E30 M3 Inspection Help

[jhaurimn]

Dig up the cash and go buy the car as soon as possible. Stop wasting time or you will lose your chance, do not wait for spring.

[F34R]

Where do your parents live? ;D

You should act fast and not even worry, the prices are getting insane.

[ttrousdell]

Just curious what is she looking to get for it? Regardless you should act fast on it.

[CorvallisBMW]

^this. Just buy it. Prices are so cracked-out right now you're guaranteed to double your $.

[Hansel]

Buy it. Now. (depending on how much she is asking of course)

If there is no rust and it runs, its a 20-30k car. The prices only go up from there.

If it is only a 60,000km car (I can't tell if waffles60,000km is 160k or not) and 1 owner, its potentially 60k+. If that was 160km its still a 35k car depending on condition. The sub 100k miles cars are where they start going to 40k on up.

[Powling]

You'd better go get that M3 before all the vultures descend on the car.

I'm trying to! Even delaying a possible house move this summer to accommodate the car purchase.

She says that all the local BMW dealer tech's have tried to buy it from her but she wasn't serious about selling it at the time. Apparently there is a list of people that want it but she is giving me first crack at buying it since we've known each other from when I was 5 or 6 years old.

[dnguyen1963]

You'd better go get that M3 before all the vultures descend on the car.

[Powling]

Hi all,

To start off - new member here looking for some insight and help, apologies if this is in the wrong section. Mods please feel free to move if needed.

Recently, I've come into the opportunity to purchase an E30 M3 that I've idolized since I was a kid. Long story short, when I was younger a neighbour down the street had an M3 parked in the garage, but I had never seen her drive it. Ever. As I got older I realized what the car was and as I've grown it has turned into one of my "dream car bucket list must have before I die" cars.

When I was back visiting my parents a few weeks ago over the holidays, I was taking my dog for a walk past this woman's house and she was out shovelling her driveway. Being a dog lover she asked to come see my new puppy. We chatted about dogs for 10 minutes and I blurted out "Who did you ever end up selling that BMW M3 to?"...I had always been under the assumption it was sold ages ago since I hadn't seen it in over a decade.

"No one, I still have it in the garage" she replied. My jaw dropped. I ask if she would consider selling it and she said yes, and that she's not emotionally attached to it anymore and wants to make some space in the garage.

Over the past couple of weeks we've been chatting over the phone and email about the M3. I've told her I want to come inspect the car and give it a good looking over, then come spring time come back for a test drive.

Where I'm looking for help from the community here is to help arm me with what I should specifically look at during the look over inspection? Any info or tips would greatly help!

Here are some details on the car:
• 1990 BMW E30 M3
• Original owner (lady driven)
• Red with tan interior
• Never modified, original BBS basketweave (I believe)
• Never winter driven since showroom
• Only driven once or twice a year since early 2000's
• Full BMW certified mechanic service records
•waffles60,000km and all original (I didn't mean to say waffles but will leave it in for lulz)
• No accidents (that she has mentioned)
• Fuel pump replaced (or possible water pump, can't remember)
• Slight hesitation on throttle once warmed up to temp (she doesn't know what the exact issue is)

Any help here would be greatly appreciated. I wasn't planning on buying an E30 M3 for some time, but since this one has come up I've been seriously considering taking the plunge...even selling my current 2015 MK7 GTI and getting a daily beater to financially afford the purchase, haha.

Thanks in advance!