Is This Where The E30 Market Is Now..?

[gjm 3130]

The 333i... "Potentially the only one in NZ." I know someone who has two of these, and there are certainly others.
But very rare indeed. Baurs, M3s, and Tourings are also rare, but relatively common by comparison.

[Palazzo 396]

55 minutes ago, Neil McCauley said:

Oh to go back to 2015...

Oh to go back a bit further (2007-8?) when I was being offered M3s out of Japan for $12-15k, and decided they weren’t worth it.

[Apex 683]

1 hour ago, Palazzo said:

Oh to go back a bit further (2007-8?) when I was being offered M3s out of Japan for $12-15k, and decided they weren’t worth it.

Arguably they are not. 

A guy I used to work out with around then had a black 88 M3 and he paid 18k for it and used it as a cheap daily, he never even cleaned it, was just a car.

Old enough to actually go back to being a kid in the 80's when my dad made an enquiry to buy a new RHD converted one and was quoted around $150k, about three times what his 320i cost him, and the 320i had more cylinders, an auto and more doors, was a hard sell at the time. 

Just think, if you purchased a E30 M3 new in the 80's and accounted for inflation it might be worth that again some day at the rate things are going. To be fair, 120k would have brought you a nice house a good area in Auckland at the time so maybe not the best investment. 

[Palazzo 396]

On 11/20/2023 at 6:01 PM, Eagle said:

Still plenty of tidy E39's around though especially later facelift stuff. E34's are the more durable engines, drivetrains and cost less to maintain and stand more a chance to survive. I see plenty of low k E34 540i's which are probably still rocking mostly original parts.   

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/325i/listing/4393895444

Interesting to see what this goes for

$3,060. That seems like a lot for some twisted sport seats and an unknown condition motor.

[Eagle 1454]

No doubt other little bits and pieces but yeah. In saying that i dont have a clue about E30 prices these days and everything seems expensive to me.

[Neil McCauley 158]

Low Km's or 10K in maintenance and 14K in the bank...

[Eagle 1454]

"We have owned this BMW 325i for about 3 years now" "I promised myself that we would never sell it but our loss and someone's gain"

Is the loss attempting to make 300% profit on it

[Apex 683]

 

Honestly. I feel this guy has been told its a classic by someone and now he is too far into the facade to turn back...  Its like when a kid finds something in the garden and brings it in to show you and you pretend its gold because you don't want to hurt his feelings and tell him its a 1991 10c coin and neither rare or valuable at all. 

 

Also. In that 3 years they should have found time to colour code the bumpers, fit some basket weaves at least, maybe a IS or SE lip? Maybe then we could maybe see the price through the cloudy meth pipe as being even remotely reasonable? 

[Neil McCauley 158]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/eurocarclassifiedsnz/permalink/2242824222575135/?sale_post_id=2242824222575135

Maybe at $25K?? 

[MD13 456]

Wow! At least that FB coupe has a manual gearbox... Unsure where these people are finding their price tags.

[Sammo 2372]

11 minutes ago, Neil McCauley said:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/eurocarclassifiedsnz/permalink/2242824222575135/?sale_post_id=2242824222575135

Maybe at $25K?? 

Saw that - looks like a great build, imagine it owes him plenty but yeah, I would think in this market its much closer to $25k than $40k.

A shame it must be certed on 14x6.5 wheels with an M52.

[Eagle 1454]

I dont see anyone buying it for 40k either but at least there is some merit to the pricing, not your typical buy\hold\sell or heavily aesthetics bias owners like most of these overpriced listings. Unless he's failed to mention it im surprised he didnt do the subframe\trailing arm bushings and adjusters, go to be the most under rated E30 mod ever.