How much has your e30 cost you?

[Yngvejos]

Car $6000
M-tech kit $1000
Coilovers $2500
Brakes $1500
Rims $2000
Leather interior $1000
Hartge engine $1500
LSD $500
E46 steering rack $250
Sway bars $500
Bushings and drive train mounts $400
Smoked hella $400
MHW tails $250
Exhaust $500
Paintjob $e34 520i touring
Body work (covered by another guys insurance) $12 000

That's the major parts, I don't wanna start thinking about how much I spent on things like shift knobs, trim, clamps, mirrors and other details.

Total $30k and a E34 touring

Everything I learnt by working on the car and the great feeling of driving around in a car i built myself: Priceless. :)

[Massimo]

Bought my car for $8500 and have probably spent about 10k on it lol and it still looks like crap.

[Fleksta]

Just over 14k

[Robotin]

first e30: 1989 325i

car: $800
Timing belt: $20
stroker motor: $180
Stage 1 gripforce clutch: $200
ZR1 Fuel pump: $110 (worst choice ever made)
exhuast: $200
suspension: $100 (janky half-assed)
Wheels: $180

Total: $1790...

Car fire: Lost it all

Second e30: 1989 325ix

Car: $900
Timing belt: $20

Total: $920





i have a friend who bought a car for $500, sold the wheels the next for $900...

so hes +$400?? hahah

[Pantless Spency]

car: $1000
parts for engine rebuild: $200
seats: $80
wheels: $400


total: $1680

but it doesnt run and i need a new block and head.

[///digitalme]

damn i dont even want to think about it...last time i added receipts total was 4k in just parts...and i have put about 1k more in parts and the car was 1k...and i havent counted labor of installing the parts at shops...

id say i have spent about 8k

[mrsleeve]

by the time I had mine painted and all the other shit I did to it

Prolly about 5500-6k and it still needed a few things

[Sparkle']

Way too much.

I think after it comes out of the shop it will be like $14,000

[Jean]

Stopped counting 2 years ago....

[e30trooper]

i just need seats and a dash then im happy and its in pretty dam good condition

[Dj Buttchug]

im well into the 16k range...

i just need seats and a dash then im happy and its in pretty dam good condition

theres a 325i vert that has a clean dash i can pull for you. you want?

[long tall eta]

a lot less than a car payment and much more fun to drive.
besides, where would i go to get flamed if i was driving a new car?

[e30trooper]

im well into the 16k range...

how is this? its a 318 lol, yeah yeah i know turbo

[FunfGan]

Closing in on 9k... Including car and parts.

[Dj Buttchug]

how is this? its a 318 lol, yeah yeah i know turbo

haha true. its pathetic really... oh well its only money lol :drink: