How much have you spent on your e30?

[StereoInstaller1]

OK, so 2 E30s:

Mine: Bought the pile for $1K. Wheels, tires, springs, shocks, timing belt, misc. maintainance (or however the fuck you spell that) items, pile of stereo and alarm shit, freshly reupholstered seats, 2X used broken windshields...basically, about $2500, total, including the price of the car.

Kims car: Bought the pile for $500, $400 in wheels, $300 on tires, $200 in engine parts and new CABs, alarm, and used stereo crap...basically $1500 total.

Luke

[ncgneto]

I just got mine in August. I've put 2500 to 3000. It doesn't really show from the outside but it sure runs good!
New control arms, bushings, tie rods, kenwood cd player, cap, rotor, wires, plugs, rear brakes, MAF, FPR, paint for all bumpers, wheels and grills, new emblems, transfer pump, fuel filter and more!

[idanity]

full ground control coil overs
(adj shocks too)
LSD- 4.10
A/C freon (can see my breath on hot days)(blows 27 degrees)
17" wheels- (no spacers) (3"lips)
225/45 Falken ziers
polished (by hand folks)
port-matched (intake-to-exhuast)
headers
newer seats (not in yet)2 pairs of Recaros
custom work to interior
15" dvc Phoenix gold sub-
custom fiberglass enclosure sinks into reversed spare tire.
1000w. alpine amp
1.5fared capacitor
sony (red matching lighting) mp3, mounted flush w/dash
half of the MTECH2 kit (sideskirts only sofar)*(will do all at once)(w/repaint)
rear skirt (temp, but looks stock, fiberglass)
sidevents (re-shaping new fenders (yes, bmw oem))
drilled/slotted ROTORS (w/pagid pads) *no dust
strut tower bar (ireland eng.)
tuned injectors, afm, throttle body, fpr
A/C Schnitzer chip
Optima 12v.
grounding kit (for more efficiency)

redline fluids
alignments (regular shops don't know how)
brake bleeding from blue to gold and back again every other year.
oil change every 1500 to 2k miles

all that equals lots of enjoyable driving.


"]here

coming soon-
lightened flywheel8)
m3 (if i win a lotto):pimp:
mtech 2 kit (or euro bumpers)*(mtech side skirts for sale then)
carbon fiber trunk and hood (thinking)
272 cam or turbo (but probably cam):)

[xLibelle]

car was free but i paid bmw to service it years ago. around 4k for a few years.
will be at 3.5k for this exterior finish
<2k for suspension
<900 for tranny swap
~1.5k for sets of rims
random other stuff could total 2k, thinking about it, more and more add up.
I'd say ive had to THINK about handing over around 10k so far and that doesnt do much for the car. Engine is next.

[Yakinho]

M3 seats - $500 +$150 shipping = $650

Valance+Reiger/plastic bumpers - $250

Fender - $45

Allignment - $80

Bought car for $1400

So $1025 on parts

[T Verdier]

bought it last week
/ valve adjustment $120
/ headlight $6
/ euro grill $71
/ german flag badge $10

[mikeedler]

I have spent about -400 on my ETA. I bought it for 400 and sold all the cool stuff off of it for around 800 or so. and I am still driving it everyday for the winter.

the M3 I have not even tried to think about what could be invested into it- but off hand I am sure well over 25k

[bimmer8604]

im at a little over 4k. but just think of the guys like Ryan Stewart, Vlad, Jordan, James, those guys have put a SHITLOAD of money in those cars. but still, have probably never had a car payment. And its not like these people(besides Vlad) are turning their cars around in a quick time.

As much as I'd like to get a new 335 or e46 M3, the thought of having a car payment scares me. My only car payment was for the first e30 i bought back in 1999, and that was to my mom(150 a month while a Freshman in High School..) For the amount that I(we) spend on these cars, its well worth it IMO and for the M3 guys its not like they'll ever loose their values. Hell, whens the last time you saw a super clean slightly modded 325iS go for less than 5k? These things are only going up in value.

Bottom line, its not what you spend, its what your enjoyment factor is when all said and done. I enjoy my car. and thats that!

Kyle

[aworthybrother]

shocks & springs, F&R brakes, gaskets, transmission seals, stabilizer links, AC conversion, F&R wheel bearings, hood shock, flex disc, e-brake cables, All Belts, All Hoses, fuel filter, distributor cap and rotor, thermostat & gasket, water pump, timing belt, timing belt tensioner, ALL fluids replaced (transmission, engine, brake, power steering, coolant, differential...), Z3 short shifter, 14x6.5 US weaves, falken tires, US Ellipsoids, Optima Battery, MTech1 wheel, subwoofer, F&R Euro Bumpers = $6,500

runs great but still needs paint...

[NC325iC]

wheres the i dont know/i dont wanna think about it choice... these polls are no good without these options

[smonkbmw]

i had 8500 into mine. inlcuding the purchase price of the shell at $500. full m52 swap, some go fast goodies, h&r race and bilsteins, suspension refresh, full exhaust, some lookie loo goodies also.

[egk2]

Worst thing to do is start adding up how much you spent.

[whowhatwhere]

$1.5k on an ecu. and headlights $200

[Mastrcruse]

I have probably $4500 and my car looks the F'in same basically!

I wonder what Vlad has in his vert..or even his m3..or even his porsche

[etxxz]

including the purchase of my beautiful e30, suspension/bushing work, mis parts and s52 swap (have most parts and i added 1000 for the exhaust and whatever xxx part i need to complete)

~ 6700...damn