Originally posted by JasonC
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E30 prices...Only going to keep going up
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Originally posted by smooth View PostI said tracking gas prices not tracking gas stations. That means as gas prices go up your car's value goes up and when they fall your car's value will go down a little. But since gas prices always steadily go up so will the m42 value. That's what geo metro prices do. They go up really high during the summer and gas price spikes and come back down a little in winter.
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Originally posted by smooth View PostI said tracking gas prices not tracking gas stations. That means as gas prices go up your car's value goes up and when they fall your car's value will go down a little. But since gas prices always steadily go up so will the m42 value. That's what geo metro prices do. They go up really high during the summer and gas price spikes and come back down a little in winter
If someone really needed to shave $10 off their gas bill every month, they'd be in the market for a pre-millennial Prius, not a POS BMW from the 80s
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Originally posted by cavpilot View PostDamn! I had no idea this thread would get so contentious when I started it. However, I must say that it's been entertaining.
And why people want them.
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Originally posted by mkcman17 View PostSitting in my cossie felt like being in a horse carriage that wouldn't pass smog.
But really --- i have to agree with all the proponents of this issue.
E30's have a very, VERY solid parts/support/following network.
Therefore, there really is a basis for growth in terms of their prices.
Now take some other cars, ie: my other car, a Peugeot.
These cars are also increasing in value (very slightly) but that's just based on rarity.
These cars have close to NO network for anything in this country, and the marque is often looked to as a comparable "French Ford".
The BMW is much different - it's a premium brand, if not the most popular foreign premium brand in the country.
I'm seeing other cars that loosely fall into the same category as the E30 (Volvo 240, Mk2 VW GTi, Ae86 corolla) appreciate similarly.
Beyond this, there are ALWAYS going to be uneducated buyers in the market, wherever you go.
As well as beat-to-shit E30's - ones where repair/resto costs will certainly trump asking prices.
1991 BMW 318i (Old Shell RIP, Now Being Re-shelled & Reborn)
1983 Peugeot 505 STI
1992 Volvo 240 Wagon
2009 Toyota 4Runner SR5 Sport 4WD
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