And today's obscenely overpriced BMW part is...

[Eric Giles]

Part number 51 16 1 904 809-the rear center ashtray used on the E24 and E30. Not the entire rear console section, just the small rear ashtray insert. Showing a BMW list price of $220, with a couple of online vendors showing prices of $186-198.

No, I'm not buying one. No, you shouldn't buy a new one either. The one in my car is slightly cracked and I was just curious as to what they were selling for new instead of paying $20-30 for a used, uncracked one. I have seen some overpriced BMW parts before, but this one has to be one of the worst.

Carry on.

[reelizmpro]

wow! i can only imagine what the leather one goes for.

[MikeK]

:rofl:

[Lunner]

Holy shit, wtf happened? I bought a new one of those less than a year ago for ~$20. From bavauto I think.

[george graves]

wow! i can only imagine what the leather one goes for.

I'd lol if it was $5 or something.

[Eric Giles]

Holy shit, wtf happened? I bought a new one of those less than a year ago for ~$20. From bavauto I think.

And they have it for the lowest price I have found so far...$142.

[Raxe]

I bought a new one from the dealer a few years ago along with a bunch of other interior trim, it was $36 iirc.

[Naplm00]

Lookup the price on the halogen bulb for the dome light on verts...I cant even find it right now but last time i priced it, it was around $60

I jammed a 2/$1.00 bulb in there i found at autozone

[nando]

it's probably just lack of supply. I mean, where exactly do they keep the millions of spare E30 parts that were manufactured 20-25 years ago? if there's 10 left it makes sense to jack up the price so at least you can get a new one if you *really* had to have one.

[Breadman29]

I'll sell you a great condition one for ummmm....... lets say 115.00 shipped?
J/K but man if you want to offer something for one uncracked I'm sure we could work out a $fair$ price.

[Bimmerista]

I've stocked up 2 or 3 perfect rear ashtrays since I know that one of these days the one in my car will get damaged by rear passengers.

[e34john]

The one in my car is cracked, been meaning to replace it, but I think I'd rather use that money to get a new windshield.

[einstein57]

Mine will never be used again. And no rear passangers either.

[AbsorbantNut]

I'm hoarding them all and one day will make millions!!1!!!!!!11!

You will see!

[Naplm00]

it's probably just lack of supply. I mean, where exactly do they keep the millions of spare E30 parts that were manufactured 20-25 years ago? if there's 10 left it makes sense to jack up the price so at least you can get a new one if you *really* had to have one.

Yuo shoudl see the size of the BMW warehouse in Mt. olive NJ.

Its part of the international trade zone, and makes a super walmart look like a little tikes playhouse.