E86 coupe manual low miles
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North West Surrey
According to this detailed database compiled by a forum member only 1,596 manual 3.0Si Coupes were registered in the UK:- http://perso.numericable.fr/tonyz4c/index30si.html
So given that they are all at least 15 years old finding one with less than 50K miles might be a challenge, and/or expensive!
And as the N52 engine is pretty bullet-proof I'd be more interested in condition and history than mileage. I sold my first E86 on 62K miles (after a water pump failure at 60K), my next E86 at 91K (seemingly on the original water pump), my E91 325i on 139K (after a water pump at 135K) and my current E90 330i is on 124K - water pump status unknown!
Good luck anyway.
So given that they are all at least 15 years old finding one with less than 50K miles might be a challenge, and/or expensive!
And as the N52 engine is pretty bullet-proof I'd be more interested in condition and history than mileage. I sold my first E86 on 62K miles (after a water pump failure at 60K), my next E86 at 91K (seemingly on the original water pump), my E91 325i on 139K (after a water pump at 135K) and my current E90 330i is on 124K - water pump status unknown!
Good luck anyway.
van man
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I’m on my 3rd coupe, 146,000 miles superb car full history and proven reliability, my first coupe had 150,000 miles on it when a guy from Scandinavia flew in to London to meet me, collected the car and drove home without issue and it cost him £4k for the car ….these cars are brilliant no matter the miles but I do get if you have the money get low mileage but don’t be worried buying a high miler either …I’m down the road in Leeds all the best
Sold my low mile E86 last year, and bought an E85 with double the miles on for less than half the price, best move I made.
In terms of it being an investment I am not sure that will be the case here - the porsche market is nothing like the BMW one. Coupes are not climbing in price, if anything they are very static. Adding miles to a low miler will depreciate it. At 50k miles you will have original water pump and various other jobs to spend 1k+ on, unless you are planning on keeping it for 10 years you wont see any return on it, more likely a loss.
In terms of it being an investment I am not sure that will be the case here - the porsche market is nothing like the BMW one. Coupes are not climbing in price, if anything they are very static. Adding miles to a low miler will depreciate it. At 50k miles you will have original water pump and various other jobs to spend 1k+ on, unless you are planning on keeping it for 10 years you wont see any return on it, more likely a loss.
Attleborough, Norfolk
dmo said:
Perceived as undesirable, just like the Cab or auto boxes. I keep half an eye on the 993 as I really like them, and as soon as I find a description that sounds really good with a good price and then click on it - it is always a Targa / Cab or Auto. Both the Targa and Cab look "wrong" compared to the coupe.
dmo said:
Yep appreciate that work could have been done, but at sub 50k miles its much more likely to have not been done.
The point really is that the E86 is not an investment, at the moment. There are plenty of other pig of a jobs to be done around that mileage and upwards, if these other jobs havent been done any small increments you might see in appreciation will be offset and more by maintenance and mileage depreciation.
It takes a bit of patience but you can find extreme low mileage examples some times. I bought mine in 2020 with 25k on the clock for £10k. At the time I had a choice of 2 with 25k on the clock at that price. I chose mine because it was in Concours condition and 45k miles later it still looks brand new inside and out... Good luck with the Hunt!
