FOUND: One pristine 318is, $3900, OH, check it out

[rwh11385]

They are just seemingly to be getting harder and harder to find as everyone is looking for them, and people are complaining about not being able to find one.

I was just saying it would be a shame to take such a bab'ied and stock nice E30 and have it go to someone who would butcher it or not take care of it. If it goes to someone who would maintain it, that would be good. And by cruiser I mean slightly modfied, like Neil's old 318is, but not slammed and kitted and tinted, or stripped and caged.

Take a peek at Bf.c's E30 section, if you care to.....or not. There are like 4-5 very recent threads about people looking for iS cars. And still more who have been searching for a while. They might not be rare.....but that could include the $8K ones of people who are selling them and think they can get that much.

Hopefully somenone will feel the same way I do about this nice car, and buy it and appreciate. But oh well, it's just an E30.....that means we shouldn't think anything about it or give a crap about a nicely maintanced, reasonably priced clean car.

[Henna Red]

I went to see this car and i pulled up in the henna m3 and he said "i bet the paint on that was as good as this back in the day" :roll: The cars not really it that good of shape, the paint is clearly buffed, you can see the swirls in it. It would be a good shell but not really much more.

[hamann318is]

Hey, I turn my head at E30s. ;)

[e30Matt]

Why does everyone (read: you, rwh), think that 318iS's are so goddamn rare? They're all over the place. And the last thing they are is a collector's car. The world didn't all of a sudden just say "holy shit, r3v exists, let's go buy all iS cars."

A street cruiser? Nobody ever turns their head at e30's. Period.

Bullshit, and bullshit.

318is's (in good shape, mind you, not including the wrecks in junkyards around the country) are becoming more and more rare on the roads. It's estimated there's probably only 15-20,000 in the world still roadworthy. out of the original 41,234.

That makes a good shape 318is right around the same rarity as a good shape E30 M3 (of which there were only about ~18,000 made in the world, 4,996 of them belonging to the US.

While I would agree that they're not "collector's cars," the 318is certainly isn't the car that should be beat to death and not cared for...

If noone turns their heads at E30s, how come Randy Sparre's E30 gets/got so much attention? What about Jordan's? Trent's (R.I.P.) car? Chris (C///M)'s car? The McHenrys?

You're full of it.

[Henna Red]

Why does everyone (read: you, rwh), think that 318iS's are so goddamn rare? They're all over the place. And the last thing they are is a collector's car. The world didn't all of a sudden just say "holy shit, r3v exists, let's go buy all iS cars."

A street cruiser? Nobody ever turns their head at e30's. Period.

Bullshit, and bullshit.

318is's (in good shape, mind you, not including the wrecks in junkyards around the country) are becoming more and more rare on the roads. It's estimated there's probably only 15-20,000 in the world still roadworthy. out of the original 41,234.

That makes a good shape 318is right around the same rarity as a good shape E30 M3 (of which there were only about ~18,000 made in the world, 4,996 of them belonging to the US.

While I would agree that they're not "collector's cars," the 318is certainly isn't the car that should be beat to death and not cared for...

If noone turns their heads at E30s, how come Randy Sparre's E30 gets/got so much attention? What about Jordan's? Trent's (R.I.P.) car? Chris (C///M)'s car? The McHenrys?

You're full of it.

AGREED!

[Rob]

[quote="e30Matt"]

If noone turns their heads at E30s, how come Randy Sparre's E30 gets/got so much attention? What about Jordan's? Trent's (R.I.P.) car? Chris (C///M)'s car? The McHenrys?
.

are any of those stock 318s with 160k? your logic is busted, just like stu's car

[rwh11385]

Matt, face it. Bill and Rob are just too cool

[Rob]

no, we're too realistic for this board

[randomtask37]

hell, if i had the money id look into getting it.

[rwh11385]

http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html/bmw_sale_info.asp?ID=31471

Well I guess I could title a new thread "Someone give me $XXXX" or maybe just link it in this one.

