Any regrets selling your E30?

[herbivor]

I can't decide if I want to sell my euro E30 for a used 135i or 335d. I got 2 kids that I tote around every day and can easily afford a newer car, but have a pretty sweet E30. I must be getting old because the suspension is feeling a little harsh and I'm all of a sudden concerned about safety. So I've been checking out the the newer BMW's and thinking perhaps they would be more practical. I'm on the fence as to whether or not to sell my E30. I will not find another like it if I do and don't want to regret it if a new car is completely boring after a couple months.
Anyone been through that experience and can shed some light?
BTW, I don't have the space to keep both the E30 and another DD.

[MaxBell]

My view is that the only reason to sell a car is if you genuinely don't like it. Don't sacrifice your own enjoyment so that you can fulfill self-imposed and invented restrictions.

If you don't enjoy it, then sell. If you get joy from driving it and you like it still, then keep it!

My mom was about to sell her 69 Beetle and I told her that and she decided to keep it. She's very happy she did, and started driving it a lot more lately. :)

[Stanley Rockafella]

I can admit that I also have been bit with the new car bug, and heck why not, you only live once.

oh come on herbi, you know you want something newer. Sure a newer BMW is safer and more fuel efficient etc. but in the long run it'll also need it's share of maint. and repairs just like an e30.

Within the next few months if I start making some decent coin on this current project, I'm seriously considering getting rid of old faithful and getting something newer. what that is, I have yet to decide

[K1CKBAC]

I will only sell my car if I HAVE to sell it.

[mrcheezle19]

If you can easily afford a new car then just keep the e30, use it s a weekend fun car. If it still puts a smile on your face driving it then I would definitely keep it. These regret threads come up every so often and sure enough 3 months later their back on the board sayin how much they wish they kept the e30. Granted I'm 21 years old but I feel that I'll never sell the e30.

edit- I didn't see that you said you don't have the space, if that's the case then I guess you might have to sell it but I would really find a way to keep it. street park it? drive way? 2 car lift with the e30 on top and 335d underneath lol

[lcoleman]

I had an e46 before my e30. It probably doesn't mean much, but I would never go back. Spending a little on new dampers for your e30 is less rewarding in the short run, but imo probably more rewarding AND cheaper in the long run.

[Nsquared97]

Read this thread, then don't ever sell your E30.

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=268813

[herbivor]

^ Good point. This is what I'm considering getting rid of:

[M Dialed]

BMWs age well. Not many other cars do.

[N2MYE30]

A quote from you when I started the tread..."can you sell your e30?"

Quitting E30s is easy. I've done it 6 times.

If you have enough coin to get a newer car, then find a place to store you e30 for a few bucks. I went on clist and found someone that has a mini-mansion that has the whole basement open with a garage. I just swap out cars from time to time. It's a great option and an easy search. The problem with mine is that the garage can store 5 cars...dangerous!!! :evil:

[herbivor]

^ haha yeah. But this will be my last E30. So if I quit this one, I quit forever. This time I mean it.

[Farbin Kaiber]

If it were anyone else I'd say keep it, but since its you, I say sell it so I don't have to read your replies to P&R threads. Enjoy your cookie cutter Honda Civic sedan.

[AntiScope]

Story time.

My brother built a '71 Chevelle SS from the time he was 12. My Dad's friend sold it to him for $100. It was a piece of shit. He had to completely rebuild a 350 motor to put in it. But by the time he was old enough to drive, it was restored pretty good. He worked on that thing everyday and the roar of that engine filled the house every day and night when I was growing up. I remember he had second thoughts and put it up for sale one day, to get something more practical. A woman came by the house to look at it and offered $5000. He was about to take the money when my Dad told him the story of his own '70 Chevelle that he sold when he joined the Army right out of highschool. He told my brother he thinks about that car all the time and selling it was one of the biggest regrets of his life. So now the Chevelle is parked away in a barn, somewhere in the hilltowns of Massachusetts, being restored even further.

If my father was huge into motorcycles. He had a Triumph from the seventies that he restored and rode every weekend. He was killed in '09 (before I even had my license) in an accident on that bike. I never got a real chance to bond with him while working on cars like my older brother did but I think that's why I love my E30. It's not perfect and it's not 100% practical, but I take pride in working on it without much help from anyone else. But I think if you sold your car, it would haunt you forever. If you really love the thing, I'm sure you can find a place to store it and get something to drive daily. At least you wouldn't have to face the anguish of never seeing it again. (plus you can give it to your kid for their first car!)

[Mr.SWISS]

NAh, all 8 had to go,I kept one tho! ;)

[willworkfore30s]

Get a new car, store the e30 and use it as a weekend car for a while. If you find that you are not wanting to drive the e30 much, then sell it