Month: June 2012

  • Market Update – June 29, 2012

    This week’s overview of what’s happened in the M Coupe market.

    Currently Listed: 57
    S52: 39
    S54: 18
    Average Asking Price: $25,248.75
    S52: $21,778.86
    S54: $31,995.78

    Most Popular Sales Listings

    These are the cars that have been viewed most often this week:

    2001 Titanium Silver over Black in Los Angeles, CA
    2001 Titanium Silver over Black
    Los Angeles, CA – $19,995
    2001 Estoril Blue over Dark Gray in Fletcher, NC
    2001 Estoril Blue over Dark Gray
    Fletcher, NC – $29,999
    1999 Laguna Seca Blue over Blue in Rye Brook, NY
    1999 Laguna Seca Blue over Black
    Rye Brook, NY – $13,000
    2000 Cosmos Black over Black in Fountain Valley, CA
    2000 Cosmos Black over Black
    Fountain Valley, CA – $19,999

    Best Deals

    These are what I think are the best deals still available that are not already on the most popular list.

    2000 Titanium Silver over Black in Paradise Valley, AZ
    2000 Titanium Silver over Black
    Paradise Valley, AZ – $15,500
    2001 Estoril Blue over Estoril Blue in New York, NY
    2001 Estoril Blue over Estoril Blue
    New York, NY – $19,000
    2000 Titanium Silver over Black in College Station, TX
    2000 Titanium Silver over Black
    College Station, TX – $17,000
    1999 Arctic Silver over Black in Las Vegas, NV
    1999 Arctic Silver over Black
    Las Vegas, NV – $12,999

    Sold This Week

    Here are the cars that appear to have gone to lucky new owners this week.

  • Sales Listings Map

    M Coupe Map

    This is a feature I have wanted to add for the longest time.  It will be especially cool once we get an M Coupe registry completed, and we know the approximate location of almost all of them :).

    The map is filterable by the listing status (for sale, sold, purgatory) as well as the usual filters of colors, price, mileage, etc. Coupes that have been on the market multiple times will be mapped multiple times. Dealerships that have sold multiple coupes, will have all their coupes layered on top of each other which is not ideal, but there’s not much way around it. The most recently listed of their coupes should be the one on top.

    As you probably expect, I had to pretty much custom make all of the icons. I did my best to get the color relatively close to the real color, but it was pretty tough. I even have different icons for arctic/titanium silver and boston/oxford green. Each of the icons is also clickable to get some basic information on the coupe. They then also link to the full listing for each coupe.

    As most would guess, the vast majority of the coupes have been located on the coasts with tight clusters in California, Florida and the Northeast (and Cincinnati of course). There’s not much action in Montana, Nebraska or the Dakotas.

    Because there are so many icons, the map will be fairly slow to load, so I recommend filtering it. I have also defaulted it to only show current listings by default, but you can also have it display all 700 coupe listings like the above map. Have fun.

    TRY IT NOW

     

  • Market Update – June 22, 2012

    This week’s overview of what’s happened in the M Coupe market.

    Currently Listed: 57
    S52: 39
    S54: 18
    Average Asking Price: $24,869.55
    S52: $21,207.46
    S54: $31,990.28

    Most Popular Sales Listings

    These are the cars that have been viewed most often this week:

    2000 Alpine White over Dark Beige in Portland, OR
    2000 Alpine White over Dark Beige
    Portland, OR – $35,995
    1999 Imola Red over Dark Gray in Portland, OR
    1999 Imola Red over Dark Gray
    Portland, OR – $34,995
    2002 Titanium Silver over Dark Gray in Gilbert, AZ
    2002 Titanium Silver over Dark Gray
    Gilbert, AZ – $35,900
    1999 Arctic Silver over Black in Las Vegas, NV
    1999 Arctic Silver over Black
    Las Vegas, NV – $12,999

    Best Deals

    These are what I think are the best deals still available that are not already on the most popular list.

