E30 325i Rag-Top

I can’t think of anything in a software update that would affect your fuel consumption dramatically, so unlikely to be that. Does sound a bit on the high side, so would be worth getting it checked out so it doesn’t lead to bigger issues later on. Do you know if the car has been re-mapped, tuned or programmed? Some of the Interweb specials can do funny things.

$15k currently… Plus all airbags, Laser headlight, various front corner parts, bumper, rear left suspension, body work, paint, chassis check, tyres, re-VIN check… Equals NOT cheap. Shame, would have been such a nice car pre-accident.

Has Mr Body Kits in Aussie not got anything for E46? Still have shipping issue but AU is a lot cheaper, and often others are buying from them and you can split the freight.

From the E30 M3 forum views it’s probably a bit of both. As with all collector vehicles the originality of the car has a big influence on desirability. The other aspect with the E30 M3 in particular goes back to the reasons the company gave for not offering the car in RHD at the time - it would affect both engine performance due to header design and the balance of handling from the weight distribution. Which can be read as LHD good RHD bad, influencing desirability to this day with some prospective buyers.

Yup saw that, thought about pulling mine from the race car and giving it a clean. The additional (bolt on) mount and the stud conversion were interesting, but not over two grand interesting.

@beemwr for anything more than a rough estimate more of a description and detailed pictures would be required. I’m happy to give you my 2c if you want to send more info to me, I could even be interested in the car. The $55-60k range would be the bottom end of the market for a running, driveable example that is mostly original with its S14, interior, etc. Aussie auctions are not the best comparison as figures there tend to be higher as it is Sooo hard to get older cars imported so it’s much more limited supply. Week-end toy market is pretty slow at the moment, but provided you don’t need to sell in a hurry you should still get a good market price on an E30 M3 as they are still in demand.

The current offering is only the M60 for both the sedan and the touring. However, with all the changes in the market this is always being reviewed, so never say never. Will be very interesting to compare with the new M5 and M5 Touring when they launch shortly.

You can get the initial MS Authority Card without doing the two EVENTS not races. Also, need to have cage, seats, belts all checked and certed before you can race.

Yup, what he said. Seperate cert is also needed for any other mods, brakes, coilovers, etc.

Never mind the over-priced Beetle, what about the wagon in the background..?

Finished building the race car….!

@balancerider to be honest I didn’t notice a huge difference in terms of ride between 19s with run flats and 20s without on the F30s. The tyres for the 19s were pretty skinny to start with, so not like you are losing a massive amount of sidewall going to 20s. Didn’t need to keep adjusting the suspension settings, but most of it was crawling to work on the commute in comfort with only the odd spirited drive in Sports mode. I might have been in denial as I wanted to stay with the 20s, but even being honest it was hard to tell.

I wonder where the reserve is set on this one..?

Wow, an E30 M3 Sport Evo for $75k, I don’t remember that one! Even in 2010 IIRC that was pretty good buying. How to build a Time Machine to go back and snap up some of these bargains?

It is a thing of beauty indeed, and I am a massive Tech I fan. I wonder where it will get to price wise? Shame the market for such toys is completely poked right now.