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[25thh0ur]

Thanks for the feedback guys, TBH I figured it was a bit overpriced but as AK said I'm well over 8k in the engine alone which is particularly my fault with not know much about e30 when the swap first got done. Will proably just keep the car and enjoy it as I have been over the past few years.

[QUKBMER]

Sup.

[sam_]

havent been here in a while. sup.

[efficient]

If I post up pics of my car and details will you guys give me a quote

[IRON-E]

havent been here in a while. sup.

Post nudes or GTFO!

[2mAn]

Hey guys can I get a price check on this? Haven't got a single DM on it through here or CL. Only selling it to get the 323 wagon that's listed on here. Thank you

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=389777

havent been here in a while. sup.

you two should trade cars. Its sort-of what you each are looking for, but everyone still sort-of wins. and isnt that what life is sort-of about?

[Sh3rpak!ng]

Guys I need some feedback. My bro is looking at buying an ix and came upon this in colorado. The owner is an older gent who's not too computer savvy, and both my brother and I aren't entirely sure he knows all of what he has. That said, this is the info my brother got out of him today (message copied from my brother):

"So the iX is in good shape. The engine bay is spick and span, 169,000 miles. New paint job, hella smiley lights, new bumpers (replacing the chrome), lip spoiler, euro grille, Alpina and BBS wheels, Dinan twin turbo is 👌🏿 but the interior is a little rough. Not ratty, but definitely not clean. It's all original tan leather with Alpina steering wheel, pedals, gas tank and some other shit. I'm gonna call tomorrow to ask what work Dinan did back in 1990. The guy at the shop said he'd seen the original receipt, and Dinan did $11,000 worth of work back in 1990 on the car. The guy is asking $13,000 but I'm not convinced it's worth $13,000. Any thoughts?"

What are your guys thoughts on this? Is it worth more/less than the asking? I really have no knowledge of value when it comes to these kind of rare builds. Also I'm pretty sure thats not really a twin turbo (I think thats the owner not knowing what he has) but quite sure its a dinan installed turbo setup with who knows what else. Also don't have any pictures yet.

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[2mAn]

pics would be great

[ak-]

Even if Dinan did install a turbo kit on the car it would be pretty barbaric and crude for today's standards. They still used a draw-thru setup with the AFM and a flash. Something you can do for less than $2k in parts if you really wanted cool sounds coming out the car and a little more power (an s52, possibly m52 would still be faster).

What I would be interested in is the internal motor work they did to back up his asking price, because as of now a buyer is just going to be paying for the Dinan badge unfortunately.

[reelizmpro]

The exclusivity is all part of the Dinan mystique that makes people want it. The turbo stuff they used was pretty typical for low-moderate boost levels. It may be one of a couple Dinan turbo iX's out there and if your bro is set on an iX then it could be a chance to own something unique. Is that worth 13K? possibly. Depends on the condition of the car.

[sam_]

you two should trade cars. Its sort-of what you each are looking for, but everyone still sort-of wins. and isnt that what life is sort-of about?

I'd sort of say so ;)

[sam_]

Post nudes or GTFO!

I'm not sure you're ready for my nudes Ed;D

[Chilezen]

An Aston Martin in 2005 new was $200k. My boss is looking to buy one now for $40k.

The point is, the $13k turbo E30 has depreciated like every other (non classic) car out there.

[2mAn]

I'd sort of say so ;)

you should sort of try. the 84 is lighter than most so with the M20B25 motor it should still be fun. the M20 really has potential.

so I sent my cluster out today, looks like my car will be parked until I get it back. I told Greg (from BavRest) that I need it back before the 30th. Shouldnt be a problem, but I always get nervous when others have deadlines and its not in my control

[25thh0ur]

you should sort of try. the 84 is lighter than most so with the M20B25 motor it should still be fun. the M20 really has potential.

This guy gets it :early: