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title: "What’s the Next Car to Really Blow Up On Bring a Trailer?"
description: "*\"Getting in on the ground floor\" intensifies*"
date: "2020-07-23"
modified: "2020-07-23"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-tsui"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/35060/whats-the-next-car-to-really-blow-up-on-bring-a-trailer"
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  - "For Sale"
  - "News"
---

# What’s the Next Car to Really Blow Up On Bring a Trailer?

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Like pretty much any other asset that can be bought and sold for a profit, collector car values are hard to predict. What's considered a pretty run-of-the-mill used car one year can become a highly sought-after classic just a handful of years later. Case in point: [this 8,000-mile 1988 E30 BMW M3 that just sold for $250,000.](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/35045/this-e30-bmw-m3-just-sold-for-250000-on-bring-a-trailer-your-brain-is-now-on-fire>)

This gave us an idea for an audience question: What's the next collector car bubble? What used car is gonna be popping up on *Bring a Trailer* and exchanging hands for more than they're probably worth?

Alright, we know the vintage BMW M car ship has already sailed; rare, [performance Hondas](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/33260/the-honda-s2000-is-the-next-bring-a-trailer-value-king>) are already enjoying a decent climb in values; and one could probably write books about the nuances of buying and selling overpriced, [air-cooled Porsche 911s](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/27908/is-the-air-cooled-porsche-911-market-cooling>). So, what's next? The V8 Ford F-150 Raptor has shown signs of bubbling collectibility mostly due to the fact that its replacement switched over to a turbocharged V6.

It's kind of a tough question and, given how fickle car collector tastes are, one that probably doesn't have many wrong answers. If we had to bet, though, we can see E92-era BMW M3s enjoying a balloon in values sometime over the next few years. Think about it. Its E30 and E46 predecessors have already become [car-snob darlings](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/24140/bmw-no-longer-wants-to-hear-about-how-its-old-cars-were-better>). It was the only (and very likely, final) regular series production M3 to come with a V8. It's about to be succeeded by a car with some [truly divisive styling](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/33886/feast-your-eyes-on-the-2021-bmw-m4s-massive-nostrils>). And, having briefly spent time behind the wheel of one, I can confirm that its appeal goes beyond nostalgia. It's a visceral driving experience that we think will be worth a pretty penny given a bit more age.

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**BMW**

So what's your take? We'll be around to nod in approval or scorn you for attempting to drive up the market for your own car...unless it's cool.

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## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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