BMW Z3 M Roadster

M ROADSTER CARSTOCKSPECIALTY
$19.4K ▼ $1.1K (−5.4%)12 mo
WATCHWell-supported value — but volatile.
Well supported · 40 sold + 262 active
Fair value$19.4K ($17.1K–$21.7K)
Typical ask$10.0K
Recent sold$21.1K
Current valueHigh
12-mo trendRoughly flat · 5-in-10 up · 50% calls right
Buyer: Anchor offers to recent sold comps ($21k).
Seller: Price near recent sold comps ($21k); expect negotiation.
Watcher: Volatile — wait for a clearer trend.
💰 Pricing your car to sell
Quick sale$9.5Ksells fast
Fair$21.1Krecent comps
List$22.6Kroom to negotiate
Stretch$24.5Kexceptional
🎯 Buying guide
Strong deal below $17.1K · Fair $17.1K–$21.7K · careful above $22.3K

Flagged undervalued because inventory -0%.

What It's Actually Worth

Blended value of a standard 25 yr, 57k mi example, ~$19.4K 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.

2016-08 2026-09 $33.3K $10.9K
━ blended true value ● confirmed auction sales (dot size = volume)
◫ 337 confirmed sales (337 auction)·500 sales tracked·75 months tracked·since 2016-08·1598 active listings

Did our model work? 50% 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 46 scored forecasts: 50% got the direction right, median value error ±18%.

2014-04 2026-09 $24.7K $2.6K
━ 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 9 in 10

We replayed 266 past auctions in this market — predicting each hammer price from market data before the sale (no hindsight). Typical miss: ±19%; the gavel landed inside our predicted range 9 in 10 of the time, and we lean slightly high on average.

SoldCarOur rangeHammer
2026-09-23 2000 $12.0K–$34.4K $20.3K ✓
2026-06-12 2000 $6.6K–$21.2K $25.4K ✗
2026-06-12 2000 · 47k mi $12.2K–$27.3K $21.0K ✓
2026-04-01 1999 · 84k mi $9.7K–$21.7K $18.3K ✓
2026-01-01 2000 · 51k mi $6.6K–$21.3K $15.5K ✓
2025-12-30 1999 · 91k mi $5.2K–$16.8K $15.5K ✓
2025-08-14 1999 · 24k mi $17.7K–$39.5K $29.3K ✓
2025-08-07 1998 · 90k mi $10.2K–$22.9K $15.0K ✓

Live now — calling it before the gavel

We're currently tracking 1 open auction in this market. Here's our predicted hammer range for each — check back after they close.

ClosesCarSourceOur predicted range
open 1998 · 35k mi classic $7.6K–$24.4K ($13.6K)

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).

2016-08 now +24mo $40.7K $8.5K
HorizonDirectionProbabilityConfidencePast accuracy
6 mo DOWN 49% Low 71%
12 mo DOWN 46% Low 50%
24 mo DOWN 43% Low 53%

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. 10-Year Treasury Yield has historically led it by about 21 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.

$19.3K now +21mo 2016-08 $25.8K $11.5K
BECAUSE the 10-year Treasury yield rose 14%. THEREFORE, given its usual 21-month head start, we expect little change — about −0% (≈ −$52) over the next 21 months. Confidence: High (correlation -0.55, 58 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 — 77% of weighted drivers agree), driven mainly by 10-Year Treasury Yield and CPI (All Urban Consumers), though VIX Volatility Index points the other way.

⚠ The price trend and leading indicators disagree — momentum may be running ahead of the fundamentals.
now +12mo (indicators) $30.7K $11.5K

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+0.6CPI (All Urban Consu+0.9Gold (futures)+1.6M2 Money Supply+1.2Housing Starts+2.2U. Michigan Consumer+0.4VIX Volatility Index-0.6WTI Crude Oil+1.0 ← bearish bullish →

If You’d Bought in 2016

$100K invested 2016-08 → today (10.1 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).

$178K$394K$334K$385K$183K 2016 2026 680 100
━ This car $178K━ S&P 500 $394K━ Gold $334K━ Luxury $385K━ Housing $183K₿ Bitcoin ×135 (off-scale)
Solid store of value, but lagged the stock market. The BMW Z3 M Roadster roughly 1.8×'d your money (a real, inflation-adjusted 1.3× gain). It LAGGED the stock market by about 55% — the same money in the S&P 500 would be larger. It trailed housing (-3%). (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.

Consumer Discretionary ETF (XLY) leads by about 18 months (moves with this market, correlation 0.60). Shown shifted forward 18 months so its turns line up with the market's.

━ BMW Z3 M Roadster ┄ Consumer Discretionary ETF (XLY), shifted +18mo
2016-08 2026-09

Why We Think This

Appreciation Momentum
59
Undervaluation
43
Liquidity
45
Speculation Opportunity
53
Depreciation Risk
49
Overvaluation
58
+21% vs 2-yr avg pct vs trailing 24mo
+26% vs 3-yr trend pct vs trailing 36mo
inventory -0% inventory trend slope
+14% vs 12-mo avg pct vs trailing 12mo
sale prices +1.6%/mo median sale trend slope
31% of listings cutting price price drop frequency
new-listing velocity 2% of active new listing velocity
7% relisted listing reappearance rate

Current Inventory Snapshot

Active priced listings1598
Median fair value$13,536
Avg deal score54/100

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.