BMW 1M Coupe (E82)

1M COUPE CARSTOCKSPECIALTY
$63.0K ▲ $3.3K (+5.5%)12 mo
COOLINGPriced above trend · momentum cooling — but volatile.
Well supported · 40 sold + 10 active
Fair value$63.0K ($55.4K–$70.5K)
Typical ask$64.0K
Recent sold$62.8K
Current valueHigh
12-mo trendSlightly down · 3-in-10 up · 67% calls right
Buyer: Anchor offers to recent sold comps ($63k).
Seller: Price near recent sold comps ($63k); expect negotiation.
Watcher: Volatile — wait for a clearer trend.
💰 Pricing your car to sell
Quick sale$55.4Ksells fast
Fair$62.8Krecent comps
List$67.1Kroom to negotiate
Stretch$77.3Kexceptional
🎯 Buying guide
Strong deal below $55.4K · Fair $55.4K–$70.5K · careful above $77.3K

Given the 'thin' data state, this market outlook for the BMW 1M Coupe (E82) is low-confidence, indicating a downward trend across 6, 12, and 24-month horizons with probabilities ranging from 0.66 to 0.77, suggesting a volatile regime. The model shows high overvaluation at 88.68 despite appreciation momentum at 69.06, with CPI (All Urban Consumers) identified as the strongest leading indicator at a -0.95 correlation with a 17-month lead.

What It's Actually Worth

Blended value of a standard 15 yr, 27k mi example, ~$63.0K 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 2026-09 $87.4K $49.0K
━ blended true value ● confirmed auction sales (dot size = volume)
◫ 133 confirmed sales (131 auction · 2 other)·165 sales tracked·66 months tracked·since 2021-04·16 active listings

Did our model work? 67% 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 27 scored forecasts: 67% got the direction right, median value error ±19%.

2018-02 2026-09 $62.8K $6.6K
━ 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 $45.7K–$102K $80.0K
2026-07-05 2012 · 60k mi $35.3K–$78.9K $50.0K
2026-06-29 2011 · 24k mi $43.5K–$97.3K $71.5K
2026-06-15 2011 · 4k mi $56.1K–$125K $92.0K
2026-06-09 2011 · 66k mi $34.1K–$76.2K $47.0K
2026-06-03 2011 · 34k mi $40.3K–$90.1K $57.6K
2026-06-02 2011 · 24k mi $43.5K–$97.3K $82.5K
2026-05-20 2011 · 55k mi $35.9K–$80.2K $64.0K

Live now — calling it before the gavel

We're currently tracking 3 open auctions in this market. Here's our predicted hammer range for each — check back after they close.

ClosesCarSourceOur predicted range
open 2011 C&B $37.2K–$106K ($62.8K)
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 $78.7K $2.2K
HorizonDirectionProbabilityConfidencePast accuracy
6 mo DOWN 66% Low 52%
12 mo DOWN 70% Low 67%
24 mo DOWN 77% Low 73%

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.

Lead Indicator Forecast

Some indicators move before this market does. Silver has historically led it by about 8 months — so its recent move implies where prices head next (dashed). The solid green line is actual value through today; the shaded path is what the lead implies.

$59.5K now +8mo 2021-04 $78.7K $56.5K
BECAUSE Silver fell 15%. THEREFORE, given its usual 8-month head start, we lean DOWN — about −6% (≈ −$3,484) over the next 8 months. Confidence: Moderate (correlation +0.82, 29 months overlap).

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 — 75% of weighted drivers agree), driven mainly by 10-Year Treasury Yield and Silver, though WTI Crude Oil points the other way.

⚠ The price trend and leading indicators disagree — momentum may be running ahead of the fundamentals.
now +12mo (indicators) $103K $51.8K

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+1.1Silver+2.6Russell 2000 (small +1.0Unemployment Rate+0.9WTI Crude Oil-0.1Trade-Weighted Dolla+2.2Core CPI (ex food/en+0.6Consumer Discretiona+0.6 ← bearish bullish →

If You’d Bought in 2021

$100K invested 2021-04 → today (5.4 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).

$92.8K$202K$250K$84.5K$135K 2021 2026 296 100
━ This car $92.8K━ S&P 500 $202K━ Gold $250K━ Luxury $84.5K━ Housing $135K₿ Bitcoin $135K (off-scale)
Lost ground to inflation. The BMW 1M Coupe (E82) roughly 0.9×'d your money (a real 26% LOSS to inflation). It LAGGED the stock market by about 54% — the same money in the S&P 500 would be larger. It trailed housing (-31%). (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 8 months (moves against this market, correlation 0.87). Shown shifted forward 8 months so its turns line up with the market's.

━ BMW 1M Coupe (E82) ┄ Case-Shiller National Home Price, shifted +8mo
2021-04 2026-09

Why We Think This

Appreciation Momentum
72
Undervaluation
17
Liquidity
56
Speculation Opportunity
30
Depreciation Risk
57
Overvaluation
87
+211% vs 2-yr avg pct vs trailing 24mo
+213% vs 3-yr trend pct vs trailing 36mo
inventory +1% inventory trend slope
+148% vs 12-mo avg pct vs trailing 12mo
sell-through 98% sell through rate
new-listing velocity 18% of active new listing velocity
77 days on market median days on market
45% relisted listing reappearance rate

Current Inventory Snapshot

Active priced listings16
Median fair value$56,734
Avg deal score61/100

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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.