BMW 1M Coupe (E82)

1M COUPE CARSTOCKSPECIALTY
$63.1K ▲ $3.7K (+6.3%)12 mo
COOLINGPriced above trend · momentum cooling — but volatile.
Auction-supported · 37 sold + 7 active (auction-led)
Fair value$63.1K ($55.6K–$70.7K)
Typical ask$62.2K
Recent sold$62.5K
Current valueHigh
12-mo trendSlightly down · 1-in-10 up · 64% calls right
Buyer: Anchor offers to recent sold comps ($62k).
Seller: Price near recent sold comps ($62k); expect negotiation.
Watcher: Volatile — wait for a clearer trend.
💰 Pricing your car to sell
Quick sale$55.6Ksells fast
Fair$62.5Krecent comps
List$66.9Kroom to negotiate
Stretch$72.5Kexceptional
🎯 Buying guide
Strong deal below $55.6K · Fair $55.6K–$70.7K · careful above $72.6K

Given the thin data state, this read for the BMW 1M Coupe (E82) market is low-confidence. Current signals indicate high overvaluation at 77.59, with a likely downward trend across 6, 12, and 24-month horizons, carrying probabilities from 0.78 to 0.92 within a volatile regime. The strongest leading indicator identified is CPI (All Urban Consumers), showing a correlation of -0.95 with a 17-month lead.

What It's Actually Worth

Blended value of a standard 13 yr, 28k mi example, ~$63.1K now. The green line weighs confirmed auction sales most heavily (the amber dots — what cars actually hammered for), blends in fast-selling "just-missed" listings, and lightly smooths out month-to-month composition noise.

2021-04 2026-07 $88.2K $48.7K
━ blended true value ● confirmed auction sales (dot size = volume)
◫ 129 confirmed sales (127 auction · 2 other)·159 sales tracked·64 months tracked·since 2021-04·11 active listings

Did our model work? 64% direction calls right

Each faint amber line is a forecast we would have made at that point in the past (12-mo horizon), drawn against what actually happened (blue). Over 25 scored forecasts: 64% got the direction right, median value error ±23%.

2018-02 2026-07 $62.5K $11.4K
━ actual ╱ past predictions (ghosts)

Walk-forward: each ghost uses only data available at that date — no hindsight. Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Auction Scorecard gavel in range 10 in 10

We replayed 92 past auctions in this market — predicting each hammer price from market data before the sale (no hindsight). Typical miss: ±11%; the gavel landed inside our predicted range 10 in 10 of the time, and we lean slightly high on average.

SoldCarOur rangeHammer
2026-07-09 2011 · 13k mi $47.2K–$104K $80.0K
2026-07-05 2012 · 60k mi $36.7K–$81.1K $50.0K
2026-06-29 2011 · 24k mi $45.2K–$99.9K $71.5K
2026-06-15 2011 · 4k mi $56.7K–$125K $92.0K
2026-06-09 2011 · 66k mi $35.4K–$78.2K $47.0K
2026-06-03 2011 · 34k mi $42.0K–$92.7K $57.6K
2026-06-02 2011 · 24k mi $45.2K–$99.9K $82.5K
2026-05-20 2011 · 55k mi $37.5K–$82.9K $64.0K

Live now — calling it before the gavel

We're currently tracking 2 open auctions in this market. Here's our predicted hammer range for each — check back after they close.

ClosesCarSourceOur predicted range
open 2011 · 29k mi classic $38.2K–$107K ($64.1K)
open 2011 · 46k mi classic $32.0K–$103K ($57.3K)

No-lookahead: predictions are made before each auction closes; the scorecard grades confirmed sold auctions only (no-sales excluded). A modeled estimate, not a guarantee. Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Where We Think It's Headed

Probability and range, not a single number. Wider = less certain (not bigger gains).

2021-04 now +24mo $78.3K $4.9K
HorizonDirectionProbabilityConfidencePast accuracy
6 mo DOWN 78% Low 45%
12 mo DOWN 85% Low 64%
24 mo DOWN 92% Low 69%

Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Crystal Ball — What Leading Indicators Signal

Distinct from the trend forecast above: this blends all 8 leading indicators (each at its own lead time, de-duplicated so correlated ones don't double-count) into one signal. Leading indicators are collectively signaling higher over the next ~12 months (high conviction — 100% of weighted drivers agree), driven mainly by 10-Year Treasury Yield and Silver.

⚠ The price trend and leading indicators disagree — momentum may be running ahead of the fundamentals.
now +12mo (indicators) $90.6K $56.2K

Are the indicators agreeing?

Each bar is one driver's current push; longer = more weight. All one side = high conviction; split = low.

10-Year Treasury Yie+1.4Silver+1.7Russell 2000 (small +0.7Unemployment Rate+0.8US Regular Gas Price+1.3Trade-Weighted Dolla+2.2Core CPI (ex food/en+0.6Advance Retail Sales+0.8 ← bearish bullish →

If You’d Bought in 2021

$100K invested 2021-04 → today (5.2 yrs), this car vs where else you could've put the money. Rebased to 100 at the start; the dashed line is inflation (break-even).

$95.6K$198K$231K$88.8K$133K 2021 2026 296 100
━ This car $95.6K━ S&P 500 $198K━ Gold $231K━ Luxury $88.8K━ Housing $133K₿ Bitcoin $112K (off-scale)
Lost ground to inflation. The BMW 1M Coupe (E82) roughly 1.0×'d your money (a real 23% LOSS to inflation). It LAGGED the stock market by about 52% — the same money in the S&P 500 would be larger. It trailed housing (-28%). (Price only — a real round-trip also loses ~10–20% to buy/sell fees and carrying costs.)
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What This Market Follows

Specialty-car prices don't move in a vacuum. These economic indicators have historically led this market — tap one to see it shifted forward by its lead time, overlaid on the value line.

Case-Shiller National Home Price leads by about 9 months (moves against this market, correlation 0.94). Shown shifted forward 9 months so its turns line up with the market's.

━ BMW 1M Coupe (E82) ┄ Case-Shiller National Home Price, shifted +9mo
2021-04 2026-07

Why We Think This

Appreciation Momentum
59
Undervaluation
27
Liquidity
48
Speculation Opportunity
34
Depreciation Risk
64
Overvaluation
78
+137% vs 2-yr avg pct vs trailing 24mo
+115% vs 3-yr trend pct vs trailing 36mo
inventory +1% inventory trend slope
+134% vs 12-mo avg pct vs trailing 12mo
asking trend -0.1%/mo median asking trend slope
sell-through 97% sell through rate

Current Inventory Snapshot

Active priced listings11
Median fair value$55,354
Avg deal score59/100

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Recent Signals & Alerts

Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.