How much have you spent on your e30?

[Greekstyles]

75$ including the price of the car and oil pan i just had to buy..hahahaha it helps to have parts from other cars laying around :)

[bmwinsider]

Just Pure Luck

Well, I got lucky. Bought a car I did not think I wanted untill I saw it in person ( wife knew I loved to work, tinker, fix, and race cars so she found one for me ).It was a 1987 325is coupe with 237,000 miles . She had to drag me to the other side of Atlanta to see it, the whole time driving I'm thinking 230,000 miles what a money pit this will be. YES, I was wrong! The owner was ocd about everything working and being perfect so it was in great shape to start with for the low price of $1900 what a deal. He had some other Great cars also.!
e30s are not bad if you do maintance.
Then a car wash person drove it into a van coming out of the car wash, well they paid us I think $2800 for the car and we kept the car. spent about $900 on the car to rebuild (doing most of the work !) and later putting it back on the road. All I have left to do is fix the rear brakes and good polish ,clay, wax and detail job. I think I'll be at about $100 - 200 over all when done. (but all thanks to my wife) I do like keeping things orginal,but my 97 m3 is a different story!!!!!!

[bmwsun]

heres my detailed list of repairs and a few mods. adding to about 6.5 to 7k at the moment
Car 325i- Gray WBAAD2309J8843663+A1 1988 274 NYL
Bought 11/18/06 Mileage 175278 $1500

Dates Mileage Items
Services
3/1/2008 184,840 BMWCCA Car Control Clinic @ Bremerton Motorsports Park, car ran amazing!
11/2/2007 182,259 Oil Change
8/17/07-8/22/07 500 mile trip to Oregon, car ran great
7/18/2007 180,532 Oil Change
5/20/2007 179,213 Cooling System flushed
Dec-07 176,000 Oil Change
2/22/2005 170,800 Oil Change
9/19/2002 ??? Oil Change
5/25/2002 160,779 Oil Change


7/27/2006 162907 Emissions Test: Passed
Repair Work
3/8/2008 185.051 Fuel Injectors Cleaned and replaced (Witchhunter Performance)
2/17/2008 184,509 O2 sensor replaced, tires rotated
2/7/2008 184,275 Water hoses replaced, Brake fluid flushed and Castrol CA 504, Stainless Steel G Stop brake lines added, Cooling system flushed
1/20/2008 183,937 Antenna Mast Replaced
1/16/2008 183,844 Drivers Door latch replaced
11/2/2007 182,259 Steering Rack, Strut Mounts, oil pan, oil pan gasket, shock mounts, Bilsten HD's, M3 springs, control arms, bushings, tie rods, p/s pressure hoses, Ireland Engineering 22/19mm sway bars (medium setting)
10/13/2007 181,990 ICV replaced with known good (manufactured 2000)
10/5/2007 181,893 Fuel Pump (replaced with known good one), blinker clicker, stress bar
9/23/2007 181,686 Fuel Filter Replaced, Air Boot replaced
9/12/2007 181,565 Distributor Cap, Ignition Rotor, Air Filter, Spark Plugs replaced
9/10/2007 181,555 T-stat, fan clutch, water pump replaced (by Group 2)
7/18/2007 180,532 Rear Brake pads, All Rotors replaced (turned)
6/15/2007 179,754 OBC light rebuilt and replaced
6/5/2007 179,414 Driveline replaced (Driveline of Portland), Guibo replaced
6/5/2007 179,414 Hood Shock replaced
5/20/2007 179,213 Heater Valve replaced
3/29/2007 178,308 4 Tires (yokohama) and 4 Rims (team dynamic racing 1.2)
3/23/2007 178,200 Carpets steamcleaned
3/15/2007 178,100 Clear plastic headlight protectors added
3/6/2007 177,931 High Beam Headlights(both), front grill replaced
2/18/2007 177,630 Spark Pug Wires replaced
2/5/2007 177,266 Front Bumper sides replaced
1/30/2007 177,064 Drivers Door key lock replaced
1/6/2007 176,585 Throttle Postion Switch replaced
7/16/2005 Wheel Straighten
11/26/2004 170,154 Front Brake Pads, Pad Sensor, Resurface front rotors, right rear axle bearing and retainer
11/12/2002 ?? Timing Belt, Water Pump, Complete Valve Job?
5/25/2002 160,779 Transmission Service
10/3/2001 158,313 Fuel Pump
3/13/2001 155,508 4 Tires
???? 155,032 4 Tires, Power Steering Flush, Trans Service
8/23/1999 147,849 Muffler
7/6/1999 145,966 Spark Plug, Dist Cap, Dist rotor, Fuel filter, air filter, half moon seal, V/C gasket
??? 133,150 Front Brake Pads, Pad Sensor, Resurface front rotors, right rear axle bearing and retainer

Maintence List



187,000 Oil Change
190,000 Timing Belt
190,000 Transmission Fluid
206,000 Differential Fluid
232,000 Powersteering Fluid
5/20/2009 Coolant

[e30love]

I have almost all my receipt.

[Julien]

I think some people in this thread are either
A) Fulla shit
B) Buy all their parts at the dealer
C) don't work on their own cars..

I'm not talking about guys like criv and ufom3... but more like the guys with bone stock looking etas that claim 3k spent.

Julien

[Bimmerista]

325es - Approx $5k (Parts & Maintenance) - Paid $2200 for the car

325is - I'm going to be ordering parts which will total to about $500 once all is said & done. I'm going to paint it soon too, which on the high-end should be $800. I paid $1400 for the car.

[naika]

I have about $5k in it since last May when I bought it, that includes new top, seats, wheels, brakes, springs/struts, and tons of other ball joints, bushings, gasket, maintenance and improvements.

[mrsleeve]

way too fucking much around 5500 + the car

[cferb]

I voted without reading the question. I didn't include repairs, so that bumps me up from the 2-4k range to the 4-6.5k

[fcsteve]

i have put 0 dollars into parts for my car over the last 3 years that ive owned it. i spent 80 bucks on 4 17" TSW imola rims and im into my swap about 400 bucks, so im totalling around 480 give or take a couple bucks. :D

[e30love]

Right around 14K thats goin to change by this summer

[Justin B]

Not sure right now, but including getting my head rebuilt just after I bought it and snapped the belt (of course the weekend right before i was going to buy a new belt, tensioner and pump)...plus stereo stuff and all new suspension parts, somewhere far over 4k. I haven't done much, really.

[fairhope30]

My wife keeps telling me I spent over $10,000 but according to my file, its only been around $5000. Top end rebuild, radiator, new(used) cloth top, exhaust, wheels, tires, suspension and some minor interior stuff.

Its all been worth it. I love it more than I did my E46.

[ja burna]

Alot of money being spent on their E30's, but you have to pay to play!!! So far with mods, basic maintenance, paint, ICE, wheels, interior, engine, suspension, etc....Im well over 17K... and another 5K being added shortly as I upgrade some items I didn't like..

[AlarmedBread]

I've spent around $2500 in maintenance parts. I don't anticipate that figure growing any time soon, but a rebuild and repaint may be in the years to come.