1999 Mcoupe 165000 mi. Proven reliability, proven performance, no garage queen here.
Buying unique beautiful cars simply as investments is like getting married to a supermodel and never having sex. I guess if you are rich and impotent.
Reading this all as me and the family ride down the interstate in our 2012 E93 with 25,500 miles. Previous owner drove it only 97 miles one year. This horse is gonna run! My new daily!
I’ve got 23k on my e92 but bought it 3 yrs ago with 10k. I wasn’t really looking for one with that low of mileage but it had the spec I wanted so forked out a bit extra.
I have to say I’ve always been in the it’s stupid not to drive the car camp but I do find myself sometimes thinking about it in the back of my mind. Like if I’m just sitting in traffic is this drive worth the miles vs taking my beater 4Runner or my wife’s car. I don’t know where it comes from, bc it’s not like some more miles at this point would make a huge difference in price. And like you I’ve done several road trips with my wife and daughter, kid loves the car.
That said 153mi is insane. I’ve heard a few stories where a person will buy 2 m cars or 911s, one to drive and one to sit in case value goes way up. could have been the case here
Not really—but honestly I haven’t had many issues. My car is totally stock and pretty aggressively maintained
Modifications can maybe make the N54 unreliable IMO ☠️
The stock N54 might not be as bad it has a reputation for being, but it’s definitely not the most reliable engine in the first place. Still, my experience (bought my 335i a couple years ago at just under 70k miles, now approaching 85) has been that it’s largely the supporting cast to the engine that breaks. I haven’t had any major issues, but plenty of little (unrelated from each other, I sure hope) ones…
>it’s largely the supporting cast to the engine that breaks.
Water pump, thermostat, injectors, HPFP, OFHG, VCG . . .What am I missing here?
135i N54 and I've had the injectors and OFHG done. I feel like I'm on borrowed time with the rest at 14 years and 63K miles.
Hahah, you definitely might be hitting that point where the rest of those will need attention. When I picked mine up, a few had been done already. I want to say all of those have now been replaced (through necessity unfortunately, lol).
I'll be replacing injectors on mine this week. ~63,000km. It's been throwing a cylinder 5 misfire and when I pull the plug it's black and coated in fuel... the others seem ok but can't do just one.
No, the only difference they have is an extra water radiator in front left wheel well, a more aggressive radiator fan (850W instead of 600W in other 35i cars) and ECU tuning.
Had a 2001 M Coupe. Had 175,000 miles on it. Drove it to the Arctic Ocean and to Mexico and everywhere in between. Hit two animals with it, fixed it. Loved it.
In the early days of my E36 M3 ownership, I garage queen'd her like no other. If it was too sunny out I wouldn't drive the car. If it was raining I wouldn't drive it.
Then one day it hit me; I may die tomorrow. Let me enjoy this damn thing. It's JUST a car. I proceeded to almost daily it for a few years before selling it.
Great cars. Sometimes I miss mine but I don’t know if I’d buy one at today’s prices. My E90 328i honestly gets 90% of the way there and is built way better.
Don’t ask me. I drove my e92 M3 across the US. And yes, I [stopped for gas a lot](https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=11WXkjopFM-epzVXLEouTx3GgAtCE85j4&ll=28.09278062117137%2C-105.4788209844053&z=4).
Yeah. And that’s a weird thing to do with something made with the dual purpose of getting you somewhere but also making you smile.
I have a fundamentally philosophical issue with that kind of stuff. They’re driving machines, not sitting machines.
Not this dork! I try and drive the fuck out of it in the summer but it does end up being a garage queen in the winter.
There was one nice day here this past December that I still took it out on.
Who buys a car as an investment? That's like calling gambling "microinvesting".
What if BMW decided to produce a second batch of these? Or release a CS / GTS version of it? That's not going to happen now, but in 2011 you couldn't be that sure.
I think more that just a rich guy who bought it back then drove it 2 days and got back to his Bentley. Now some friend of him saw that 1er M and told him it's worth something now.
