How long did it take you to find your beloved E30?

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  • Zreberlcoe
    E30 Mastermind
    • Jan 2012
    • 1555

    #1

    How long did it take you to find your beloved E30?

    How long?
    56
    1 month?
    28.57%
    16
    6 months?
    32.14%
    18
    Over a year?
    25.00%
    14
    Still looking?
    14.29%
    8
    1991 325i Calypso Coupe

    Like Grandfather, Like Father, Like Son
    BMW

  • Pl3wA
    E30 Mastermind
    • Dec 2011
    • 1589

    #2
    im so fat, i still haven't found my penis

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    • camip
      E30 Fanatic
      • Nov 2011
      • 1253

      #3
      Was looking since I was 11 bought one at 18

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      • Robotin
        R3V Elite
        • Jun 2011
        • 4471

        #4
        usually a few weeks. haha. basically i just pick the one my heart likes. and u can always sell and buy one to find the one you like. you dont have to keep the first one you buy.
        1989 325i SETA stroker [delphin] R3V'd 8/31/2011
        1989 325ix [zinnoberrot] $OLD
        1970 2002 [Nevada]

        Originally posted by Herr Faust Schinken
        guy must have slid into something that doesn't look like a car vs car hit
        Originally posted by ak-
        Must of slid into Rob

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        • JinormusJ
          R3V OG
          • Dec 2011
          • 6887

          #5
          Originally posted by Robotin
          usually a few weeks. haha. basically i just pick the one my heart likes. and u can always sell and buy one to find the one you like. you dont have to keep the first one you buy.
          THIS

          I loved my Black late model coupe; I loved all the little things I did to it to make it a sweet little car, but it wasn't exactly what I entirely wanted. It was nice to start off and learn the engine, but now that I know what I'm doing, and my mechanical emptitude is greater, I want to find a long term non-body damage project

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          • Zreberlcoe
            E30 Mastermind
            • Jan 2012
            • 1555

            #6
            Originally posted by camip
            Was looking since I was 11 bought one at 18
            I'm traveling on the same road as you.
            1991 325i Calypso Coupe

            Like Grandfather, Like Father, Like Son
            BMW

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            • R3VMEISTER
              Advanced Member
              • Nov 2011
              • 104

              #7
              Took me over 6 months, and happen to find one with everything I wanted in town. It seems they all come out of California...

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              • Zreberlcoe
                E30 Mastermind
                • Jan 2012
                • 1555

                #8
                Trip to cali ya?
                1991 325i Calypso Coupe

                Like Grandfather, Like Father, Like Son
                BMW

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                • Stanley Rockafella
                  R3V Elite
                  • Aug 2011
                  • 4056

                  #9
                  8 months back on 02-03. I was about to settle on a Civic!

                  Couldn't imagine how hard it would be to find one like this, today
                  If it's got tits or tires, it's gonna cost ya!

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                  • Zreberlcoe
                    E30 Mastermind
                    • Jan 2012
                    • 1555

                    #10
                    I've looked at quite a few but it's not working out ha.
                    1991 325i Calypso Coupe

                    Like Grandfather, Like Father, Like Son
                    BMW

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                    • CrusherCurtis
                      R3VLimited
                      • Mar 2010
                      • 2532

                      #11
                      About 1 month and mine is pretty damn rare. Every now again on here you'll see a thread where the poster goes "oh it took me 2 years to fine this one" Thats pointless. Just by the first color combo you like that's rust free. Your going to dump so much money in swap, suspension, wheels, etc. holding out for things like mileage and trying to get the best deal are pointless in the long run. Its a waste of time and can be frustrating.
                      I want a nice set of smoked MHW's (I know, get it line)
                      Free Stuff!!:http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=273454

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                      • idanity
                        Mod Crazy
                        • Jun 2006
                        • 775

                        #12
                        shit.
                        im not so picky....
                        took me 1 day...drove my friends turbo awd talon around and just hit all the crappy used car lots till i found a decent 5speed...had dents, dings, but fuckit..its a car...(albeit a fantastic car...still just a thing).

                        it was the weeks that fallowed that i fell n love with e30's. about 10 years later, my cabrio needs another hardtop and thats it.

                        my drift car however, took about a year...as i wanted one which cost less then 500bucks... incidentally found one for 600 but with a close ratio trans. and a dead eng... a year later, the engine is good, and its a close to complete drift-er...not fancy, not even pretty, has dents everywhere...but it sure is fun...
                        3 pedal club
                        200,k+ club
                        cabrio club
                        port-matched- polished- purring www.BMWpark.org

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                        linux since 1999

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                        • Zreberlcoe
                          E30 Mastermind
                          • Jan 2012
                          • 1555

                          #13
                          So finding a "unmolested" one would be to hard to ask.
                          1991 325i Calypso Coupe

                          Like Grandfather, Like Father, Like Son
                          BMW

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                          • CrusherCurtis
                            R3VLimited
                            • Mar 2010
                            • 2532

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Zreberlcoe
                            So finding a "unmolested" one would be to hard to ask.
                            Hell no. You can't be cheap though. There are always a few nice ones on ebay. You have to come to grips with this fact: A mint "is" 5 speed with 100k miles is a $7k car. That's what they go for on ebay. Price yours according. I once saw a 91 318is with 90k reach $9800. Hell I think blunts went to $13k and didn't even meet his reserve. If you live in California you might fine one in somebodies back yard that doesn't run for $300. You can get a steal on anycar (trust me its want I do for a living), its just going to take a while. I found mine on autotrader on the westcoast and had it shipped in. I couldn't imagine still looking for a year over a few grand.

                            Cars that appear unmolested:




                            I want a nice set of smoked MHW's (I know, get it line)
                            Free Stuff!!:http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=273454

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                            • Zreberlcoe
                              E30 Mastermind
                              • Jan 2012
                              • 1555

                              #15
                              I see what you're saying. Very good points in all and very helpful to my search!
                              1991 325i Calypso Coupe

                              Like Grandfather, Like Father, Like Son
                              BMW

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