As Depreciation Hits BMW 4-Series Gran Coupe, Is It Time To Look At Used Ones?

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If you’ve been after the used car market these past couple of years, while also keeping an eye on the BMW 4-Series Gran Coupe, then you probably know how resilient the Bavarian four-door fastback has turned out to be in keeping its worth.

This ’s how it goes for more technical automobiles or bodystyles that t tend to reach as many buyers as their conventional counterparts, which would be the 3-Series sedan.

When the BMW 4-Series Gran Coupe finally started hitting the used car market, supply was relatively low and prices obviously substantial . Too high. Until now.

Sedans are out, fastbacks

There s another factor to consider if you happen to be in the market for a pre-owned sports executive BMW. Sedans are quickly going out of fashion across the planet, and it’s not just because of crossovers.

Sure, people generally have started to abandon traditional 4-door body designs in favor of solutions that were more competent and more imposing. This has been happening across the board, in segments. But we should also think of the surge of fastback-like options that provide similar interior room as their four-door siblings, while incorporating a more practical tailgate design, which many also consider to be stylish.

So it’s not just the 4-Series Gran Coupe that’s in the mix, but also the Audi A5 Sportback, the A7 Sportback, the VW Arteon, Opel Insignia Gran Sport, Kia Stinger, Tesla Model S, Tesla Model 3, Porsche Panamera and Many others.

Take it from somebody who’s spent quite some time chewing on this conundrum of sorts: living with a fastback or a 4-door hatchback / coupe, whatever you want to call it, is sometimes easier than with a 4-door sedan. Plus it’s not just about size. Because you can load things easier within the trunk of a 5-door body style car, which may come in it s about practicality.

Ditching the 3-Series, getting the 4-Series GC

With that in mind, let’s look at how much the 4-Series Gran Coupe is currently worth about the used car market in the U.S.. The 3-Series cousin is available as newer model or a 2015, with prices kicking off from below $20,000 for the first time in years. According to Autotrader, you can find a used 2015 428i Gran Coupe for as little as $16,000, though most seem to be circling the $18,000-$19,000 mark, which is still tremendous value seen as they used to cost almost twice that much some 18 months ago.

You can check out a few examples we found, like this 2016 one with 94,000 miles (151,278 kilometers ) on its fuel efficient 4-cylinder engine:

Or this 2015 model with 59,105 miles (95,120 kilometers ) on the clock:

Sure, if you search for newer 320i or sedan models and 2015, you’ll find that most of them are cheaper to buy, but not by as much in order to render this debate moot. Besides, there’s still room for those 4-Series Gran Coupe to further depreciate, since it will surely obtain a kick in the back on the used car market from the all-new generation model, which is no more than a few years away.

I know some BMW purists still consider the 3-Series (regardless of which generation) as being the quintessential BMW sports sedan. And it could be that the 3-Series sedan will never be superseded by it in the general public’s eyes. But if you’re in the market for a Bimmer from within that section, would you buy the one that’s practical if it comes at a price of rear headroom – and arguably stylish?  I wouldn’t, and I have a feeling that sometime in the not too distant future, the industry will eventually rule against body designs that take up unnecessary space , as logic would dictate.

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