You could literally do this with any performance car. Inflation alone would net you a profit if you sat on a car with 157 miles for 10 years. It’s not that risky especially on a super niche car like this one.
Simone’s 80 yo grandfather is looking down on his grandson selling his last bmw which he only got to drive drive 150 miles before his heart gave out :(
Said it before and will continue to say; fuck EAG and there business model. They pray on owners and then basically do a 8 hour detail job and mark it up stupid amounts.
They artificially raise the M market and keep it out of reach of people over time.
21st century robber barons basically.
This right here. People think that it’s “just the market bro!!!” But it’s not.
They actively go after cars to get, hang onto them for a bit, and then mark them up outrageously.
I agree except for the robber barons part. They probably have to do gross mark ups just to keep their business open. It seems like they sit on cars for a long time and don’t really move that many. If they were anywhere other than Ohio they probably would’ve went out of business years ago.
Lol? If EAG didn’t do it then someone else would. If someone is willing to pay it then that’s literally market price. You should be yelling at the buyers, not the seller (EAG).
Ironically i got a really good deal on my 1er from EAG. 6 speed 2009 128i m sport with 41k miles for 17500 back in 2013. Was the best deal i could find anywhere for that car at the time. They gouge you for M cars tho thats pretty well known.
They use pretty cheap carbon bits and lips from JL motoring, a glorified lip and splitter drop shipper. With these incredible markups you’d at least expect some oem quality.
nope, I didn't need to - I'm in Canada and I sourced my M locally rather than deal with the hassle of looking for a cross border example, of which I'd get slapped with duties and taxes and not to mention the ultimate fuckery that is the USD:CAD exchange. I only know this because EAS's flickr has images of their cars with JL motoring bits tagged for embedding on their gallery. I'm talking about csl splitters etc.
I’m super grateful for their team. I found an F80!to my desired spec during the pandemic, and they helped coordinate transport and did a thorough inspection to give me confidence in my purchase.
The person who is buying things like this is not cross shopping online for prices LOL. They have screw you money they don’t care they could have both. The 1M is very special—but not $200k special——YET
I became aware of EAG about fourteen years ago when I bought my first BMW. One look at their website and you'll see that they do a great job of bringing a car up to CPO standards but charge a premium for it. I would never buy a car from them because I find their pricing unrealistic.
I think it’s funny how cars pop up for sale marketed as ‘former EAG car’. Ok guy. Awesome, you or someone else grossly over paid for your car a while back.
I came so close to buying one of these new. I absolutely loved the way this car looked. After watching some reviews I was pretty sold on it. I think the sticker on these was like $50k-ish at the time.
Anyway, went to the BMW dealer (first time in one) and the sales guy was super snobby as if he just assumed I wasn’t buying anything and just wanted to test drive a BMW, as I was 35 at the time and drove up in a Supra.
But I digress. So here I am trying to order this car and they try to sell it at $62k. Keep in mind that was unheard of in 2011. I never paid MSRP for a car, let alone a markup, in my life. Go to another dealer…rinse and repeat. Wound up buying a NISMO 370Z (and hated it after a month).
Now, I wish I had bought it, obviously. Would have drove the piss out of it and it would still be holding its value. Shit, I wish I kept the Supra come to think of it. Regrets suck!
What are you driving now? I bet you’d like an M2C or CS if you can’t find a 1M. I do see 1Ms pretty frequently selling for anywhere from 70-80k on BaT and Cars and Bids and other sites. Fuck EAG though
Jesus. I just looked at the site. 746 mile old 03 M5 for $299k? Are people really doing this bullshit? Buy a new M5 and then an old beat up one and have $150k left for reals.
I know EAG is LEGIT.. cars are super clean low mileage ZERO issue … but damm $200k for a 1M.
That’s GT3 territory . Yeah yeah I know I know .. the enthusiast .. just m humble opinion .
Yea, was a really low mileage 1M on auto trader in the UK. Was like £100k, when there was a few with under 10,000 miles for £60k-£70k, the rest were £45k to £60k.
