The Official 'Craigslist find' thread - awesome & awful (eBay, Kijiji, etc.)

[E30 Wagen]

I think we can count on pretty much any rwd manual transmission car to follow a steady upward trend in value. Supply and demand. BMW makes like two cars with manuals these days, there's the mazda miata, the toyota/subaru thing, and nissan should be dropping a new z car soon, and I think that's pretty much it for the new market besides $100k Porsches. Anything used I find that is listed for a good price is often sold the day it's listed. I recently called on a cheap e36 within a few hours of the listing being posted and was about to make the two hour drive to get it when the seller called me up and says he had people offering him more for what he was asking...

[varg]

3D printing won't have any bearing on the value of a collector's car. You're not going to be able to 3D print sheet metal, you might be able to 3D print some tooling such as dies but that really won't make production of reproduction parts cheap. Recession/depression though, that can decimate the value of something that is bought purely with disposable income because it's a toy. I'm just hoping the recession is short, here I am graduating into it

[Vincenze]

I don’t see the E30 M3 price bubble popping anytime soon unless 3D printing technology can make much more affordable replicas possible. The COVID recession might put a damper on the values temporarily, but once the economy bounces back (and it always does), the prices for these cars will continue to moderately rise over the next decade. They will not rise as explosively as they did in the 2010s, back when 80s Euro touring car nostalgia kicked into high gear (pun intended). Eventually, they’ll reach a point of stagnation as people slowly get off the E30 M3 hype train and find another aging car to pedestalize (maybe the E46 M3?)

You don't need a 3D printer if you have a big metal press.

https://www.facebook.com/E30garageNorway/

[2mAn]

https://buffalo.craigslist.org/cto/d...167154243.html

1987 BMW e30 325i
160xxx miles
5 speed
everything works, AC cold, Heat, wipers lights ect
red leather, in decent shape
bluetooth speakers

NO FRAME RUST
this car is super clean for its age. There are some beat up jack points, and a little surface rust underneath but nothing is rotted.

I bought this car a few years ago and it has been a blast every time i drive it, reason for selling is we are moving soon and can not take all the toys with us.


Engine: M30B34 with around 100,xxx miles on the engine

Trans: Getrag 5 speed, no issues, shifts smooth, clutch is in great shape

Suspension: Brand new Bilstien Sport shocks all around, shock mounts, H&R Springs (if you are familiar with these brands you know i spent over $1000 on parts alone) and its so worth it! the car sits so nice, its super planted in corners, like glue. no limited slip diff in this car, as it is currently a Sunday cruiser not a track whip.
Wheel bearings replaced all around in the last 100 miles

It is leaking oil, yes its a 33 year old bmw, they can be temperamental at times. I believe it is the gasket for the oil filter housing, I just have not had time to get to this.

I have a ton of parts that i will throw in for the asking price.

might need a new park break to pass(depending on who inspects)

i could make more parting this out, but I love this car and it needs to be driven. Clean NYS title in hand

Make an offer, No trades. Cash only, don't need help selling.

text preferred to J.W. at:
716-374-4221

[ZeKahr]

It's probably a bubble, honestly. The appreciation was much sharper than it was with muscle cars and such and E30 M3s are just not that rare. Economic effects of covid might even pop it prematurely, some collectors and flippers will lose a lot of money on them.

I don’t see the E30 M3 price bubble popping anytime soon unless 3D printing technology can make much more affordable replicas possible. The COVID recession might put a damper on the values temporarily, but once the economy bounces back (and it always does), the prices for these cars will continue to moderately rise over the next decade. They will not rise as explosively as they did in the 2010s, back when 80s Euro touring car nostalgia kicked into high gear (pun intended). Eventually, they’ll reach a point of stagnation as people slowly get off the E30 M3 hype train and find another aging car to pedestalize (maybe the E46 M3?)

[roguetoaster]

Pretty sure that touring has been listed for quite some time, which tells me that it's either rusted or trashed, or both. What a shame.

