Thank you for the welcome. I know this is extremely hard to tell from just a few photos but what would you deem the value of the two cars to be? And I previously flipped a facelift auto sedan and ended up making about 300 dollars. I bought the car for 500 fully running and would of really made a killing but then I hooned it to much and the auto trans went up. But that dosent really relate to the post. However, I know a thing or to about e30s but still not much. Thanks for the welcome!
I have the money if I need to fix something but my income is pretty low (I'm still in high school) so I really do not want any serious work that would need to be done. I could invest about 2 grand in parts and stuff if I knew there was going to be a return. But I don't want to spend money to keep a broken car running.
254,xxx isn't to many for an e30?
thanks again for the advice!
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Getting a car that will require some work is an excellent way to learn.
I would ignore the white E30, especially when comparing it to the black 325is. The price difference of 600 is minimal IMO.
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The black car seems fine for $2500, outside of the obvious valence/crash damage you need to inspect the underside and typical E30 rust areas. While I encourage anyone to buy something with the hope of making a profit when you sell in X amount of time it's much easier to do so if you know the car you are working with or you risk getting burned by common, by easily overlooked issues.
We can't say if owning either is outside of your capabilities as we don't know your level of experience, availability of work space, or income.
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What are these cars worth? Noob trying to get into e30 game
I'm looking at getting into an e30 325is or 325i coupe. I want to either buy the car to enjoy it or buy it with the hopes of reselling it and making some money. I previously had a blobeye wrx but I recently totaled it :(. The two cars I'm looking at are both facelift models with 5 speeds. I'll see if i can attach some pics.
the high miles yet very clean 325is supposedly has no issues and pretty much no rust. Although the person knew very little about e30s so take that with a grain of salt. The car has 254,000 miles.
the other car on the other hand odo had stopped at 160,000 and has a salvage title
aswell, the owner said it had these problems:
Struggles with cold start but once started and warmed up runs and drives fine
Original suspension, loose feeling but nothing broken still drives everyday
Driver seat reclining bracket broken but still drivable (shown in photo)
Only the 2 rust spots (shown in photo)
Leaks oil from front cam seal
Speedo and odo not working but every other gauge works
I've always wanted an e30 and I could get the 325is for about 2,500 or the white coupe for about 1,900. Are those good prices? Or should I a man with no mechanical experience just call it quits? I also work in an auto-shop however, so I can get parts cheap and may have certain resources to do autowork, I still however do not have any experience. Thanks!
To sum it up I'm wondering what a fair price for those cars is and if the work to maintain them or get them running right is out of my league or feasible.
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