Bring a Trailer Auctions, E30 edition

[CarsonE30]

My alpine car will be up next week. It's been accepted and the reserve is set, just need to get more pics!

[markseven]

It seems like BMW is the most popular marque on BaT. Not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing or how it reflects on BMW enthusiasts. Thoughts?

[2mAn]

It seems like BMW is the most popular marque on BaT. Not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing or how it reflects on BMW enthusiasts. Thoughts?

You might want to see how many P-cars they've sold

[djjerme]

I guess not a horrible deal on the M3 roller, I still wouldn't buy it hopefully it is returned to some kind of glory

I don't know..

If your goal in the end is to have an M3 - then given enough time (and if you have long term storage) you could assemble a nearly-M3.

But now, he's going to have to source an S14 if he truly wants to build an M3. And the winner sounds like he is going to have someone else do the wrenching. That person may be a friend or close associate, but nobody would take on this sort of project for free.

So then what? He's 13K in the shell, it's going to take another 15-20K to get all the bits missing, and then labor/materials.

So now he's 30K in the project. You can buy a complete M3 for that. Sure, it will need some work, but it won't have a body that has been hacked up.

Maybe if he wanted to go full 'tard and build a full on DTM replica, then yes, it's not a bad start point, but he's still going to be upside-down in it.

And to be honest, once you strip away everything to build a race car, it's not going to handle any different than a regular E30 shell. The mods you do to the M3 to make it a true race car would be the same as a regular one, and even then, you'll still be outclassed/out gunned if you are in an anything other than a non-spec class.

...but, I'd still be interested to see how this story ends.

[Javier h]

True but

people buy rollers because they can be customized without having to worry about ruining a good car. I seriously doubt an S14 will go in there, otherwise, I would agree with everything you stated above. Much easier to source a car from the start rather than deal with the headaches for people wanting a pretty penny for parts you really need.

[djjerme]

people buy rollers because they can be customized without having to worry about ruining a good car. I seriously doubt an S14 will go in there, otherwise, I would agree with everything you stated above. Much easier to source a car from the start rather than deal with the headaches for people wanting a pretty penny for parts you really need.

You should read the winners other comments in the auction.

He looks to be trying to assemble an M3, or something close it.

[jpod999]

You should read the winners other comments in the auction.

He looks to be trying to assemble an M3, or something close it.

That seems...ambitious.

[2mAn]

M3 almost broke 50k

[djjerme]

Not surprised. It's about what I was expecting to see..

[c0rbin9]

Am I the only one who thinks regular E30s look cooler than M3s?

[earthwormjim]

Am I the only one who thinks regular E30s look cooler than M3s?

You're in a definite minority, however I do like mtech II cars as much as M3s.

[reelizmpro]

Am I the only one who thinks regular E30s look cooler than M3s?

Not at all. Many prefer facelift plastic bumpered or early euro cars over the "boy racer" M3 especially back in the day. These days fewer people care about subtly.

[markseven]

Am I the only one who thinks regular E30s look cooler than M3s?

IMO, at stock ride height the standard E30 looks better than the M3.

Lowered, the M3 all the way.

[K20RI_211]

We all know the coolest car on BaT right now is that sick E28.

[reelizmpro]

That's why the first thing I do is the suspension on my M3's. Stock height is too high even on M tech springs.