So this is not meant to sound harsh, but since you're asking: there are two parts to this. One is the 'this is my dream' story that everyone has about these V10 and V8 cars. You need to go and drive more things if you think an E9x is worth that asking price. Like every cult car there are guys where this WAS their dream car and they absolutely fulfilled that dream. They owned them from new or were 'early' second owners and they had an absolutely wonderful time. They can pay R80K for a bill with a smile on their faces because they have had 100000km to love the car for what it is.
You then have cars that are either owned by the CT crew or have been neglected badly. New dreamer then comes along and thinks this is going to be great... on a car nearly old enough to drink... only to have virtually zero fun with it and the constant fear of something breaking long out of plan and LONG out of a period where any liability can fall elsewhere. You're also still probably going to be paying for the car during this time.
The two experience can be miles apart. We romanticise the past alot. I have experienced both the scenarios above on different cars.
That aside, assuming that IS your dream car and you have actually gone to the trouble of driving a variety of things and getting loads of experiences ARE YOU READY for the bills on what is a 'real-real' M car. By this, I mean a car that, unlike the modern S55/S58/S63tu newer era vehicles, is ACTUALLY a bespoke, highly tuned thing that has very real M tax and very little in common with regular models? The 6s are one thing. V8s and V10s are another kettle of fish entirely. It's more like owning an exotic car (Lambo Ferrari etc) than it is with the later cars.
The dream will turn into an objective nightmare.
Onto this specific vehicle:
There are tells with a car in terms of what life it has led prior. The asking price is for a mint near-collector grade example. The car you have posted has shit wheels, strange mats, alot of steering wear for the stated mileage, a HEAVILY sagging roof lining (WTF how are you even asking this question if you have eyes? It's almost as bad as them ASKING that price with this shit) and not sure about the bubbles on the sun shade... the entire car itself has been photographed very poorly which is fine for beauty shots but has no detail which is a red flag. It is also a VERY poor filter or it has silicone slathered on the interior.
Was this owned by a collector: ZERO chance
Is this mileage original: HEAVY DOUBT and if it is original it was owned by a doos
Did it have a decent owner? Well one of the tells is whether the exterior mods are tasteful and original or whether the guy wanted to 'put show' on a budget. If these were good then you were going to have close-ups of OEM carbon shown off in the ad... these pieces do not look like original pieces (or original aftermarket) from the pics. The wheels are an absolute abomination to those gifted with good eyesight and taste.
Imagine having a car that comes stock with these beauties:
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Can be optioned with these
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Or (ultimately) these:
and you decide to put this trash on?
For the asking price, there is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY! Not even worth going to view.
Now you're gonna go and spend 750K on a not particularly special E92 that needs a ton of refurb just from the pictures AND THEN STILL have 80-100K bills coming your way... I know everyone talks about "the market" - I also happen to know what good cars have gone for and been acquired for in "the market" that don't even get advertised widely.
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