$58k for the M7 on BaT. I'm still not at all shocked or mystified by this:
Low mile (rare) white/caramel (extra rare) supercharged S62 swap (megabucks, awesome, makes the car 1 of ~1 in a very desirable way) top shelf build. Even has iDrive infotainment installed for retrofuture factory finish (admittedly not sure if this is a bonus but you know it got somebody's rocks off).
Add all that up and a vehicle such as this was going to cost some monies. More if you built it from scratch. You get fractions on the dollar back if you sell after a build, yeah, but you're also on crack if you dilute a build like this to thinking "this car has 4 doors and a v8 you can get a cheaper CTS-V at Carmax why buy this" because they're the same thing, right? Especially to modern-classic BMW fans?
What I find funny is that we don't give two shits if a bonafide classic car like a '63 Corvette or an old Porsche sells for lots of money, b/c we already accept that they are sought-after items with a large pool of buyers vying for limited examples.
But if a car is....I dunno, new enough? And has a very top shelf, high quality, performance & aesthetic build done to it, it's crackpipe for similar money as the above classic (even though they're much better & usable cars and can be just as cool & even more unique) because all of a sudden we start comparing it to xyz new or other car.
This one totally stands on its own as worth the outlay in my mind.
Low mile (rare) white/caramel (extra rare) supercharged S62 swap (megabucks, awesome, makes the car 1 of ~1 in a very desirable way) top shelf build. Even has iDrive infotainment installed for retrofuture factory finish (admittedly not sure if this is a bonus but you know it got somebody's rocks off).
Add all that up and a vehicle such as this was going to cost some monies. More if you built it from scratch. You get fractions on the dollar back if you sell after a build, yeah, but you're also on crack if you dilute a build like this to thinking "this car has 4 doors and a v8 you can get a cheaper CTS-V at Carmax why buy this" because they're the same thing, right? Especially to modern-classic BMW fans?
What I find funny is that we don't give two shits if a bonafide classic car like a '63 Corvette or an old Porsche sells for lots of money, b/c we already accept that they are sought-after items with a large pool of buyers vying for limited examples.
But if a car is....I dunno, new enough? And has a very top shelf, high quality, performance & aesthetic build done to it, it's crackpipe for similar money as the above classic (even though they're much better & usable cars and can be just as cool & even more unique) because all of a sudden we start comparing it to xyz new or other car.
This one totally stands on its own as worth the outlay in my mind.
Current: '20 Kia Stinger GT2 RWD | '20 Yamaha R3 | '04 Lexus IS300 SD
Past: '94 Mazda RX-7 | '04 Lexus IS300 (RIP) | '00 Jeep XJ | '99 Mazda 10AE Miata | '88 Toyota Supra Turbo
My MM Movies - Watch Them Here
Past: '94 Mazda RX-7 | '04 Lexus IS300 (RIP) | '00 Jeep XJ | '99 Mazda 10AE Miata | '88 Toyota Supra Turbo
My MM Movies - Watch Them Here