not? 

There are literally 0 n55 135 manuals listed on trade me right now, unless I'm missing something. 

I realise that some people don't particularly care, or are willing to compromise but I do really want a manual. 

7 minutes ago, Blackie said:

OP is after a manual car which I see some 135i seem to have.

Pretty sure none of them had a lsd. It was not a factory option. 

16k will now get an ok auto car. If I could find a decent manual for under 20k I think I'd be doing well. 

Just now, Gaz said:

Certainly on the rise now, were a 15k car 5 odd years ago

Thanks. That's what I figured. Anything financial is going to be interesting over the next few years but I doubt these will drop much now. 

They're are a lot fewer manual 335s out there, I'd consider a 335 if the right one came along but I am certainly more interested in a 135.

Anyone been watching values of these over the last few years? I know car values have certainly been holding strong if not rising since covid messed everything up but what were these going for 3 years ago? 

Yeah, I'd put myself in the enthusiasts category, and it wouldn't be a daily driver so fuel costs and potential to be off the road for repairs are not the end of the world. 

I think if I'm going to get one I'd be going for a 135. 

I've been looking at n54 135i's recently and I'm looking for some input. 

First off, values. I'd want a manual so they seem to be roughly $25k for a good one, and maybe just under $20k for a not so good example. Have these bottomed out and started climbing already? They seem a LOT more than a similar age & km 130i. I realise they are not the same car, but the 135 seems like it's 2.5x the price. The 130i appeals less to me, I don't like the look of the hatchbacks as much. 

How much of a problem are the turbos? Iy doesn't look that easy getting to them if you do need to replace or rebuild. 

Any thoughts on what car pricing in general might be doing over the next 6 months to a year? Higher interest rates and fuel costs can't be great for cars like this. 

Thanks for any input. 

2 minutes ago, qube said:

if its not a no reserve auction, starting bid price means nothing.

for all we know it could be 25k reserve or 50k reserve. 

Of course, I hadn't spotted that.