﻿{"id":132,"date":"2010-05-04T16:20:20","date_gmt":"2010-05-04T22:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mcoupebuyersguide.com\/?p=132"},"modified":"2011-07-12T09:36:25","modified_gmt":"2011-07-12T15:36:25","slug":"where-to-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.mcoupebuyersguide.com\/index.php\/2010\/05\/where-to-look\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to Look"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve spent quite a few years compiling a list of sites that would hopefully cover nearly all currently listed M Coupes for sale.\u00a0 Here it is in the order I see most potential:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Edit: <\/strong>You can now click on the &#8220;<a title=\"M Coupe Sale Listings\" href=\"http:\/\/archive.mcoupebuyersguide.com\">Sale Listings<\/a>&#8221; link at the top of the page for a complete listing of all coupes from these sources updated daily.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>My Favorite<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These are the sites I visit most frequently as they tend to have the most turnover and overall listings.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"AutoTrader\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autotrader.com\/fyc\/searchresults.jsp?lastStartYear=1981&amp;num_records=50&amp;search_lang=en&amp;page_location=findacar%3A%3Aispsearchform&amp;search_type=both&amp;distance=0&amp;address=80525&amp;marketZipError=false&amp;style_flag=1&amp;make=BMW&amp;model=BMWMCOUPE&amp;make2=&amp;start_year=1999&amp;end_year=2002&amp;min_price=&amp;max_price=&amp;seller_type=b&amp;transmission=&amp;engine=&amp;drive=&amp;doors=&amp;fuel=&amp;max_mileage=&amp;color=&amp;keywordsrep=&amp;keywordsfyc=&amp;keywords_display=&amp;sort_type=priceDESC&amp;body_code=0&amp;certified=&amp;advanced=&amp;highlightFirstMakeModel=&amp;showZipError=n&amp;default_sort=priceDESC&amp;awsp=false&amp;systime=&amp;sownerid=765463&amp;rdm=1268427010538\" target=\"_blank\">AutoTrader<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nMost of the people serious about selling their cars will post them on AutoTrader.\u00a0 Asking prices are generally a little bit on the high side.\u00a0 All the new listings are marked as such so it&#8217;s easy to find the changes.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Google Craigslist Search\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;safe=off&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;hs=TT9&amp;rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&amp;q=%22m+coupe%22+OR+%22z3m+coupe%22+OR+mcoupe+OR+z3mcoupe+-2006+-2007+-2008+-06+-07+-08+-z4+site%3Acraigslist.org&amp;aq=f&amp;aqi=&amp;aql=&amp;oq=&amp;gs_rfai=#sclient=psy&amp;hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;safe=off&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&amp;source=hp&amp;q=mcoupe+-z4+-m3+-2006+-2007+-2008+site:craigslist.org&amp;aq=f&amp;aqi=&amp;aql=&amp;oq=&amp;pbx=1&amp;bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&amp;fp=1ec92a21f3882047&amp;biw=2144&amp;bih=1195\" target=\"_blank\">Google Craigslist Search<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re going to find a &#8220;steal&#8221;, it will probably be on Craigslist. It also has the least informative listings and more potential for scams. Because Craiglook got shut down, I wrote a query for Google to search all Craigslist for me.\u00a0 The downside is that it sometimes links to expired or removed listings.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Ebay Motors\" href=\"http:\/\/motors.shop.ebay.com\/Cars-Trucks-\/6001\/i.html?_dmpt=US_Cars_Trucks&amp;_mqf=0&amp;_qfkw=1&amp;_sc=1&amp;_sop=10&amp;_myi=1999-2002&amp;_fpos=80524&amp;_lsbx=0&amp;_fspt=0&amp;_flso=0&amp;Make=BMW&amp;Model=M%2520Roadster%2520%2526%2520Coupe&amp;_trksid=m194&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEFSRCHX:SRCH\" target=\"_blank\">Ebay Motors<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nObviously the most turnover of cars and pretty good prices, but there are generally only 1-3 coupes listed at any given time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Forum Classifieds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Classified sections of car forums are one of the best places to look for a coupe for a number of reasons.