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Valuation · BMW · E92 · 2007-13
BMW M3 Competition
4.0L NA V8 (S65) · 309 kW / 400 Nm · 6sp manual/DCT · RWD
CONSIDERRated within the $30k to $100k band · 60 of 94 at this money
Model value
$45,000
Must gain each year to break even
+11.5%
The projection does not clear it, and nor does most of the library.
CarQuant score
52/100
Scored against the $30k to $100k band, not the whole library
Evidence grade
Measured
Four or more recorded Australian sales
$45,000
$28,121 lowhigh $37,931
Modelled estimate
No recorded Australian sale stands behind this figure. Treat the level as indicative and the structure as the analysis.
Looking at an M3 for sale?
Put in the asking price and the odometer reading. You will see what this model should make at that reading.
Should make, typical example
$45,000
At about 145,000 km. Enter an asking price to compare.
Odometer only. Colour, options, history, condition and the photographs move it further, and that is what the report reads.
A person reads the advertisement and its photographs. Usually back within 48 hours. Read a real listing report
Price history
Today $45,000 · modelled median at five years $33,026
Solid line: the value this library has carriedDashed from 2026: modelled · even money $30,446 to $35,606
The green band is the even-money range and the one to plan on: half of outcomes land inside it. The pale band behind it bounds eight in ten ($28,121 to $37,931). The path is this model's own: it starts along the momentum of its recorded history and bends toward its projected median as the horizon lengthens, so no two cars share a future curve.
The verdict
A defensible case with reservations. Scores 52/100, ranking 60 of 94 in the $30k to $100k band. Demand durability is the strongest input, risk resilience the weakest.
Running it costs about $5,600 a year (12.4% of value), which is what the economics score measures. All in, including the projected value change, it is $8,655 a year.
The model's five year median is $33,026, a -26.6% move, with the tenth percentile at $28,121.
Value calibrated to recorded sales.
Evidence
Measured16 recorded sales
Off its peak
-29%
Value band
tight
No external evidence. A modelled estimate whose structure is more useful than its level.
Scored against every recent Australian sale this library holds, half its values land within 11.2 per cent of the price paid and the rest miss by more, in either direction. Projections are therefore damped toward flat in proportion to how little is known, and the plausible band is never narrower than the error the model is known to make.
Short term (1-5 years)$8,655 a year all in, -26.6% median value move
Long term (10-15 years)Scarcity case already formed
Negotiate from$45,000
Recorded sales
Every recorded observation, and when
16 rows on record$123k$69k$15k
20222023202420252026
the value this record published, year by yearnow $45kwhat the model expects across 57k–211k kmsold
Every row, with its price and note (16) ↓
Library value against the sold record
16 sales · median $40,000Value $45,000
$26,750$67,655
2025Collecting Cars$41,000Sold
SOLD. 21 May 2025, Ballarat VIC, 155,258km, LCI
2025Collecting Cars$37,000Sold
SOLD. 20 May 2025, Launceston TAS, 148,317km, manual
2024Collecting Cars$56,000Sold
SOLD. 4 Oct 2024, Crace ACT, 57,380km, automatic
2024Collecting Cars$34,550Sold
SOLD. 15 May 2024, Melbourne VIC, 149,500km, manual
2024Collecting Cars$33,751Sold
SOLD. 20 May 2024, Dulwich Hill NSW, 211,354km, manual
2024Collecting Cars$26,750Sold
SOLD. 13 Nov 2024, Avondale Heights VIC, 197,488km, manual. The weakest in the set
2024Collecting Cars$34,000Sold
SOLD. 26 Jun 2024, Townsville QLD, 190,973km, manual
Dec 2023Collecting Cars$44,805Sold
SOLD. 4 Dec 2023, Burleigh Waters QLD, 127,793km, MANUAL. 2008 Alpine White III with the carbon roof, Eventuri intake, Milltek exhaust, KW coilovers and a stage two remap. Rod bearings, throttle actuators and transmission mounts replaced at 120,730km in September 2021. This row previously carried 2024 as its year against a December 2023 hammer, and plotted a year late
2023Collecting Cars$39,000Sold
SOLD. 12 Jul 2023, Sydney NSW, 140,342km, COMPETITION - the exact specification this record describes
2023Collecting Cars$38,450Sold
SOLD. 2 Mar 2023, Caroline Springs VIC, 163,533km, automatic
2022Collecting Cars$59,500Sold
SOLD. 5 May 2022, Sydney NSW, 74,850km, manual
2022Collecting Cars$67,000Sold
SOLD. 14 Apr 2022, Perth WA, 80,500km, Monte Carlo Blue Edition
2022Collecting Cars$38,750Sold
SOLD. 2 Jun 2022, Murarrie QLD, 188,684km, manual
May 2022Shannons$67,655Sold
E92 M3 V8 manual coupe at the Autumn timed auction
2021Collecting Cars$50,000Sold
SOLD. 9 Apr 2021, Melbourne VIC, 70,672km
2021Collecting Cars$43,750Sold
SOLD. 2 Nov 2021, Canberra ACT, 192,500km, manual
16 completed Australian sales of 16 rows. Rows marked asking, no sale, or context are shown for honesty but do not count toward the evidence grade: an ask is not a transaction, a pass-in is a refusal, and a provenance or overseas result does not price the ordinary local car. The badge on every row is computed by the same rule as the grade, so the two cannot drift apart.
