E30 Tourings in the states

[16v of E30]

What do these usually go for price wise?

Anyone looking for a well sorted touring to import?

[Farbin Kaiber]

wide range of prices... If you search here, In the FS subforum, there was one with no engine for 7k, and one with tech2 and 24v swap for 22k, so it all depends.

[iXBeater]

There aren't many in the US since importation is hard and can be somewhat expensive.

I would have loved to have one, but the $$ is hard to justify....

[Red88]

...the $$ is hard to justify....

Lies!

[ColdAccord]

i suggest you find a horse, preferably dead, and beat the shit out of it. repeatedly.

[Lance Racing]

here's one.

Here's one on CL in Vancouver, BC.

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/cto/1457444564.html

[george graves]

It would be totally illegal to drive one across the border from Canada, and then swap the VINS with a junker US car. It would also be illegal to cut up the old US junker car and spread it over a few dumpsters. Do not do that. It's illegal.



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[tjts1]

Ya totally. The gray market Canadian car police is on the look out for E30 wagons.

[aaron325ix]

here is a scenario I have been contemplating:

Lets say you have a white e30 sedan. It is registered, insured, etc.

lets say you bring into the US a touring of the same color.
take off the vin on the dash and replace it with the same vin tag that you have from your sedan, as you can get them from the dealer still.

On days you want to drive the touring, just use the plate from your sedan to the touring. Also keep the insurance info from the sedan into the touring.

If you get pulled over for some reason, how would a cop know?

Your proof of insurance would say it is a white 4-door bmw, vin# matching, plates matching. Unless a cop would look at the vin#'s on the doos or the stamped one on below the hood, i dont see how they would figure it out. Seems to me you could have two e30's, one of course being a touring, all for the same price.

I'm not saying this would be legal, I just dont think the average cop pulling you over for speeding would even think of questioning it.

[george graves]

What you described is actually a felony (as in federal offense) just so you know how serious things would get if you got caught.

[aaron325ix]

What you described is actually a felony (as in federal offense) just so you know how serious things would get if you got caught.

A felony?! How do you know that just out of curiosity? seems to me that would be a little harsh.

[george graves]

Wish I could tell you how I knew that but I don't remember.

[tjts1]

What you described is actually a felony (as in federal offense) just so you know how serious things would get if you got caught.

LOL
Felony =/= federal offense.

Do it the legal way. Have the Canadian owner drive the car across the border. Buy it from him while in the us. Deal with state authorities on ur own.

Ever seen a RHD E46 318i registered in the US?






I don't know why anybody would ever import such a stupid thing but its possible.

[george graves]

Oh sorry. My bad with the felony thing. I do like the dumb ass that took a pic of his vin number blacking it out, but didn't blank out the barcode.

[dinanm3atl]

There is an E46 318i that I see in the Atlanta area every now and then. My guess is most of the tourings were snuck in via armed service vets. I guess someone with some coin could also do it but doesn't seem worth it quite as much.