E46 M3 Depreciation?
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Originally Posted by rominl
personally i don't agree with marshall....
engine problem was ONLY for the very initial badge of 2001 m3. since then it's fixed and i haven't heard of any major engine problems anymore. that's a solid car, i don't see proofs of major reliability issues (read, i am talking about major ones).
more than likely it's due to lease ends / warranty expiring imho
engine problem was ONLY for the very initial badge of 2001 m3. since then it's fixed and i haven't heard of any major engine problems anymore. that's a solid car, i don't see proofs of major reliability issues (read, i am talking about major ones).
more than likely it's due to lease ends / warranty expiring imho
I also agree with the possibility of the lease ends......something I forgot to bring up in my post. Many of the owners simply could not afford to buy these cars at their as-new selling prices so they leased them instead to keep the payments manageable.
Thank you and Penforhire for pointing that out.
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Originally Posted by foofighter
practical.
Or maybe, the M3 drivers actually got married because they met so many women while driving that M3 that now they are forced to sell it for a more family oriented sedan
Or maybe, the M3 drivers actually got married because they met so many women while driving that M3 that now they are forced to sell it for a more family oriented sedan
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Originally Posted by foofighter
i was kinda of joking but you know it's simple economics more cars on the market pricing has to be adjusted to get interested buyers otherwise they sit...all the factors posted all weigh in on the used car market for these M3.
Nevertheless, it is not as if many M3's are there and they have cult following. Thing is that in used car market, people take a look at reliability more than anything else and m3's have bad rep by now.
In fact, I think BMW's free maintainance scheme is hurting their resale values, because everyone assumes that after the servicing and warranty is out, they better sell the car right away since it will fall apart. Even BMW lovers post how they will sell the car by the time warranty is out...
It is really not true though - in general, BMW has been the most reliable European brand in Europe, in past 4-5 years at least, according to respectable ADAC and TUV surveys. Of course, not close to Toyota but a lot better than most.
Another problem, which is more realistic, is that when something breaks in BMW, you gonna pay a lot of money to fix it.
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