Hello guys and gals,
I'm a big Z3 (
E36/8, aka Clown Shoe)and Z4 (
E86) M Coupe fan and will be looking to buy one during spring-summer 2014.
I will give preference to the E86 M coupe, but a good S54 Z3 M coupe would also be an interesting option.
If you're interested in a Clown Shoe, a very good site to check would be
M Coupe Buyers Guide.
They have a detailed weekly market update, with rarity and condition info for each car.
For the E86 M coupes, I haven't found a similar site so I have been trying to track them down using Kijiji, Craigslist, Autotrader.ca, eBay, etc.
I will post the links with some pics for other E86 enthusiasts/potential buyers (
like me), that may find this info useful.
Also,
this is a useful site to check for the rarity of a specific E86.
Here's some info regarding the E86 M Coupe.
1. A total of 1815 were built for NA (
187 Canadian Spec) with 377 for 2006, 1188 for 2007 and 250 for 2008 (
93, 60 and 34 respectively).
2. It has an S54 engine (
NA I6), rated for 330 hp / 262 lb·ft that has also been used in the E85 Z4 M Roadster, E46 M3, M3 CSL, Z3 M coupe/roadster.
3. The most popular/rare colors are as follows:
- Black Sapphire Metallic - 592
- Interlagos Blue Metallic - 297
- Titanium Silver Metallic - 212
- Silver Grey Metallic - 209, '06 and '07 model years only
- Imola Red - 204
- Alpine White III - 148
- Sepang Bronze Metallic - 68
- Space Grey Metallic - 48, '08 model year
- Monaco Blue Metallic - 36
- Carbon Black - 1, special ordered I believe.
This is a graph showing the Ext/Int Color combos. I have left the special ordered Carbon Black off the chart.
And the same for Canada.
Useful links with filtered listings on:
On a side note: If you like the shape of the M coupe, but are unable to drive stick, you could be interested in a BMW Z4 3.0si coupe.
Here are some listings on
AutoTrader.com,
motors.eBay.com.