e36 Prices/Rarity

[rebel.ranter]

I’ve got my e36 for 18 years. Don’t think I’ll sell it unless I really have to.

[Big H]

Anybody see the E39 going the same way ? The newest ones are 16 years old now and good ones are very few/far between (especially M Sports) ?
Will approaching 20 years old (and classic insurance) bump the values up ?

Seeing as they are regarded as the last of the great 5 series drivers cars I think they will start to rise in price once again. The 525i/530i are still a great drive even by today's standards and wear higher mileage well (yes I know they will always be a rolling resto but parts prices are certainly still reasonable & plentiful).

Pick one up while they're still relatively cheap folks....

[318is-joe]

Anybody see the E39 going the same way ? The newest ones are 16 years old now and good ones are very few/far between (especially M Sports) ?
Will approaching 20 years old (and classic insurance) bump the values up ?

Seeing as they are regarded as the last of the great 5 series drivers cars I think they will start to rise in price once again. The 525i/530i are still a great drive even by today's standards and wear higher mileage well (yes I know they will always be a rolling resto but parts prices are certainly still reasonable & plentiful).

Pick one up while they're still relatively cheap folks....

Absolutely agree, one of the last of the classic BMW styles - I don't know how to say this, I'll try - the E39 has without doubt aged really well, I almost find myself thinking that it's like a generational shift on the E30 - the E39 was a big lump of a car in the mid nineties, nowadays it's a standard "sized" car but still displays the functional balanced design that it wrapped up for it's years at the top. I've "retired" my last one and whilst having an affair with another german marque, I'm still married to the E39, can't and downright refuse to part with it.

[CitizenKane]

Thanks for all the input folks!

As it happens I just came across this: https://www.gumtree.com/p/bmw/bmw-e36-coupe/1328802633

Very tempted... worth a trip to Cornwall?

[RossYB]

Just had a look on the vin decoder, It's not an M-sport. (Standard rear bumper/eBay diffuser, Standard skirts) Came standard with cloth aswel so I'd assume it has leather sports seats fitted going by the pics.

It is a rare colour though!

[CitizenKane]

Just had a look on the vin decoder, It's not an M-sport. (Standard rear bumper/eBay diffuser, Standard skirts) Came standard with cloth aswel so I'd assume it has leather sports seats fitted going by the pics.

It is a rare colour though!

I could live with all of that for the colour tbh!

[Curran]

Worth a look??

The reg looks familiar...was it a member car for a short while!?

[318 iS Cosmos]

Worth a look??

The reg looks familiar...was it a member car for a short while!?

Same, I recognise the reg but can’t place it


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[Curran]

Found it - http://www.bmwhaus.ie/vbulletin/show...7-My-e36-318is

Camnhoj's (JohnMc's) old motor....believe it was a very good car 3 or so years ago; knew it was a car I had eyed up before. Depends who has had it since.

[EndaC]

I think Tony was having a look at it or at least made enquiries the last time it was up for sale