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Clean bronzit not bad, thinking 4k autotragic hurts but most consider automatics are abused not as frequently, unless it's junior's first car! rollbacks come to mind
my autotragic has performed very well over the last 120k miles... had her for 15 years as my daily driver...just in for a service as we speak and there are no issues with transmission.. seattle traffic sucks ass so its nice not to have a clutch...
love me a stick but hey...
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'90 325i sedan daily driven
'85 325e coupe also a daily
I'll be watching it closely. We've got a plastic bumpered Bronzit 4door 325i with an AT that we spent some money making into a very reliable daily (new suspension, brakes, timing belt..etc.) that we are probably putting on the market in the next month or two. This will give me an idea of where the market is right now..
1991 325i MT2 Touring (JDM bro)
2016 Ford Flex
2011 Audi A3 - wife's other German car
Or maybe he had physical issues that wouldn't allow him to drive a manual (part of the reason Alpina's owner actually prefered installing Autotragics in cars.)
1991 325i MT2 Touring (JDM bro)
2016 Ford Flex
2011 Audi A3 - wife's other German car
I will venture to guess that the vast majority of E30 buyers today want manuals.
These cars aren't seeing the commuter slog anymore where an auto might be preferable.
Enthusiasts buying hobby cars are looking to have fun, which means a manual.
Note that the seller is a dealer. I'm guessing "partial rebuild" means a couple new seals to get it ready for sale.
Question:
Are the cabriolet's becoming more desirable? The last 3 sold for well over $10k. I understand the the $15k one was super clean, nice color interior, and documentation since new. I've always assumed people pay more for face lifted models with plastic bumpers..
Even here in Hawaii, the convertible e30's sell for less than coupes and sedans. Not judging, to each their own. Problem is that almost all e30's here have some rust. Also for some reason, bronzitbeige e30's, e28's, e24's are found rust free; something unexplainable in the paint.
I've passed up on some clean cheap cabrio's, am I missing something here?
It's just not my style to drive around here with top down, it really draws attention. Not so much the tourists, but your neighbors see you everyday.
Thoughts?, thanks.
Or maybe he had physical issues that wouldn't allow him to drive a manual (part of the reason Alpina's owner actually prefered installing Autotragics in cars.)
That actually clears up a huge question mark for me. I've always wondered why they EVER did slushbox in any of their cars, let alone a big chunk of them.
It's interesting because before I got in to the world of E30's, I was big in to Drag Racing for most of my formidable years. And in that world NOBODY wants a manual. You can't launch a car with much consistancy using a stick. Even with a line lock and two step.
Back in my street racing youth days, I knew plenty of people who converted classic cars from manual to automatic, in fact, one was a '70 Chevelle SS 454. He took the Muncie out of it for a TH400 with a higher stall converter, because it allowed him to launch better on the street and cut better lights at the dragstrip.
So it's always a matter of perspective..
1991 325i MT2 Touring (JDM bro)
2016 Ford Flex
2011 Audi A3 - wife's other German car
In E30's the ZF gearbox sucks. We're talking early 80's auto trans 4 speed OD with very spread out gearing. Known to fail just by revving the engine while in Park on smog tests. Sometimes they won't shift and sometimes lose gears altogether. Seen it happen moreso on the early cars back in the day. Maybe the later models got an updated trans. At any rate, I never looked back when I converted my first 85 325e. It was much better as a manual. Sold my old trans to a lady customer for almost twice what a Getrag 260 was going for so it was a win-win.
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