Score breakdown
Against the $30k to $100k band median
94 cars in band · ink tick marks the medianOwnership economics30% of total
50/100-5
Scarcity25% of total
42/100-11
Demand durability20% of total
78/100+12
Liquidity15% of total
60/100+8
Risk resilience10% of total
20/100-16
Sub-scores run 0-100 before weighting; the weighted total is 52/100. Medians are computed live from the 94 cars currently in the $30k to $100k band, so this picture moves when the library does.
The working behind each factor: baseline and drivers ↓
Ownership economics30% weight
50/100Baseline80 pts
− 12.4% of value a year to run-30 pts
Sub-score (baseline plus drivers, clamped 0-100)50 pts
Scarcity25% weight
42/100Baseline35 pts
+ 2,019 registered in Australia+7 pts
Sub-score (baseline plus drivers, clamped 0-100)42 pts
Demand durability20% weight
78/100Baseline58 pts
+ Last naturally aspirated V8 M3, strong ongoing demand+20 pts
Sub-score (baseline plus drivers, clamped 0-100)78 pts
Liquidity15% weight
60/100Baseline44 pts
+ Active collector market, 32 days on market+16 pts
Sub-score (baseline plus drivers, clamped 0-100)60 pts
Risk resilience10% weight
20/100Baseline32 pts
− Rod bearing wear a well documented, near-universal issue-12 pts
Sub-score (baseline plus drivers, clamped 0-100)20 pts
Model output, not advice or a valuation. Verify independently before acting.
What it costs to own · about 9,063 km a year
Annual cost of access, excl. fuel
$5,600a year
Share of value per year
12.4%
Scheduled servicing$1,35024%
Tyres, annualised$90016%
Registration and CTP$80014%
Insurance$1,55028%
Sinking fund (failure table)$1,00018%
All-in annualised (a different number)
Purchase (model value plus duty)$46,800
Running costs × 5 years$28,000
Median exit, net of selling cost$31,526
All-in annualised over 5 years$8,655/yr
Share of value per year19.2%
Cost of access is what the car costs to run. All-in annualised adds depreciation, duty and selling costs across a five year hold. They answer different questions and are labelled separately for that reason.
Break-even appreciation, 5 year hold
11.5%a year, only to get the money back
This library projects
-6.0%a year
The projection falls 17.5 points a year short of the hurdle. On these assumptions this car is a cost, not an asset, which can be an entirely rational thing to buy but should be bought knowing it.
Purchase$45,000
Stamp duty$1,800
Running costs x 5 years$28,000
Selling cost at exit, 3.3% of the salescales with price
Sale price needed at +5 years$77,379
Storage
Bought at
No forecast is used to compute the hurdle. It is the purchase, the duty, any premium and 5 years of running cost, grossed up for the cost of selling and spread back over the hold. The projection it is measured against is the weakest number in this product and is drawn that way in the chart above. Transport, finance and any restoration spend sit outside it.
