Bring a Trailer Auctions, E30 edition

[ghrays]

Which modifications prevent you from bidding on it? wheels, coilovers, painted side skirts, exhaust etc?

Mainly the wheels, rolled fenders and low stance. Also the side skirts and valence don't do it for me.

[MR E30 325is]

We discussed how most of us are young ( I'm 22). We may have decent jobs and some of us may be married and have an established budget and so on. However, I would bet that over half of us cannot spend 10k tomorrow on demand.

Its actually way way way worse than that.

63% of Americans could not even cover an immediate 500 dollar expense.

Half of the US population has less than 1,000 dollars available (not including credit) at any one time.

=(

[Rusty.Piranha]

I think for the more "mature" buyer (Im being nice, ghrays) having a car with those mods leads them to believe that the car was treated a certain way. Oddly enough, I think the biggest detractor from the car is the exhaust as that makes the car really look like the car was just modded with the cheapest components VS quality. If it was an Remus or Stromung exhaust made for the M42 with properly bent piping and fitting, you wouldnt have those same drawbacks.

I think it was you who said in this particular cars r3v ad that the funniest comment you saw was "you lost me at rolled fenders" but that speaks to what the "mature" buyers are looking for and looking to avoid

edit: BTW theres another zinno M3 up now haha

I hear you! how much more do you think this would bring in if the buyer spun the coils up to stock height, put some OEM basket weaves, replaced the butchered exhaust and put mtech I steering wheel on?

[2mAn]

Its actually way way way worse than that.

Thats the American Dream haha "dream"

Its funny that ghrays mentioned the valences and side skirts. I was debating whether to undercoat my rear valence like the OEM cars have done because I feel like it looks better with the white, but my thinking was that, the closer to OEM the better.

Of course my shortened coilovers and lightweight wheels are far from OEM and my "stance" is not for a daily driver, its for terrorizing Porsches at the track

I hear you! how much more do you think this would bring in if the buyer spun the coils up to stock height, put some OEM basket weaves, replaced the butchered exhaust and put mtech I steering wheel on?

Lets see where it ends first, because you never know.

[ghrays]

I hear you! how much more do you think this would bring in if the buyer spun the coils up to stock height, put some OEM basket weaves, replaced the butchered exhaust and put mtech I steering wheel on?

At least $2000

[Musij]

ANOTHER E30! Holy crap! This is the most I've seen at one time. Nice touring from a super quick skim.

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[ghrays]

Here are a couple of mods I think add value to an E30:

[Rusty.Piranha]

Here are a couple of mods I think add value to an E30:

On the black e30 - which mods are you referring to?

[2mAn]

Here are a couple of mods I think add value

not sure if serious....

[She loved E]

It shouldn't be news to anyone that stock, low-mile cars will bring more money. Especially as e30s get older and those cars become rarer than the stanced/rolled/dorifto cars. Not to mention that the modded cars usually have more (bad) stories.

The best "mods" you can do if trying to sell a car are fix all the stupid little shit that's broken over the years. People notice the cracked seats, missing bits and bald tires. How bout fixing those instead of getting that crappy respray?

[Stanley Rockafella]

On the black e30 - which mods are you referring to?

Black car- BBS wheels....rectangular rear view mirror and the lowered suspension. But mostly the rectangular rear view mirror.

M3- Smiley headlights.

[djjerme]

hahaha!

[ghrays]

On the black e30 - which mods are you referring to?

Actually I am very fond of the Nardi steering wheel.

And the smilies.

[reelizmpro]

LOL i find it strange that one would let trivial things like wheels, ride height (on adjustable suspension), steering wheels and rolled fenders deter them from buying a car if it's clean. These things are so easily changed and are a matter of personal choice. I would think one would be more concerned about the holes left by the previously installed M tech 2 kit and how they were covered up, yet no one mentions it.

Ghrays, the black car you pictured is just as stanced if not moreso than the white car.

[Musij]

Man that 318is is very tempting at <7k. If I hadn't bought mine last month I would probably jump on it.

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