Coupe Value

[rsporsche]

John,

fantastic condition sport evo e30 m3 (evo 3) and cecotto variants (evo 2) are selling in similar ranges as csl. it is not easy to import a sport evo into the US. there are only a couple and they took acts of god to get in ... in fact i think only 1 (that i know of) can be driven normally on the street (licensing issues).

normal e30 m3 - low mileage / excellent condition can sell between 30k + 45k. most normal nice condition are selling between 18k + 25k - depending on work done on them.

 

[WALTER]

I agree, prices have gone up. Decent examples start around $20k. That wasn't the case a few years ago. I bought a nice, pretty much rust-free, auto, '74 coupe about 4 years ago for $11k. On eBay now there is a guy selling a '74 5spd that is in similar condition to the car I bought for $24k. So lets say there is $3000 premium for a 5spd over auto, that's still over $10k more than I paid not too long ago (I am assuming he gets his BIN price).

Two years ago I bought another fairly rust free auto coupe for $17.5K (more proof prices went up) and dropped a 5spd in it and a few other modest upgrades. I sold it for just under what I had put in it, but probably could have come out even or on top if I had taken my time searching for a buyer. I sold it quickly due to a deployment.

When the coupe I have now is done I wouldn't part with it for less than $40k. Sales with those in the coupe community who are well known often go north of $50k.

I think what holds prices back is the fact that our cars are drivable classics. If it had that element of extreme rarity and/or unaccessible beauty that compels one to squirrel it away in a garage never to be driven, only to be stared at and polished, then the value would be greater. But then owning one wouldn't be as much fun.

 

[verde2002]

Looks like it sold for $8K, at least until the buyer looks at it and it returns to eBay shortly thereafter...

A jpig with lipstick online, - and then you meet her in the flesh and she's got a rusty butt.

I think your hunch was right on the money as he listed the car on Craigslist Los Angeles yesterday.

 

[JFENG]

Sport Evo

Evo II's are still reasonable. Yes, Sport Evo's are tough to find for less than $50k.
Import: 25 year rule should apply (waiver of Federal requirements), so maybe you have to wait a couple years for the Sport Evo's. Good excuse to travel to the UK for Goodwood, Silverstone, and imagine the drive over to Germany for Techno Classica!

 

[loloe13]

Evo II e30

this one?

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-page/190158/1988-bmw-m3/

just '805 miles on clock.."
anyone knows if the tri-stripped engine head is standard?

Evo II's are still reasonable. Yes, Sport Evo's are tough to find for less than $50k.
Import: 25 year rule should apply (waiver of Federal requirements), so maybe you have to wait a couple years for the Sport Evo's. Good excuse to travel to the UK for Goodwood, Silverstone, and imagine the drive over to Germany for Techno Classica!

 

[TravL350]

"barn find"

I may be late to the party on this one, and sorry if this has already been posted. Similar to Chris' original post, another eBay gem, this one nearing $6K, and it doesn't run. Every square inch of the interior appears to be utterly ruined...the list goes on and on. Not even an under-body shot. Someone is about to get a handful!

I used to live near Pompano Beach and you'd be hard pressed to find anything resembling a "barn" within a hundred of miles of South Florida ;-)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=261158918315#ht_500wt_1183

 

[Stevehose]

27 bids! Looks like a hyena chewed the rear seats

I may be late to the party on this one, and sorry if this has already been posted. Similar to Chris' original post, another eBay gem, this one nearing $6K, and it doesn't run. Every square inch of the interior appears to be utterly ruined...the list goes on and on. Not even an under-body shot. Someone is about to get a handful!

I used to live near Pompano Beach and you'd be hard pressed to find anything resembling a "barn" within a hundred of miles of South Florida ;-)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=261158918315#ht_500wt_1183

 

[TravL350]

Indeed! When I go to sell my coupe (never), remind me to sprinkle it with leaves and dust and say I found it in a barn, down by the river, etc.

 

[Nicad]

Those kids with the basketballs are going to miss having this Coupe around. I loved playing in wrecks when I was a kid.

 

['69 2800cs]

IMO the Florida car looks pretty nice. I am impressed by the front fenders on the inside and the sides and character lines look very straight.

It may need "everything" done but it also could be a solid start for a full restoration...the earlier "flip" car was much worse than this one.

 

[deQuincey]

27 bids! Looks like a hyena chewed the rear seats

rust free ? i hate car sellers !