Bring a Trailer Auctions, E30 edition

[2mAn]

Damn the '42k-mile' M3 from Griots garage is at $120k now ...

[moatilliatta]

Boostpojected that auction to 30k more smackers.

[2mAn]

1990 325i

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-bmw-325is-56/

[2mAn]

1989 M3

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-bmw-m3-72/

S54 Swapped M3

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-bmw-m3-66/

2.9L M20 1989 325i

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-bmw-325i-133/

[2mAn]

1993 M3-body Touring
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...m3-conversion/

1987 325i Convertible
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1987-bmw-325i-78/

1989 325i Sedan

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-bmw-325i-137/

[2mAn]

1987 325

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1987-bmw-325-29/

[2mAn]

1988 M3

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1988-bmw-m3-164/

1989 325is

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-bmw-325is-77/

[Panici]

1988 M3
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1988-bmw-m3-164/

Wow 558 pictures on this listing!

I never knew the M3 had a bit of an undertray around the spare tire well.

[2mAn]

I never knew the M3 had a bit of an undertray around the spare tire well.

Yup, one of many small changes made to the M3 to make it the M3

[2mAn]

Its back after the buyer backed out

M54 swapped 325is

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1987-bmw-325is-105-2/

[2mAn]

1990 318 Touring

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-bmw-318i-touring-6/

[carlb]

1990 M3

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-bmw-m3-69/

1987 S54 Swapped 325is
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1987-bmw-325is-108/

I won the auction for the S54 swapped e30 and the buyer refused to sell. Said it sold for too low. I'm like "can we talk about the entire purpose of a reserve price?" Very disappointed.

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[roguetoaster]

I won the auction for the S54 swapped e30 and the buyer refused to sell. Said it sold for too low. I'm like "can we talk about the entire purpose of a reserve price?" Very disappointed.

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BaT doing BaT things. They'll be gone soon enough if they can't get this sort of thing under control.

[carlb]

if you really look up close I think that car was bad news, and am surprised it fetched as much as it did.

the core support repair was meh at best- they didn’t paint/prep the welds for anything they did, including rear carrier mount for the 420g shifter.

lots of “small rust bits” poking out all over the car, front end paint poorly matched to the rest of the car without pinstripe added back on.

”cxracing” hotboi coilovers, terrible wheels, bad drop, weird e36 5 lug swap geometry issues, etc etc.

anyone “in the know” likely steered clear of that thing

It is my entire strategy to buy poorly sorted cars. Sorting them out can be a pain but that's what the discount is for. The previous e30 s54 swap I bought on BAT was a pretty mess. But, but it is easily worth 15k more than I bought it for now that it's sorted.

I was betting that this car could be sorted with lots of sweat, patience, and a couple of grand. Plus I have most of the parts that I need already on hand to make it right.

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[AWDBOB]

It is my entire strategy to buy poorly sorted cars. Sorting them out can be a pain but that's what the discount is for. The previous e30 s54 swap I bought on BAT was a pretty mess. But, but it is easily worth 15k more than I bought it for now that it's sorted.

I was betting that this car could be sorted with lots of sweat, patience, and a couple of grand. Plus I have most of the parts that I need already on hand to make it right.

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I fully agree, and most of my cars are purchased similarly, airing more on the side of total basket cases.

But the one thing that can’t be sorted with a couple grand and patience is the chassis, unless one happens to be an adequate fabricator/welder. After looking closely at the photos I suspect there is a lot more rust repair to be done than first meets the eye.