Hello all,
An E36 M3 recently fell into my lap. As I'm insuring it through Hagerty and the vast majority of their policies are agreed upon value, I'm seeking help valuing my car. I might also consider selling the car down the road to purchase a 'cleaner' E36 M3 or an E46 M3 and have Brett work his magic. I've tried pricing this car based on comps from BAT, Craigslist, etc. but similar spec'd cars, in similar condition, with similar miles and mods are nearly impossible to find comp-wise. Maybe you guys can help?
Anyways, some details about the car.
Was sold new in '97 in California and had a Dinan Stage II package installed at the dealer ('original' Dinan badge car), along with a couple of other Dinan goodies (carbon-fiber engine cover, front strut tower brace, rear shock tower brace, Dinan short shifter). Some other mods were installed in period like an AC Schnitzer exhaust, Turner sway-bars, Bilstein dampers & Dinan springs. The car resided in CA until '04 where it then moved to New Mexico, where it has resided ever since. Because the car has lived in CA/NM since new, it has absolutely zero rust. It also has a clean carfax (no accidents, or damage claims).
Specs/Car Info:
- Alpine White
- Magma interior
- 192k miles
Mods:
- Dinan Stage II (Intake, exhaust, tune)
- Dinan carbon fiber engine cover
- Dinan front strut tower brace
- Dinan rear shock tower brace
- Dinan short shifter
- Dinan springs
- Bilstein struts & shocks
- Turner Sway-Bars (front & rear)
- Slotted front rotors, drilled rear rotors
- AC Schnitzer 'Sebring' Exhaust
Maintenance/Restoration: (parts are on order)
- Full cooling refresh incl. water pump with metal impeller, Z3MS54 radiator, thermostat, hoses, belts, pulley, expansion tank, etc etc.
- OEM front control arm bushings with new housings
- OEM rear trailing arm bushings with poly limiters
- OEM clear corner lights
- OEM (chrome on black) grills
- OEM ZHP 5-speed shift knob
Cons:
- The car has two dents, I've scheduled to have them both pulled via. PDR
- The driver's seat has two tears/rips, the passenger's seat has one tear/rip, the rear 'bench' seat has one tear/rip
- The front, and rear bumper, along with the rear wing would benefit front a respray
- Most rubber gaskets on the car have started to crack (esp. the rubber trim beneath the quarter windows) -- I'm considering replacing.
- Paint on the flat black roof molding that runs on top of the windows is starting to flake off -- I'm considering replacing
- Rear bumper is sagging on one side
- ABS & Airbag lights are on (easy fix I hope)
Pictures: (Please note that I will take more tomorrow / ASAP, I just wanted to write this up first while I had the time. I apologize for the shitty pics.)



Thanks,
911r
An E36 M3 recently fell into my lap. As I'm insuring it through Hagerty and the vast majority of their policies are agreed upon value, I'm seeking help valuing my car. I might also consider selling the car down the road to purchase a 'cleaner' E36 M3 or an E46 M3 and have Brett work his magic. I've tried pricing this car based on comps from BAT, Craigslist, etc. but similar spec'd cars, in similar condition, with similar miles and mods are nearly impossible to find comp-wise. Maybe you guys can help?
Anyways, some details about the car.
Was sold new in '97 in California and had a Dinan Stage II package installed at the dealer ('original' Dinan badge car), along with a couple of other Dinan goodies (carbon-fiber engine cover, front strut tower brace, rear shock tower brace, Dinan short shifter). Some other mods were installed in period like an AC Schnitzer exhaust, Turner sway-bars, Bilstein dampers & Dinan springs. The car resided in CA until '04 where it then moved to New Mexico, where it has resided ever since. Because the car has lived in CA/NM since new, it has absolutely zero rust. It also has a clean carfax (no accidents, or damage claims).
Specs/Car Info:
- Alpine White
- Magma interior
- 192k miles
Mods:
- Dinan Stage II (Intake, exhaust, tune)
- Dinan carbon fiber engine cover
- Dinan front strut tower brace
- Dinan rear shock tower brace
- Dinan short shifter
- Dinan springs
- Bilstein struts & shocks
- Turner Sway-Bars (front & rear)
- Slotted front rotors, drilled rear rotors
- AC Schnitzer 'Sebring' Exhaust
Maintenance/Restoration: (parts are on order)
- Full cooling refresh incl. water pump with metal impeller, Z3MS54 radiator, thermostat, hoses, belts, pulley, expansion tank, etc etc.
- OEM front control arm bushings with new housings
- OEM rear trailing arm bushings with poly limiters
- OEM clear corner lights
- OEM (chrome on black) grills
- OEM ZHP 5-speed shift knob
Cons:
- The car has two dents, I've scheduled to have them both pulled via. PDR
- The driver's seat has two tears/rips, the passenger's seat has one tear/rip, the rear 'bench' seat has one tear/rip
- The front, and rear bumper, along with the rear wing would benefit front a respray
- Most rubber gaskets on the car have started to crack (esp. the rubber trim beneath the quarter windows) -- I'm considering replacing.
- Paint on the flat black roof molding that runs on top of the windows is starting to flake off -- I'm considering replacing
- Rear bumper is sagging on one side
- ABS & Airbag lights are on (easy fix I hope)
Pictures: (Please note that I will take more tomorrow / ASAP, I just wanted to write this up first while I had the time. I apologize for the shitty pics.)



Thanks,
911r
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