buy new e30 or work on mine

[beanerguitarist]

so guys i have an 88is thats runs really well... it starts great just needs little things here and there... and full paint and to get the seats redone (they aren't that bad at all but i want a nice interior)... but i got a decent tax return... should i just get all the little things done to mine? or get a new one with paint already done and interior done?

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have e30?
work on it or get new one with already nice paint and interior and sell mine?

ill have about 3k-4k to spend or if i keep mine i would spend about 1500 on mine.... so im just torn because i have seen some really nice ones going on cl lately. anyone have any input?

[beanerguitarist]

[2mAn]

fix it, they all need some work

[beanerguitarist]

fix it, they all need some work

yea but paint isnt cheap and neither is interior... i have pretty low mileage and all electrical works besides windshield wipers and my driver side window switch is twitchy and sometimes you have to play with it. aside from that everything works the way it should and has been fine... been driving around from sb to hollywood and everwhere b/w

[Stanley Rockafella]

OP I totally agree. Esp. when you consider the inflated prices most owners ask for their cars...they usually have to become reasonable and realize that they cannot ask the astronomical prices most want for them (close to 10g's for stock-ish).

If they are serious about selling, you'll always find a great deal!!!

EDIT: I'd increase my budget a bit if you're serious about buying one in the cond. you want.

[nomansland92]

I've been through the same question with my IX. I've decided to fix it and even though its turned out to be 10x more work I'm still happy with me decision

[beanerguitarist]

fix it, they all need some work

OP I totally agree. Esp. when you consider the inflated prices most owners ask for their cars...they usually have to become reasonable and realize that they cannot ask the astronomical prices most want for them (close to 10g's for stock-ish).

If they are serious about selling, you'll always find a great deal!!!

EDIT: I'd increase my budget a bit if you're serious about buying one in the cond. you want.

well there are some nice ones going around here for 3 to 3.5k a lot of nice things on cl right now.... thats why im wondering... i asked my friends about paint and upholestry and might go down to la tomrrow since its my day off and try and find a hole in the wall place does that does good work

I've been through the same question with my IX. I've decided to fix it and even though its turned out to be 10x more work I'm still happy with me decision

yea after fixing my pan and starting to tune it up i really have fallen in love with it... it had some issues when i got it but i just started going throught it with my moms bf and ive really gotten attached

[freeride53]

Get it painted. Car looks pretty sick. Life's all about the experience.

[beanerguitarist]

Get it painted. Car looks pretty sick. Life's all about the experience.

i saw the thread about someone going to tj and getting a nice job done.. id love to be able to go to la but you dont know who you can trust and jesse is to far north

[noE30]

Fix yours, I wouldn't want to buy another possible money pit, and at least you know more history about yours..

[beanerguitarist]

true... i bought it from a pretty reputable guy on here as well... so i know its been taken care of

[beanerguitarist]

well.... i might go to tj... talking to someone and i found a thread of a really good shop... looking locally for upholestry...

[AsharC]

Fix it.

[TurboJake]

A bird in the hand bud.

Plus, a Californian bird in the hand is worth about 50 in our bush.

I would love to have a rust free car like yours to paint and work on. Instead I have rusty bronzit. Realize exactly what you have, a perfect starting point.




Or say fuck it and sell it to me.

[Northern]

Can't you CA guys go do that $500 paint job thing from the r3v classifieds section?