\u00a0 Forum members tend to me more knowledgeable about their car and its maintenance requirements, they obviously have a passion for the car so it will probably be better taken care of than most, and other forum members will be familiar with the car to give second and third opinions about it.\u00a0 They are also sorted by activity date so the most recent listings will be on top.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Bimmerforums Classifieds\" href=\"http:\/\/forums.bimmerforums.com\/forum\/forumdisplay.php?f=224&amp;order=desc&amp;referrerid=177968\" target=\"_blank\">Bimmerforums Main Classifieds<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nYou have to wade through a lot of 3-series and roadsters, but most of the best cars are listed here.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve tried a few different variations of searches to try and filter the listings but haven&#8217;t found anything that consistently gives me the results I want.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Bimmerforums Z Classifieds\" href=\"http:\/\/forums.bimmerforums.com\/forum\/forumdisplay.php?f=285&amp;referrerid=177968\" target=\"_blank\">Bimmerforums Z Classifieds<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThis section is meant primarily for parts, but some people post their cars here as well.\u00a0 Often times they are moved to the main classifieds, but to get the right coupe you have to find them before anyone else does.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Bimmerfest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bimmerfest.com\/forums\/forumdisplay.php?f=88\" target=\"_blank\">Bimmerfest<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nUnfortunately Bimmerfest does not categorize their classifieds at all so you need to wade through all the BMW listings.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Roadfly\" href=\"http:\/\/www.roadfly.com\/bmw\/classifieds\/cars\/listads.php?cat=225&amp;pages=1&amp;sortby=_DATE&amp;dir=DESC\" target=\"_blank\">Roadfly<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nRoadfly usually has a pretty nice selection but seems to be priced higher than other sites.\u00a0 They also seem to charge for images so very few of the listings include photos.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"BMW CCA Classifieds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bmwcca.org\/classifieds\/showcat.php?cat=16\" target=\"_blank\">BMW CCA<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nM Coupe listings are usually sparse and prices generally much higher, but there have been exceptions over the years.\u00a0 Often times listings are not listed elsewhere though.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other Classified Sites<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These sites&#8217; listings are generally covered by one of the above sites, but not always.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Cars.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cars.com\/for-sale\/searchresults.action?sf1Dir=asc&amp;mkId=20005&amp;drCntId=28002&amp;mdId=21388&amp;bsId=20203&amp;bsId=20206&amp;crSrtFlds=stkTypId-feedSegId-mkId-yrId-bsId-drCntId-mdId&amp;PMmt=1-1-0&amp;stkTypId=28881&amp;sf1Nm=price&amp;yrId=20142&amp;yrId=20197&amp;yrId=20141&amp;yrId=20196&amp;rpp=250&amp;feedSegId=28705&amp;searchSource=GEO_SEARCH&amp;pgId=2102&amp;rd=100000\" target=\"_self\">Cars.com<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nNot a whole lot or turnover of cars and most are listed elsewhere.\u00a0 There are unique listings sometimes though and new ones are marked as &#8220;Newly Listed&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Carmax.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carmax.com\/enUS\/search-results\/default.html?ANa=4294966747&amp;N=4294967020&amp;Ne=4&amp;D=90&amp;zip=80524&amp;pD=0&amp;pI=0&amp;pT=400&amp;pC=200&amp;pB=0&amp;No=0&amp;Ep=homepage:homepage%20Make&amp;Rp=R&amp;PP=20&amp;sV=List&amp;CD=662+14+240+190+398+9&amp;Q=b9eaf102-478a-4c3f-9960-8a44df98cdaf\" target=\"_blank\">Carmax.com<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThey rarely have a coupe, but have had a couple in the past for great prices.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Vehix.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vehix.com\/car-classifieds-BMW.M\/year-1999.2002\/range-city?vxes=1\" target=\"_blank\">Vehix.com<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nBasically worthless&#8230;but you never know.