Here's why the BMW Z3 M Coupe is a rare coup - for now
Depreciation is a Robin Hood-like principle, stealing from wealthy new car buyers and delivering into the hands of poorer enthusiasts. And it applies to even the most desirable of marques – witness how you can buy a 15-year old Porsche, Ferrari or Aston for the price of a well-specced new family saloon.
But some cars, like the oddball BMW Z3M Coupé, are chased hard by enthusiastic buyers from the minute they slip into the secondhand market. And the analysis in the current issue of Classic Cars magazine shows how they lost just half of their value in the first three years before clawing their way back from a £10k low.
Now the climb is steepening, but at £20k they still seem good value for something so distinctive and pure to drive.
Phil Bell
Editor, Classic Cars magazine