Spending money on your e30...

[freeride53]

I usually regret it, then I go for a drive my car.

[Nairb]

I bought an e30 in very good stock condition, slightly modded it and have been doing pertinent maintenance on it.

Most people do this wrong.

[dannyyisntt]

My e30 brings me joy, so I enjoy buying parts for it. Plus I figure it's paid for, so what I'm saving in car payments can sporadically go into it.

At this point in time I'd rather have an old car that I've sunk money into and thoroughly enjoy, than a new car I'm paying payments on and hate.

Either way though, if your daily breaks down...you fix it. Costs money to have a car, new or old. While a new vehicle may be less problematic it'll still need maintenance at some point.

[Dj Buttchug]

id rather not sit down and actually figure out how much ive spent on my car... actual numbers just hurt. its better when I just say alot.

[e30trooper]

This is why i dont buy alot of e30 parts unless I find a steal on it. The car isnt worth as much as to go broke and be a bum. Dont get me wrong I love my car and like to put money into it, But over all it never pays off :/. I only buy what i need now.

[Jean]

It's an E30, or old bmw, project or not I think it's best to only pay cash for all/anything you do to it (since you mentioned "pay it off" ?).

Maybe slow down, and do the things that need attention first...then drive the car AS IS and save up for upgrades etc if you want.

Things like "Dual core radiator" and "roll cage" aren't exactly needed in most cases as well...

[nando]

not really - I wait until I can afford to do what I really want. For example I've wanted new seats forever but I keep spending it on other things first. but as I've had the car almost 10 years (!!!) I'm slowly getting there but not upside down at all.

besides, we all have friends who bitch about a 25k car payment on a fucking Toyota Corolla and then think you must blow a lot of money to be driving a nice BMW. hahaha. suckers..

and mostly I can stop modding at any time and just drive it as is. At least that's what I tell myself...

[phreshkid]

Dude just spend money when it happens to be free. If it's excess, then you can either save for something huge, or spend it on small detail-oriented things.

You spend a lot? I spent $4000 last week on e30 shit. Money comes and goes. Make it last. It's worth something now, but it might be in the future.

[e30trooper]

Dude just spend money when it happens to be free. If it's excess, then you can either save for something huge, or spend it on small detail-oriented things.

You spend a lot? I spent $4000 last week on e30 shit. Money comes and goes. Make it last. It's worth something now, but it might be in the future.

what did you just buy another e30 lol

[phreshkid]

what did you just buy another e30 lol

Yeah and the e30 m3/GC suspension and an oem mtech 2 kit.

I got smokin deals on all three, but that's besides the point. The point is, money comes and goes. Be smart about spending or don't spend it at all.

[lambo]

Yupp...trying to save money for college and an E30 at the same time isn't fun...

[noE30]

The thing that bums me the most about mine is that I've spent a ton of money on replacement shit. I've been through the engine, trans, and now doing suspension, I have basically no aftermarket parts on my car and I get burnt out when doing maintenance all the time. Although I know now that I don't have to worry about it breaking down on me because basically all wear items have been replaced, which is great in my eyes. It just gets boring some times.

[E30Rookie37]

Nope!

[Cong405]

Right now, I'm sort of in that boat. I just paid off 1 of my CC and then I just bought a suspension setup for the car. I looked into my bank account today and Because of school loans, and wanting to finish some other things, I think I may have to put my RS's or Alpina up to sell along with a few other things :???:

Hobbies = $$$ my friend

The thing that bums me the most about mine is that I've spent a ton of money on replacement shit. I've been through the engine, trans, and now doing suspension, I have basically no aftermarket parts on my car and I get burnt out when doing maintenance all the time. Although I know now that I don't have to worry about it breaking down on me because basically all wear items have been replaced, which is great in my eyes. It just gets boring some times.

Since now you don't have to worry about it breaking down, you can start saving money for after market parts that you want.

[brutus87]

I have a "balance" way of doing things.
If I buy a 200 dollar part, ill sell stuff that I don't need or use to try to get back that 200 and level out, it doesn't always work, but it keeps my bank acct happy.