How much have u guys spend on ur E30? [updated with pic]

[hkloverinus]

Doing a stated value policy on my projects from now on. The receipts from years of parts and building are staggering. No labor included.

Its pretty easy to have 30-40k into your car. 50-75k if you are doing the entire car as a restoration and paying for labor.

After hearing and experiencing some losses, I wont put a project car on the road unless its insured for replacement value. Period.

All that said, if you cant wrench on one of these after reading on here and getting a good set of tools and a Bentley, and you cant afford to drop it off and have it maintained, sell it and get a Japanese car.

THANKS FOR WAKING ME UP. I have been driving random car for a long time, most of them are japanese car. That's why I get to this point, too sick of driving those totally "not fun to drive" car. Even like Lexus IS, still not giving me a JOYful feeling, even tho is fast enough for me. But after I got this E30 I have been happy since. Thanks I think I save some money and fix it up

[obes]

ALOT has been spent LOL

[e30trooper]

You guys are crazy.

my 327i
1000 car
600 I head conversion
75 LSD
all new mounts/seals/sensors 200?
remus exhaust 50
OZ wheels 200
150 for tires
thats about it :D
so what maybe a total of 2500 at max.

My newest e30
1500
new wheel/strut and used front tires 170
new control arms,cabs,sway bar links, tierods etc 350ish?
2100 give or take

My total spent net worth for both cars are about 5k. Cars/parts worth maybe 6.5k

However Ive been pretty lucky on sourcing cheap good parts :D

[Van Westervelt]

Doing a stated value policy on my projects from now on. The receipts from years of parts and building are staggering. No labor included.

Its pretty easy to have 30-40k into your car. 50-75k if you are doing the entire car as a restoration and paying for labor.

After hearing and experiencing some losses, I wont put a project car on the road unless its insured for replacement value. Period.

All that said, if you cant wrench on one of these after reading on here and getting a good set of tools and a Bentley, and you cant afford to drop it off and have it maintained, sell it and get a Japanese car.

[hkloverinus]

$22000 on my mtech2
$18000 on my '89 325i
$16800 on my '90 M3

there is nothing like a 100% refreshed M20b25, it all the power you need to have fun. it's not fast, it's pure fun and then you add on the sound it makes and you will smile forever.

Damn bro, you have way too much E30 haha, so how much will that be if i want to swap with b25? did you swap one?

[K1CKBAC]

Planning to drop 7k more into my car in two weeks so about 10k total.

[hkloverinus]

I got this little boy for 2.6k. It is just none out here in North Cal bay area with 5 speed manual with a better condition

[JinormusJ]

Not that anyone cares to see a complete breakdown, but this is straight from my clipboard

E30 BUDGET
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$700 - Car
$115 - Battery
$30 - Blower Resistor
$15 - Wrinkle Paint
$185 - Timing Belt + Parts
$60 - Cluster Rings x2
$25 - Trunk Liner
$20 - 318 Harness Cover
$20 - Valve Cover Gasket
$20 - Basketweaves Caps
$80 - New Bumper/Backseat
$10 - Tools
$80 - Smog/Registration
$50 - Exhaust
$50 - Lachssilber Paint
$40 - Sport Seats
$15 - Front Tow Hook Cover
$30 - Airbag Bolster
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$1495 TOTAL
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So far into the iS $1.5k with the initial buy, but planning to Benito it $4-5k by the end of the year with an iS lip, 5-speed swap, wheels, and lowering.

[Jean]

These are 25+ year old cars, of course they are going to need work or you'll be paying top dollar for an example where everything has been done.

[hkloverinus]

I haven't find any rust yet, I am still not sure yet. Just bought it one month ago. So far I really love this little car (I know is big for most of you out there since there is a lot of love out there including me) I know the sale market for this car is very small, no one will like to sell there E30 once they get into it. This is just too classic and fun to drive with. That is a bump for me when the mechanic tell me about the leaking. I think I will buy another E30 after this if I sell it. But the market is way too small for me to find another one.

[mrcheezle19]

I totalled my slips last year and thought of how I could own a clean e30 M3 with that money. I guess you just form a bond with what you build and endure with mistakes and broken bits along the way.

Stuck Fur Stuck

yeah that's what I thought about the other day to. I could have saved the money I spent on my current e30 and all the money I've dropped into my turbo build. I couldn't be happier with my current e30 though. I'll hold onto it forever.

[F34R]

I could buy six decent E30's with 18k... and then crash five of them into houses and collect 20k in insurance.

I totalled my slips last year and thought of how I could own a clean e30 M3 with that money. I guess you just form a bond with what you build and endure with mistakes and broken bits along the way.

Stuck Fur Stuck

[Threehz]

This^ I was in 18k on mine last year, now I am digging deeper with the m30 swap and turbo build. Gotta pay to play.

I could buy six decent E30's with 18k... and then crash five of them into houses and collect 20k in insurance.

[F34R]

Nope, no labor. It's quite easy to go over 10-20k if you cover EVERYTHING...and some things more than once lol.

This^ I was in 18k on mine last year, now I am digging deeper with the m30 swap and turbo build. Gotta pay to play.

[Jean]

Nope, no labor. It's quite easy to go over 10-20k if you cover EVERYTHING...and some things more than once lol.