Is it worth fixing...

[E30SPDFRK]

pics?

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STFU?

Wow, someone is flexing their internet muscles today. Or maybe needs a Midol.

I care about service/repair records because I don't like expensive surprises, and it tells me the PO cared about his car and had it maintained and serviced and kept up to date on things and didn't let things go.

It also gives me a history of the car. What has been replaced and when.

I'm glad your situation worked out for you, but not everyone else is as fortunate.

Personally, I would never buy an E30 without records unless it was a beat fixer-upper.

i hate to tell you but weeeell over half the e30 out there for sale ARE beat fixer-uppers...and about the service records again...why is this such an issue for you...excepting engine components you can give soft parts a quick look over and thatll tell a fuck of a lot more than any god damned reciept is going to tell you
i dont mean to seem like an ass or anything...sometimes things seem a little harsher over the internet than they would in person...its just if i personally was given a choice between the same car with service records or without and it made a $100 difference id go with the one without

[esheg4ever23]

pics?

Broken camera, but the paint is the same as the one in your sig, goldish silver.

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Broken camera, but the paint is the same as the one in your sig, goldish silver.

GAAAAAAAAH bronzit you haffta fucking save it for sure now

[esheg4ever23]

GAAAAAAAAH bronzit you haffta fucking save it for sure now

Huh?

EDIT: Oh, never mind I get it. I was actually thinking about painting it either white or red..

[BBY1104]

They way I look at this is, If you are daily driving the car and you want to upgrade the suspension then you do it. If you are still driving it and the steering rack goe sout you replace, etc, etc, etc. Instead of doing routine maintanance you just have a lot at once. I think it is totally worth it because when all that ISH is fixed it will be a nice ride and have many new things that wont go bad for a while.

DO IT!

[esheg4ever23]

They way I look at this is, If you are daily driving the car and you want to upgrade the suspension then you do it. If you are still driving it and the steering rack goe sout you replace, etc, etc, etc. Instead of doing routine maintanance you just have a lot at once. I think it is totally worth it because when all that ISH is fixed it will be a nice ride and have many new things that wont go bad for a while.

DO IT!

Yeah that's exactly how I see it.

[E30 Cabrio]

i hate to tell you but weeeell over half the e30 out there for sale ARE beat fixer-uppers...and about the service records again...why is this such an issue for you...excepting engine components you can give soft parts a quick look over and thatll tell a fuck of a lot more than any god damned reciept is going to tell you
i dont mean to seem like an ass or anything...sometimes things seem a little harsher over the internet than they would in person...its just if i personally was given a choice between the same car with service records or without and it made a $100 difference id go with the one without

And I'll take the car with the history rather then the mystery and spend the extra $100.00

Can you tell me when the timing belt was changed by a look over?
How about regular oil/filter changes?
Fluid changes?
Basic maintenance?
Head Gasket?

Your statement that you would take the car without records for $100.00 less is mind-boggling.

A service history indicates that the car was well-cared for by the previous owner(s) and that they took the time to do things right and to document the work done on the car.
Buying a 20 year old car, especially an E30 without any records is all but a guarantee that the car wasn't cared for and is a huge red-flag.

I'll spend the extra $100.00 for the piece of mind that I can drive home not wondering if the T Belt is going to snap, or if I'm going to get a bunch of expensive surprises.

It never pays to be cheap.

I have a 3-ring binder full of records and I can tell you when the T Belt was done, and that the oil and filter was changed on a regular basis, what suspension parts were replaced, when, and by who, when the fuel pump was replaced, when the fluids were changed, when the steering rack was replaced, and if it was new, or rebuilt, or used, and if it was a backyard hack job or if it was done by the dealer, etc...

As I said earlier, "There is nothing more expensive then a cheap BMW"

[BBY1104]

i am sure to if you got the parts and Got some Brewskyz and some Meat and invite some local e30 guys over you guys could get a bit done


GL man,

And post pics of your progrees

[2Big4a3Series]

I spent a little more than a half a year and $1900 bringing my car up from beater status to being a daily driver. I didn't even get to drive it 1000 miles before some snot-nosed teenager rear ended me and put my car in the middle of a multi-car accident.

But given the same opportunity under similar circumstances, I would still do it all again. Yes. IT'S WORTH IT.

[StereoInstaller1]

I spent a little more than a half a year and $1900 bringing my car up from beater status to being a daily driver. I didn't even get to drive it 1000 miles before some snot-nosed teenager rear ended me and put my car in the middle of a multi-car accident.

But given the same opportunity under similar circumstances, I would still do it all again. Yes. IT'S WORTH IT.

Best post of the thread.

[///WeissM]

Haha, love read this post. I was the same situation a few months ago. Bought this 88 Cab for a grand. ICV was wrong type, idle like shit, used ICV $40, idle happy. Smog passed on 1st try (surprise), $50. OEM suspension were dead. Bought used Bilstein/H&R for $320, I am happy. Next, master cylinder went out, new $89. Lot of scrubbing, cleaning, priceless. I still need to worry about T-belt/water pump, headbolts, green coolant, broken odometer. But I am happy for now. 29MPG highway, 24MPG city.