Hi all!
I'm somewhat new to this forum although I came by a few times with my old E30, which was an 87 325IS coupe in back with Cardinal interior. I loved that car, and ended up rebuilding the engine after it had a BHG. Unfortunately I always lusted after the late model E30's and since it had some rust, I ended up selling it a few years back.
SO I always have kept an eye on the E30 market since I had one a few years back and always loved them. I came across a few recently and even went to look at them but had to pass until I saw this one. Originally i was looking for a coupe like most E30 enthusiasts, but this was very well maintained, and since i have a new Accord as my DD, i figured my toy could be that much less practical.
It was listed for sale locally, and when I went to see it I knew i had to have it. Its a 2 owner car, and the guy I bought it from was a wealthy chiropractor (he had some Baltimore Ravens player with a lifted Silverado at his office when I went to see it) and barely drove it 40k miles in the 20 years he owned it. It even came with the battery tender that it probably stayed hooked up to most of the time.
It was garage kept, with a new top and a bunch of other maintenance paperwork. He even kept a notebook of every gas fill up which I've since added to. I couldn't find anything wrong with it. Automatic top works, AC works, upgraded MB Quartz speakers with a JL sub & xtant amp in the trunk. Those are the only mods except the wheels which will have to go asap in favor of some more period correct basket weaves or Kopi Alpina reps.
No rust, great paint, decent leather, AND its a late model 92 with plastic bumpers. As we all know, the E30 body style ended in 1991, but the convertible held over the til 1992,and this car has an 09/92 production date, so its about as late model as it gets.
My ONLY issue with it is that its missing one pedal. More to come on the MT swap. For now, its going to sit for a week or two until we hit 2017, and I can get antique plates for it.
So here's my old car:
And here is the new beauty:
I'm somewhat new to this forum although I came by a few times with my old E30, which was an 87 325IS coupe in back with Cardinal interior. I loved that car, and ended up rebuilding the engine after it had a BHG. Unfortunately I always lusted after the late model E30's and since it had some rust, I ended up selling it a few years back.
SO I always have kept an eye on the E30 market since I had one a few years back and always loved them. I came across a few recently and even went to look at them but had to pass until I saw this one. Originally i was looking for a coupe like most E30 enthusiasts, but this was very well maintained, and since i have a new Accord as my DD, i figured my toy could be that much less practical.
It was listed for sale locally, and when I went to see it I knew i had to have it. Its a 2 owner car, and the guy I bought it from was a wealthy chiropractor (he had some Baltimore Ravens player with a lifted Silverado at his office when I went to see it) and barely drove it 40k miles in the 20 years he owned it. It even came with the battery tender that it probably stayed hooked up to most of the time.
It was garage kept, with a new top and a bunch of other maintenance paperwork. He even kept a notebook of every gas fill up which I've since added to. I couldn't find anything wrong with it. Automatic top works, AC works, upgraded MB Quartz speakers with a JL sub & xtant amp in the trunk. Those are the only mods except the wheels which will have to go asap in favor of some more period correct basket weaves or Kopi Alpina reps.
No rust, great paint, decent leather, AND its a late model 92 with plastic bumpers. As we all know, the E30 body style ended in 1991, but the convertible held over the til 1992,and this car has an 09/92 production date, so its about as late model as it gets.
My ONLY issue with it is that its missing one pedal. More to come on the MT swap. For now, its going to sit for a week or two until we hit 2017, and I can get antique plates for it.
So here's my old car:
And here is the new beauty:
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