Yep, an E30-Chassis BMW M3 Is a Six-Figure Car

It seems like just 10 or 15 years ago these were 20k at most cars.  Am I mis-remembering that?

Cool car, but not 1 hundo k cool.

I love that car, but Gol Dang!

wvumtnbkr said:

It seems like just 10 or 15 years ago these were 20k at most cars.  Am I mis-remembering that?

 

That's how I remember it, too. 

My friend paid $9500 23 years ago for the mint '88 he still owns.  Black/gray.  <50k miles.  20 years ago I passed on a ratty $5k example.  

I find them neat but never really "got" it.  I apparently drove the '88 years ago but don't actually remember.   My friend says I told him it was slower than I expected.  :).

If you don't think low mileage museum pieces (e30m3's) aren't deserving of 6 figures than you are not following the crazy market for pretty much everything the last 5 years. 

Bucket list car for CERTAIN, but hopefully with an s54 installed in place of the s14. Had my chance at one for 12k (was wrecked in the rear quarter) back 12 years ago or so. Damn.

Back when I was into E30's i often wondered 'what's the big deal?' because my lightly modded 325is seemed just as capable as the E30 M3s, but were better to drive because of the inline six's extra torque. The way-faster E36 M3 was the car of that day to have at HPDEs and the E46 M3 that was on the horizon was in a whole different league of performance.   Through that lens I couldn't really understand the love for an old car that seemingly underperformed.  These days (two decades later) I love the looks and I love the history, but I'll never own one at today's prices.

Oh man. This is... sigh.

I am a pretty big BMW fan, but that’s crazy. I test drive one about 13 years ago. They are kinda cool for 15k, but that’s it.

Is this the world’s slowest $100k sporty car?

I think the expression is "well sold".

I have a E30 of a different ilk, mine is a older NASA GT2 build with stock fenders and a M-50 under the hood.  No more wheel to wheel for this one, just for weekend drives.

Nice to see its M3 cousins hitting 6 figures.

I LOVE BAT buyers more than my wife and mother combined! 
 

the current economy is amazing! Everyone who is able to take advantage is happy as a clam 

CyberEric said:

Oh man. This is... sigh.

I am a pretty big BMW fan, but that’s crazy. I test drive one about 13 years ago. They are kinda cool for 15k, but that’s it.

Is this the world’s slowest $100k sporty car?

Nah, a Ferrari 308 is slower than an E30 M3.