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Originally Posted by Pparana
It is also winter up there, not sure many people are out shopping for rwd manual cars.
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True. I'm looking out the window now and it's snowing again. If I do indeed try to sell mine, it won't be until April when the motorcycles start coming out again.
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Originally Posted by v4257
Fellow 2 series I6 lovers - I've test driven 14 performance vehicles recently - and I have fallen in love with the M235/240x.
Unfortunately - as an aspiring used M235x (cash) buyer - I have the opposite problem. The market is very thin. I'm in Boston and there is 1 car within 100 miles and 5 within 500 miles. Prices are all over the map - with sellers often having unrealistic expectations and taking a while to adjust. For e.g. the 2 cars nearest me: the 2016 (5K miles) wants 49K and the 2015 (25K miles) wants 45K. I've seen cars further away sell for much less - so I know those prices aren't right - but how do I convince the seller?
I'm afraid until more cars come in the market and stable prices emerge - this problem is going to stay with us.
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This is why I think I may not have a lot of trouble selling mine. I would probably be asking $39K, and mine is low miles, pristine condition, and is nicely optioned, IMO. There just aren't that many around. I searched Autotrader for manual 2015 M235i manual transmission nationwide and only 10 came up total. None within 500 miles.
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Originally Posted by PKumarM3
As an FYI, I got a 2012 128i CPO. I paid 26k for the car in May of 2015. Today, that car is worth $11-13k. The options or conditions are not important as much as the CarFax, the 30 day supply, and fair market value for the car.
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If true, this pretty much sums up the title of this thread. BMW sporty coupes no longer hold their value. I paid $26K for my 2005 Mustang GT, new, and 10 years later sold it for $11K. And here, you have a BMW sporty coupe with higher MSRP, only 5 years old, and it's the same value as my 10 year old Mustang.