    2001 Titanium Silver over Black in Los Angeles, CA
    2001 Titanium Silver over Black
    Los Angeles, CA – $18,995
    2001 Estoril Blue over Estoril Blue in New York, NY
    2001 Estoril Blue over Estoril Blue
    New York, NY – $19,000
    1999 Cosmos Black over Black in Pioneer, CA
    1999 Cosmos Black over Black
    Pioneer, CA – $10,990
    2000 Titanium Silver over Black in College Station, TX
    2000 Titanium Silver over Black
    College Station, TX – $17,000

    Sold This Week

    Here are the cars that appear to have gone to lucky new owners this week.

  • 2nd Annual MCBG Spring Drive & BBQ

    One of Many Fun Curves

    Well, it was just barely spring, but I’ll count it. Saturday afternoon in Fort Collins was not a typical day though. For several weeks, there has been a large fire burning just west of town. Unfortunately, this fire has covered all three of my favorite driving roads and nearly 200 houses (High Park Fire Map). Fortunately, the wind was pretty mild and not our of the west, so Fort Collins itself was not full of smoke. No typically beautiful blue skies though.

    Helicopter
    Helicopter

    As an alternate route, we decided to go a little farther north and drive up to Red Feather Lakes. It ended up being a pretty fun drive. It’s not nearly as curvy as our usual roads, but very scenic with a few fun corners. We were also able to see several fire fighting helicopters refilling their buckets which is not something you see everyday. I believe Red Feather had been issued a pre-evacuation order so traffic was sparse, and town was virtually empty for a nice Saturday afternoon.

    As Colby, our usual photographer, was busy, my wife Jenn took it upon herself to get some good photos. I think she did great for being her first time taking photos of cars (and good practice for the Dorkfest trip). You’ll also notice there are more photos with people in them than usual :). The only downside of having the photographer with me is that my car is not in as many photos :-).

    Our group was a little smaller this time, but two new coupes joined the fun this year. In attendance were:

    • Jenn and My 2002 Steel Gray over Imola Red M Coupe
    • Cameron’s 2001 Estoril Blue over Estoril Blue M Coupe
    • Jon’s 2000 Imola Red over Black M Coupe (sunroof-delete)
    • Todd’s 2010 Jet Black over Fox Red M3

    After the drive, we came back to my house for brats and drinks. Cameron’s new coupe has a variety of envy producing modifications that we all enjoyed gawking at and later test driving (man it felt fast). All in all, it was a good day.

    Sideview Mirror Shot
    Sideview Mirror Shot
    Keeping Up with Cameron
    Keeping Up with Cameron
    Parked in Red Feather
    Parked in Red Feather
    Jon's Imola Hood
    Jon's Imola Hood
    Cameron's Apex and Brembos
    Cameron's Apex and Brembos
    Cameron's Side Gill
    Cameron's Side Gill
    2010 BMW M3
    Todd's Nostrils
    2010 BMW M3
    Todd's Side Gill
    2002 Steel Gray over Imola Red M Coupe
    My Front Fender
    2002 Steel Gray over Imola Red M Coupe
    My Side Gill
    Parked in Red Feather
    Parked in Red Feather
    Group Shot
    Group Shot
    Group Shot
    Group Shot
    Group Shot
    Group Shot
    Group Shot
    Group Shot
    2010 BMW M3 Wheel
    Todd's Wheel
    Parked at Red Feather
    Parked at Red Feather
  • Market Update – June 15, 2012

    This week’s overview of what’s happened in the M Coupe market.

    Currently Listed: 51
    S52: 36
    S54: 15
    Average Asking Price: $24,798.36
    S52: $21,327.91
    S54: $32,202.00

    Most Popular Sales Listings

    These are the cars that have been viewed most often this week:

    2001 Estoril Blue over Estoril Blue in New York, NY
    2001 Estoril Blue over Estoril Blue
    New York, NY – $19,000
    2002 Titanium Silver over Dark Gray in Gilbert, AZ
    2002 Titanium Silver over Dark Gray
    Gilbert, AZ – $35,900
    2002 Steel Gray over Black in Vaughan, ON
    2002 Steel Gray over Black
    Vaughan, ON – $32,000
    2000 Titanium Silver over Dark Gray in Anderson, SC
    2000 Titanium Silver over Dark Gray
    Anderson, SC – $18,500

    Best Deals

    These are what I think are the best deals still available that are not already on the most popular list.

