Paragon

Handy enough. I priced up an inner guard today - I love the description, its a wheelhouse. I did this over a year ago but now it is obsolete. Correct, I need to price up a bare metal respray. another thing the dealer did was explain the first item on the option list Modellschriftzug entfall Deleted, model lettering which is a debadge ! Except mine still has the M badge on the boot so maybe it has been put back on.

Its a Euro model, spent time in Germany, UK and Portugal in that order. Rust - I have seen some really rusty examples. One M3 I saw as a rolling shell had fist sized holes in every wheelarch, sills that looked like some one had been doing target practice with a 12 bore, I could go on. This example has proper rust under the fuse box, the battery area is okay, some around the rear number plate lights, some bottom of the doors. I haven't had a chance to get it on a hoist to really examine it. From the comments here I think I need to do a costing on it, and go from there. If I did not want to take it on there appears to be enough interest to be able to sell to an enthusiast.

I don't mind spending money but I am trying to gauge what it might cost - doing some research now - and what it might be worth at the end. I am not looking to make a profit because if you put you time in to the equation, it won't be profitable. However, I dont want a car that owes me 100K and is worth about 50K, for example.

Its a Euro model with dogleg and 215hp, manufactured late 89. Its got rust under the fuse box and may need an engine rebuild. Paint work tired. It is missing some smaller bits of trim inside. Apart from that it is non mint !

I am looking at what I need to rebuild my e30 M3 and I know its going to cost .......... The poor thing has had a fairly rough life and the tin worm has got into the usual European places I am thinking what is a decent, not concours, M3 worth in NZ ? I don't want to spend loads if the end result is not reflected some where near its market value. Or I am looking at the project back to front ? Any ideas of a the value of a 2.3 standard M3 ?