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"AOL Autos\" href=\"http:\/\/autos.aol.com\/used-list\/year-1999-2002\/make1-BMW\/model1-M\/location-80524\/body-Coupe\/range-12500\/\" target=\"_self\">AOL Autos<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nMost the times the listings are duplicates of above sites, but not always.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Trovit Cars\" href=\"http:\/\/cars.trovit.com\/index.php\/cod.search_cars\/what_d.bmw%20%22m%20coupe%22\/year.1999-2002\/\" target=\"_blank\">Trovit Cars<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThis site collects listings from a bunch of other sites.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not always accurate though and there are quite a few duplicates. It does include Automobile Magazine classifieds which do not pop up often but for some reason always seem to have great prices.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Oodle\" href=\"http:\/\/cars.oodle.com\/1999_2002-bmw-z3\/fort-collins-co\/coupes\/trim_3_2l\/trim_m_3_2l\/?q=coupe&amp;inbs=1&amp;r=country\" target=\"_blank\">Oodle<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nSimilar to Trovit but sometimes has different cars.\u00a0 Sorry, but it looks like you have to search from Fort Collins, CO.\u00a0 I couldn&#8217;t figure out how to generalize my location.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Ebay Classifieds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;safe=off&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&amp;as_qdr=all&amp;q=%28z3m-coupe+OR+mcoupe+OR+z3mcoupe+OR+%22m+coupe%22%29+-2006+-2007+-2008+-z4+site%3Aebayclassifieds.com&amp;btnG=Search&amp;aq=f&amp;aqi=&amp;aql=&amp;oq=&amp;gs_rfai=\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ebay Classifieds \/ Kijiji.com<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nNo coupes yet, but I&#8217;m sure there will be with this local classifieds backed by Ebay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Canadian Sites<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve heard of quite a few coupes going back and forth across the border, so it must be doable. If you&#8217;re willing to expand your search further, or if you&#8217;re from Canada, here you go.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"AutoTrader.ca\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autotrader.ca\/Result\/Result.aspx?kwd=+BMW+M+COUPE&amp;r=40&amp;loc=Toronto%2c+ON&amp;rctry=true&amp;srt=3&amp;c2t=Car&amp;make=BMW&amp;mdl=M&amp;yRng=1999%2c2002&amp;sts=Used&amp;st=1\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>AutoTrader.ca<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThis is the Canadian AutoTrader. It doesn&#8217;t seem as stable or consistent as the one I&#8217;m used to.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Google Craigslist.ca Search\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;safe=off&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&amp;q=%22m+coupe%22+OR+%22z3m+coupe%22+OR+mcoupe+OR+z3mcoupe+-2006+-2007+-2008+-z4+site%3Acraigslist.ca&amp;btnG=Search&amp;aq=f&amp;aqi=&amp;aql=&amp;oq=&amp;gs_rfai=\" target=\"_blank\">Craigslist.ca by Google<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nA Google search of the Canadian Craigslist<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Kijiji.ca\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;safe=off&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;hs=gWP&amp;rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&amp;q=bmw+%28%22m+coupe%22+OR+%22z3m+coupe%22+OR+mcoupe+OR+z3mcoupe%29+-2006+-2007+-2008+-z4+site%3Akijiji.ca%2Fc-cars-vehicles-cars&amp;btnG=Search&amp;aq=f&amp;aqi=&amp;aql=&amp;oq=&amp;gs_rfai=\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Kijiji.ca by Google<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nA Google search of the Canadian equivalent of Craigslist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So there it is, all my secrets and a few years worth of accumulation.\u00a0 If you have any sites to add to the list or need help customizing a search more specifically to you, please post in the comments.\u00a0 If you happen to find a steel gray\/imola M Coupe on one of the links above before  I see it, be an upstanding citizen, don&#8217;t steal it, and let me know immediately. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve spent quite a few years compiling a list of sites that would hopefully cover nearly all currently listed M Coupes for sale.  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