For people too lazy to follow the link:
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e30m50 - 1991
Asking Price: $best offer
Seller: chris danielski
Location: new milford, ct usa
Date Posted: 9/12/2004 7:25:18 PM

MUST SELL- BEST OFFER- CALL ME Its a 1991 318is shell. No rust on body, needs front and rear bumbers and both front fenders have a couple dents do not need to be replaced i was going to. The car had 112,000 on it and was running. It has a 92 non vanos m50 motor in it with 73k on it. Not wired, I have the ecu, harness, new clutch, m3 flywheel and e36 tranny(5 speed)w/55k on it. full suspension H&R cupkit with about 3,000 miles on it brand new Brembo rotors all around. Perfect driveshaft with car for the swap. Basically everything needed for the swap just can not finish it my father has come down with leukemia and I had to move back home and clean out the house. So my loss is your gain. It also has all new tie rods and other new parts. I have about 3900.00 into the car and am willing to take best offer. Call me at 401-524-8193. Thanks chris

Sounds like a kickass ride. Needless to say.......I'd hop on that if I had $.

[Charlie]

I'd buy one with half the miles, all books and records, and beat the living shit out of it, wax it once, and wash it on a semi annually basis.;)

I already beat you to it.

-Charlie

[e9nine]

If no one turns their heads at E30s, how come Randy Sparre's E30 gets/got so much attention? What about Jordan's? Trent's (R.I.P.) car? Chris (C///M)'s car? The McHenrys?

Most Moddedcars will turn heads.
Most cleanolder cars with a nice appearance will turn heads.

Some buy s14s and turn them into bubble cars
Some buy s14s and do m50/s50 swaps to them as others build 2.5 beast outta them
Some buy s14s and take em to the track with full track gear

Its a free world to do as you wish to your own car. You can express your opinion on e30s if you want, some might not like what you say but we are all free to do as we wish

Drive them and keep up on maint and that's it. If you don't want to redline your car fine, some will some will not. Same applies to all other issues and e30s...

Its just personal pref. here guys that's all.....

[e30Matt]

[quote="Rob"]

If noone turns their heads at E30s, how come Randy Sparre's E30 gets/got so much attention? What about Jordan's? Trent's (R.I.P.) car? Chris (C///M)'s car? The McHenrys?
.

are any of those stock 318s with 160k? your logic is busted, just like stu's car

They're still E30s. :roll:

[GaryE30]

If no one turns their heads at E30s, how come Randy Sparre's E30 gets/got so much attention? What about Jordan's? Trent's (R.I.P.) car? Chris (C///M)'s car? The McHenrys?

Most Moddedcars will turn heads.
Most cleanolder cars with a nice appearance will turn heads.

Some buy s14s and turn them into bubble cars
Some buy s14s and do m50/s50 swaps to them as others build 2.5 beast outta them
Some buy s14s and take em to the track with full track gear

Its a free world to do as you wish to your own car. You can express your opinion on e30s if you want, some might not like what you say but we are all free to do as we wish

Drive them and keep up on maint and that's it. If you don't want to redline your car fine, some will some will not. Same applies to all other issues and e30s...

Its just personal pref. here guys that's all.....

This guy's got it going on. Well said.

[Bill 84 318i]

Why does everyone (read: you, rwh), think that 318iS's are so goddamn rare? They're all over the place. And the last thing they are is a collector's car. The world didn't all of a sudden just say "holy shit, r3v exists, let's go buy all iS cars."

A street cruiser? Nobody ever turns their head at e30's. Period.

Bullshit, and bullshit.

318is's (in good shape, mind you, not including the wrecks in junkyards around the country) are becoming more and more rare on the roads. It's estimated there's probably only 15-20,000 in the world still roadworthy. out of the original 41,234.

That makes a good shape 318is right around the same rarity as a good shape E30 M3 (of which there were only about ~18,000 made in the world, 4,996 of them belonging to the US.

While I would agree that they're not "collector's cars," the 318is certainly isn't the car that should be beat to death and not cared for...

If noone turns their heads at E30s, how come Randy Sparre's E30 gets/got so much attention? What about Jordan's? Trent's (R.I.P.) car? Chris (C///M)'s car? The McHenrys?

You're full of it.

The "best example" of any car will turn heads. Seriously dude, that is not something that can parallel a 160k stock 318iS. (41,000 > 18,000, by the way)

Tell me you see just as many M3's on the road as you do 318iS's and then we can start comparing the rarity of those two cars.

I have much respect for the 318iS, and after driving one, I think they have tons of potential. And never did I say that one shouldn't be cared for. I just think that keeping a 160k car, any 160k car, in concours condition (particularly a base model) is retarded. And I can't think of a single argument against that.