Value Increase?!?!?
- Thread starter PGHZ4
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Is that the value the local motor trade are placing on this age of Zeds or the prices other owners are asking for them?
In my limited experience any part exchange deal involves the trade offering very little so they can resell for very little and ensure they have a quick turn round. :thumbsdown:
In my limited experience any part exchange deal involves the trade offering very little so they can resell for very little and ensure they have a quick turn round. :thumbsdown:
I think book value becomes meaningless as some cars get older - particularly lower mileage lower volume models. Yours is; I guess, well maintained with unquestionable history. I don't know how many forum members are your way but history and care are valued on this site and honest cars are valued for what they are not the financial risk the trade views an older car to be.
PGHZ4 said:
Not sure how many Zeds there are in the US, but in Europe there are still too many of them to start getting more valuable. At least, that's the case for the roadsters. The coupes are definitely starting to get more valuable, especially the Z3 Coupes. The Z3M is getting seriously expensive nowadays.
Your car, with those miles would fetch £20k at Hexagon in the U.K.
https://hexagonclassics.com/cars/bmw-325ci-e46-sport-convertible-auto/
The Z4 M Coupe (and even more so the Z3 M Coupe) is the one that is rising in price - in Belgium they have gone from 25/26K euro to 38/40K euro...! This has, however, also affected the price of Z4 Coupes, not at all as dramatic, but still a positive development on prices. Now, clearly condition, service history and mileage all affect the increase in price but as an ownership prospect depreciation (or even appreciation) is at least more than acceptable.
PGHZ4 said:
My example was a boggo 325 e46 car at 12k miles being £16k (but you get the point)....so if you stop driving yours and leave it a couple of years then the market won't see many e85's with just 8k in mileage. Someone, somewhere would spend silly money on it.
I reckon early Z's will start to go up in coming years. A lot of what's left are being neglected. There's 3 Z's in my 'hood and they're in bad shape. They're being driven to death. Covered in moss, birdshit, dents, scratches and dirt. People are always going to be looking for the 'classic roadster' and the E85 gives this in spades with its attention to 'retro styling' detail. The engines are rock solid and arguably one of the best (tried and tested over the years) that BMW have made. May not be the fastest, but super-reliable. I don't think the price will go down any more than it has for a good example with under 80k miles. Of course, for a neglected car with no fsa the costs will always be at the bottom end of the scale. Then again, if I were looking for a car in the z's current price range as an investment, it would have to be mint, ///m and garaged until the price was right. Not something I'm into doing. Drive, enjoy and maintain is more my thing. 
centuryboats
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The blue book is totally worthless when it comes to Z4's. It also depends on the season you sell it Spring and summer the prices go up. I got mine in December and I know I got it for quite a bit less because the people didn't want to wait until Spring to sell it.