[Aleman]

Another I know what I have listing. I just could not bring myself to buy a RHD car for US roads. Is this worth $7,000? Shoulda imported a LHD 325i and kept it Laguna Green.

https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/...165164649.html

1993 BMW e30 touring wagon - $7000


Looking to sell my legally imported Right hand drive e30 touring wagon. It is a 316i, which were never released in the united states.

The car currently has about 195k on it and runs and drives beautifully. The car is mostly stock other than the steering wheel and a few speakers, and has had a quick re-spray repainted recently from the Laga. green to color match the replaced fenders.
It does have some rust on the rockers and the pinch welds are pretty worn but nothing is structurally wrong with it.
Other than that everything works in the car including radio, a/c, heat and front power windows/sunroof.

I am looking for cash offers mainly; however the only real trade I would be interested in is a supermoto+cash on your end.

Please text me with any questions/offers as I cannot always answer the phone. Email is also fine but you will get a much quicker response texting me.

The price is extreamly low for the vehicle I will not take a penny less no matter what excuse you have about condition; that is why I am asking 7000 not 15,000.

[Vincenze]

I wonder why the bullet resistant windshield was replaced and when? When is more important, because it's awful that in less than 20 years the windshield delaminates to the point that it is not safe to drive at night.

They delaminate much earlier than 20 years.

I have a 2001 740i with the delaminating glass problems. BMW has been giving me 2 year warranties on these glass pieces for the last 4 years. the last time i had encinitas BMW replace the glass it started delaminating in THREE DAYS after it was installed.

So Far i have had TWLEVE (12) replacement pieces in the car and BMW keeps replacing them under warranty. The rear passenger window has had 7 of the 12 pieces of glass replaced. Do the math at $1400 each.

[Vincenze]

I wonder why the bullet resistant windshield was replaced and when? When is more important, because it's awful that in less than 20 years the windshield delaminates to the point that it is not safe to drive at night.

The rear window looks delaminated. Most likely, the front armored windshield has been replaced due to delamination too.
He says a new armored windshield costs $15,000.

[flyboyx]

looks like the car is all there and in really good shape. as long as there isn't a hole through the side of the engine block, i would say its not too bad of a deal.

[varg]

It's probably a bubble, honestly. The appreciation was much sharper than it was with muscle cars and such and E30 M3s are just not that rare. Economic effects of covid might even pop it prematurely, some collectors and flippers will lose a lot of money on them.

[E30 Wagen]

It still blows my mind how that would have been a $10k car, maybe less, like 10 years ago.

[TeXJ]

that poor m3 :(

[2mAn]

https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/d/medford-1990-bmw-e30-m3/7162912722.html

33k firm firm firm
DOES NOT RUN NEEDS ENGINE REBUILD

1990 BMW M3 with original S14 engine BARN FIND

CAR HAS BEEN SITTING SINCE 2013
DOES NOT RUN

108k miles showing
Just came across the car recently....
Clean Carfax clean body no rust has a couple small blemishes here and there...OEM PAINT all vin plates are intacted, have the orignal front grill and oem Mirrors

PRETTY SURE CAR NEEDS A ENGINE REBUILD.
Have videos and more pictures of the car, I can send

$33k real nice sharp car won’t find another one LONG ISLAND NY

[jgilber0]

Beautiful Cirrusblau metallic ‘88 cabrio in San Bruno, CA with hardtop and excellent interior. This is a great deal at $5900. Someone needs to go buy this car now!




Owner writes:

I’m selling my beautiful 1988 325I . Vehicle is in very good condition.

it’s a California car no rust, original auto car, finished in Cirrusblau metallic with blue leather interior with sport seats.

Interior is in good shape with a crack free dash, all vin tags are in place.

Mechanically it’s very solid, new water pump, new timing belt, full tune up, complete engine reseal, new center support bearing and guibo,

hard top that’s worth at least 2k by it self

The car has 168k miles

It’s a clear title, one of the nicer E30’s on the market
I still have the original Purchase contract and window sticker

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/cto/d/south-san-francisco-1988-bmw-325i-e30/7147766235.html