What would you pay for a nonrunning 1990 325ic?

[Steve30]

Snapped timing belt, busted engine...something that broke the engine. The owner wasn't sure.

Aside from the engine the car was in good shape.

What's a fair offer?

[Jarvis]

Auto or 5spd?

Diving boards or plastic bumpers?

Paint/interior/top color?

Hypothetically if it had every condition I was looking for and only needed the engine replaced and maybe a little TLC, I'd offer $1K at most. Give us more info though.

[Steve30]

Sorry, I should have added more info.

Its a plastic bumper'd car, black on black, 5spd, newish top...

[2002maniac]

$750

[02stu]

it seems like there are always pretty good condition 318is on ebay with blown engines and they normally go for around 700 to 1000 dollars. So I would guess a 325ic being worth about 1000. The fact that its a 325 and not a 318 shouldn't matter since it doesn't have an engine

[Jarvis]

Sorry, I should have added more info.

Its a plastic bumper'd car, black on black, 5spd, newish top...

Cabrios aren't my bag, but it sounds like a desirable model. M20s can be found for very cheap, and if you're capable of replacing the blown engine yourself then buying that car for ~$1K would definitely be worth it.

[Steve30]

Yeah, I've been gathering parts for an M50 swap and this looks like a better car than the platform I'm working with now.

[bmwmike]

if i found something like that up here for cheap id be on it pretty fast

[T.Dot E30]

I'd start my offer at $1000 and work your way from there.

It all depends on what the person knows about the car and if they have other ppl interested.

[Digitalwave]

I paid $650 for a similar car (1991 325i, snapped t-belt).

[StereoInstaller1]

I know I could sell a 325ic fro more than $4500, in decent shape. I know I can buy an M20 for under $600, so I would be willing to go as high as $2500, assuming that the car is pretty nice.

Luke

[Dave]

750-1000 would be my tops.

If its clean and rust free, it could be a good swap candidate or if you have the time a fix it and flip it.

[motorprestige]

It has no roof.

[Steve30]

It has no roof.

Yeah?

[Jordan325iC]

Sounds like a great candidate for a swap. If you've already got the engine and stuff... and it really is perfectly clean, I'd go as high as 2k. But yea, start low, $750. See what bites.