What is an E30 worth parted out?

[CrusherCurtis]

How could you even consider parting this car out:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=261435

[P.Kelly]

Do you want to buy it?

[Wschnitz]

Idk but I hate people who part out mint clean titled cars. I see plenty of salvage cars with sub 150k drivelines. And transmissions if maintained don't go bad after 200k. plenty of parts, don't part out clean titled cars.

[Wschnitz]

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/pts/3250200152.html

Oh look 140k one nearby.

[P.Kelly]

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/pts/3250200152.html

Oh look 140k one nearby.

And then I still have to locate a flywheel, clutch, drive-shaft, differential, cross member, peddle box out of an airbag car, master and slave cylinder, etc. By the time I'm done running around getting all that I'll be $600-1000 in, have lost a few weeks of my spare time and hope that none of the parts have any problems...

Would I prefer to part out a nice original car like my 92? Nope, but if I can't sell it in a reasonable amount of time at a price that makes sense for me, then taking the drivetrain minus engine and some miscellaneous interior/exterior parts like dash, windshield, foglights, etc. and selling the rest might make sense. We'll see, but I honestly don't understand why people feel the need to tell me what to do with my stuff. I just asked about the value of a car for parts and scrap, not if I should do it.

[TurboJake]

You guys must be beasts at ripping apart e30's. We pulled the driveline in around 4 hours, and that was just the driveline.

You can have it done in about 30 minutes or less if you use an impact to zip off the strut bolts up top, subframe to frame and lollipop bolts below, transmission brace and guibo bolts, pull the harness through and coil it on top of the motor, cut the cooling hoses and fuel (Razor blade/pocket knife), then the exhaust, and steering rod with a plasma cutter/sawzall . Drops right out the bottom. power steering res can take either 2 seconds, or 45 seconds. depends on which route you want to take really.

Nobody buys exhausts, steering rods, fuel hoses, or coolant hoses, and that's all you're damaging.

(This is assuming you have the ECU out already, which takes 2 minutes).

I'm sure I'm missing a thing or two. But a person (without friends to help) can have the engine, trans, and front suspension out in less than 30 minutes no problem.

[glucklich21]

Imma call BMWNA to have them repossess your E30 and put it in a museum with your picture on the "do not let in" list.

[P.Kelly]

Imma call BMWNA to have them repossess your E30 and put it in a museum with your picture on the "do not let in" list.

Then someone should buy it and love it and hug it and squeeze and call it George. Seriously, if someone wants one, let them know I'm selling it.

[glucklich21]

You could always try Ebay. Clean verts seem to sell there quite often.

[TurboJake]

And then I still have to locate a flywheel, clutch, drive-shaft, differential, cross member, peddle box out of an airbag car, master and slave cylinder, etc. By the time I'm done running around getting all that I'll be $600-1000 in, have lost a few weeks of my spare time and hope that none of the parts have any problems...

Would I prefer to part out a nice original car like my 92? Nope, but if I can't sell it in a reasonable amount of time at a price that makes sense for me, then taking the drivetrain minus engine and some miscellaneous interior/exterior parts like dash, windshield, foglights, etc. and selling the rest might make sense. We'll see, but I honestly don't understand why people feel the need to tell me what to do with my stuff. I just asked about the value of a car for parts and scrap, not if I should do it.

So, let me get this straight...
You're willing to spend:
HOURS, working on a pristine car tearing it down and packaging the parts once put up for sale.
WEEKS, without space to actually swap your own car.
MONTHS, to actually sell all the parts online

To save yourself the time of finding the parts? Something that can be done in about 10-20 minutes of searching, or let people come to you in the WTB section. People who parted out crap cars (And good rust free ones, you fuckers know who you are)

And then complain about us trying to tell you to sell it instead of parting it, because it will cost less time, effort, and money to just buy everything from someone?



































I see...

[P.Kelly]

So, let me get this straight...
To save yourself the time of finding the parts? Something that can be done in about 10-20 minutes of searching, or let people come to you in the WTB section.