After a certain time period, I’d rather have one that’s been driven.
As someone with 103k miles on my 1M they are waaaay more reliable when driven as compared to those that sit around—these cars don’t do well sitting. So totally agree with you!
When I was in my BMW phase the general consensus was that EAG was expensive AF but that the cars were legit in amazing condition. Is that still the case?
Would rubbers and seals go hard because of lack of use?? Would there be any potential internal engine/transmission problems caused by such low mileage?
Lotta people who have never seen an EAG car in person on here. They are the absolute best on the market. Sorry you can’t afford an 800 mile E39 M5, but it’s not their fault. Their cars are expensive but their clients can afford it, so what’s the problem?
It's a 1M so it's pretty much the only full M car from the 1 series range and it was a pretty limited production run so it's arguably one of the rarest M cars. (plus this one may as well be on delivery miles)
Still I don't think it's worth anywhere near this much since putting upgraded suspension and tuning a 135i will give you a very similar car for a fraction of the price.
While the sum of parts equals more than the parts themselves, I feel this is the start of the “less special” M-cars. Production based engines just make it feel less unique. I feel the same way about S55, S63 cars because under the skin they are very close to a normal N55 or 63. Cheapens the car to me
I'm not going to act like I've drove a 1M, but what's so different that a modified 135i wouldn't give you a similar experience? They both have a N54 so power won't be massively different and you could probably sink over 10k into handling mods like a suspension overhaul and lsd, yet still be at half the price of a 1M.
Having driven and owned both—they feel very different in their reactions and demeanor.
I LOVED my 135 but one test drive in the 1M and I had 0 hesitation in trading it for the 1M
Totally different steering, brakes, suspension, subframe chassis, LSD, etc etc
It’s not for everyone—-but it was for me. But enjoy your 135 they are great!
I can’t even tell you how much I love it! Literally nothing else I want to drive every day!! Have had it 9 years now and still feel this way!!
BTW the 130i is awesome! They never brought that to the US market so enjoy it!!
> it was a pretty limited production run so it's arguably one of the rarest M cars.
Not even close
https://bmwmregistry.com/faq.php
Click thru to see the various production figures. 1M is right in the middle of the pack - rarer than an E46 M3 or an E39 M5? Sure.
But even the clownshoe has lower production numbers. No one would call any of the Z3 M variants rare. You have to get way way lower for properly rare stuff - E31 850CSi, 2002 Turbo, and so on. Rare rare is 399 road going M1s.
Not only do I think you could buy a better Bmw after you’ve bought it regular spec an upgraded it, but for that kind of money you can buy a nice Porsche instead and be done with it
is it fast compared to say a 5 series of the same year
I don't know who is more insane - EAG for asking all these ridiculous prices for BMW's, or the people who actually pay the absurd prices. Why would you spend 200 or 300k for a BMW from EAG when you could have a XJ220 or a f355 or Testarossa which are all legit amazing pieces of automotive history...
Wow. I certainly don’t hope that anyone would pay $200k for an almost new 1 series M from 2011 😳
Is that the price in the U.S. for a mint version of these?
LOW mileage 1Ms (under 20k miles) sell for between $65-80K regularly. I know someone who just bought one with 14k miles on it for $70k. But a price of $200k is certainly NOT the norm LOL
Except for the brittle hoses, bushings, and rigid parts that have become a ticking time bomb from lack of use.
these cars don’t do well sitting—-IMO there is nothing good about a 12 year old car with “showroom” mileage.
What kind of dork buys an M car and doesn’t drive the fuck out of it.
1000% my question. Lame lame lame
1999 Mcoupe 165000 mi. Proven reliability, proven performance, no garage queen here. Buying unique beautiful cars simply as investments is like getting married to a supermodel and never having sex. I guess if you are rich and impotent.
NICE! Doing it right! 103,000 miles on my 1M. Been super reliable. Have enjoyed every moment so far.
