E30 prices...Only going to keep going up

[bradnic]

Euro bumper that early model.

[smooth]

I don't think anyone ever implied that.

When I say that tasteful mods don't lower the value of one's car and you respond with three other people that bone stock is always going to fetch a higher price then you're right, you're not "implying" anything...you're flat out stating it as fact.

[mrcheezle19]

I think e30 prices will just keep going up and never dip back down. There can still be good deals to be had, but they are becoming few and far between. I feel I got extremely lucky for what I got mine for. And it all depends on the buyer, I think an extremely well done modded car will fetch more than an OEM+ car excluding m3's.

[Dakotademon7]

I don't give a shit about the value of my e30. I bought it to drive and mod it the way I want it. I find more value in my enjoyment of it then I do on resale value.

[Kevinl]

I Can't believe how a bunch of people with e30's want to argue that they suck and should not be worth anything

I don't care if my car is worth $1,000 or $10,000 I love it and will continue to drive it

[sapurvis]

I will be keeping my completely stock 318is (yes with the M42) for years to come......and NO it is not for sale. No matter what someone offers me for it.

I dreamed too long for an E30, and to find the one I did which is so very clean and almost completely OEM, I want to drive, and enjoy it until I die. :D

[Exodus_2pt0]

The ridiculous e30 price gouging is why I'm currently in a Honda.

$1500 was what I was willing to spend on a new DD, and everyone wants 3k for their beat up e30.

Ridiculous.

[smooth]

I will be keeping my completely stock 318is (yes with the M42) for years to come......and NO it is not for sale. No matter what someone offers me for it.

you don't have anything to worry about. your m42 will track gas prices like 3 cylinder geo metros

[JasonC]

When I say that tasteful mods don't lower the value of one's car and you respond with three other people that bone stock is always going to fetch a higher price then you're right, you're not "implying" anything...you're flat out stating it as fact.

What you did was replace stock parts for more desireable stock parts. You made a clone. Is it worth more this way? Most of the time yes. But will it be worth what the real thing brings? No, cause it is a fake, it didn't roll off the assembly line as a mtech car.

[smooth]

So you're basically saying what I wrote originally that these guys are arguing against: that it depends on the car and how it was done. Instead they keep arguing that a bone stock car will *always* be worth more than a modded one. And then for whatever reason you quoted that statement and said you completely agreed. But it's horseshit...no one wants a bone stock nova or dart with saggy ass suspension and a single barrel carb.


Just because barn find mustangs sell for ridiculous amounts of money doesn't mean your grandmas stock oldsmobile with 300000 thousand miles on it is going to fetch 40,000 dollars. So saying any 60's muscle car will always fetch the highest amount is wrong.


After we finished up our 45 Chevy and rolled it the shop the buyer didn't ask where the 6volt system was. He also didn't ask for or care about the 700 pound hydraulic knuckle front end. Modern front end with power steering and 12v system and a motor with an oil pump instead of splashing it around means he can drive the shit out of it with his family.

Now if you have something that is rare, like a ix or a Bauer or an mtech or m3 then yes you should keep it as stock as possible. The IS is going to fetch more than an I but again it's not going to matter if you have aftermarket springs on it instead of 200000 mile suspension just because "it's stock"



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[nando]

When I say that tasteful mods don't lower the value of one's car and you respond with three other people that bone stock is always going to fetch a higher price then you're right, you're not "implying" anything...you're flat out stating it as fact.

You might want to go back and read my posts because i never said anything about mods at all. I think you are arguing for the sake of it..

[ForcedFirebird]

You might want to go back and read my posts because i never said anything about mods at all. I think you are arguing for the sake of it..

Maybe angry about the sig pics. Who knows.

[smooth]

I think you are arguing for the sake of it..

nah, just surprised that you actually tried to piss all over my post about how there are plenty of 20 year old hondas and toyotas for sale that are in good running order when you have more than a dozen of them in your local craigslist section right now

most people agree with me that to everyone other than enthusiasts we're just driving old cars with high maintenance costs

never in a million years would I think that was a contentious issue so it was surprising that you even tried to argue about that. but it's herd mentality around here so I really shouldn't have been

[JasonC]

So you're basically saying what I wrote originally that these guys are arguing against: that it depends on the car and how it was done. Instead they keep arguing that a bone stock car will *always* be worth more than a modded one. And then for whatever reason you quoted that statement and said you completely agreed. But it's horseshit...no one wants a bone stock nova or dart with saggy ass suspension and a single barrel carb.


Just because barn find mustangs sell for ridiculous amounts of money doesn't mean your grandmas stock oldsmobile with 300000 thousand miles on it is going to fetch 40,000 dollars. So saying any 60's muscle car will always fetch the highest amount is wrong.


After we finished up our 45 Chevy and rolled it the shop the buyer didn't ask where the 6volt system was. He also didn't ask for or care about the 700 pound hydraulic knuckle front end. Modern front end with power steering and 12v system and a motor with an oil pump instead of splashing it around means he can drive the shit out of it with his family.

Now if you have something that is rare, like a ix or a Bauer or an mtech or m3 then yes you should keep it as stock as possible. The IS is going to fetch more than an I but again it's not going to matter if you have aftermarket springs on it instead of 200000 mile suspension just because "it's stock"



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Your arguing about different cars that appeal to different people. Cars from the 40's. People usually don't leave them alone and rarely keep them stock. Muscle cars, a Nova or Dart with a single barrel carb isn't a muscle car lol. That's a base model and don't fetch as much as their hi-po counterparts. Why, because not many people care about a base model car unless its rare of some sort. Now if they where a Nova SS or a Dart GTS. Then yes they will bring more money stock then if someone modified it. Unless there was some history behind the car. Would Big Willie Robisons 69 Daytona be worth more restored to stock or left modified? I'd lean toward modified due to the history behind the car. I'm not to for sure where you are getting a barn find mustang that may bring in the money and then say people are thinking that their grandmothers Olds will do the same? I'm thinking you're just pulling stuff out of your ass to hear yourself talk.

[smooth]

I'm thinking you're just pulling stuff out of your ass to hear yourself talk.

nah, but that's a nice tactic you and your mod are trying to pull off to shut down conversation.

my examples were the same thing being done in this thread. we already established M3's, iS', mtech's, bauers, iX' models are going to fetch more unmolested so that's not what this thread is about. this thread is about e30's in general. and then the person I was responding to, and the one you quoted and agree with, stated that *ANY* 60's muscle car is going to fetch more. Now you're changing the argument. You may not think they are but Motor Trend and any club that categorizes muscle cars *does* consider base models of novas, darts, and cutties "muscle cars." That's the deal. I specifically stated it depends on the model and the person trying to argue that point said that for the record *ANY* model would. But no, I'm the one arguing just to argue even though you all piled on and when shown examples where you're wrong just change what you were saying.