[________]

Best of luck!!! Wish I was in a position (and in the country) to get it off your hands.

Cheers!

[DanG]

I wouldn’t discount consigning your car with Elliott Bay. I would at least have them give you an offer.

https://www.ebautobrokers.com/auto-consignment.aspx

[DETRoadster]

Originally Posted by DanG

I wouldn't discount consigning your car with Elliott Bay. I would at least have them give you an offer.

https://www.ebautobrokers.com/auto-consignment.aspx

Thanks Dan! I'll check them out.

[Bimmer Pleaser]

Originally Posted by DanG

Plates go with the car in Washington.

I just got an email from CarFax offering me $51,270 for my 2018 M2.

WTF.

Congrats.

[DanG]

Originally Posted by Bimmer Pleaser

WTF.

Congrats.

Unsolicited offer.

[leftoverture]

I'm interested to see what you come up with. I was considering trading my Lincoln MKZ in. Just bought it in July and was offered $4300 more than I paid in trade value. And no, it wasn't extra mark up on the car I was buying. I'm old and I have seen alot in the car business but have never seen a time like this. I think you will get some really good offers.

[DETRoadster]

Originally Posted by leftoverture

I'm interested to see what you come up with. I was considering trading my Lincoln MKZ in. Just bought it in July and was offered $4300 more than I paid in trade value. And no, it wasn't extra mark up on the car I was buying. I'm old and I have seen alot in the car business but have never seen a time like this. I think you will get some really good offers.

I'll update this thread with my findings over the next week. Hopefully that can help others in a similar situation.

My nextdoor neighbor is the one who pushed me over the edge on this. Same story as you. He's got a Subaru Outback that he bough used 3 years ago and was offered more for it than he bought it for. It's insane. I had always planned to only keep the M for about 7 years but with the market where it's at and the fact that I only put about 4,000 miles a year on it, it just seems crazy to let it sit in the garage collecting dust. Registration is due in a month ($600ish) and it'll need new tires this summer. So selling now just seems to make sense.

[mlover789]

Originally Posted by Bimmer Pleaser

WTF.

Congrats.

So sad. Sold my M2c for 2019 for 47k 10k miles too

[VisualEcho]

Originally Posted by DanG

Plates go with the car in Washington.

I just got an email from CarFax offering me $51,270 for my 2018 M2.

Take them off for the pix anyway, cars always look better without them.

[Bc2005]

I sold my 2015 328i M Sport in April/May timeframe, so a little before the latest craziness, but the info might be applicable.
- Had it valued for trade-in at two local BMW dealers and they both came it at about $9k. It was in great shape, but they didn't really seem to want it because it had about 100k miles.
- Registered with KBB and Vroom in March before I ordered my car, and the Vroom offer (about $12K) was much higher than KBB. However, the offer was only good for 7 days and I was about 6-8 weeks away from my new car.
- Went back again about 5 weeks later and the online offers had flipped completely, with KBB now ahead at about $11k.
- Got the final delivery date for my new car and then went back to KBB and Vroom again and KBB was up to $11,800, which is the offer I took. One KBB dealer (you will get offers from several, but its always the same KBB price offer) was a local Ford dealer, so I went by there so they could inspect it and verify condition. I dropped it off and picked up the check a day later.

[spammysammich]

Originally Posted by DanG

Plates go with the car in Washington...

You sure about that? I just bought a car private party and the people at the licensing place wouldn't let me keep the plates with the car. Maybe because they were vanity plates?

[DanG]

Originally Posted by spammysammich

You sure about that? I just bought a car private party and the people at the licensing place wouldn't let me keep the plates with the car. Maybe because they were vanity plates?

Vanity plates belong to the Individual in Washington.

But recent changes in the laws require new plates and tabs when a used car is registered. But the previous owner doesn't get to save the old plates.

[spammysammich]

I see. Fancy garage art for my buddy then. It was kind of an ordeal for him to get the plates in the first place. I'm going to return them to him the first chance I get.

