How much have you spent on your e30?

[240zs30]

$

The spending, it never ends.

[nando]

Makes me a little sick to think about it...

Do I have to include my labor?

Titanium rods....

240mm Clutch on a molly flywheel....

What about all the fab work I traded out for, does that count too?

I must be insane...

I'm going to go lock myself in the bathroom now...

Thanks for bringing it up

how much were your Ti rods? it's funny because they cost what forged steel was just a few years ago, even with metal prices going up so much. I could have had H beam rods for $100 more than what I paid for used E36 M3 rods. :p

[atomic]

I added up what I have spent going all out on my suspension the past year and with switching over to e30 M3 5 lug using 80% new parts this past weekend. And all I can say is I am feeling sick to my stomach. THANKS for that feeling...





;)

[DCColegrove]

Makes me a little sick to think about it...

Do I have to include my labor?

Titanium rods....

240mm Clutch on a molly flywheel....

What about all the fab work I traded out for, does that count too?

I must be insane...

I'm going to go lock myself in the bathroom now...

Thanks for bringing it up

[tecks2k]

I checked 1000-2000 and i've only had the car for two weeks. I'm so stoked!

[erik325i]

Rolling shell - $4,000
Motor/tranny - $7,000
All other misc items ~ $3,000?
minus all parts sold off car ~ $?

All on a car I still haven't been able to drive down the street yet. At least it starts now!

-Erik

[2Big4a3Series]

I ended up sinking close to 3500 into my car which probably would have been much less knowing now what I should have known then. I was so despirate to get the car on the road that I told the mechanic to fix whatever was needed. He ended up replacing a motor mount, 2 wheel bearings, the thermostat, brakes, and the ECM. Had I known it was relatively easy to fix these things I would have just had him do the motor mount.

[ainadude]

In the 15-plus years I've owned it, I've most certainly spent more than the 1987 retail price ($27K-28K) on my car, if you include the original purchase price of $13K. Of that additional spending, I'm guessing 80 percent went toward upgrades, with the other 20 percent in maintenance costs and tires.

Even if that total comes out to significantly more than $30K, that's only about two hundred a month to drive what I think is a still a pretty nice car. And factoring in the current value of the car -- I'd like to think I could get at least five grand for it from an enthusiast at this point -- I'd have to call it a pretty good investment in transportation during my period of ownership.

From my experience, if you maintain these cars religiously and address issues before they become problems, annual cost of ownership is pretty reasonable when compared against any new car that offers a similar level of enjoyment.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

[z31maniac]

~$2.5k on top of the car? It already had a good suspension and set of wheels though.

But the SSR's are sold, stepping up to 17 x 8's.

About another $1k once the reman driveshaft, used LSD and short shift go in this week or next.

[george graves]

I bet I have the most TQ vs dollars spent (NA that is - Ely would have me beat, but he blew that motor)

So "butt fun"/"price" ratio I win.

When I'm done with my car, I'll have the most advanced e30 in creature comforts of any e30 in the world...

Sitting on about $40,000 at this point

Well, fuck....

See kiddies - that's what it takes to pull off a nice e30. Depressing right?

[Court M3]

one day I'll get a bottle of Bombay Sapphire and a calculator and add up the costs :(

[808BMW]

I'm gonna guesstimate I'm in the 6500-10k range.

I probably have the ugliest car vs. money spent, but most of my parts are uninstalled so that's an excuse.

[homegrone30]

wheels and tires $600
clutch $205
Driveshaft $450
z4 shifter $50
misc. tune up parts (belts,hoses,water pump,etc)$250
Tokico shocks and springs $300
Ellips $150
Clutch master cylinder $80
CCB $50
Stereo equipment $200
Alarm $100


Total $2435

[Kilomph]

$19,514.37 since August 10, 1999 for upgrades and repairs (excludes maintenance items and my up coming S52 swap)

lmao, 500k and counting. That's fuckin hard core.

[500ke30]

$19,514.37 since August 10, 1999 for upgrades and repairs (excludes maintenance items and my up coming S52 swap)