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    In my opinion a good, well maintained, unmolested E30 is verging on being a collectable classic car. These are a rarity and deserve the prices that are being asked.

    The rest, which are mostly run down badly maintained pieces of sh*t are basically worthless.

    My point exactly, just clearer and less rambling....

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    Here's an idea... if you don't want to pay the prices commanded for E30's... don't. :)

    The demand for E30's means that good ones command higher prices and therefore crappier ones can command higher prices too. I mean, almost every new member that introduces themselves on the forums is "on the hunt for a manual E30"!

    The blue car for $8500 has obviously had a LOT of work done to it. And as Westy said, if you want to buy a cheaper one all power to you, but you'll be spending more than that doing all the neglected maintenance on it.

    I've put probably 4k into my car since I bought it, and I've probably got another 4 to go to make it perfect. Will I get $15k for it when I sell it?... nope, but I can always try.

    I appreciate the good ones, even so I was asking why the prices seem so high in comparison to E36s. There seems to be a concept that E30s in an untidy state will fetch 5k. Correct me if I am wrong but that is a wee bit silly?

    The blue one is evidently a very nice car. I can also see why a genuine tech1/2 gets a good price as they are sought after, being "special". I'm just wondering how 318s seem to catch good money when generally they are horrid cars? A 318is e30 I can understand too, also very well modified cars [tidy and legal doesn't seem to change the price....]

    Recently there has been a few nice E30s sold for good money, at the same time chromed up cut springers are getting good money too.

    I'm just having a rant as I am wondering what to get next after I sell the boat and though a manual or even relatively tidy E30 would be nice. But not for 5k+.

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    Because they are cool and good ones are few and far between. That’s about it really. You don’t look try hard and pretentious in an E30 as you do in newer BMW’s. The E36 will have its day again, give it 5 more years :D

    5 years in an E36 and there will be no interior left..... I can understand a decent e30 being priced higher, but, the majority are over priced heaps. What are you getting for the money that you couldn't else where? Crap seats, cracked dash, munted raped drive line, sad suspension and rust.

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    Like this for example.

    Rip Off

    Goodluck at that price!

    Nice gear knob.........

    Not a bad car, not sure about the price though. 8500 for a non M/S E30? Theres that very very nice m20b28 sedan from here and I'm sure it's cheaper.

    i got my 325i for 3000 a few months bake,(had to spend a grand) im the second owner and its mint... maybe its just whats on trademe atm...none seem to be selling either

    That's what I like to hear!!!

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    With that reasoning I actually cannot argue... maybe, its cult or classic status? Maybe the old- fashioned looks as opposed to an e36 which isnt old-cool but isnt modern?

    Cannot explain the reason so far as availablity goes though. Perhaps it is hard to get a genuinely good e30, and the rest are utter trash. E36's wont have as much rust etc in them

    Very good point, the E36 is a great looking car, but, I have to agree the E30 wins there. Cult status must help and you are certainly right on finding a good E30, it's nigh on impossible. Rust is a bitch, but, nothing on a good Alfa =D

    I just had a look at some other cars, skylines, cefiro/taxi/laurel/tank turds and I think they have been bitten worse by the retard bug. I'll go make a coffee and be thankful I'm not wanting a Skyline/Cefiro thingyma-bob. How does one pay 6k for an rb20det, which has a monstrous 159kw in a scungy old turd that's had rubbish leaking adjusties put in it?

    Some people never cease to amaze me. Then again, I am a British car enthusiast [wan**r]

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    Why are E30's commanding such high prices these days? I'm haveing a perv at a few and to get a nice 325i you could get an E36 328, which is a superior car [although the hood lining will end up on your head]. They don't seem to be rare either, in fact there seems to be more E30 manuals than E36 manuals. I know the E30's can be a giggle to drive, is that the only reason?

    Not trying to be a k.n.o.b, I do love E30's. B)

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