BMW M3 (E30)
Canadian-Market 1988 BMW M3
1988 • MANUAL • Silver
Source gallery
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Captured facts
VIN
WBSAK0309J2197792
Live mileage
136,000 mi
Seller
Not captured yet
History report
Not linked
Photos found
6
Listing read
Buyer-facing read on this listing
Bid for the chance to own a Canadian-Market 1988 BMW M3 at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #243,549.
Price sits close to the current comparable average, so the decision will come down to condition, provenance, and how complete the file is.
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
Decoded year
1988
Body class
Coupe
Transmission
Unavailable
VINthusiast model
No exact model-page match
Current Auction
Current bid
$29,000
Unknown • 136,000 mi
Seller
Unknown
Service Records
Partial / Missing
Listed
May 14, 2026
Source status
Live on source
Listing essentials
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• Chassis: WBSAK0309J2197792
• 219k Kilometers (~136k Miles) Shown
• 2.3-Liter S14 Inline-Four
• Revised Engine Management Chip
• Five-Speed Transmission
• Limited-Slip Differential
Value Insight
Average comparable price
$29,000
Market read
Fair Price
+$0 vs avg comp
Calculated from stored listings for the same model, similar mileage band, and matching transmission.
Why this reads fair price
Current ask lands close to 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.
Market trend
Daily average asking price across stored live listings for this model.
Latest
$350,900
Average ask
$115,859
Based on 10 stored live listings for this model.
Average sale
No closed comps yet
No sold results captured for this model yet.
Average auction result
$82,500
Based on 1 stored auction result, usually bid-to or reserve context.
Specs
Generation
E30
Engine
S14
Mileage
136,000 mi
Color
Silver
Maintenance Flags
Enthusiast diligence snapshot
Comparable Listings
Closest comps
1988 BMW M3
Unknown • 164,000 mi • MANUAL
$43,000
1990 BMW M3
Farmingdale, NY • 76,687 mi • MANUAL
$114,900
Turbocharged 1991 BMW M3
Unknown • 29,000 mi • MANUAL
$51,888
1988 BMW M3
Unknown • 160 mi • MANUAL
$50,000
History Timeline
Listing and sale trail
LISTING
May 19, 2026
$29,000
136,000 mi
Recorded from Bat
LISTING
May 17, 2026
$26,000
136,000 mi
Recorded from Bat
LISTING
May 15, 2026
$22,250
136,000 mi
Recorded from Bat
LISTING
May 14, 2026
$22,000
136,000 mi
Recorded from Bat
LISTING
May 14, 2026
$21,250
136,000 mi
Recorded from Bat
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Bat
1 appearance
May 14, 2026 to May 14, 2026
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