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I have been offered a recently fully restored 1989 E30 325i mtec 2 vert with hardtop all in great condition.
I know these are becoming more rare and will probably rise in value.
Would anyone have a rough idea of how much its worth ?
Its hard to get a good idea of price.
Not really enough information there to value the car. If you want to PM me the details I might be able to help.
€8,000 depending on how good the restoration was
121k klms
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all receipts etc to prove restoration
The wheels are terrible I know but they are easily changed
yeah, easily changed.
handbrake too
I was just speaking to him and the engine has had a full rebuild too, with receipts
Is that Alpine White, or some other brands white? Looks very shiny, I know it's a respray, but still looks a bit too shiny!
Yes Alpine white, it's actually the original colour of my old one, I think I'm meeting him Wednesday evening so I'll see what the craic is. He wants to do a deal with my e60.
He Spent 10minutes on FaceTime earlier showing me the car and it's very clean from what I could see.
It's a pity about the wheels but they are in great condition and have brand new toyo tires on them too.
Judging by what they are making in the Uk I may take it, enjoy it for the summer and try sell it over there. €1900 vrt to claim back too.
My main reservation is going from a nice 10 year old car with loads of comfort and extras to a nice 27 year old car with no modern extras.
Buy a whole lot cooler
I saw this car in Ennis last week. Wheels really make it look like a boy racer car but it did look well apart from that. You would have to wonder how well it was restored it could be a very good job or the opposite. It's big bucks to retore a car properly. You would want to have a good look around it to be sure.
He has sent me pics on the restoration, it looks like it was done right, body was stripped down, new panels etc. Same with engine.
Ye the wheels would be the first to go and lowered. Other than that I don't think I'd do much, but I always say that :p
just a couple of the pics I received from him last night.
I wouldn't be too clued in on bodywork etc but this seems like it was a decent job.
Apparently the car was garaged for the past 12 year in UK so there wasn't a whole lot of rust to begin with.
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I'd wanna see rust preventative measures done on an e30 resto more than just an exterior repaint and just getting the cylinder head skimmed.
Also is the roof in good condition and fully functional.
If it's all there imho it's prob a 6-7k car. Wheels wouldn't bother me, just get rid asap :D
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Ill have to ask about the rust prevention, He has all receipts for work done so if it was done it will be on that.
Wheels will go first, but id say if they were not so silver and the car was lowered with spacers they actually wouldnt look so bad, they are kind of lost on it for 17s :o
Obviously you will have to look at the tax book and check the chassic number to make sure it is actually a sport model it would affect the price if u are plan on keeping it or selling it abroad. There are very few genuine convertible sports out there and would be worth a lot more. It's easy stick on an mtech kit and leather interior and call it a sport. Also you must be wondering why people are so sceptical about the condition of this car. With the way e30s rusts and what a proper restoration job costs a lot of the time (not always) the workman ship carried out isn't up to scratch, a lot of filler and good spray job can make any car look good. I have a 325 sport which is in need of a full restoration, while trying to fine someone I could trust to do it and the fact that it will cost in the excess of 15k it's not a lot of people that will carry out such a project. As for the car if it's a good one you will love it and the attention you will get while owning it is unreal.
Thanks Benny, good advice.
I know all about the issues with poor restorations, my last e30 vert looked good on the outside but has some issues hidden, it wasn't that bad but there were a whole lot of small problems with the car that drove me mad. So I know exactly what I'll be looking for when it comes to that.
I still made money on it though and got a nice summer out of it so I can't complain.
And yes they get allot of attention. ��
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Motor check is coming back clean on the car and he just sent me a photo of the registration form and chassis number and it is a genuine sport. And engine and chassis check out and all original.
Think ye'very made your mind up on this one! ;) Given the E60 is up on DD too! ;)
Well I'll decide later.
My only issue is there's no NCT, which isn't a big deal in itself but the ins won't insure it without NCT or engineers report so I'll have to try organise that too.
something is dodgy, I checked NCT and the car was booked in for 1st of April but he didn't bring it ? And didn't mention that.
Car has been registered in the country for 11 years and never seen an NCT ?
Anytime I mention it he says he'll do the NCT and keep it himself ?
Finally he just insulted me by saying my cars worth 5k and his is worth 9.5k ?
So if that's a fact! whys he willing to do a deal on a car worth 4.5k less.
I'm gonna run away from this one.
They're pretty basic cars, so a good third party check should allay most fears.
Thats said - its not a sport - they didn't come in convertible. And if its a motorsport edition, its been stripped off all its fancy bits and painted the wrong colour.
The only bits that would put me off are easily fixed - the crappy pedals, handbrake, wheels etc. The door handles would need to be the proper colour for me too - but as said, all easily fixed.
Something about this that just has me doubting it - perhaps a simiar doubt you had leading to this thread.
This is just my opinion - I have seen many e30's restored/rebuilt which have been nothing but trouble afterwards, including engine wise. I know of a white "sport" resprayed, engine rebuilt & a fortune spent on it and it looked spot on, but the owner could never get an NCT on it - it was shifted it on to someone else at a massive loss. I would almost rather pick up a cheap one myself knowing it needs the work and pay for the restore. It might work out more in the end, but at least your not taking a big gamble.
Few cosmetic things that stand out immediately; Handbrake, pedals, tinted lights, wheels, rear bumper not aligning with the rear arches, passenger door not alligned, m-badges.
You have got to ask the question; why is somebody shifting this on after spending that amount of time & effort restoring it, especially as they are appreciating and becoming more rare. Last but not least, the NCT thing mentioned in previous posts.
Ye I told him to forget it yesterday, I told him if he goes and gets it NCT'd then to give me a shout and I'll get an engineers report done before I the deal.
There were just too many question marks over the whole thing.
Thanks for all the info and advice lads.