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This page is the umbrella for every 3 Series generation that shows up in BMW's auction pool, so it's less one car than five decades of them stacked together. The oldest lots are E30-era sixes and fours from the 1980s; the E36 and E46 that followed still turn up in real numbers, since they're old enough that even clean examples land here after a fender-bender or a lapsed title. Newer stock runs through the E90/E92/E93 cars and into the F30 generation, with the current G20 the youngest of the bunch. Across the make a recent BMW sold for a median winning bid near $2,500 before fees, most between $1,200 and $6,200; where a given lot lands in that range depends far more on generation and mileage than on the 3 Series name alone. Most stay in the US, picked up locally or shipped in-country.
Because the badge spans so many cars, "what to check" changes by decade. Anything through the E46 rides a naturally aspirated six or four, where cooling-system plastic and worn subframe bushings are the usual age-related finds; from the E90 onward, turbo fours and sixes bring their own timing-chain and water-pump quirks, and each has its own known weak point worth researching before you bid. If you already know which car you want, the individual model hubs go deeper: the 328i and 330i cover the volume six-cylinder and turbo-four years, the 335i picks up the turbocharged performance sixes, the 340i is the newest naming, and the M3 covers the four factory performance generations. Whatever the year, treat a hard front hit on any of these unibody cars as a likely write-off rather than a repair, and don't take the title brand at face value without checking it against the damage photos.
Buying is quick: register free – no dealer license – set a maximum bid and the system bids for you up to that cap, or take a lot at its Buy Now price. Win it, pay the invoice plus fees, then pick up, ship or export.
Note: ACV and damage data come from the original auction listing. Always check the condition and title yourself before you bid.
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