[psuibmw]

Hey - was browsing used car market in my neck of the woods to see how bad the market is nowadays and found this one … these guys are pretty up there
https://www.bmwofsterling.com/used-S...EJ13403AH62041

[kyriian]

To be fair, that Alpina version is rarer than the regular Z8, only 555 of them

[ramman434]

They're asking way too high. Normal Z8s are going for $150k+ but even Alpinas aren't that expensive. Hell BaT sold an Alpina in June for $352.5k.

https://bringatrailer.com/bmw/z8/?q=z8

[TAZ007]

Makes me think my G29 is a steal.

[Foggins]

wow that is crazy money...LOTS of things I would rather spend that kind of cash on vs that car.

[NickyC]

Mind blowing, but seeing Z3 clown shoes asking like 90k is pegging the insane meter. They really aren’t very good cars, and yes the Mafia will come after me now but they aren’t, sorry. I had one for a few months years ago and was totally underwhelmed. I even got to throw some rod bearings in the S54 during my short ownership as well haha.

[psuibmw]

Originally Posted by Foggins

wow that is crazy money...LOTS of things I would rather spend that kind of cash on vs that car.

I would have to agree with that

[BMWCCA1]

Originally Posted by kyriian

To be fair, that Alpina version is rarer than the regular Z8, only 555 of them

I'm sure you must be aware that the Alpina version was just a way to get an automatic Z8 to market for those who wanted to profile in a Z8 but couldn't handle a stick-shift car. The Alpinas were all automatics, had less power, were a touch slower, but did have some nice Alpina features like body-color mirrors instead of chrome and, of course, like them or not, Alpina design wheels. All "normal" Z8s were sticks. Smaller numbers produced isn't always indicative of rarity beyond it being less desirable when new.

[tranquility]

I never understood the fascination w this car.

[Wht340i]

Automatic in a car like this? Horrible! Save the money and get a regular Z8 if you really want one.

[tranquility]

Originally Posted by NickyC

Mind blowing, but seeing Z3 clown shoes asking like 90k is pegging the insane meter. They really aren’t very good cars, and yes the Mafia will come after me now but they aren’t, sorry. I had one for a few months years ago and was totally underwhelmed. I even got to throw some rod bearings in the S54 during my short ownership as well haha.

Ya, I may get flamed for my previous comment too but I don't care either haha.
"Mafia" This one's for you.

[NickyC]

Originally Posted by tranquility

Ya, I may get flamed for my previous comment too but I don't care either haha.
"Mafia" This one's for you.

LoL nice! I was serious though, the clown shoe owners are out of their minds with love for that car (admirable kind of). The Z4M is so vastly superior to that car but for some reason folks pay the big bucks for the Z3M. You should have seen the venom I took back in the day on bimmerforums when I said I sold the car because I didn't like it hah.

[Germanauto]

I feel like this type of stuff is the new reality for ICE sports cars. Prices have skyrocketed during the pandemic times, combine that with oncoming ICE bans and this is what happens.

Great I guess if you own one of these cars and are looking to sell, but otherwise sucks for the rest of us.

[tranquility]

Originally Posted by NickyC

LoL nice! I was serious though, the clown shoe owners are out of their minds with love for that car (admirable kind of). The Z4M is so vastly superior to that car but for some reason folks pay the big bucks for the Z3M. You should have seen the venom I took back in the day on bimmerforums when I said I sold the car because I didn't like it hah.

Oh, I know you're srs.

Haha, we have similar views. I don't get the clown car fetish either.

[BMWCCA1]

Originally Posted by NickyC

LoL nice! I was serious though, the clown shoe owners are out of their minds with love for that car (admirable kind of). The Z4M is so vastly superior to that car but for some reason folks pay the big bucks for the Z3M. You should have seen the venom I took back in the day on bimmerforums when I said I sold the car because I didn't like it hah.

The S52 version is rated at the same horsepower as my 2013 128i M-sport. The M-coupe weighed maybe 70-pounds less than the 128i. My favorite license plate seen on a Club member's Z3 M was "BUTT UGLY". You hear all about what exceptional cars these are on the track but very few ever find out. Certainly not those who paid $50k+ for their garage queen. If you want all the fun without the "ugly", just go for a 128i or 135i before their prices climb any higher. You'll even get an extra gear in the 6-speed manual.

[Mani59]

Absolutely love the Z8.

If ever I was in the fortunate position to be able to buy one, I would love to go for the Alpina Z8 version (if not, the regular Z8 will do I suppose )

This one went for nearly £250,000 in 2016.

[kyriian]

Originally Posted by BMWCCA1

I'm sure you must be aware that the Alpina version was just a way to get an automatic Z8 to market for those who wanted to profile in a Z8 but couldn't handle a stick-shift car. The Alpinas were all automatics, had less power, were a touch slower, but did have some nice Alpina features like body-color mirrors instead of chrome and, of course, like them or not, Alpina design wheels. All "normal" Z8s were sticks. Smaller numbers produced isn't always indicative of rarity beyond it being less desirable when new.

Of course that I am aware .
But collectors aren't necessarily picking 'the better car' by all metrics, rare = $$ to them, even if they were not as desired new.

Sides, it is a dealer selling it.

[BeEmVe]

Originally Posted by Foggins

wow that is crazy money...LOTS of things I would rather spend that kind of cash on vs that car.

The dealer is offering a $5k discount. Shouldn't that be enough to seal the deal.

[W///]

Originally Posted by NickyC

LoL nice! I was serious though, the clown shoe owners are out of their minds with love for that car (admirable kind of). The Z4M is so vastly superior to that car but for some reason folks pay the big bucks for the Z3M. You should have seen the venom I took back in the day on bimmerforums when I said I sold the car because I didn't like it hah.

Interesting. I've never had a chance to drive a Z3M, but when I was looking, it was Z4M or bust because I knew how big of an improvement it was. The fact that the Z3M with S54 is going for double and sometimes triple what the Z4M are going for is absolutely ridiculous.

Having said that, I went to Z Homecoming this year and it was crazy to see how many original owners there were (not just the M's). These guys are truly different breeds and it's really cool to see how fanatical they are.

P.S. On another note, I absolutely hate seeing ICE cars being turned into investments. I know this is not a new phenomenon, but still. I tend to prefer to buy cars with miles so that they would never become collectible but in rare color combos. That way, I never feel bad about adding miles myself.

[erickonphoenix]

I've never had the income to jump on any new BMW but I loved the Z8 when it first came out. So I would come back to sniff around the used market on this car and it never depreciated much even when the used car market was normal. Beautiful car even today.

[pseto]

My question is did the previous owner take a huge bath on trading this into a dealer?

[psuibmw]

Originally Posted by pseto

My question is did the previous owner take a huge bath on trading this into a dealer?

According to Carfax, this vehicle has always been with this dealer 🤔 It may belong to the GM and he is trying to make some cash