How much has your e30 cost you?

[Van Westervelt]

I could never, and would never add this up. Its staggering how all the little $40 this and $200 thats add up.

Rough ball park on my hideous half assembled mtech1 is about 12k+ and I havent even touched upgrading the drive train or the bodywork/paint.

Will be a 20-30k car whenever it gets done. Worth maybe 7-8. lol

[SpeicherBimmer]

I bought most of my stuff in Euros, but here goes:

Car-1700 Euro~$2200
Complete M30B34 swap-1000 Euro~$1300
Misc Fluids- $90
Complete Motronic 1.3 Upgrade- $50
Misc bolts/gaskets/etc- $25

So far I'm at $3665, give or take a bit for the exchange rate. Not too bad I'd say for a clean M30 swapped car. I still have a couple things to get done; some small exhaust stuff and a seized driver door lock.

[nando83]

i think i got a good deal on mine. only paid $1800 plus $300 gas money and food to got pick it up in dallas, tx. with no problems. other that the cluster. that i found at a junk yard for $35. and she running good.

[Cabriolet]

i should have put a poll in. there seems to be the $0 crowd, 4k, 15k, 20k, and a few 30k+ weird brackets going on.

[Dsun]

seeing what some of you guys put into your e30s makes me feel a bit better on how much i spent so far lol

RIght now right now about 4500 including cost of car

[kdkool]

My Costs...

Car Cost: $900
Used Windshield: $35
E90 Front Seats: $250
H4 Headlights: $80
Muffler + Install: $108
3.15 Torsen LSD: $150
2 Rear Axles (used): $50
Front Passenger Window Regulator: $25
Right Rear Trailing Arm: $60
Sunroof Seal : $5
Windshield + Back Window locking strip: $10
2 New BMW Emblems: $14
New Shift Knob: $24
OBC 13-button Replacement: $25
Sony Bluetooth Headunit: $89
Old school Rockford Punch 400a4 and 120a2: $150
Lukebox 10" : $170
10" Subwoofer: $60
4 new Falken Ziex 912 : $250 (After discount tire $100 rebate)
Fuel Filter: $25
New Fuel lines: $20
Rear Rotors: $90
Rear Pads: $25
Map Light rear view mirror : $40
Front Rubber floor mats: $25


Things bought not yet installed:
M30B34: $150
E28 parts car for engine swap (for Radiator / transmission / ECU / Wiring harness): $400

[JinormusJ]

Initial Investment: $800
Registration: $127
TB Heater Bypass: $5
4 jugs of Coolant: $57
Thermostat: $10
T-Stat Housing: $20
New Upper Coolant Hose: $25
JB-Weld: $6
e34 leather e-brake: $6
e36 Switches: Free
New Subframe: $50
New Trailing Arm: $50
e30 B-Cap Spare: $20
3.73 Diff: $200
13-Button OBC Swap: $13
Pop-Out Windows: Free
Smilies: $180 + $20 in bulbs and crap
Euro Grilles: $70
BMW Roundels: $20
Synthetic Oil Change: $52
New Valence: $70
5-speed Swap: $560
Z3 1.9 Shifter Kit: $103
Labor:$180
2 Quarts ATF: $10
Cardinal Interior: $140
4-Door Breaker: $2
e34 cig button: $1
1 Quart Synthetic: $9
e38 toolbox: $23
Leather Interior Boots: $25
Redline ML-90/Gear Oil: $70
Volvo Lip: Free
V-Belts: $37
T-Belt: $13
Water Pump: $39
T-Belt Tensioner: $23
Volvo Lip: Free
Coolant Level Sensor: $33
BMW Coolant: $24


Holy Crap.. I've broken the $3k mark... about $3095 in so far
But, since most of my upgrades were funded with stuff I've sold, I've still got money in the bank... barely... :mrgreen:

And its been a daily driver since day one with only about 2 weeks downtime when it was leaking coolant like a salivating dog. $1k DD turned into a $3k Beast DD..


I freakin love my e30 :3

[matthugie]

This thread makes me feel better. Last I checked was like 13k, but it has gone up since then. And I already had the S52 and all mods for my swap, so that isn't even in the total...

[Komzorz]

$2700 purchase price
$300 tow truck + licensing
$1000 fluids, timing belt, water pump, coil, air filter, little stuff.

I figure I'm right about at the 4k-4.2k area.

Just sprung a mysterious oil leak, fuel injector leaks, fuel pump relay won't go, driver's door lock is seized, tires are cracked and old. Hoping to sort all that out for about $1k, if I could get this to daily driver status for 5k then I'd be pretty pleased.

[evandael]

I keep track of my expenses because I like to as part of a holistic enthusiast approach to owning a car.

Honestly it's not that expensive in the long run, and I like it, and it keeps me busy and brings me happiness. We're not talking depreciation on a 2013 Escalade or leasing a 5-series here. It's chump change for a lot of people.

[Rsully70sev]

1989 325i
S50 swapped + ZF
Fresh Alpine III respray
E38 Style 5's P/C black
Bunch O' Shit...

About 12k right now.
Still need GC coilovers, tan--> black interior, and a few more bits and pieces.

New 17" Style 5's completely refinished plus tires
3.46 Differential
Strut bar

$14k

Need moar GC in my life.
+IE sway bars

That'll put me around $16.5k

[schtozo]

I'll play:
3850 for the car
Paint for my front bumper and lower lip-$10
All red tails-$5
Hours detailing the interior (no money)
Need to do the timing belt still, so I rarely drive it.

We have a connection!! Thats the same exact amount of dollars i paid for my e30 3 year ago. 3850

[Kvasi]

Think im at about 8000 dollars all together. And all i got was an E30 IX touring turbo :)

[SoCalKidz]

Car:2200
Suspension:500
Brakes:100
Cage:150
Seats:200
Cost? Priceless

[TurboJake]

0$

Everything I do to my car is offset by the profits from selling parts I have after the initial investment of the parts car has been paid off.