95 E36 M3 - $2800

http://huntington.craigslist.org/cto/4758453850.html

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Just what I need, if only I had the money.

Jeez, how low will these go? I never saw E30 M3s dip below $5K--they started appreciating after hitting about 15 years old. This car is almost 20.

Hopefully at least this low until I can save some money for one.

nderwater wrote: Jeez, how low will these go? I never saw E30 M3s dip below $5K--they started appreciating after hitting about 15 years old. This car is almost 20.

I have to believe this is near the bottom for a running/driving car.

I'd have to look at the numbers, but I'm pretty sure they built a lot more E36's than E30's when it comes to M3's. Plus, the S14 has a bit more of a cult following than the S50/52. But mainly, the E30 M3 was designed to race and they made a street version. The E36 was designed for the street that happened to get raced.

Regardless, this looks like a screaming deal. As much as BMW's scare me right now, I'd have a hard time passing up on this if there was any way I could swing buying another car right now (absoberkinglutely impossible). This looks like the perfect basis for a track-rat.

Wow.

Wondering where the rear wheels went, but holy cow that is CHEAP!

Part of the price discrepancy might also have something to do with the fact that the US-market E36 M3 had the "lesser" S50/S52 compared to the Euro-market cars.

Ain't that some E36 M3. I wonder if he'll trade for an MR2?

Cactus wrote: Ain't that some E36 M3. I wonder if he'll trade for an MR2?

Funny, I was wondering the exact same thing.

Thank god it isn't closer. If I could find an auto 4 dr M3....

Wow - even needing a grand in deferred maintenance it's still about the lowest priced driver I've seen.

I always dreamed about getting a M3 perhaps this is the one.

I've scooped up a handful of under $2500 e36 m3's they're far and away the best purchase you can make for e30 swaps, this one is even better because its a manual (almost all of mine have been autos)

theres easily $5-600 in m3 bumpers/side skirts, another few hundred in the m3 brakes and LSD, the vader seats even in rough condition (which this appears to have) are worth a few hundred more, tack on the other misc. bits and bobs that e36 are always looking for to make their incomplete cars complete and you get very close to having a $0 engine/trans/wiring/ecu that plugs into the much lighter e30 chassis.

Great base to turn into a track car, or do a LSx swap on!

markwemple wrote: If I could find an auto 4 dr M3....

I'm not sure if you are serious, but I see these for sale relatively cheap on my local craigslist all the time...

For example: http://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/cto/4747319275.html

http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/4768526624.html

I'm always disappointed they aren't manual when I see them.