End of an era

[Aptyp]

I know for a fact there are 2002 parts that are not available from dealership, and a lot of mobile tradition parts have to be "massaged" to fit.

Time to buy out all $250 local parts cars.

[OHE30]

Erhard does not overcharge for the older vehicles. We love the classics!!! I remember seeing your car there m3-eater, everyone loved it!!! We work with the people with older cars, cause we appreciate them here!

[m3_eater]

Wow..really? That's like an hour job, tops. You probably paid 4 hours labor and dealer price on a radiator.

Nah. My dealership (Erhard BMW Bloomfield Hills, MI) has a service tech who knows the cars and respects the costs. I think they try to do right by E30 owners because many of us continue to buy other BMW cars and/or own them already. I was charged 2hrs labor, and I'll take that on a 10 degree day without a heated garage! Winter is a real bitch in Michigan. Plus, these guys really know their stuff - I'd save $10 or $15 an hour to go to some no-name shop, and risk them screwing up my car or taking it joyriding. This is no 318i with a stock M42 ;)

[Court M3]

Roundel just did an order and the only E30 besides the M3 that might have a chance at being a collectible was the 325is.

[Charlie]

Sure they do. I just had mine in last month for a new radiator, because it's too damn cold to pull one myself right now. Furthermore, there are no less than eight (8!) employees of the dealership I go to that drive E30's.

Wow..really? That's like an hour job, tops. You probably paid 4 hours labor and dealer price on a radiator.

Ouch.

As for the STEP-children driving e30s, most of the shop guys I know up here drive the Employee-lease special Z4s, 169/month baby.

-Charlie

[DatUtahGuy]

so does this mean our cars will up in price over the coming years?

[mikeedler]

Sure they do. I just had mine in last month for a new radiator, because it's too damn cold to pull one myself right now. Furthermore, there are no less than eight (8!) employees of the dealership I go to that drive E30's.

in that case you just have too much money then. Here in Germany, a BMW is like a Chevy and noone brings a 20 y/o cavalier to the dealer when there are 1000000000 small shops that labor charges are half the price.



I also don't see there being a real problem anytime soon with parts, but over the last few years, there has been more and more parts on the NLA list.-- my dreams of redoing my M3 seats with orig BMW leather are also popped--NLA!

I wonder when the e36 gets to be as old as the e30 are they just going to delete it from the inventory!!hahahah

a few weeks ago my buddy and me were talking-- back in H.S. I drove a 1964 Newport vert. and had a 1970 442-- they were just old cheap kinda cool cars at the time(1,500 dollars)-- back in 1992-------around 25y/o.

last year when I was daily driving my winter crapbox ETA it was also 25y/o--- I wonder if these cars are going to be anything like the cars I was driving when I was younger-- I would give up one of my nuts to have that 442 back-- I sold it for 800 dollars!!!!!!!!


all leads to he reason that last year I put together my Tech II turbo car-- it is going to just stay in the back corner of the garage and I hope I can give it to my daughter in 10 years and it actually be something kinda cool.

[m3_eater]

In any case, people don't bring e30s to dealerships anymore... unless it's a trade in.

Sure they do. I just had mine in last month for a new radiator, because it's too damn cold to pull one myself right now. Furthermore, there are no less than eight (8!) employees of the dealership I go to that drive E30's.

[maniacmatt]

Most of us don't have $150K to do that :( If I ever won the Lottery I would myself a brand new Roundie.

Thats not my point. My point is nearly every part is still availiable for the 2002 through mobile tradition, after more than a decade. So why all the panic when the e30 has been on there a week. Everyone saying "stockpile parts now" and so on is blowing this way out of proportion.

[TexasTerp]

Guess it's time to start thinking about an M/S50 swap.....and hoarding m20 parts.

[kishg]

well, thats it. I have a couple warehouse sitting empty... time to start filling em with e30's :)

i think vlad beat you on that idea.. :)

[BeirBrennerE30]

historic day for sure...

[xLibelle]

well, thats it. I have a couple warehouse sitting empty... time to start filling em with e30's :)

[e34john]

Keep in mind that the 2002 has been mobile tradition for probably close to 20 years. You can still get damn near anything for that car.

In fact I think it was in the year 2002 mobile tradition built a "new" 2002tii completely from mobile tradition parts. Not really cause for panic in my opinion.

Most of us don't have $150K to do that :( If I ever won the Lottery I would myself a brand new Roundie.

[Knockenwelle]

Geez, I guess I built mine just in time!