    2000 Titanium Silver over Black in Ballston Spa, NY
    2000 Titanium Silver over Black
    Ballston Spa, NY – $17,995
    1999 Arctic Silver over Black in Las Vegas, NV
    1999 Arctic Silver over Black
    Las Vegas, NV – $12,999
    1999 Estoril Blue over Estoril Blue in Lawrenceville, GA
    1999 Estoril Blue over Estoril Blue
    Lawrenceville, GA – $16,000
    1999 Cosmos Black over Dark Beige in Alhambra, CA
    1999 Cosmos Black over Dark Beige
    Alhambra, CA – $17,000

    Sold This Week

    Here are the cars that appear to have gone to lucky new owners this week.

  • Market Update – June 8, 2012

    This week’s overview of what’s happened in the M Coupe market.

    Currently Listed: 45
    S52: 33
    S54: 12
    Average Asking Price: $23,985.50
    S52: $20,572.03
    S54: $32,519.17

    Most Popular Sales Listings

    These are the cars that have been viewed most often this week:

    2000 Cosmos Black over Dark Gray in Mesa, AZ
    2000 Cosmos Black over Dark Gray
    Mesa, AZ – $19,700
    2001 Estoril Blue over Estoril Blue in New York, NY
    2001 Estoril Blue over Estoril Blue
    New York, NY – $19,000
    1999 Cosmos Black over Dark Beige in Alhambra, CA
    1999 Cosmos Black over Dark Beige
    Alhambra, CA – $17,750
    1999 Imola Red over Black in San Ramon, CA
    1999 Imola Red over Black
    San Ramon, CA – $21,000

    Best Deals

    These are what I think are the best deals still available that are not already on the most popular list.

    1999 Arctic Silver over Dark Gray in Indianapolis, IN
    1999 Arctic Silver over Dark Gray
    Indianapolis, IN – $8,100
    2000 Cosmos Black over Black in Cincinnati, OH
    2000 Cosmos Black over Black
    Cincinnati, OH – $22,990
    2000 Titanium Silver over Dark Gray in Anderson, SC
    2000 Titanium Silver over Dark Gray
    Anderson, SC – $18,500
    2000 Dakar Yellow over Black in Nassau County, NY
    2000 Dakar Yellow over Black
    Nassau County, NY – $22,000

    Sold This Week

    Here are the cars that appear to have gone to lucky new owners this week.

  • Market Update – June 1, 2012

    This week’s overview of what’s happened in the M Coupe market.

    Currently Listed: 42
    S52: 29
    S54: 13
    Average Asking Price: $24,698.80
    S52: $20,715.63
    S54: $32,971.54

    Most Popular Sales Listings

    These are the cars that have been viewed most often this week:

    2000 Cosmos Black over Dark Gray in Mesa, AZ
    2000 Cosmos Black over Dark Gray
    Mesa, AZ – $18,700
    2001 Titanium Silver over Imola Red in Calgary, AB
    2001 Titanium Silver over Imola Red
    Calgary, AB – $29,900
    2001 Estoril Blue over Estoril Blue in Wichita, KS
    2001 Estoril Blue over Estoril Blue
    Wichita, KS – $24,000
    2002 Steel Gray over Black in Hercules, CA
    2002 Steel Gray over Black
    Hercules, CA – $41,000

    Best Deals

    These are what I think are the best deals still available that are not already on the most popular list.

    1999 Cosmos Black over Dark Beige in Alhambra, CA
    1999 Cosmos Black over Dark Beige
    Alhambra, CA – $18,000
    1999 Estoril Blue over Estoril Blue in Lawrenceville, GA
    1999 Estoril Blue over Estoril Blue
    Lawrenceville, GA – $16,500
    2000 Titanium Silver over Dark Gray in Anderson, SC
    2000 Titanium Silver over Dark Gray
    Anderson, SC – $18,500
    2000 Dakar Yellow over Black in Nassau County, NY
    2000 Dakar Yellow over Black
    Nassau County, NY – $22,000

    Sold This Week

    Here are the cars that appear to have gone to lucky new owners this week.