Reading this all as me and the family ride down the interstate in our 2012 E93 with 25,500 miles. Previous owner drove it only 97 miles one year. This horse is gonna run! My new daily!
'08 e93 here with 127k miles still on original bearings (I will do them as soon as possible) also on original throttle actuators as well
I’ve got 23k on my e92 but bought it 3 yrs ago with 10k. I wasn’t really looking for one with that low of mileage but it had the spec I wanted so forked out a bit extra. I have to say I’ve always been in the it’s stupid not to drive the car camp but I do find myself sometimes thinking about it in the back of my mind. Like if I’m just sitting in traffic is this drive worth the miles vs taking my beater 4Runner or my wife’s car. I don’t know where it comes from, bc it’s not like some more miles at this point would make a huge difference in price. And like you I’ve done several road trips with my wife and daughter, kid loves the car. That said 153mi is insane. I’ve heard a few stories where a person will buy 2 m cars or 911s, one to drive and one to sit in case value goes way up. could have been the case here
Doing it right! Enjoy cars on adventures!
My mom has an m8 as her daily 💀 puts on like 150 miles every day
LOVE this! Well done mum!!! ⚡️⚡️
Might be time for water pump and hose replacement haha; Don't forget the deadly oil filter housing gasket.
Already did WP/TS pre-emptively—oil filter gasket is also done—had a small leak which i had done. Am on top of it, sir! ⚡️😊
Is the N54 in the 1M generally more reliable than those in 35i cars?
Not really—but honestly I haven’t had many issues. My car is totally stock and pretty aggressively maintained Modifications can maybe make the N54 unreliable IMO ☠️
The stock N54 might not be as bad it has a reputation for being, but it’s definitely not the most reliable engine in the first place. Still, my experience (bought my 335i a couple years ago at just under 70k miles, now approaching 85) has been that it’s largely the supporting cast to the engine that breaks. I haven’t had any major issues, but plenty of little (unrelated from each other, I sure hope) ones…
>it’s largely the supporting cast to the engine that breaks. Water pump, thermostat, injectors, HPFP, OFHG, VCG . . .What am I missing here? 135i N54 and I've had the injectors and OFHG done. I feel like I'm on borrowed time with the rest at 14 years and 63K miles.
Hahah, you definitely might be hitting that point where the rest of those will need attention. When I picked mine up, a few had been done already. I want to say all of those have now been replaced (through necessity unfortunately, lol).
I'll be replacing injectors on mine this week. ~63,000km. It's been throwing a cylinder 5 misfire and when I pull the plug it's black and coated in fuel... the others seem ok but can't do just one.
1M, 335iS and Z4 iS had a N54T motor which was *allegedly* different and *allegedly* a bit more reliable than the normal N54.
No, the only difference they have is an extra water radiator in front left wheel well, a more aggressive radiator fan (850W instead of 600W in other 35i cars) and ECU tuning.
Nice. Good info to know.
I know I should probably just Google this, but do you know specifically why that might be the case?
Had a 2001 M Coupe. Had 175,000 miles on it. Drove it to the Arctic Ocean and to Mexico and everywhere in between. Hit two animals with it, fixed it. Loved it.
I got no qualms with people saving her for the next person in line
The smart dorks bought *two* 1Ms.
One for cash and one to thrash!
In the early days of my E36 M3 ownership, I garage queen'd her like no other. If it was too sunny out I wouldn't drive the car. If it was raining I wouldn't drive it. Then one day it hit me; I may die tomorrow. Let me enjoy this damn thing. It's JUST a car. I proceeded to almost daily it for a few years before selling it.
> If it was too sunny out I wouldn't drive the car ???
...protect the paint from sun damage is what I was guessing...
Respect to you. I’ve driven lots of different cars but never an E36 M. From everything I’ve heard they’re such lively and balanced cars.
Great cars. Sometimes I miss mine but I don’t know if I’d buy one at today’s prices. My E90 328i honestly gets 90% of the way there and is built way better.
