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coupedan

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 West Berkshire
I have just been browsing for Z4C 3.0si, just to keep an eye on what prices are doing in the current market.

And what can I say..? There is no definitive answer really, BMW AUC website is listing Z4C 3.0si well over the price that I thought they went for.
On the contrary looking at Pistonheads, the prices seem well below what I thought the averages are :cry:

Now I know that dealers put a price hike on cars etc and the old saying of it's only worth what someone pays for it but my questions are the following:

Do people agree with private sales prices of around £10K - £11.5K (Lowest being around £9K)
Or
Do people agree with dealer prices of around £13K - £15K (Highest being around £17K and lowest being £11.8K)

Another question, do BMW think that the Coupe is appreciating and therefore putting the prices up? (I know the M is going up in price)

I'm not looking to sell mine as I've only had it a year (I'm one that keeps cars for around 3-4 years a time), it's just an observation I've made and wondered on what your opinions were?

Cheers,
Dan.
 
Interesting to ask,

I've been browsing recently at E89s, and I've noticed there seem to be quite a few E86's sat about at dealerships at the moment.

As you say the prices are fairly strong and yet the private prices don't seem to have changed... maybe more a reflection on time of year - dealerships expect them to sell?

Was offered £10k for mine by a dealer last week p/x for an E89, not as low as I feared albeit my car is in very good condition, full BMWSH and less than 35k miles.

Be interesting to hear what others think...
 
Hi Dan, I'd imagine that dealers are hoping their stock of 3.0's will follow the trend of the ///M.

I think they will. As ///M prices go up, buyers on marginal ///M budgets will start to consider 3.0's instead, which will help residuals.
 
IMO, it's the time when a lot of these cars in terms of age will be ending their HP/lease deals, so hence the growing numbers on the forecourts.

From a price perspective, dealers will always charge a bit more, but I think all AUC cars will have a 1yr warranty, so factor that in to get the real price difference, after that you'd have to look on a car by car basis, as they will individually vary in condition etc
 
Sae said:
IMO, it's the time when a lot of these cars in terms of age will be ending their HP/lease deals, so hence the growing numbers on the forecourts.

From a price perspective, dealers will always charge a bit more, but I think all AUC cars will have a 1yr warranty, so factor that in to get the real price difference, after that you'd have to look on a car by car basis, as they will individually vary in condition etc
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Don't get me wrong, I know the dealers hike up the price because of warranties etc but I find it a bit crazy that I bought my car from a BMW dealer this time last year, it's Coupe 3.0si which had 40,000 miles on the clock. I paid £12,850 for mine with an extra 1 year AUC warranty (2 years total).

It seems that this year, for a similar spec'd car with 40K on the clock, prices are around the high £13k bordering in £14K territory.

I'm not complaining about the appreciation of these cars, at the end of the day if they rise enough to warrant a few years of use to then sell and make a small loss or even better make your money back - you will have effectively used a car which you have thoroughly enjoyed and only paid for maintenance etc :thumbsup:

Whether they will get to that point, I don't know but it will be interesting either way.
 
I think BMW are just chancing their arm.

Can't see 3.0Si's Coupes appreciating. Roadsters might with the seasonal demand.
 
I think it's fair to assume that when they are a bit older the coupe will be worth considerably more than the equivalent roadster, seeing as the ratio of them on the road is about 10:1, if not lower. The same certainly happened to the Z3 (although the coupe was only available in the UK in ///M guise, there was a non-M 2.8 sold in Europe which now sells for 2 or 3 times the prices of a roadster.)

HOWEVER they are not the most sought after car, which is why I think they often take a while to sell. Most people looking for a 2 seater will want a convertible, so it's a very limited market.
 
I think coupes will command higher prices. The M in particular.

We've already seen on another thread by ZermattV that the M coupe has a £3k-£4k premium versus the M roadster


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