E30 prices...Only going to keep going up

[JasonC]

and just for the record, any 60's muscle car is worth more bone stock than with "tasteful mods" - and there's A LOT of those, so get outta here with that bunk argument. :p

This is true. And the ones that have been modified, the owner usually keeps the original parts so the next person can put it back to stock if wanted.

[Shock(/\)ave]

I actually think e30 prices are flatlining and potentially dipping back down.

I know that's just your opinion, but every reliable market trend indicator that I've seen completely disagrees with you. Demand for these cars hasn't been this strong since they were still in showrooms.

E30s rarely pop up for sale here and when they do they often need something to make them reliable, but there's always a 190e for sale (for a while there were like 4 at once) and they're all pretty solid.

I've given serious consideration to buying a 190E 2.3-16V Cosworth, but without a complete parts car they're just about impossible to maintain well enough to keep them on the road. Their lack of support by Mercedes-Benz isn't nearly as bad as Audi's lack of support for the QUATTRO, but it's bad enough to leave all but the most affluent owners scrambling for used replacement parts.

[RUFFLZ]

just gonna leave this bit here,


2007 - $3k

2014 - $10k

*both examples comparable to each other



There's no doubt the prices for clean late models will continue to climb just as the 510's have been doing for the past 10 yrs now.

[JinormusJ]

Don't buy an e30

They're stupid

[mkcman17]

The 190e isn't really comparable in my mind. No aftermarket, and the cars feel really outdated. Sitting in my cossie felt like being in a horse carriage that wouldn't pass smog.

[nando]

Vacuum operated locks and a fuse box from 1950? Ugh.

[TobyB]

...I miss the hydraulic windows...

hee

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[brbahner]

Why is it that "Late" Models will be the expensive ones? id assume it would be the original early model euro bumpers cars rather than a plastic bumper e30

[Thizzelle]

because we like plastic

[Stanley Rockafella]

Funny, neither of these cars sold yet their prices seem reasonable for "one owner" SoCal cars

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=119266

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=126100

Maybe they are a shady seller? cars not as advertised?

[mkcman17]

Why is it that "Late" Models will be the expensive ones? id assume it would be the original early model euro bumpers cars rather than a plastic bumper e30

Because the DOT early bumpers look terrible

[RUFFLZ]

Funny, neither of these cars sold yet their prices seem reasonable for "one owner" SoCal cars

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=119266

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=126100

Maybe they are a shady seller? cars not as advertised?

No. This is why:

Because the DOT early bumpers look terrible

[E30 Wagen]

just gonna leave this bit here,


2007 - $3k

2014 - $10k

*both examples comparable to each other



There's no doubt the prices for clean late models will continue to climb just as the 510's have been doing for the past 10 yrs now.

Well I guess I am proved wrong, then. The early models and sedans certainly don't seem as affected.

Fucking hipsters and drifters...

[smooth]

the logic so far is that early DOT bumpers look terrible and apparently ripping them off and putting an mtech1 kit on my cabrio lowered its value....lmfao


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[nando]

the logic so far is that early DOT bumpers look terrible and apparently ripping them off and putting an mtech1 kit on my cabrio lowered its value....lmfao


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I don't think anyone ever implied that.