3.0is coupe being a future classic or not?

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what's peoples thoughts on the 3.0is coupe being a future classic :? im pretty sure the M/// coupe will be
but how do you think the 3.0is will stand up.................
 
The classic Golf is the GTI, the classic Ford is the RS Mexico or Cosworth, the classic Delta is the Integrale, the classic BMW E30 is the M3....etc etc. Though a mint condition, low mileage 3.0 would still be desirable in 20 years time I'm sure, it won't be as 'collectable' as the Z4M. Take a look at prices on the Z3M and the Z3 Coupe as an example.

Neither car is going to make anyone rich within the next decade though
 
Well, as few as were produced, I'd say yes. On the way back from the driving school this weekend, still had people commenting on my coupe when I stopped at a rest area.
 
the M will always be more desirable but i think the standard coupe will also be sort after in years to come
 
alll cars that are looked after will be classics- as more fall into lack of up keep/ tasteless mods the clean examples will appreciate. take the e36 a clean orginal 328i still takes good money, an e30 325 is seriousey big money for what it is etc
 
I know in my corner of the world that Z3M's are highly prized and are almost always traded privately. I am sure the Z4M's will have that value as the years go by. Nothing against the 3.0's but as the years past the car of choice is the top of the line. I might have mentioned this before. About half of our local ZSCCA club is made up of Z3's and most of those are M's. Those individuals that don't have M's are looking for one. I think the same will be true of the Z4M.
 
I reckon oil will cost so much within as little as 10 to 15 years as supplies run dry (or become expensive to reach) that any car that runs on petrol will soon become a classic.

And these 'classics' will hold little financial or fun value if there's no fuel to run them and/or a future government makes hydrocarbon fuel cars illegal on the roads.

Damn, I must be having a bad day.
 
ferrelscent said:
I reckon oil will cost so much within as little as 10 to 15 years as supplies run dry (or become expensive to reach) that any car that runs on petrol will soon become a classic.
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We've got over 200 years before the fuel runs out, but I would agree that as fuel costs rise, hybrids / electrics will become more accepted and a petrol driven sports cars will become a recreational pursuit - just as with horses, which didn't die out once the car was invented. Goods and people still need to go places for a reasonable cost, so buses, trucks and commercial vehicles will all have adopted decades before the pumps run dry IMO.

I think it's also worth defining what a 'classic' is; every car ever made is a classic if it's in mint condition 30 years from now. My definition of a 'classic' is a sought after car of it's era found in those coffee table books of the worlds greatest cars. That will have an M3 Evo, not a 325i. A 205 GTI, not a 204 1.4. An Audi RS4, not a 3.0 Sportline. An Escort Cosworth, not a an XR3i. Etc etc.

But as said, it takes forever anyway; look at the Corrado, the Escort Cosworth, Lotus Carlton, etc. All cars go through a 10 year phase of being unpopular, cheap and unfashionable before they ever begin to become classics - especially BMWs, during which time most of them are lost. That makes them rarer and hence a good one more desirable. Try and find a clean, original E36 or E30 M3 today - quite tricky!
 
In my op. the roadster will stand more chance of being a classic. I say this because eventually soft top and, more imortantly, soft top motor repairs will become uneconomical so supply will fall over time quicker than the coupe. And also simply because the roadster has the more challenging looks. As an outside bet (and  this will likely prove unpopular!) the Z3 roadster had a chance too...being the first. BMW to look anything like the z range. Bit like the old ugly duckling story..
 
I'm not a fan of such speculation, but anyway - in the ranking below, the M Coupe ranks 10.

http://cars.uk.msn.com/features/images.aspx?cp-documentid=154175408&page=10#image=1
 
I think it will be as it is a two seater sports car and not a mass produced family hatch that has been souped up.
I wouldn't compare the two Z4 coupe variants to an E30 320i and a E30 M3 as those cars are completely different in the way they look. I would compare them to an Aston Martin Vantage V8 and V12. Both very desirable and both future classics but the V12 the will be rarer and have by far the more exciting driving experience and no doubt much higher values. The M Z4 coupe will actually enhance the status of the 3.0 SI I think
 
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