cf fenders for non-m e30?

[nando]

and do an LTW flag

but put the flag on, spray the parts white, take the flag off, and clearcoat it. so it would look like the ltw flag, only it would be carbon fiber instead of black

that would be cool, I considered doing some sort of ghost/cf flag on my hood, but at that point I cared more about driving my car again than what it looked like :p

[colombacho]

are you making a desk, or a bar out of an e30?

Mmmmmm, ....

I think my idea was better.

[E30 Wagen]

ok since noone can just take something at face value, and has to make a big deal of a simple what-if inquiry;

i have a white e30.

it would be cool to have cf hood and fenders

and do an LTW flag

but put the flag on, spray the parts white, take the flag off, and clearcoat it. so it would look like the ltw flag, only it would be carbon fiber instead of black

Hey, if money were no object, I think that is a really sweet idea man. It would be a really subtle touch that you could pull off flawlessly to make it look almost factory. I wonder if anybody with an M3 has done it? I bet a lot of people with other makes have done it.

[ColdAccord]

eh, its a touring. its not like i'll ever sell it. also, its a 15k e30, not a 5k e30, so i mean its not like its going anywhere

[einstein57]

I did however tell her I NEED a LTW wedding band. We're thinking custom, titanium and CF.

The titanium and cf rings are hot. I was looking at some tungston ones with the future mrs cause "Titanium is soooooo two years ago." LOL. She talks about my spending but wants a 10 grand ring and a 135i I had to remind her i still don't have a job.

[rwh11385]

eh, its a touring. its not like i'll ever sell it. also, its a 15k e30, not a 5k e30, so i mean its not like its going anywhere

it's a $2k E30 tops with a HIGH sunk cost. it's not logical to further increase your """""investment""""" by going extremely pricey custom job just for looks.

I thought you were good with money...

[nando]

huh? where do you get that a touring is worth $2k? nice E30s are going for $5-6k, and with DOT tourings being rare that's at least another $2k premium. I guess cause you drive a $2k track rat that's what you think all E30s are? (not that there's anything wrong with a track rat)

[rwh11385]

You may be used to the price of these things being between $1000 - $5000 US dollars where you are but the reality is that they are a high commodity here in the US and they will always fetch a premium price. If you really want one cheap then just import your own and I can gaurantee that you spend at least $15K just importing yours.

meh. Figured it wasn't free + import. I figure most E30s these days average $2k overall. But that certainly isn't an E46 touring he has there. It's an E30 with high sunk costs, which he is planning on making higher.

Although he may never sell it, he has to convince his insurance carrier it's worth $15k or come an accident all he has is a parts car worth $500 (maybe $1k if you count the wheels and they are still good.)

[Farbin Kaiber]

The titanium and cf rings are hot.

w00t, I'm not alone.

[ColdAccord]

I thought you were good with money...

wahts that supposed to mean?

and i dont view my car -any car- as an investment. if they were, i wouldn't mod them. you don't get mod money back, and cars depreciate rapidly. if cars were an investment i'd be leasing a base model civic every 2 years.

i thought it would be something different, and interesting. A cf hood is prob ~$450, and fenders would probably go for about that for a pair. There are a lot of people on this board who have spent a lot more than $900 on frivolous mods

[einstein57]

meh. Figured it wasn't free + import. I figure most E30s these days average $2k overall. But that certainly isn't an E46 touring he has there. It's an E30 with high sunk costs, which he is planning on making higher.

Although he may never sell it, he has to convince his insurance carrier it's worth $15k or come an accident all he has is a parts car worth $500 (maybe $1k if you count the wheels and they are still good.)

Some cars are like real estate, location is everything. Would you pay more for a log cabin in the city or a condo in the woods? Probably not. Cold accord happens to have a condo in the big apple, a carton of cigarettes in the big house, a gallon of water in the desert, the last condom in a Brazilian whore house so to speak. His touring is only valued more in the U.S. due to it's current location and the market associated with it. Being scarcity and most importantly desirability. I can't tell you haw many people tried to tell me how rare there POS where which made them more valuable. Its only worth what someone is willing to pay for it and in the U.S. the people who are truly in the market for one are willing to pay alot for them. Word!!!!