325i to 325is conversion

[ELVA164]

I will agree it may happen, but I steadfastly maintain it's not worth it.

[jayamasaki79]

I agree they are not in this time yet "collectible" but...desirable, yes. Just look back at its 2 genertions back behicle. Given, its not a 3 seires, but the 67 - 76 bmw 1600,1602 and 2002 are getting up there in price. Non Ti & Tii versions on these cars are fetching a decent price from project cars to prestines show queens. The Ti Tii versions of these are rare, and expensive.
E30's will soon enough become a little bit more rare, a bit more desirable, and surely collectible. Time will tell.

[nando]

2? it's 4 generations back. almost 5..

EDIT: Duh. you were talking about the e30 vs the 2002. :p

[mr2peak]

They already are collector cars. The current size of the E30 community guarantees them a place among enthusiasts for a long time to come.

Hello,
So a friend of mine is looking to sell his 325i but I have always wanted a 325is, I am wondering if I put all 325is parts on this car is it then a 325is or does the vin say that it is a 325i? What is there on the car that I cannot change to make it a 325is? The problem is that I care more about the rarity of the car than the performance.

Thank you and sorry for the dumb question
-Ben

If you care more about the rarity, then don't buy it. M3's aren't even the rarest E30's! 318ic convertibles are quite rare, around 4,000 produced for the USA compared to 80,000 325ic cars. IX's are rarer than that. Any north american MTech car is rarer still. A 318is would be a great choice for future collectability, relative rarity, and a fun nicely balanced car with tons of potential.

Want the rarest of all? Track down a Canadian MTech 2 vert in black with a manual transmission :) There's 2 in the USA, 4 in Canada, and 1 MIA.

[francogt1]

who the fuck cares just add what ever u want to the car and be happy with it , it aint no e30 m3 and there are many different versions of the m3 do they arent even that rear , get out and drive!

[mr2peak]

who the fuck cares just add what ever u want to the car and be happy with it , it aint no e30 m3 and there are many different versions of the m3 do they arent even that rear , get out and drive!

OP cares, as per his first post..

[korn]

the great thing about the e30; is that properly restored/modded cars bring top dollar. More so than an average (is)... You are gonna do: suspension/steering/bushings at a minimum on any car. So a late model car is likely your best value if you are gonna build to an IS.

[lukeADE335i]

There are other rare trim packs round the world - in Australia we had the 325iS similar to the UK market 325i sport, but unfortunately not with the SA market 2.7 evo engine.

We also had the "John Player Special" 323i cars which were similar specs to an iS , but with m-tech 1 kit, were black with gold mesh wheels & gold JPS livery and recaros from the factory. Only 150 built - haven't seen one in a long time now.

The e21 came with a couple of special editions down here too - a JPS 323i similar to the e30 and a 323i Motorsport - which had factory M badges (?!) and livery, Motorsport front and rear spoilers, CR box, LSD and recaros. They only came in white with the M stripes. A friend of mine had one of these, again only 150 built for BMW Australia.

[Hooffenstein HD]

We also had the "John Player Special" 323i cars which were similar specs to an iS , but with m-tech 1 kit, were black with gold mesh wheels & gold JPS livery and recaros from the factory. Only 150 built - haven't seen one in a long time now.

I think they had pfeba kits but a cool car they definitely were. Can't beat that black and gold.

They also had the sister car, the E30 323i Motorsport with the M stripes and M badges. Heard mention of a hot cam fitted to the JPS/Motorsport E30 323i but pretty hard to confirm.

If you run the VIN on these cars you won't find anything special as they were bought from BMW and hotted up by Frank Gardner's team.