Whats up guys, I'm back again with an exciting update and build, well at least to me anyways. I always regretted selling my Mtech 2 Convertible nearly 3 years ago but after tons of searching I finally got my hands on another. I'd been searching for another Mtech over the past 2 years with no real luck but was finally able to work out a deal with the seller of this one and picked it up from him and his girlfriend. I could have very well still owned my last Mtech but on the bright side of things unlike my last one this one still has decent white interior and is a lower millage example.
For those interested or want a refresh on the build it can be found here:
Story time on how I got it for those interested, buying this car wasn't as simple as a Craigslist find. A close buddy of mine works a job which requires him to do a ton of driving all throughout the Bay Area, specifically in a lot of residential neighborhoods. Basically a year back he found this Mtech sitting on the street un registered in Palo Alto, a city in the Bay Area. I was kinda surprised someone would even own a e30 in that neighborhood just because of the fact most people that live here have a good amount money and tend to drive newer cars. It was parked right on the street in a small "cul de sac" surrounded by some of the most expensive houses you could imagine. The window was cracked open a bit so I decided to toss a note on the drivers seat. Months went by with no phone call about the car, I wasn't surprised. I've left notes on various cars in the past and never get calls back.
However.. after 4 months or so since leaving that note I get a phone call from the fellow who owns the car. Extremely excited, I go strait down to the car the next day and give it a nice look around. It had a few issues but nothing serious, all common e30 things such as a few cracks in the dash, ect. I knew I had to have it and brought cash with me to seal the deal. Unfortunately it didn't look like he felt the same way because when I tried to made a deal, even though he put out a asking price over the phone, he told me the car was in his girlfriends name since he bought it for her 10 years ago and had to get her approval before the sale.
Months go by with no updates since seeing him that day, I tried calling him numerous times but he never answered any of my phone calls or text's.. Until last week, I got a text out of the blue saying he was finally ready to sell and got in contact with his girlfriend. I rushed down to see him the next day and sealed the deal before he could change his mind and back out like he did last time. I waited over a year total to get my hands on this thing and funny enough the car hadn't moved a inch since I last parked it after that test drive about 5 months earlier. I payed a little much for this thing, I don't really want to say the price I payed, but for reference you probably could have bought a perfectly running 5 speed coupe at r3v asking prices. I couldn't even drive this thing home, the timing belts from 99'!!
All in all, the issues the car has (such as a small coolant leak from the water pump gasket, timing belt age, intake boot cracked, ect) are all issues I would have replaced as preventive maintenance which I always do when I buy a new e30, so I'm OK with the price I payed.. Parts are cheap, its the labor that cost's. Plus not to mention it only has 104k miles and a very clean body.
Not sure what the plans are for it yet but I already placed a order on FCP to get the mechanical bits sorted out, after that it'll be suspension and giving the paint a nice detail!
Here's where the car sat for over a year that I know of, the guy told me he drove the car maybe 2,000 miles since buying it 10 years back.




Unloading it at the house:











For those interested or want a refresh on the build it can be found here:
Story time on how I got it for those interested, buying this car wasn't as simple as a Craigslist find. A close buddy of mine works a job which requires him to do a ton of driving all throughout the Bay Area, specifically in a lot of residential neighborhoods. Basically a year back he found this Mtech sitting on the street un registered in Palo Alto, a city in the Bay Area. I was kinda surprised someone would even own a e30 in that neighborhood just because of the fact most people that live here have a good amount money and tend to drive newer cars. It was parked right on the street in a small "cul de sac" surrounded by some of the most expensive houses you could imagine. The window was cracked open a bit so I decided to toss a note on the drivers seat. Months went by with no phone call about the car, I wasn't surprised. I've left notes on various cars in the past and never get calls back.
However.. after 4 months or so since leaving that note I get a phone call from the fellow who owns the car. Extremely excited, I go strait down to the car the next day and give it a nice look around. It had a few issues but nothing serious, all common e30 things such as a few cracks in the dash, ect. I knew I had to have it and brought cash with me to seal the deal. Unfortunately it didn't look like he felt the same way because when I tried to made a deal, even though he put out a asking price over the phone, he told me the car was in his girlfriends name since he bought it for her 10 years ago and had to get her approval before the sale.
Months go by with no updates since seeing him that day, I tried calling him numerous times but he never answered any of my phone calls or text's.. Until last week, I got a text out of the blue saying he was finally ready to sell and got in contact with his girlfriend. I rushed down to see him the next day and sealed the deal before he could change his mind and back out like he did last time. I waited over a year total to get my hands on this thing and funny enough the car hadn't moved a inch since I last parked it after that test drive about 5 months earlier. I payed a little much for this thing, I don't really want to say the price I payed, but for reference you probably could have bought a perfectly running 5 speed coupe at r3v asking prices. I couldn't even drive this thing home, the timing belts from 99'!!
All in all, the issues the car has (such as a small coolant leak from the water pump gasket, timing belt age, intake boot cracked, ect) are all issues I would have replaced as preventive maintenance which I always do when I buy a new e30, so I'm OK with the price I payed.. Parts are cheap, its the labor that cost's. Plus not to mention it only has 104k miles and a very clean body.
Not sure what the plans are for it yet but I already placed a order on FCP to get the mechanical bits sorted out, after that it'll be suspension and giving the paint a nice detail!
Here's where the car sat for over a year that I know of, the guy told me he drove the car maybe 2,000 miles since buying it 10 years back.




Unloading it at the house:












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