BMW E30 316i Lux 2 door with 59k miles.
I am selling my 1990 BMW E30 316i Lux 2 door manual in Diamond black manufactured April 1990 with 59,991 miles.
Lux Spec:
- Power Steering
- Sports leather steering wheel
- 14” Alloys inc spare
- Body coloured rear spoiler & mirrors
- Black exhaust trim
- Black satin chrome trim
- Twin stripe
- Green tinted glass
- Manual sunroof
- Electric windows
- Front fog lights
- Rear head rests
- Tachometer
- Digital clock with temperature display
- Leather gear knob
- Gearshift & handbrake gaiters to match upholstery colour
- Velour carpets
- LUX Cloth interior
- Larger 62 L fuel tank
It was brought in to the ROI from Northern Ireland on 21-3-1995 by Bob who held ono it for the next 22 years with it being used sparingly especially in the last few years. When I purchased it earlier this year it had not really been used much over the last few years, particularly the last 3 years. Luckily the car was very solid but was just a bit unloved. So I set about a sympathetic renovation.
This is a summary of what has been done to date:
By me:
- 3 stage machine polish
- Interior wet vac
Motor Confidence:
- New battery
- Timing belt
- Water pump & thermostat
- Engine oil & filter
- Air & fuel filters
- Gearbox & diff oil
- Spark plugs
- Track rod end & drop links
- RH front wishbone & brake line
- Front brake pads, discs & sensor
- Brake & clutch fluid
- Rear sub frame bushes
- Wheel alignment
- Wiper blades
- Front wishbone back bushes
- Coolant
- Heater motor fix
Body & Paint: (with photo documentation)
- 2 mirrors prime & painted
- N/S rear quarter panel
- N/S bumper corner
- O/S drivers door (had a nasty dent)
- O/S quarter panel
- Rear spoiler primed & painted in rubberised paint
- Rear panel under number plate
- Fit new BMW stripe
- Welding to area around boot seal & paint
- Weld & paint to spot in scuttle panel
- Machine polish
New BMW parts:
- Front and rear roundels
- All new bumper trim
- All new front grills
- Front indicator lenses
- Scuttle grills
- Manifold heat shield
- Bonnet insulation
- Seat belt receivers front
- Wheel centre caps
- Stripes
- Rear reg plate moulding
- Reg plate lights
- Boot seal
- Drivers door lock
- Black Lux exhaust trim
- Passenger mirror glass
- Gutter trim driver side
- Front under bumper spoiler
- Radio cage
- Rear ashtray
- Rad cap & bleed screw
Plus other new parts:
- New fuel pump (VDO)
- 2 new tyres Toyo
- New exhaust back box
- 5 alloys refurbed by Wheel Wizards
- New steel pressed reg plates
- New Behr radiator
Work by Xworks: (with photo documentation)
- Remove & repair fuel gauge sender units
- Remove, sand, prime, paint & set up rear brake drums
- Strip, clean and regrease wiper motor
- Sand, prime & paint brake servo
- Strip cluster & fit replacement tacho & econo gauge
- Repair windscreen washer system
- Change exhaust manifold gasket
- Remove old radio and wire and fit period Blaupunkt
- Fit and rewire electric aerial, diagnose faults
- Sand, prime & paint front calipers
- Check clutch slave cylinder
- Change rear trailing arm bushes
- Fit new rear exhaust section
- Check emissions & change coolant temp sensor
- Align headlights & clean contacts etc
- Clean engine bay
- Flush coolant
- Fit new radiator & coolant
This E30 drives remarkably well without a rattle or squeak. High praise was received from Xworks on how well the car drove, pulled and that emissions were outstanding. This car needs nothing and does not have rust and is in remarkable original condition. It presents very well and even impressed me coming out better than I expected after all the work.
I have now put together a history file with all I have done along with photos and invoices. Included are the invoices, NCT certs, tax discs and other documentation from the previous owner which makes a considerable addition to the car. I also have owners manuals. The car comes with 2 keys, NCT until June 2018 and tax until end of August.
Here is my thread showing alot of the work undertaken.
http://www.bmwhaus.ie/vbulletin/show...nt-Cars/page34
No doubt I have left out something, please ask if you have any questions.
BMW E30 316i Lux 2 door with 59k miles.
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Smokey Bear
Key one side of it, say needs some tidying in the ad and mention that "these cars are going up in money of late future classic" and it should make twice the price.
Future classic is key to closing a sale even if it's a classic already make them feel like they have to work for it.
Haha very good. Oh and then make reference to the history of the E30 in a manner that suggests people looking at the ad are hearing about the E30 for the first time and somehow intimating that this and an M3 share the same lineage.