Specification
Engine4.0L NA V8 (S65)
Power / torque309 kW / 400 Nm
0-100 km/h4.8 s
Transmission6sp manual/DCT
DriveRWD
Kerb weight1,655 kg
Built worldwide65,000
Delivered to Australia5,800
Effective AU survivors2,019
Australian sales / year210
Typical days on market32 days
Launch price$159,700
What moves the price on this model
Colour hierarchy
Interlagos Blue+4%
Melbourne Red+3%
Jerez Black-1%
Options
Manual over DCT+6%
Competition package (ZCP)+5%
EDC adaptive suspension+1%
Odometer sensitivity±4.2% per 10,000 km vs 145,000 km
Applied on top of these
Condition, history, originality, ownership, delivery and modification multipliers apply to every car in the library. They are applied automatically when an advertisement is analysed, and the schedule is set out once, on the analyser page.
Projected value in five years
Projected value at five years
$33,026
-26.6% on today
The model's figure. Today it is $45,000.
Even odds it lands between $30,446 and $35,606.
$28,121 lowhigh $37,931
The shaded range is even money and 17% wide; the outer figures bound eight outcomes in ten. Band width follows the evidence - a model with a tight measured record carries a tight band.
A weaker five year outlook than 98% of the library.
-26.6% weakest projected move in the librarystrongest +73.1%
Five-year cost of ownership
Value change alone: -$11,974 across five years.
Running costs over the same period: $28,000.
Duty and expected selling costs: $3,300.
Net cost of five years of ownership: $43,275, or $8,655 a year.
The projected value fall is added to the running cost. Depreciation is the larger number here.
The case for and against
The case for
The last naturally aspirated V8 M3 before BMW moved to turbocharging, and values have climbed steadily since 2016 as buyers recognise it as a high point of the lineage. The manual gearbox variant is increasingly preferred over the DCT.
The case against
Rod bearing wear on the S65 V8 is a near-universal issue that requires proactive replacement regardless of mileage, and doing it properly is expensive. Servicing costs sit well above six-cylinder BMW rivals.
Known faults and risks
Risk 1Rod bearing wear (near-universal)
Risk 2Throttle actuator failure
Risk 3Carbon roof stress cracking (age-related)
Rod bearing replacement$4,200
Throttle actuator replacement$900
Carbon roof inspection/repair$1,600
Similar cars, and what they cost to run
Evidence behind this valueMeasured · 16 recorded sales
Carried value
$45,000
Historical price
2016 · $42,0002026 · $45,000
Measured
No external evidence. A modelled estimate whose structure is more useful than its level.
Sixteen Australian results and this record was fifty per cent too high
Fifteen of them carry an odometer and are fitted: nine manuals at minus 0.797 and six automatics at minus 0.811, both around 4.2 per cent per 10,000 kilometres, and both returning about $42,000 at the 145,000 this record expects. The sixteenth, a manual coupe at $67,655 at the Shannons Autumn 2022 timed auction, publishes no distance and sits outside the fit. It carried $68,000.
Read the rest of the evidence notes (2 more)
The direct evidence is blunter than the fit
A 2013 E92 M3 COMPETITION - the exact specification this record describes - made $39,000 at 140,342 kilometres in July 2023. The value moves to $45,000, above the fit and above that one Competition result, because the Competition package is worth something and three years have passed.
Unlike the E46 and the NSX, the gearbox barely matters here
Manual and automatic fit within 0.2 percentage points of each other and cross over at high distance. The E92 was the generation where the dual-clutch stopped being a penalty. SOURCING: aggregator-surfaced results, unconfirmed against the auction house, the weakest evidence grade here.
This page prices the model.
The report prices the car in the advertisement.
The report prices the car in the advertisement.
Send the link. A person reads the advertisement and its photographs and sends back what that BMW M3 Competition is worth, what to offer and when to walk away, with five years of costs at the distance you drive.
Backed by 16 recorded Australian sales of this model. Read a complete one on a real car first. Seventeen sections, no account, nothing to pay.
This model, today$45,000
Half of sales are further out than$5,031
The report$249
20×
the price of the report: what half of real sales of this model sit further from this page's number than, on this car
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