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Interesting - fantastic colour and factory manual helps but will be interesting how much its average condition and lack of WOF / Cert holds it back...

Haha gotta be to snap up the deals (well not ‘deals’ at all but you know haha) Half these cars don’t seem to hit TM

Facebook group (E30 Classifieds)

Those two PFLs went in like an hour as well 😱

Personally I would be looking to the manual 323i Polaris Silver sedan over that - manual / better colour(?) and also has black leather sport seats in seemingly good nick with an Mtech wheel which adds further value. https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/3260294076?bof=hnsnFXPs I imagine you could get it for $14k easy enough as well - where this one has been slowly drifting down from the low 20's asking price over months, so imagine seller isn't motivated to go much lower?

This has been up for sometime now but no threads yet - 1982 E21 320i looks nicely restored and pending eventual sale price, on the market at $15,999 looking like great value for money. https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/320i/listing/3243052618?bof=d6IsAtLi Just popped up - 1972 1602, partially restored albeit not to factory (not so sure on the raspberry paint) which likely impacts value - must say I actually like the interior - quite the vibe! https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/3293563670?bof=nFirlg1q Can you dig it maaaaaan?

Beautiful example, GLWS

$8k - if it was a tidy Msport quite a lot more.

Yeah, I saw that comment - sad to see what people say on a public forum, makes you wonder how they are behind closed doors. I'm not really seeing too many people buying these average and overpriced cars TBH? Keep seeing the same sedans on FB pop up time and time again for more money than they failed to sell for previously...I've been watching pretty closely to get a gauge on how poor a financial mistake I'm going to make 🤣 Assuming you're not having too many issues with yours, its certainly looking like a deal given coupe / M52 / Manual in a good colour. Im factoring just about any E30 I buy is going to to need $10k plus on it to get up to standard.

So good! sounds so good, wouldn't care if it had half the power

E36 chancers coming out of the woodwork now! $13,500 for a Silver sedan in reasonable condition: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/3285968082?bof=crt4ol8M $15,000 for an average looking coupe with a G220 conversion and Triangle tyres: https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/3285913333?bof=iaYFyEnp Also saw a pretty rough 318i Vert on Facebook for $12,500 yesterday and a white 320i sedan that 'could use a respray if you're fussy' for $10k - Hilarious. As a slightly fastidious owner, it does niggle me a bit when people don't see the value difference in their average car and mint, fully sorted one.

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Someone either got the bargain of their life or a whole lotta pain. Will no doubt see this on TM soon with some nice pics for $30k.

Haha I zoomed into the full size pics and looked brilliant!

Is it even a BMW without orange peel 😂 looks amazing

@E28E30 oh boy that looks amazing! absolute peach. I *need* a red E30 in my life

Savage!

Haha - cheers man! I'm guessing Saturday? Likely off to PT Chev Beach - otherwise has pretty much been parked up through lockdown although the wife has been driving it to work this week as her Audi needs work...

My personal experience was it was required per my LVVTA certifier (supported by any resource I could find online) So mine is done to the letter of the law - I did need cert for adjustable suspension anyway. Is it a 'real world' issue? probably not - really depends how much faith you have in your insurer - I highly doubt WOF guys or cops would ever know or care. Anyways, looks like a nice car - GLWS!

Can’t criticise a build this spectacular and comprehensive but similar to the crazy 600hp 2JZ E46, I think its going to be really hard to find a buyer for something so unique at this price point. If you want something individual, surely you could build something amazing on the E30 platform for $100k plus? It would have an S54 in it of course 😜

So its just not the old ones 😁

Will definitely try to drive both when the time comes, does seem like a fair bit more car for $5k or so. A shame M235is are so much!

Yeah, she wouldn't really want a manual anyways - N55 / DCT sounds like the go as they tend to be lower kms too (although more spendy). Didn't realise the LCI had big mirrors - can retrofit the nicer LCI taillights though. Not sure if CCC vs CIC was an LCI thing, seems most 2009 onwards have the nicer navigation screens.

@qube Definitely could be a plan - go private to skip dealer premium and set some cash aside for maintenance. Only issue is so many privately owned 135i's have been bombing around pretty stock with remaps for several years so harder to find a 'clean' one. Will definitely drive an N54 Tip / N55 DCT and might still try pushing the M135i, but hatch is a hard sell...

$14,500 boys!