318's with m42s are great cars for track/auto x since they're so light. Sedan chassis are stiffer then coupe chassis btw.
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Oh? I didn't know that. I've heard people say that the chassis are identical. What makes the sedan stiffer?Originally posted by 3vilE30 View PostStill lookin' for my first E30..... Oh well, not anymore.
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Wow..... so the guy was asking for $4,000. I made a conditional offer of $3,000 (pending test drive and independent inspection, as opposed to the inspection he'd already done just prior to putting his car up for sale). And now he comes back to me and says that he'll sell it to me for $3,000 based on a test drive and if I accept his existing inspection as-is, but it's $3,600 if I want to take it for my own independant inspection. I have NEVER heard of that before. I'm walking away from this one.Originally posted by Cletonius View Post
Like you said Cletonius, I think this guy is on something.... lolStill lookin' for my first E30..... Oh well, not anymore.
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Loool. Fuck that guy.paint sucksComment
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Technically the 2 doors are also sedans but the centered B pillar theoretically makes the car a bit stiffer. Not that you'd really notice the difference.Originally posted by EVLE30 View Postpaint sucksComment
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If you can afford a Evo and an Elise, save up and get a nice rust free 325is. You will be much happier, and it will be much easier to sell it when you decide to.
I have never heard this forum suggest an "e" over an "is" car before. I certainly would want an "es" at the least..Drive it hard. Maintain it well.
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I once viewed a car that the owner would not allow me to drive, but he did take me for a ride and he pushed the car hard.
It was a 1970 911. I made an offer and he said he'd sleep on it. Next morning, he said he was keeping it.
I can't believe he didn't at least drive you around.
87 4dr specE30: Bitsy (lurking above), 89 4dr 325i blau, 91 318is brillrot, 90 325ivertbronzitComment
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I don't mean to sound obnoxious, but but I don't need to "save up" to get a nice rust-free condition E30. Or even to get a brand new car. The point is that I want a certain car for a certain price point, not due to affordability, but from the perspective of value and what my specific intent is for the car. I want an E30 that's a low up-front cost, because I'm new to E30's and I want to grow into them and learn to work on them. Not just go out and buy a near-perfect car, which would be less fun to me.Originally posted by mr2peak View Post
The plot thickens..... I thought things were getting weird after that 318i guy wanted extra money to allow me to get my own mechanical inspection. But then this happens..... This evening I went to check out a 1988 325i sedan that was located literally one block away from the 325e that I wanted to buy at the start of this thread. As I turn onto the street where the 325i is, I see this E30 in beautiful condition coming in the opposite direction. And lo and behold, it's the same 325e! Being driven by the owner who told me he had sold it last week!Originally posted by GillesBigCowboy View Post
This is, without a doubt, the strangest used car buying journey I have ever been on.....Still lookin' for my first E30..... Oh well, not anymore.
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How bizarre. Maybe he decided not to sell, and wanted to make sure you wouldn't keep calling to make offers? Strange characters selling cars in Calgary...
Why would he save up/wait for a 325is? Someone please school me if I'm wrong, but unless your in South Africa, doesn't the 325is make the same power as the the 325i? Upgrade your suspension, throw in some sport seats, and an mtech wheel, and you've got basically the same thing, right?
Good luck in your search. It seems like the 318is is really going up in value, but for some reason, the 4dr 318i hasn't. They seem like good value at the moment, in the e30 market.diamantschwarz 1991 318isComment
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So because my curiosity was killing me, I actually contacted the 325e guy to ask him if the deal fell through or something. He said he said it a week ago but held it temporarily for the buyer who had no space at the time. So when I saw him driving by in the 325e, he was literally on his way to hand it over to the buyer!Originally posted by word is bond View Post
The part that really got me, though, was that he said he sold it for $2,900 (he was asking $3,700).... and I was prepared to offer him $3,000 before that other guy beat me to the punch! Oh well. I guess timing is everything.Still lookin' for my first E30..... Oh well, not anymore.
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e30's in AB and Sask can fetch a MINT if they are in good cond.
I recall flying to Edmonton from Regina to get mine in 03. I can only imagine what I'd get for it now if I had it back thereIf it's got tits or tires, it's gonna cost ya!Comment
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Yup, there's a definite premium to be paid in Alberta for an E30 in good to excellent condition. And an even higher premium for them in British Columbia.
I'm starting to consider importing an E30 from California or Japan. But I'll give the domestic market here in Canada a bit more time to see what pops up over the next few months.Still lookin' for my first E30..... Oh well, not anymore.
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Fixed that for ya :)Originally posted by EVLE30 View PostIf it's got tits or tires, it's gonna cost ya!Comment
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You're saying that folks in AB and SK are asking for more than the folks in BC? I regularly see ads on Kijiji in BC for E30's in very nice condition for $7k to $10k, whereas I see slightly lower (maybe $1k to $2k less) asking prices for equivalently nice cars here in AB. But then again, I've only been searching for the past 3-4 months. So maybe I haven't seen enough examples to really see the actual market trends?Originally posted by Stanley Rockafella View PostStill lookin' for my first E30..... Oh well, not anymore.
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