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This Rare 1988 BMW E30 M3 Evo II Costs $100,000

It’s a widely known fact that E30 M3s are more desirable now than they were when brand new but still, asking $100,000 for one seems rather excessive. Or is it?
1988 BMW E30 M3 Evo II 7 photos
Photo: eBay
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The seller of this car posted an advert on eBay that is more than impressive at first sight. As you can see from the photo gallery the car looks absolutely mint, in better shape than most cars you drive past on the highway these days.

The interior, exterior and even the engine bay are so clean you can basically pretend they’re brand new. Only that they aren’t. The car was manufactured in 1988 and sold exclusively in other parts of the world, the North American continent being left out when the Evolution II came out.

Oh yes, this is no ordinary M3. The E30 M3 Evo II was built in only 500 units worldwide and none crossed the Atlantic through official channels. This particular model is number 309 of 500, it’s dressed in Macau Blue and was imported from the UK in 2008, having a complete body respray done in 2010 (which explains the flawless look by the way).

According to the ad
, the car was kept in a climate controlled environment and had all of its fluids drained and flushed every 2 years. It’s a shame then that someone thought that they could improve it by adding some aftermarket parts to it like the upper strut tie bar or the stainless steel exhaust or the Koni/Eibach suspension.

Furthermore, there are small holes in the front door panels where tweeters used to be banging in the past. The same ‘audiophile’ had 6x9 speakers mounted in the rear parcel tray, basically ruining the collectable character of this otherwise pristine car.

If you can leave all of these issues aside then the 93,000 miles (149,000 km) on the odometer might also be an issue. After all, anyone willing to spend that much on an E30 M3 is buying it for a private collection most likely. And as far as a collector’s item goes, things have to be rather ... perfect.
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