Vass 1014 Report post Posted March 10 I'm sure some of you fellas might be interested - 1988 Coupe 320i coming up on Manheim auction. Looks real tidy apart from some front end damage, which doesn't even look too terrible. Those seats alone will be worth a fair bit. Happy hunting! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MD13 532 Report post Posted March 10 Says structural and chassis damage. Also says manual though... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deedub 86 Report post Posted March 10 Was thinking this would be a nice parts car. Those seats look in good condition. If the dash isn't cracked that would be nice as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vass 1014 Report post Posted March 10 5 minutes ago, MD13 said: Says structural and chassis damage. Also says manual though... The FR bumper mount/chassis rail looks to be pushed in. Not economical from an insurance point of view but I'm guessing it wouldn't be awfully difficult to repair if you wanted a tidy coupe shell. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neil McCauley 429 Report post Posted March 12 A reasonably priced M325i from Webbs. Done little mileage since first for sale in 2016 and then again in 2018 as per pics. Sadly one of the several delphin cars that were specced with "questionable" interior colours... 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammo 2593 Report post Posted March 12 7 hours ago, Neil McCauley said: A reasonably priced M325i from Webbs. Done little mileage since first for sale in 2016 and then again in 2018 as per pics. Sadly one of the several delphin cars that were specced with "questionable" interior colours... Looks lovely aside from the mismatched seats, I definately bought at the top of the market haha 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMTHUG 1105 Report post Posted March 12 15 hours ago, Sammo said: Looks lovely aside from the mismatched seats, I definately bought at the top of the market haha gorgeous! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 3005 Report post Posted March 13 That brown interior is certainly very “challenging” and having a mis-matched drivers seat (colour and pattern) doesn’t improve the look at all. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deedub 86 Report post Posted yesterday at 06:00 AM Converted 318i to 325i (48k) https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/325i/listing/5301567770 I don't think these can fetch that sorta price now. Plus its a conversion. IMO part of the appeal of mtech E30s is the history behind them. Nice car though. 1 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turboray82 8 Report post Posted yesterday at 09:41 PM 15 hours ago, deedub said: Converted 318i to 325i (48k) https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/325i/listing/5301567770 I don't think these can fetch that sorta price now. Plus its a conversion. IMO part of the appeal of mtech E30s is the history behind them. Nice car though. No way that much for a conversion. Thats crazy. Original maybe it would be getting up there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deedub 86 Report post Posted yesterday at 09:44 PM 1 minute ago, turboray82 said: No way that much for a conversion. Thats crazy. Original maybe it would be getting up there. I don't think you can get that much for originals now either. That bubble popped a while ago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vass 1014 Report post Posted yesterday at 10:11 PM I mean to be fair, if you were to recreate what was done there (strip down to bare shell, rust treatment & full repaint, interior retrim, adjusties etc.) you'd probably end close to a similar figure, so I don't see it being as egregious as some out there that are asking $30k+ for cars that need another $10k+ spent on them. Looks to be a very tidy and well sorted car with some subtle mods. Doesn't mean it's worth what he's asking to someone out there but I don't see it as a blatant flip or a cash grab. For example, my E46 genuinely owes me close to that figure at this stage but I'd be lucky to recoup a third of that if I were to ever sell it... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e30ftw 430 Report post Posted yesterday at 10:37 PM (edited) IMO $15k or up to $20k if I'm generous. Not that I've seen the car but based on photo's and description my issues are (and I'm being picky, just because of the asking price) -Uncerted for coilovers so it needs to go through an entire recert (~$900). Coilovers in an E30 are not straightforward considering you need to provide weld certificate and NDT testing, so unless he has those and they are recent it would be a hassle -Cheap seat covers, trim. Like.. awful. -It's just a 318i with an M20B25. -Sure it's been repainted, looks great on the outside, though I'd be wary of it's quality. Mainly because the battery tray looks rough/rusted (could just be photo) but the obvious one for me is the fusebox is moved and remounted to the strut tower. And even more questionable is the sound deadening behind it has just been sprayed over. So if it was stripped down to a shell, surely you would have taken the 10 seconds to take off that small piece of sound deadening. My main gripe with this is thats a hot spot for rust, especially pre facelifts. How much of that firewall was properly sprayed if they didn't remove the sound deadening.. -Unoriginal color, not a major by any means but can see hints of it in the boot well (plus missing trims) and they didn't even spray the boot hinges lol. -Mould on the headliner? Or maybe something else.. Surely give it a steam clean or something. -Not a fan of the angel eyes, but they are better than the standard pre-fl lights I guess. Again, just being picky, which at that asking price I would sure as hell would be - considering it's not an original condition E30 or M325i, which should be the only E30's in the price range. Edited yesterday at 10:38 PM by e30ftw 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle 1753 Report post Posted 23 hours ago Yeah i cant see it being worth even half that for a modified converted 318i, trying to recoup costs pricing. Who knows how good mechanically it is either as most of what he's listed is cosmetic stuff that isn't for everyone. As above nothing looks very meticulously done either which for the price isn't realistic even during peak covid times. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