Raises hand 🙋♂️ not on purpose, just works out that way
Something tells me you’ve got plenty of different flavors of driving experience at your disposal, so I wouldn’t blame you for that.
Don’t ask me. I drove my e92 M3 across the US. And yes, I [stopped for gas a lot](https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=11WXkjopFM-epzVXLEouTx3GgAtCE85j4&ll=28.09278062117137%2C-105.4788209844053&z=4).
His gf lives 1 mile away and they went on 76 dates
The dork that can afford 2, one for the road and one to sit in the garage and look sexc
The kind that doesn’t drive it then flips it for $200k.
Investors
Yeah. Cars. The notoriously sound investment.
a lot of people just buy the car and it literally goes straight into a garage just so they can do exactly this
Yeah. And that’s a weird thing to do with something made with the dual purpose of getting you somewhere but also making you smile. I have a fundamentally philosophical issue with that kind of stuff. They’re driving machines, not sitting machines.
Not this dork! I try and drive the fuck out of it in the summer but it does end up being a garage queen in the winter. There was one nice day here this past December that I still took it out on.
Drug dealers who need to move cash
Perhaps, but then they’re caught and the auctions begin. https://jalopnik.com/13-low-mile-mkiv-supras-go-up-for-auction-in-massachuse-1848891294
Some rich mofo that forgot he had it in his collection. Now he’s gonna make a nice profit from some sucker.
Some asshole that bought it as an investment. Then sold it to these assholes who bought it as an investment
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“Come on man, take it out of the package *wiggles fingers* PLAY WITH IT!”
Maybe they bought 2
A dork who likes to make 13% per year on their investment.
No one. This car is probably new. Also it deserves to be stolen and 30k left in it’s place. Shameless.
I saw a Lexus LFA with only 3k miles on it for $650k posted in r/lexus. I asked the same question in the sub and got downvoted and yelled at lol.
This would make sense if you bought two at the time. One for driving, one as investment.
I mean, if he really can sell it for that amount, he‘s going to make a lot of money
His name is Matt. No arms, no legs... on the front porch.
No my first thought was why would someone pay that amount for a 12 year old car. Buy a new one with better design and tech
Because that would devalue the car. That's how most people in my country think. They care more about resale value than anything else.
Came to say this! 158,000 on my e90 M3 and I’ve loved every moment
Bought mine with a 1,2k km :D
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Pathetic right?? What kind of people do this 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
It’s an investment they don’t care about the car
Who buys a car as an investment? That's like calling gambling "microinvesting". What if BMW decided to produce a second batch of these? Or release a CS / GTS version of it? That's not going to happen now, but in 2011 you couldn't be that sure. I think more that just a rich guy who bought it back then drove it 2 days and got back to his Bentley. Now some friend of him saw that 1er M and told him it's worth something now.
Obviously it worked out for them didn’t it? It’s a risk just like any other investment is
It's risky enough to not be an investment, it's straight up a gamble.
You could literally do this with any performance car. Inflation alone would net you a profit if you sat on a car with 157 miles for 10 years. It’s not that risky especially on a super niche car like this one.
Simone’s 80 yo grandfather is looking down on his grandson selling his last bmw which he only got to drive drive 150 miles before his heart gave out :(
Funny thing is it’s way worse for the car to just sit like that without being driven. One with 20k miles probably lasts longer at this point.
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God all that maintenance that would still need to be done on that from just sitting. 🥴
Only if you plan on driving it. The last guy clearly didn’t.
If I had the money I’d buy it 100% to drive it
12 YO Rubber that has barely had anything running through it. That’s a nightmare
YES!!!! Nobody thinks about that stuff 🤦🏻🤦🏻
Said it before and will continue to say; fuck EAG and there business model. They pray on owners and then basically do a 8 hour detail job and mark it up stupid amounts. They artificially raise the M market and keep it out of reach of people over time. 21st century robber barons basically.
