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1978 BMW 3 Series

1978 BMW 3 Series Copart lot 51433566

Sold Pennsburg, PA Sale history 2

Auction date Friday, May 8, 14:55May 8, 14:55

Auction	Date	Photo	Lot	Bid	Odometer	Status	Seller
Copart	May 8, 2026		51433566	-	126,709 mi	Sold	Geico
Copart	May 8, 2026		51433566This lot	$425	126,709 mi	Sold	Geico

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Highlights

Condition: Enhanced
Seller: GEICO
Damage: Burn - Engine + front end
Keys: Available
Document: Salvage Title
History: 2 sale records
Odometer: Exempt

Auction

VIN: 5442524
Lot: 51433566 Copart
Sale date: May 8, 2026, 14:55
Sale type: Live auction
Seller type: Insurance
Title status: Certificate Of Salvage
Location: Pennsburg, PA
Selling branch: Philadelphia, PA
Second damage: Front End
Pre-accident value: $9,198

Description

Make: BMW
Model: 3 Series
Generation: I (E21)
Year: 1978
Mileage: 126,709 mi (203,918 km)
Transmission: Manual
Color: Brown
Vehicle type: Cars

Final bid

$425

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Market data

BMW 3 Series auction results

Final bids at Copart and IAAI. Updated Nov 3, 2026.

Price trends and every model year

Average final bid: $3,294
Lowest final bid: $2
Highest final bid: $41,800
Lots analyzed: 2,708

Average final bid by model year

Copart and IAAI sales

CopartIAAI

2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026

Where they sold

Share of the lots by auction

Copart1,570 lots · 58%

IAAI1,138 lots · 42%

This car's year, 1978

Copart: $5,600
IAAI: No sales

1978 cars sold for $5,600 on average, above the $3,294 of all years.

Show the numbers

Model year	Copart average	Copart lots	IAAI average	IAAI lots
2026	$18,231	24	$26,236	18
2025	$18,729	21	$18,688	17
2024	$17,150	13	$16,913	13
2023	$13,723	35	$15,509	19
2022	$11,869	26	$12,095	20
2021	$10,550	55	$11,858	31
2020	$8,276	62	$9,642	33
2019	$8,145	22	$7,806	22
2018	$3,349	92	$4,159	47
2017	$3,075	98	$3,070	48
2016	$2,295	110	$2,504	68
2015	$1,351	118	$1,697	87
2014	$1,187	136	$1,277	87
2013	$1,247	142	$1,238	80
2012	$1,233	38	$1,735	31
2011	$1,009	143	$1,089	107
2010	$755	49	$961	26
2009	$632	62	$753	54
2008	$822	55	$692	55
2007	$692	65	$649	41
2006	$489	32	$702	45
2005	$361	14	$728	24
2004	$657	21	$606	25
2003	$500	21	$550	16
2002	$379	16	$322	16
2001	$729	14	$838	15
2000	$390	10	$569	13
1999	$1,018	5	$680	10
1998	$1,371	6	$902	11
1997	$744	4	$1,208	10
1996	$1,441	5	$975	8
1995	$1,213	6	$1,040	5
1994	$288	2	$1,975	2
1993	$250	2	$1,163	2
1992	$2,292	3	$508	3
1991	$2,100	3	$2,675	2
1990	$5,233	3	$15,350	1
1989	$2,460	5	$2,550	4
1988	$1,863	4	$6,300	4
1987	$3,219	9	$419	4
1986	$1,013	2	$3,500	1
1985	$2,567	3	$1,775	3
1984	$5,675	2	$2,417	3
1983	$950	1	$750	1
1982	$1,100	1	$3,125	2
1981	$633	3	$250	1
1980	$1,800	1	$6,375	1
1979	$1,100	1	$575	1
1978	$5,600	1	-	-
1977	$2,500	1	$450	1
1976	$3,600	1	-	-
1975	$21,900	1	-	-
1972	$39,500	1	-	-

Vehicle overview

1978 BMW 3 Series Manual Copart lot 51433566 VIN 5442524

This 1978 BMW 3 Series was offered at Copart as lot 51433566 in Pennsburg, PA. The primary damage is burn - engine + front end. The reported condition is Enhanced. The keys are available. The odometer reads 126,709 mi (203,918 km).

Key specifications: manual transmission, brown exterior. At Copart and IAAI, 2,708 BMW 3 Series lots sold for an average final bid of $3,294; 1978 cars averaged $5,600.

Before you bid through your broker, check every earlier sale of VIN 5442524 on this page and compare the photos, the damage and the final bids of similar cars.