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Yeah for sure, a lot for sale that haven’t had any interest. I have been offered a coupe to buy, fully stripped to the bare shell and has been rust repaired and painted. Could be a good option as far as rust free goes.

Yeah I mean the plan has definitely changed. Was initially just looking for a manual e30 for 8k. now have gone further down the slippery slope and am looking for a tidy coupe rolling body and happy to pay 7k for a rolling body with good paint and no rust. I thought that should be fairly realistic but even that seems difficult to find. Crazy how much money people are asking.

Having been looking for an e39 for a few weeks now I can also say that almost everything seems pretty overpriced. How an auto 318i is meant to be worth over 10k is beyond me. trying to find a tidy rolling body is proving to be more difficult that i thought.

Hello, looking for reccomendations for reasonably priced panel shops to repaint an e30 coupe. Can be delivered to paint shop disassembled no problem. Looking for someone who does a reasonable job without spending silly money, want it to be a useable enjoyable car not something you hide away in the garage because you spent too much money getting it painted. Car is pretty straight but has many chips and clear coat peel. cheers!

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Correct that’s the one

Happy to buy just a rolling body. Not fussed about engine etc. But must be RUST FREE.

I also habe an rtd shifter with mini lever in my 135i. I reckon it’s a great shifter and very comfortable to use, but then again it’s not a daily driven car.

Yeah there’s a few e30 series cars for sale, but not really wanting a race car wanting something comfortable for the street. I’ve already got a half caged manual 135i with solid mounted engine, gearbox, diff subframe etc which is great fun but not the ideal street car.

Yeah m50 swap is something I would consider down the line but gets expensive quick with needing, diff, gearbox, engine etc

Yeah sounds like I will have to drive a couple different cars and see what I like, and I agree k swap would be the way. Have driven a fair few k series cars, always fun. that being said I’m trying to avoid going too far down the rabbit whole so probably not looking to do a m50/52/54 swap.

Not a bad option, definitely worth a look.

Hello, im looking to buy an e30 in the very near future, and have come across a couple different options. I’m not looking to spend a massive amount of cash as the 135i clubsport car eats all my money, so a manual 325i is out the question. that being said so far options are (all manual or will be swapped to be manual), m20b20 or a m44 swapped one. Anyone have much experience with these engines? What suits the car better. I don’t need fast (the 135i is plenty fast for when I want that) but I want fun and rewarding to drive, something that you can wring the power out of. Open to modifying the engine too cams etc but no forced Induction, want to keep the N/A revving character. if I went m20b20, b25 swap is something I’d consider doing. but yeah looking for recommendations, experiences etc with m20s, m44s, or even other budget friendly options in an e30 specifically. cheers!

Wanting to buy an E30. Looking to spend around 7-8k max. prefer something with as little rust as possible, preferably manual. Don’t mind coupe or sedan. Don’t mind mechanical issues etc. Would rather something with mechanical issues than a whole bunch of rust. cheers.

Price drop. $8000 ONO for bimmersport members. or swaps for a tidy e30. great opportunity to get a hard to find car.