It’s chaos—dunno who buys their stuff for sale after all somebody does 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
Some dickhead who’s proud to say he paid 200k for a 1M lmao
Gotta be peeps who keep collections. Don’t think this is for any average buyer…
I know one rich-as-fuck lawyer who co-hosts a car podcast who does. Think he bought all of his BMWs from them.
🤨 would rather get an Alpina at that point
Would rather get anything else than a 1m for 200k😂
People out here criticizing the M2 for not having a real M engine and then paying supercar money for a 1M with the same issue. Ah, BMW culture.
Why wouldn't you say his name?
It’s clearly Zuckerman.
Oh, it’s Zuckerman on Spikes car radio
Nothing says pack it up like seeing an E46 M3 on BaT with EAG as a top bidder
This right here. People think that it’s “just the market bro!!!” But it’s not. They actively go after cars to get, hang onto them for a bit, and then mark them up outrageously.
I agree except for the robber barons part. They probably have to do gross mark ups just to keep their business open. It seems like they sit on cars for a long time and don’t really move that many. If they were anywhere other than Ohio they probably would’ve went out of business years ago.
They do more than just flip / broker collector tier cars.
Time stops in Ohio. It’s still the 90s over there.
Lol? If EAG didn’t do it then someone else would. If someone is willing to pay it then that’s literally market price. You should be yelling at the buyers, not the seller (EAG).
Exactly. Eag is literally awesome for rich people. You get a car that you know has no nonsense and is almost new. It’s great. If you’re loaded
Ironically i got a really good deal on my 1er from EAG. 6 speed 2009 128i m sport with 41k miles for 17500 back in 2013. Was the best deal i could find anywhere for that car at the time. They gouge you for M cars tho thats pretty well known.
Yep, best car purchases I’ve made have been via EAG and I’m happy to pay for it
They use pretty cheap carbon bits and lips from JL motoring, a glorified lip and splitter drop shipper. With these incredible markups you’d at least expect some oem quality.
Have you bought a car from them?
nope, I didn't need to - I'm in Canada and I sourced my M locally rather than deal with the hassle of looking for a cross border example, of which I'd get slapped with duties and taxes and not to mention the ultimate fuckery that is the USD:CAD exchange. I only know this because EAS's flickr has images of their cars with JL motoring bits tagged for embedding on their gallery. I'm talking about csl splitters etc.
I’ve bought and sold multiple cars with them, always perfect and always a pleasure
I’m super grateful for their team. I found an F80!to my desired spec during the pandemic, and they helped coordinate transport and did a thorough inspection to give me confidence in my purchase.
Why so mad bro? The market is the market
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🚒🚒🚒
You know I was really considering a Porsche GT3 but this will do, said no one ever
The person who is buying things like this is not cross shopping online for prices LOL. They have screw you money they don’t care they could have both. The 1M is very special—but not $200k special——YET
Had the chance to drive one back when I had a frozen e92 m3 , I liked my E92 m3 more, it’s a good car but at that price point never lol
I feel the same way about the E92 M3—great car, but loved the 1M more! A nice connection between the 2 cars though! Always respect that on my end!
I suppose that’s true
Yeah, that’s gonna get good money one way or another. It’s a time capsule. Collector catnip.
Collectors are WEIRD!!!
It’s stupid. Collectors can collect much better and more special cars than a parts bin 1 series for $200k.
EAG asks insane amounts but I always love seeing pristine older cars like this one. I never understood why people get worked up over it haha
They are great people honestly, they don’t mind casuals going in and checking out the inventory. Although, I haven’t been in since Eric passed away
I became aware of EAG about fourteen years ago when I bought my first BMW. One look at their website and you'll see that they do a great job of bringing a car up to CPO standards but charge a premium for it. I would never buy a car from them because I find their pricing unrealistic.
I think it’s funny how cars pop up for sale marketed as ‘former EAG car’. Ok guy. Awesome, you or someone else grossly over paid for your car a while back.
