"Brodieman" (Brodieman)
09/10/2014 at 19:07 • Filed to: BMW, M3, Dinan, E92, Car Buying
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"Brodieman" (Brodieman)
09/10/2014 at 19:07 • Filed to: BMW, M3, Dinan, E92, Car Buying | 2
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Some of you may remember the crazypants E92 Dinan M3 I'm selling for my boss' friend from this post: !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
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I'm getting a lot of interest on the forums, some love on craigslist too, but nobody has put up the cash. Even had an offer for a trade with an F430 2 weeks ago and just today for a DB9 Volante. Unfortunately I can't accept trades, because those would have been AWESOME.
So, for the first time in 10 years (really bad experience selling a MKIV GTI part) I opened an eBay account, got a PayPal and listed the M3 there, link is below. Should be fun, right? Right?
2011 BMW M3 Dinan 4.6L V8 S3-R 527hp eBay
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bob and john
> Brodieman
09/10/2014 at 19:24 |
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uhh, i would have sold him on the DB9, holy shit.....
BKRM3
> Brodieman
09/10/2014 at 21:32 |
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Umm, what? I know a stroker motor is 20 grand but like... A 430? Really? That doesn't quite add up.
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Brodieman
> BKRM3
09/10/2014 at 21:46 |
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Yep first year coupe with 32k miles (maybe $90-110k at best), I didn't quite take him seriously, but it was at a car show and he was trying to save the 9.8% tax we have in WA on private sales.
He's been trying to sell it for 4 months too, lots of them out there getting unloaded for dirt cheap (comparatively) so the owners can pick up the 458 hotness.
I just got a message on eBay with another trade offer, a 2008 911 Turbo. Trades seem to be the flavor of this level of car guys to avoid sales tax and get into something new.
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BKRM3
> Brodieman
09/10/2014 at 22:03 |
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That sales tax is highway fucking robbery. How is that allowed to persist? There should be a referendum or something....
Anyway, incredible to hear about those trades. A 997 turbo now!? I would take that OR the 430 in a heartbeat for an E92, even with a stroker. Sounds like your friend should trade up my man! Hell, if it were me and I wanted cash instead of a trade I'd take a 430 now, enjoy it till next summer then list that pile on eBay to be snapped up by an out of state buyer. A 430 is going to enjoy a much wider market than a highly (and very specifically) modified M3. Same is true for the 997T, although it's probably PDK so meh to that anyhow =P
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Brodieman
> BKRM3
09/10/2014 at 22:13 |
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I thought the same thing but it's a non-starter taking on a different car. He's trying to liquidate, even if it would increase the liquid so to speak.
The 911 Turbo was a manual too.
The tax was to stop the fly-by-night side of the highway "dealers" that would float titles for years and then dump the sale onto the buyer to pay a ton of late fees. It was a massive problem up here a few years ago. Now it just makes it impossible to be a casual car flipper, the tax eats up all the potential profit.
Also, if you say buy a $20k car for $10k and go to the DOL to get the title transferred they'll blue book the car and charge you the tax for the $20k. It's BRUTAL. I'm a fleet manager and I sell cars out of my fleet ALL THE TIME for way below blue book value and I have to submit bill of sales constantly saying these were fleet work vehicles and are below standard levels of sale quality. It's INCREDIBLY annoying and I'm a bit heated about it if you couldn't tell already! haha
Dsscats
> Brodieman
09/12/2014 at 23:12 |
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It'll be much easier to sell a 997 Turbo OR F430. They have a much bigger out of state market.