Red BMW M3 E30, three-quarter front view

BMW M3 (E30)

1986–1991 · 2.3L NA four, S14 · dogleg manual · RWD
6.9 / 10
Involvement 9.5 / 10
Flip BaitHomologation Hero
Miles actually driven3.5
Bought to drive, not to flip4.0
Track-day sightingscontext · not scored6.0

Why 6.9: The touring-car homologation blueprint, and still raced in classic series. But six-figure values moved most road cars into climate-controlled storage — the S14 revs mostly in memory.

DougScore 51 / 100Weekend 28/50 · Daily 23/501988 M3 · dougdemuro.com

Market value

Median asking price, good condition · $28k (2000) → $105k (2026), trending up · illustrative data

$28k$105k200020152026$105k

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