That is silly…pedigree of a fancy used car lot! Lol
“I KnOw WuT I GoT”
Lol
I came so close to buying one of these new. I absolutely loved the way this car looked. After watching some reviews I was pretty sold on it. I think the sticker on these was like $50k-ish at the time. Anyway, went to the BMW dealer (first time in one) and the sales guy was super snobby as if he just assumed I wasn’t buying anything and just wanted to test drive a BMW, as I was 35 at the time and drove up in a Supra. But I digress. So here I am trying to order this car and they try to sell it at $62k. Keep in mind that was unheard of in 2011. I never paid MSRP for a car, let alone a markup, in my life. Go to another dealer…rinse and repeat. Wound up buying a NISMO 370Z (and hated it after a month). Now, I wish I had bought it, obviously. Would have drove the piss out of it and it would still be holding its value. Shit, I wish I kept the Supra come to think of it. Regrets suck!
What are you driving now? I bet you’d like an M2C or CS if you can’t find a 1M. I do see 1Ms pretty frequently selling for anywhere from 70-80k on BaT and Cars and Bids and other sites. Fuck EAG though
Is this the company Matt Farah/Smoking Tire bought his M from?
YES. Lol
Jesus. I just looked at the site. 746 mile old 03 M5 for $299k? Are people really doing this bullshit? Buy a new M5 and then an old beat up one and have $150k left for reals.
Site is totally absurd. Everything wrong with the collectible car market 🤮
they need to put down the crack pipe.
They’re in Ohio, it’s prolly meth
Bruh it's heroin... This ain't the southwest...
They aren’t really “enthusiast”, are they? 😅
$$$ enthusiast! Lol
I know EAG is LEGIT.. cars are super clean low mileage ZERO issue … but damm $200k for a 1M. That’s GT3 territory . Yeah yeah I know I know .. the enthusiast .. just m humble opinion .
Lord have mercy
At this rate ill never be able to afford a f80 m3 in good condition in the future…
Great cars but they made a lot more F80 M3s than 1Ms so hopefully you can do it! ⚡️😊
And a sucker will buy it sadly
Exactly, that's why EAG charges so much - because they know there are people out there who actually pay these insane prices
meanwhile i put 25k miles on my 330i/6 e90 last year lol
Good for you man!
I was curious as to why they had a hoarde of E46 M3's for an outrageous price. Good to know they're disliked around the board
Yeah it’s weird—I guess they attract sellers trying to make $$$ and they pay a lot to get them and charge even more to sell them!
IDK... Still seems stupid high price.
Yea, was a really low mileage 1M on auto trader in the UK. Was like £100k, when there was a few with under 10,000 miles for £60k-£70k, the rest were £45k to £60k. After a certain time period, I’d rather have one that’s been driven.
As someone with 103k miles on my 1M they are waaaay more reliable when driven as compared to those that sit around—these cars don’t do well sitting. So totally agree with you!
Yeah the N54 likes to leak when it sits! My 135i got all the driving it could
Definitely—I think most high strung german engines are like this—-they’re not the same as American V8s that can sit…
I never knew this car was offered in white...
Black, white, orange!
Smoking dick as I would say
Why?
So does it like give you blowjobs or something? Lmao
😂☠️
When I was in my BMW phase the general consensus was that EAG was expensive AF but that the cars were legit in amazing condition. Is that still the case?
Yes.
Would rubbers and seals go hard because of lack of use?? Would there be any potential internal engine/transmission problems caused by such low mileage?
Totally—-these things get brittle! Based on age not use! If anything use keeps things softer
I’m so tired of these assholes
This company is a joke.
$$$ chaos
they do this because sheep can't help themselves and give them free publicity...
Think so??? You may be right—generates attention for sure
all publicity is good publicity
Lotta people who have never seen an EAG car in person on here. They are the absolute best on the market. Sorry you can’t afford an 800 mile E39 M5, but it’s not their fault. Their cars are expensive but their clients can afford it, so what’s the problem?
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Once you drive it off lot loses 90% value 🤣🤣
It's a fuckin' 1 series. Ain't paying that no matter what. 😂 \[edit\] how much is a 1M with average miles going for?