Exaggerating much? I've got hours into searching and can't find everything locally without excessive mileage... But that's beside the point, because

And then complain about us trying to tell you to sell it instead of parting it, because it will cost less time, effort, and money to just buy everything from someone?

I'm not complaining. You guys are. The majority of the responses to my question (thread) are off-topic complaints about me possibly parting out the car.

Rather than piss an moan about the potential that I part the car out, buy it. People wouldn't part out cars if they could sell them for more money. I'm in the same place. I'd rather the car go to a good home, but it's a car, and not a rare one at that. Sure, it has less miles on it than almost any other E30 and is in bette shape than most other E30s, but unless someone wants to buy it with cash money at a fair price, then it doesn't really matter what it is.

[TurboJake]

All petty arguments aside.

I'm not exaggerating at all with my timelines, or profits. Ask any of the more frequent part out people on here. It takes for god damned ever to sell all the parts you will want to sell, and you get very little money in return. The ONLY reason I do it is because I'm in college, and find shitty, rusty cars for $750 that aren't even safe to drive home, but I do anyways.

And part them to make maybe $1200-$1400 in the end. You think you can make $3k on a car? Here is some food for thought.

Person A wants a part, puts WTB ad on here.
You, say "I have part for XXX Dollars"
I say "I have the same part, for XXX dollars cheaper than him, SHIPPED"

I've done it to many people on here. I won't hesitate to do it again.

You also need to take into consideration, storing all of those parts until they do sell. They take up a LOT of room.


Seriously, you simply will not get what you think you'll get from your car parting it vs whole. Whether it be from timeframe, other sellers, buyers lowballing you, shipping costs, or things going awry and having to accept the hit orrefund EVERY PENNY (Including shipping you cheapasses out there) you got from a sale.

[Dirtsquirt]

...flywheel, clutch, drive-shaft, differential, cross member, peddle box out of an airbag car, master and slave cylinder, etc.

I have all of that I may be interested in splitting from one of my full 5spd swaps. If you want to talk price let me know.

I will not sell a used clutch, though, so look on ebay for a complete kit. They're like $160 new.

[P.Kelly]

{I} find shitty, rusty cars for $750 that aren't even safe to drive home, but I do anyways.

And part them to make maybe $1200-$1400 in the end. You think you can make $3k on a car?

I have no idea. I do know that every single part on the car is in great shape, so I could sell far more parts off this car than someone could off a "shitty, rusty car for $750"

You also need to take into consideration, storing all of those parts until they do sell. They take up a LOT of room.

Agreed, but then I'm storing a car right now...

Just for giggles, and I could be way off base (not including time) but these were conservative based upon a scan of what people are selling stuff for and there is still more to go.

Hood 100
L Fender 50
R Fender 50
Trunk 50
Glass 100
L Mirror 20
R Mirror 20
F Bumper 100
R Bumper 100
F Airdam 50
L Door 100
R Door 100
Door cards 100
Interior side covers 75
Dash 175
F Seats 200
R Seat 150
Conv Boot 40
Center console M 0
Center console R 15
Body 200
Carpet 50
Engine 500
AC compressor 100
Alternator 25
PS pump 25
rack 50
Trans swap 500
Drive line 50
Rear end 250
Cross member 50
seat belts 20
glove box 30
starter 40
lockset 50
headlights 10
OBC 20
tail lights 40
wheels/tires 150
radiator 40
exhaust 40
radio 20
foglights 75
brakes 30
airbag wheel 40
misc trim and rubber 50
misc wiring and stalks 75
heater stuff 50

4175

BTW, I'm hoping this thread is good advertisement for my for sale thread... ;)

[P.Kelly]

I have all of that I may be interested in splitting from one of my full 5spd swaps. If you want to talk price let me know.

I will not sell a used clutch, though, so look on ebay for a complete kit. They're like $160 new.

Couldn't find any posts by you on a "Full 5spd swap." What all comes in it, and how much is it?