[DanG]

Originally Posted by spammysammich

I see. Fancy garage art for my buddy then. It was kind of an ordeal for him to get the plates in the first place. I'm going to return them to him the first chance I get.

I have “Bike” plates on my BMW. I can transfer them to any other car I purchase.

[DETRoadster]

Originally Posted by mlover789

So sad. Sold my M2c for 2019 for 47k 10k miles too

That's a travesty. Damn sorry to hear that.

[DETRoadster]

I'm pleasantly surprised with CarMax. Took under an hour and they came in with what feels like a pretty solid offer for a 5 year old M2 with an accident on the carfax. I'll keep shopping it around this week but at least I've got this offer to anchor to.

EDIT - Wow does it pay to shop around. I'm stunned.

Carvana = $31,102
Vroom = $36,975
KBB = $40,272
CarMax = $43,000
SHIFT = $44,100* Internet offer only. Needs to be verified by an in-person inspection.

Need to call my local BMW dealer and a local broker on Monday.

[KevinC]

Originally Posted by DETRoadster

I hadn't even considered BAT. I guess I just dont feel like the car is that unique. I'll have to take a look at their past M2 auctions and see what the history looks like. Thanks for the idea.

Easy results in one glance...

https://bringatrailer.com/bmw/m2/?q=m2

[________]

Originally Posted by KevinC

Easy results in one glance...

https://bringatrailer.com/bmw/m2/?q=m2

What's their rate? Might make more sense to go CarMax

[DETRoadster]

Originally Posted by Onesie

What's their rate? Might make more sense to go CarMax

Seems the seller on BAT only pays the listing fee which is $99 for a basic listing and $250 for the better listing.

Honestly I'm leaning heavily towards Carmax. They didn't give 2 shits about my Fabspeed cat and I walk out with a check in hand.

SHIFT offered more but they need to come inspect the car to verify things, then take it back to their facility to do a thorough evaluation with a technician, then they initiate a bank transfer. The whole thing seems like it's geared to give you a top offer, take your car, then find some BS to whittle down the offer after they already have your car and it's been a week. I'll bet most people cave and are like "ok fine, just pay me already."

[Foggins]

I would take the carmax offer and run. That’s a very good price. I’m really surprised at the spread of offers, anytime I check those sites they are all within a couple of thousand bucks of each other.

[DETRoadster]

Originally Posted by Foggins

I would take the carmax offer and run. That’s a very good price. I’m really surprised at the spread of offers, anytime I check those sites they are all within a couple of thousand bucks of each other.

Yep, talked it over with my wife last night and that's the plan. Might be able to squeeze a little more outta the deal with some work on my part in prepping the car to sell to a place like SHIFT that wont take it unless I swap the OEM cat back in, or the local consignment idea. But that Carmax offer is solid and requires zero effort on my part. Sometimes the path of least resistance is the best route. Ill post back up when its complete in case there are any hiccups or points worth mentioning for others who may be going down the Carmax path in the future.

[Bimmer Pleaser]

Originally Posted by DETRoadster

I'm pleasantly surprised with CarMax. Took under an hour and they came in with what feels like a pretty solid offer for a 5 year old M2 with an accident on the carfax. I'll keep shopping it around this week but at least I've got this offer to anchor to.

EDIT - Wow does it pay to shop around. I'm stunned.

Carvana = $31,102
Vroom = $36,975
KBB = $40,272
CarMax = $43,000
SHIFT = $44,100* Internet offer only. Needs to be verified by an in-person inspection.

Need to call my local BMW dealer and a local broker on Monday.

Don't mess around, dump it at Carmax right now, That's an amazing offer even in this climate.

Originally Posted by mlover789

So sad. Sold my M2c for 2019 for 47k 10k miles too

lol, sorry yikes. I hope at least it was a trade-in and not a straight up sell?