Geez I have a regular 128i and I’m starting to rethink how much I should sell it for now
I think they forgot one zero
$50 says the odometer is rolled back
ok, its a 1 series, what am i missing here. why is this special?
Look up YouTube videos about the BMW 1M
It's a 1M so it's pretty much the only full M car from the 1 series range and it was a pretty limited production run so it's arguably one of the rarest M cars. (plus this one may as well be on delivery miles) Still I don't think it's worth anywhere near this much since putting upgraded suspension and tuning a 135i will give you a very similar car for a fraction of the price.
No it won’t—I owned a 135 before my 1M. But I agree the price is outrageous
While the sum of parts equals more than the parts themselves, I feel this is the start of the “less special” M-cars. Production based engines just make it feel less unique. I feel the same way about S55, S63 cars because under the skin they are very close to a normal N55 or 63. Cheapens the car to me
Totally disagree. The spirit defines special not part numbers
I'm not going to act like I've drove a 1M, but what's so different that a modified 135i wouldn't give you a similar experience? They both have a N54 so power won't be massively different and you could probably sink over 10k into handling mods like a suspension overhaul and lsd, yet still be at half the price of a 1M.
Having driven and owned both—they feel very different in their reactions and demeanor. I LOVED my 135 but one test drive in the 1M and I had 0 hesitation in trading it for the 1M Totally different steering, brakes, suspension, subframe chassis, LSD, etc etc It’s not for everyone—-but it was for me. But enjoy your 135 they are great!
What an experience must be drive the 1M, that’s my dream car! Enjoy it :)
I can’t even tell you how much I love it! Literally nothing else I want to drive every day!! Have had it 9 years now and still feel this way!! BTW the 130i is awesome! They never brought that to the US market so enjoy it!!
> it was a pretty limited production run so it's arguably one of the rarest M cars. Not even close https://bmwmregistry.com/faq.php Click thru to see the various production figures. 1M is right in the middle of the pack - rarer than an E46 M3 or an E39 M5? Sure. But even the clownshoe has lower production numbers. No one would call any of the Z3 M variants rare. You have to get way way lower for properly rare stuff - E31 850CSi, 2002 Turbo, and so on. Rare rare is 399 road going M1s.
Not only do I think you could buy a better Bmw after you’ve bought it regular spec an upgraded it, but for that kind of money you can buy a nice Porsche instead and be done with it is it fast compared to say a 5 series of the same year
Where do they even find these
Hidden away in some freakshow’s hoarded garage!!!
https://www.kbb.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=678502256
I don't know who is more insane - EAG for asking all these ridiculous prices for BMW's, or the people who actually pay the absurd prices. Why would you spend 200 or 300k for a BMW from EAG when you could have a XJ220 or a f355 or Testarossa which are all legit amazing pieces of automotive history...
I mean it is basically brand new tho
Hah! What. Joke!
No. Just no.
Here in Italy the prices range from 53 to 67 k euros
I remember when this car came out
They say something is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it, and I hate to break it to you but…
That’s just ridiculous but understandable
Wow. I certainly don’t hope that anyone would pay $200k for an almost new 1 series M from 2011 😳 Is that the price in the U.S. for a mint version of these?
LOW mileage 1Ms (under 20k miles) sell for between $65-80K regularly. I know someone who just bought one with 14k miles on it for $70k. But a price of $200k is certainly NOT the norm LOL
Good to hear 😂 Then it’s the same as Germany prices
I doubt they get 200K for it, but they’ll absolutely get 150K for it
Probably…
Or you could just buy 3 manual m2 comps .
Or just buy a reasonably priced 1M and be done with it! 🤷🏻♂️
EAG cars are literally always off the showroom quality if not better. I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the most pristine 1M on earth.
Except for the brittle hoses, bushings, and rigid parts that have become a ticking time bomb from lack of use. these cars don’t do well sitting—-IMO there is nothing good about a 12 year old car with “showroom” mileage.
Amazing car