Potential trade -- my e46 for his e30

[DER E30]

Would not trade

[cypriotgeeza]

Being in the UK I have no idea how easy E30's are to come by in the states but even if they were rarer than rare I wouldn't make that trade!

Hope you do find a decent one soon man :up:

[varg]

Not a good trade.

[Julien]

Get the e30 up on a lift before you do anything. If this car is your dd, i'd keep the e46

[nando]

I would bet the mileage on that e30 is closer to 289k than 89k..

[fight4life28]

Were going to tell you trade. its e30 forum. The rest is up to you. E30's are getting harder and harder to find. Which is making the cost go up. Do it now or wait later but you prolly could get nicer e30 with cash rather then trading.

[ST1G]

Sell your car then use the cash to buy another E30. This 318 looks like it has had better days.

just sell the e46 and find a better e30. if it was me i would not trade.

[Stanley Rockafella]

sounds like the tranny is possibly shot as well as the rear subframe bushings on the e30.

That car does't have that mileage...that's just silly. If they wanted to hide it's true mileage, they should have tried a bit harder.

OTOH I'm still having a hard time accepting that my nice e30 is worth approx the same as most e46's and some e90's. Just seems wrong to me that a car can drop in value so far, so fast.

When I had my car for sale a year ago I was amazed at how many e46 m3 owners wanted to trade with me. Sure they wanted some $$ on top, but still

[Nick_S]

i would trade . That paint is 100% buffable to a mirror shine.

This. A good cut and polish and some trim paint would make that look like a different car.

[audiquattrot]

i would trade . That paint is 100% buffable to a mirror shine.

[Kershaw]

If I were that 318is owner, I'd only trade straight. No cash. E46s are still dropping in value. E30s are climbing.

[keine30]

Yeah, I was going to be on careful lookout for any rust issues and was going to give it a through inspection before anything. And now that you mention it, those probably aren't the real miles. Looks more like a 189K car, in all honesty.

It's looking like a no-go anyways, he can only do $500 on top, and I was thinking more around the $1000 mark. As most of you mentioned, I'm probably better off just selling my car and going farther south to find something that's guaranteed to be rust free. Looks like I'm still going to be "kein e30" for a while yet.

Thanks for the input.

[dnguyen1963]

Sell your car then use the cash to buy another E30. This 318 looks like it has had better days.

[rcsoundn1]

Clapped out 318 is the short straw your taking