The E30 Prices Are TOO DAMN HIGH!!

[reelizmpro]

There are a lot of great newer sports cars for around 10K. E46 M3's are steadily approaching that number too. Anyway, the appeal of the E30, IMO is that it is known for it's build quality, perfect balance of new/old technology and they could be had cheap...at least they used to be. People bought them when they bottomed out, fixed them up and sold them for more than they paid. Demand is going strong especially with all of the magazine features and of course engine swaps. Engine swaps brought enthusiasts and non BMW enthusiasts into the E30 game. So with all of this demand and limited supply of clean E30's...u get higher asking prices. There is also the old school factor.

[slammin.e28]

dont worry they will be at that point soon people are jumping on them now

He he, this is why I've got a 535is and early build 535i. ^_^

[nando]

cash for clunkers.

[ZinnoBerrotEta]

Prices are ridiculous. Bottom line. There are some ads on the first page in the classified section of this forum that are down right delusional with their asking price.
That's not meant to be inflammatory, I've just been shaking my head lately as I've browsed through E30 ads. A lot of it seems unwarranted and very sudden.

[InuFaye]

Prices are ridiculous. Bottom line. There are some ads on the first page in the classified section of this forum that are down right delusional with their asking price.
That's not meant to be inflammatory, I've just been shaking my head lately as I've browsed through E30 ads. A lot of it seems unwarranted and very sudden.

14k for an m52 swap with hellafresh rimz.

[iamsam]

14k for an m52 swap with hellafresh rimz.

i was actually coming into this thread just now to post that car. http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=244904

Amazing looking car, probably in great mechanical shape, expensive wheels/fun parts, I am sure, but bottom like: $14k, I think you can find an E39 M5 for that. (disclaimer: didn't read fs ad)

Edit: some M5s

http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/3126231341.html

bad trans, but still: http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/3141386419.html

only $2k more, but this M5 is pretty bad ass. http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/3146649142.html

[InuFaye]

i was actually coming into this thread just now to post that car. http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=244904

Amazing looking car, probably in great mechanical shape, expensive wheels/fun parts, I am sure, but bottom like: $14k, I think you can find an E39 M5 for that.

Hell you can find an e46 m3 for that kind of money.

[slammin.e28]

Hell you can find an e46 m3 for that kind of money.

Nah mang, those are clearly going for ~$32k these days.

[InuFaye]

Nah mang, those are clearly going for ~$32k these days.

Its the RIMZ.

[ReallyDirtyThirty]

i was actually coming into this thread just now to post that car. http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=244904

I'm not trying to "hate" on anyone's for sale thread, but this is the car that set me off today:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=248191

Again... No disrespect, a very clean car, but $8500? Really?

[slammin.e28]

So wait, that $14k car....the odometer doesn't work, no A/C, and the moonroof is glued in?

SERIOUSLY? $2k car max. BAM.

[iamsam]

I'm not trying to "hate" on anyone's for sale thread, but this is the car that set me off today:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=248191

Again... No disrespect, a very clean car, but $8500? Really?

hoo boy you ain't kidding! It's nice and clean, but really it just has wheels/suspension to set it apart from a stock E30, it seems to me.

And I am going to kill someone if the seller says "dun" one more time.

[InuFaye]

I'm not trying to "hate" on anyone's for sale thread, but this is the car that set me off today:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=248191

Again... No disrespect, a very clean car, but $8500? Really?

That looks like my Bronzit that I just sold for 2200 but with a better interior AND MORE RIMZ.

8500, LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.

Thats E36 M3 money.

[VinniE30]

i was actually coming into this thread just now to post that car. http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=244904

Amazing looking car, probably in great mechanical shape, expensive wheels/fun parts, I am sure, but bottom like: $14k, I think you can find an E39 M5 for that. (disclaimer: didn't read fs ad)

Edit: some M5s

http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/3126231341.html

bad trans, but still: http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/3141386419.html

only $2k more, but this M5 is pretty bad ass. http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/cto/3146649142.html

Hell you can find an e46 m3 for that kind of money.

A lot of people would rather have an e30 like that one for the money instead though. I for sure would rather have the e30. If you care about having a "newer" luxury car that gives you a certain image then the e30 isn't the right car for you anyway.
Why do you think people buy 2002s when you could get an nice e46 for the same price or less than a nice 2002? I shouldn't have to explain why to someone that owns an e30.

What made E30's so appealing to me was that you got a well built, reliable, rear wheel drive, sports oriented car with a great platform to build on for around three grand. Now I'm more inclinded to go towards Miata's, E36's, E28's, or 944's as opposed to E30's. You're going to get screwed over by insurance if you get in a wreck because they'll never give what it would take to replace your car.

I like e30's for all those reasons but that fact that they are/were relatively inexpensive is just an added bonus. I would still own e30s and like them just as much even if they were more expensive.


For me e30s are more of a hobby and interest than simply a utility or form of transportation, even though I have been daily driving nothing but e30 for years, year round. There is simply no other car that can fill the same boxes as the e30 regardless of initial cost, and I have thought a lot about it. Just to name a few: size, weight, availability, aftermarket support, enthusiast scene, age, styling, simplicity, balance, RWD, build quality, modification options, swaps...

If your spending upwards of 10k on your e30 project, the fact that a good starter e30 cost 5k instead of 3k is relatively insignificant. You should be glad it doesn't cost double that, because it does cost easily double that for an equivalent condition 2002. It's going to have an impact on people looking for a cheap beater or cheap kids looking to rice them out but I have no problem with that, it keeps them away from the clean ones.:D

[VinniE30]

TL;DR: e30 == god's chariot && e30 > *