Camu 33 Report post Posted February 28, 2021 Shame i was going to keep bidding but the autobidders bid was removed just before auction end. Truthful or not all trust in the sale has gone haha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3 SERIES 93 Report post Posted February 28, 2021 Sold for 51k. Anyone on here get it? I was in the bidding war with them! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 544 Report post Posted February 28, 2021 On 2/16/2021 at 4:21 PM, leichtbau said: Did some digging on the LSB hard tops, further to what @M3_Power said; 2x NZ new cars, 2x Japan cars, one of which was the 14th ever E46 M3 produced - a 08/2000 build pre-production example, and another 2x cars that might have had a "respray." Think the rarest colours in NZ would have to be the sole Oxford Green example (RIP) and the Estoril Blue one. One of those LSB met its demise when it went from Wgtn to Auckland a few years back . Owner of the time struggled to get miid $30s. But it was another immaculate example . Yesterday’s price is what I paid for my M3 in 2011 when it had 48,000 km on the clock. Great to see the value coming back on theses and hopefully the same happens with the boring colours like mine. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
m325i 709 Report post Posted February 28, 2021 At 150k you'd have to say it's a driver and not a full collector car. I guess the question is what is the premium for the colour? Obviously quite a lot, but is it $5k or $15k? Given that red (meh) one sold with 150k too for mid $40s, ceterus paribus, I reckon boring colours are $40k now. Might have to revise insurance again... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevHed 18 Report post Posted February 28, 2021 18 hours ago, Camu said: Shame i was going to keep bidding but the autobidders bid was removed just before auction end. Truthful or not all trust in the sale has gone haha. Hi Camu. I'm happy to share the text from the bidder who asked to be removed. I was just as frustrated as you, to be messed around by a trademe bidder, only 5 hours before the auction close. With the hassle with this sale, I won't use the auction feature on trademe again. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harper 547 Report post Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) @m325i Being a 2001 car also reduces it's value a bit IMO. Front strut towers are a little different and doesn't have the strut brace, older LCM (this might have been updated as it has facelift tail lights) and DSC system ETC. Some even claim more prone to rod bearing issues. Definite premium for a 03.5+ car. None of the big 3 addressed either. Positives being rare colour, factory manual, NZ New. I would say this is a pretty encouraging price for the M3 owners. Edited March 5, 2021 by Harper 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
m325i 709 Report post Posted March 1, 2021 38 minutes ago, Harper said: @m325i Being a 2001 car also reduces it's value a bit IMO. ... DSC system ETC. Some even claim more prone to rod bearing issues. Definite premium for a 03.5+ car. None of the big 3 addressed either. Positives being rare colour, factory manual, NZ New. I would say this is a pretty encouraging price for the M3 owners. Good point. I wouldn't consider buying an MK20 car. 03.5+ doesn't matter to me though. (Mine is MK60 but pre 03.5). But that blue does make people thirsty, no doubt about that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 544 Report post Posted March 1, 2021 Personally I’m pleased for the old owners to see a car that’s obviously been looked after and driven go for a leading market price. The only think I’d tyre kick is the front rotors and put them back to BMW spec ones next cycle. A very minor thing in the scheme of things. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 544 Report post Posted March 5, 2021 On 3/1/2021 at 4:42 PM, m325i said: Good point. I wouldn't consider buying an MK20 car. 03.5+ doesn't matter to me though. (Mine is MK60 but pre 03.5). But that blue does make people thirsty, no doubt about that. Does the mk60 so much when the DSC is off ? Or is it a bit of a safety net. personally mk20 settings perfect for road and I tend to turn DSC off on the track as it retards second gear corner exits too much. Mdiff is quite fun on Taupo short track without the interference of DSC. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harper 547 Report post Posted March 5, 2021 (edited) On 3/5/2021 at 9:55 PM, Neal said: Does the mk60 so much when the DSC is off ? Or is it a bit of a safety net. personally mk20 settings perfect for road and I tend to turn DSC off on the track as it retards second gear corner exits too much. Mdiff is quite fun on Taupo short track without the interference of DSC. MK60 is considerably less invasive than the MK20 and can be coded for different rack ratios and brake bias. The ABS thresholds are also different and performance is better with the MK60. The MK60 allows for the use of M track mode which allows even more slip before traction control kicks in. The DSC interference you describe on track likely wouldn't happen with MK60/MTM while still retaining traction control for if it slipped too far, not to mention better ABS. Not an easy thing to convert over either as there are a lot of different sensors and wiring that needs to be retrofitted, not to mention the actual cost of the module/ABS pump etc. For a purely road driven stock car there is unlikely to be much difference but it really depends how aggressive you drive on the street. Edited May 13, 2021 by Harper 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammo 2544 Report post Posted March 5, 2021 I’m not in the market for an E46 M3 and likely won’t be with the way the market is but I would definitely pay a premium for the right colour. A nostalgia hero car like this ideally needs to be the right colour (for the buyer) IMO. Which is totally subjective as well - especially when the two ‘hero’ colours are a little bit marmite. Personally I would want Mystic Blue / Silver Grey / Imola but could totally see why LSB could command a 10-20% premium. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2425 Report post Posted March 5, 2021 Im the opposite lol, I'd just buy the cheapest one with the best condition/history, regardless of the colour. I wouldnt pay extra for a colour, especially LSB as i think its ugly 😅 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammo 2544 Report post Posted March 6, 2021 5 hours ago, KwS said: Im the opposite lol, I'd just buy the cheapest one with the best condition/history, regardless of the colour. I wouldnt pay extra for a colour, especially LSB as i think its ugly 😅 I'm a poser though haha 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Autoglym 255 Report post Posted March 17, 2021 Well, interesting reading, I now own Ray’s LSB M3, picked it up last week, love the car & had to have that colour 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Autoglym 255 Report post Posted March 17, 2021 I just looked, man I need to weed my driveway!! Ha Ha 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackie 510 Report post Posted March 17, 2021 La la, la la la la .... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2425 Report post Posted March 18, 2021 5 hours ago, Autoglym said: Well, interesting reading, I now own Ray’s LSB M3, picked it up last week, love the car & had to have that colour That'll be the LSB I spotted the other day then (albeit I cant remember where haha). It sure stands out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Autoglym 255 Report post Posted April 5, 2021 On 3/18/2021 at 9:19 AM, Blackie said: La la, la la la la .... Hey Blackie, post some photos of your car!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackie 510 Report post Posted April 5, 2021 11 hours ago, Autoglym said: Hey Blackie, post some photos of your car!! Check through some of my posts, I've had a few!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
str8_6 275 Report post Posted April 5, 2021 On 3/18/2021 at 8:12 AM, Autoglym said: I just looked, man I need to weed my driveway!! Ha Ha You have obviously found some rare BMW’s that don’t leak oil and kill the weeds! Congratulations 😂 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
