Archived listing

This source page is no longer active inventory. VINthusiast keeps it here for market-history, registry, and pricing context, but it should not be read as a currently available car.

No Reserve: 44k-Mile 1988 BMW M3

BMW M3 (E30)

No Reserve: 44k-Mile 1988 BMW M3

1988 • MANUAL • Alpine White

Source gallery

Extra listing photos help buyers judge presentation, cosmetics, and how honestly the seller is showing the car.

6 photos

Captured facts

VIN

WBSAK0307J2197550

Live mileage

44,000 mi

Seller

Not captured yet

History report

Not linked

Photos found

6

Listing read

Buyer-facing read on this listing

Current ask sits at $82,500 with 44,000 mi shown from BAT.

This one currently reads below the comparable average by about $70,800, which makes documentation and condition the next things to verify.

Photo coverage is reasonably deep at 6 images, which helps with judging cosmetics and seller transparency before leaving VINthusiast.

Documentation still reads thin here, so this is the kind of listing where invoice detail and specialist history should drive the next round of diligence.

VIN decode

Decoded directly from the listing VIN

Open VIN decoder

Decoded year

1988

Body class

Coupe

Transmission

Unavailable

VINthusiast model

No exact model-page match

Archived Listing

$82,500

Unknown44,000 mi

BAT

Seller

Unknown

Service Records

Partial / Missing

Captured

Apr 26, 2026

Source status

Sold on source

Value Insight

Average comparable price

$153,300

Market read

Below Market

-$70,800 vs avg comp

Calculated from stored listings for the same model, similar mileage band, and matching transmission.

Why this reads below market

Current ask is $70,800 below the average comparable listing set.

Partial or missing service records usually cap buyer confidence in this segment.

Closest comps are matched on manual transmission and sorted toward similar mileage.

Watch This Car

Track price and history changes

Market trend

Daily average asking price across stored live listings for this model.

Latest

$350,900

Apr 23May 8May 18

Average ask

$115,859

Based on 10 stored live listings for this model.

Average sale

$76,375

No sold results captured yet. Showing 2 archived asks instead.

Average auction result

$82,500

Based on 1 stored auction result, usually bid-to or reserve context.

Specs

Generation

E30

Engine

S14

Mileage

44,000 mi

Color

Alpine White

Maintenance Flags

Enthusiast diligence snapshot

Rod Bearings: UnknownVANOS: UnknownValve Adjustment: UnknownSubframe: Unknown

Comparable Listings

Closest comps

1990 BMW M3

Unknown150 miMANUAL

$40,500

1988 BMW M3

Unknown160 miMANUAL

$50,000

1988 BMW M3

Fort Lauderdale, FL0 miMANUAL

$93,499

1990 BMW M3

Dusseldorf, NRW, Germany0 miMANUAL

$239,900

History Timeline

Listing and sale trail

LISTING

Apr 26, 2026

$70,250

100 mi

Recorded from Bat

LISTING

Apr 26, 2026

$67,500

100 mi

Recorded from Bat

LISTING

Apr 26, 2026

$67,000

100 mi

Recorded from Bat

LISTING

Apr 26, 2026

$62,000

100 mi

Recorded from Bat

LISTING

Apr 25, 2026

$57,000

44,000 mi

Recorded from Bat

LISTING

Apr 24, 2026

$51,500

44,000 mi

Recorded from Bat

LISTING

Apr 24, 2026

$50,000

44,000 mi

Recorded from Bat

LISTING

Apr 23, 2026

$47,000

44,000 mi

Recorded from Bat

AUCTION

Apr 22, 2026

$82,500

44,000 mi

Recorded from Bat

Known-car registry

Prior marketplace appearances tied to this car

VIN-linked source URLs stay attached to the same car record here, so you can see repeat dealer, auction, and marketplace appearances the way registry-style sites surface known-car history.

Bat

2 appearances

Apr 23, 2026 to Apr 26, 2026

Cars & Bids VIN search

Search Cars & Bids by exact VIN

We are not auto-parsing Cars & Bids history yet because their pages are Cloudflare-blocked from this runtime, but this exact-VIN search gets you to the right place fast.

Open Cars & Bids search