How much is this e30 m3 worth?

[reelizmpro]

In case anyone is wondering, he decided to keep the M3. I gave him a call on Thursday, and he said he's no longer interested in selling it. :(
By the way, he wanted $9000 for this machine. Shouldve just snatched it when I had the chance.

Bummer...didn't know you had an opportunity to get it.

[blackhawkimpact]

[ksjdan]

In case anyone is wondering, he decided to keep the M3. I gave him a call on Thursday, and he said he's no longer interested in selling it. :(
By the way, he wanted $9000 for this machine. Shouldve just snatched it when I had the chance.

[Cabriolet]

Barry, I like the car, but just not in traffic and not below 40mph. the car will make a great track toy but using as a dd, A. seems like a waste of odo miles and B. isn't as good as an m20. my s14 is 100% stock 118k-mi and probably needs to be valve adjusted. im still kicking around the idea of EVO3ing it but the s54 is really calling to me.

[reelizmpro]

Thizzelle, feel free to drive my m20-mtech and my m3. a quality built m20+stromung, like mine, is pretty much the cat's meow.

carfantiti, im be down there for Christmas and ill hit you up.

My m3, got it 3 weeks ago. if i could sell it and not loose a penny, id be gone tomorrow. but i need a car i can track.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/4385902...7631792190532/

Sounds like you have mixed emotions regarding the S14 for daily use. You don't sound very enthusiastic about it. If you want a fun/fast car you can track then why not get a swapped car? The M3 is more of a collector's car these days.

[Cabriolet]

Thizzelle, feel free to drive my m20-mtech and my m3. a quality built m20+stromung, like mine, is pretty much the cat's meow.

carfantiti, im be down there for Christmas and ill hit you up.

My m3, got it 3 weeks ago. if i could sell it and not loose a penny, id be gone tomorrow. but i need a car i can track.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/43859025@N08/sets/72157631792190532/

[Thizzelle]

he does own a M3, he just bought it. BlackbirdM3 summed it up perfect. I'm on a whole refreshed engine, tore it down and inspected everything, only needed to replace 1 valve. Didn't really need to but since i was three might as well. All hoses replaced, at idle temp is just to right of mid way. Has power in all gears and rpms.
I have S14, M42 and the M20

[carfantiti]

I think there is something wrong with your M3 dude. everything you say is so opposite to mine.

I agree no way he owns a e30 m3 must be trolling
The e30 m3 4 cylinder sounds much better than any 6 cylinder .my car has never over heated.how many 6 cylinder have had blown head gasket from over heating 99.5 percent.Funny I don't see your e30 m3 listed any were ?i think I saw your m tech 2 at Archie 's . This month drive down you e30 m3 like to check it out.

[BlackbirdM3]

I think there is something wrong with your M3 dude. everything you say is so opposite to mine.

+1 as well. I daily drive my M3 and its fantastic. Never gets warm, gets good mileage (20 around town, 30+ on the freeway) its comfy, quiet, has a fantastic sounding stereo system, excellent visibility out of it, its got enough power below 4k rpm and goes plenty well above despite the fact that it likely needs the engine rebuilt. It turns heads everywhere I go. Seriously, what is there to not like about it? Heck, I've put nearly 12K miles on the car since I bought it last December. Have I put some $ into the car? Yes, but its been on stuff that was normal maintenance stuff the previous owner didn't bother to take care of. (The guy was a bit of a moron, and the person he had working on the car for him shouldn't be anywhere near a set of tools I've found so many stupid "fixes" its not funny. Wrong parts, poorly installed parts, parts that were said to have been replaced, but were either not replaced or replaced with used ones rather than easily sourced new ones ect.)

I have to disagree with 99% of all the statements knocking the M3 has a good daily driver. The motor is solid, its got way more power than most of the econobox POS cars on the road these days (that by and large people say make great commuter/daily driver cars) Heck, off the top of my head, I can't think of a 4 cyl motor that makes more power in stock form till you get to the S2000, and even so the S14b23 has far more torque than even that motor. Its even got as much power as many V6s out there.

If you can score the car, do so, look at it as a long term project and odds are you will get your $ out of it in the end. The prices are only going in one direction and that is up. For every one that is crashed or motor swapped, the value of the remaining cars just goes up.

Just my $0.02,
Will

[mikeedler]

I think there is something wrong with your M3 dude. everything you say is so opposite to mine.

+1



I always straighten my wheels out, but never really thought about it.

[Thizzelle]

No you dont! i have one with an s14b23 pretty much the worst piece of crap to dd. i DD my mtech2 vert+hardtop. it doesnt over heat in traffic, doesnt need to be above 4k to get power, sounds better 6cyl>4cyl sound and has more torque. m-f i dont touch mine. sat-sun there isnt a street i keep it under the speed limit on.

I think there is something wrong with your M3 dude. everything you say is so opposite to mine.

[Buzztt]

Thank you for the good advice. Ive never been a good bargainer except for the one time I picked up a set of m3 wheels for dirt cheap. He already told me what he wants for it, and he declined my lower offer. I want to meet him in person and check out the car thoroughly before I call the final price. What do you think?

what does he want for it ?

[TurboJake]

Also he seems to know a rough estimate of how much his car is worth. Conversation was short and I was at the groceries so I could only hear half the things he said, but he didn't sound like an enthusiast. Also, the way he parked his car didn't look so presentable with wheel not turned back to center and the overall dirtiness of the car shows that he is not really an enthusiast.

I dunno. If you just got a quick look at my car you wouldn't think I was either.. Once you got a GOOD look you would know. Casually looking at it, there's only one thing that would make you wonder.



Also, Enthusiasts make their wheels straight every time they park? what?

[ksjdan]

Just go in and judge the guy and see what he's like, that's the best advice in my opinion. If you can read him and see he's kind of clueless so to speak or not really understanding what he has then offer him 5k for it and make sure you say all the things your going to have to do to it to make it run and look right. Don't go all crazy or he'll know your an enthusiast and be able to read you and know he can charge you more than he may have initially thought. Keep it cool and act nonchalant make it seem like you just want the car cuz it looks cool or your dad had one back in the day or something. Now if he's an enthusiast and knows what he's got then your in a tougher position and be ready to pay 10k or more because he'll know he can demand that price and if you want it bad enough you'll pay. Just pray he's semi naive and try and walk out with it for cheap.

Thank you for the good advice. Ive never been a good bargainer except for the one time I picked up a set of m3 wheels for dirt cheap. He already told me what he wants for it, and he declined my lower offer. I want to meet him in person and check out the car thoroughly before I call the final price. What do you think?

Since he has had the car a long time and has neglected it there's a strong chance he doesn't know the m3 market but that may have changed from the time u contacted him. With that said I saw a white m3 with cheesey rims parked in los feliz and regret not stopping immediately to leave a note. I ate dinner and when I came out it was gone...: / lost opportunity.

Yeah this was the first time I left a note on someones car, and to be honest, I didn't expect a reply. Now on, I think Ill be leaving notes on more often, or whenever I have a chance.
Also he seems to know a rough estimate of how much his car is worth. Conversation was short and I was at the groceries so I could only hear half the things he said, but he didn't sound like an enthusiast. Also, the way he parked his car didn't look so presentable with wheel not turned back to center and the overall dirtiness of the car shows that he is not really an enthusiast.

[reelizmpro]

Since he has had the car a long time and has neglected it there's a strong chance he doesn't know the m3 market but that may have changed from the time u contacted him. With that said I saw a white m3 with cheesey rims parked in los feliz and regret not stopping immediately to leave a note. I ate dinner and when I came out it was gone...: / lost opportunity.