*Picture Heavy* 1993 BMW 325i Convertible E30 - 71k Miles - Air Bagged - $8000

[mcgillaguddy]

I am looking to buy a house so it is time for me to part ways with the e30. I drive this car every weekend May-October and it runs beautifully. I have turned my attention to another project and with moving/buying a house this car does not and will not get the attention it deserves. Most recently serviced by DTM autowerks in Milford who I would be glad to have the car checked out by. I have about $13k invested in the car and you cannot build an e30 to this level for anywhere near my asking price. I expect to take a loss (my asking price shows that) and I am motivated to sell but please consider what I have into the vehicle, both time and money.

Asking price is $8,000.
Please Call/Text if interested (661-839-6685) - I do not visit the forums often these days.
Location: Milford, NH

I will clean & buff/wax the car this weekend and get some fresh photos.

Photo album of progress throughout the years (I also have a build thread on here which I abandoned awhile ago):

https://goo.gl/photos/3bTQCvacK8KABhRk9

1993 325i Convertible
5spd Manual
~71k Miles
11/1992 Build Date - one of the last 200 e30s built.
Service records back to ~1995 ish

ALL items completed/installed within last two years and 3k miles unless specifically stated otherwise.

Engine/Drivetrain:

Rebuilt 19lb Injectors
M30 AFM
SSSquid 91 octane chip for 19lb injectors and M30 AFM
New ignition cap & rotor (Bosch)
BavAuto performance plug wires
Valve adjustment
Timing belt done at ~60k miles in 2013
New Valve cover gasket
New intake manifold gaskets
New Sachs clutch kit
New clutch slave cylinder
New clutch master cylinder
New clutch fork
Lightened flywheel
Stainless Steel clutch hose (UUC)
New transmission mounts (OEM rubber)
Transmission fluid changed
New output shaft seal
New shift linkages
B&M short shifter
Poly Diff Bushing
Rear diff resealed and fresh fluid
New spark plugs
New Guibo
Comes with (10) mobil 1 oil filters NIB

Steering & Suspension:

New Poly Subframe bushings
New Poly Rear Trailing Arm bushings
Delrin offset Control Arm Bushings
New Control Arms
New tie rod ends
Air set-up:
KW coilover adjustable front struts (~5yr old)
Aerosport front air bags (~5yr old)
Stance coilover adjustable rear shocks
Stance coilover RSMs
Slam Specialties RE-7 rear bags
Garagistic rear shock mount reinforcements
Viair 480c compressor (~5yr old)
accuair vu4 manifold (~5yr old)
pressuryte auto level system (~5yr old)
All new stainless leader hoses
All new 3/8” DOT approved hoses (with many spare push connects and extra hose)
subframe, trailing arms, & diff all stripped and re-coated with "Zero-Rust"

Brake & Fuel Systems:

New SS brake lines
New rear pads & rotors (cross drilled & slotted)
New walbro 255 fuel pump
New fuel filter

Interior:

Crack-Free Dash
Factory heated sport seats in great condition, treated with Leatherique annually
Rear seat was professionally repaired (typical Vert split at the top) by New England Trim in Shrewsbury
Rear seat headrests installed
Lloyd ultimat floor mats
Custom air management switches wired to factory (OE) switches
Custom center console for analog air gauges
Nardi steering wheel
Genuine BMW wood shift knob
Battery Relocated to Trunk
Factory stereo with rear AUX input hard-wired in
e24 635csi premium sound speakers (woofer and tweeter) mounted in factory rear speaker locations.
Custom Fit sunshield
Coupe battery cover modified to fit convertible
Clutch stop
AC is ICE cold - converted to r134 over the summer.

Exterior:

New top (Autotopsdirect Stayfast top)
New tension straps
All new top linkages
All power top microswitches reset
Convertible top repair kit from germany
35W 3000k HID fog lights, wired to be completely independent
US ellipsoids with 55W 5000k HID low beams
16x9 Borbet Type BS (imported from Germany)
Genuine BMW wheel locks
205/50/16 Kumho ecsta ASTs in the rear with ~1k miles (I have a set of 4, though.)
205/45/16 Riken Raptor front tires with ~1k miles
5mm spacers up front
3mm spacers in the rear
Comes will coupe trunk lid (will need to be painted to match - currently calypsorot)
"I" front lip

Exhaust:

Factory manifolds
Dual mid-pipe with two resonators (no cat)
BavAuto SS cat-back exhaust
New factory (OE) hangers

Issues: (I will be addressing them if/when I have time)

I think the front right strut mount bearing is going out (started making noise so I packed some grease into the bearing - no noise atm)
There is a small dent (quarter size) in the front left fender
Two small rust issues are starting which should be addressed before they become actual problems:
- One is by the passenger door key lock
- The other is by the battery box (this was stripped down to bare metal and coated to stop any further issue)
The paint shows it’s age but cleans up well with buffing/waxing.
Front bags leak out over about a 24hr period - I have since re-ran all of the hoses, checked all connections to bags, leader hoses, and push connects. It appears this is coming from some of the 90 degree push connects, which I will be replacing.

[Javier h]

Momo?

You should consider posting current pictures of the car.

That's a momo fighter steering wheel not Nardi and the BMW wood shift knob is clearly a zhp.

[mcgillaguddy]

You should consider posting current pictures of the car.

That's a momo fighter steering wheel not Nardi and the BMW wood shift knob is clearly a zhp.

EDIT: new photos were uploaded.

[peacoben]

Nice build

Wish I had the cash to pick this up

[mcgillaguddy]

Did not get to the buff/wax yet but new photos are up!

[getouth]

Good looking car glws!

[Javier h]

Is the title clean?

Given the year and the mileage, I would stick this car on BAT immediately. I really cant imagine not selling for your asking price.

[mcgillaguddy]

Is the title clean?

Given the year and the mileage, I would stick this car on BAT immediately. I really cant imagine not selling for your asking price.

NH doesn't issue titles for vehicles over 15yrs old but I still have the previous title, which is clean. It is a little odd though because the car was impounded, re-vin'd and sold by the state of NY in 1994 so the VIN number is "NY49322".

The previous owner, who's family owned the car from 1995 until 2015 (when I bought it), told me that the car was seized at the border for smuggling diamonds to/from Canada.

[Javier h]

Interesting story

Last vert (1987 IC?) on BAT hit $12k I believe but the owner wanted more ($17k).

I am not familiar with air ride but can the car be driven at the lowered height? It's a really nice looking car man. Stick with your asking price. Color, mileage, condition, year, price...its all a great recipe for a great sale.

[Mr. Tasty]

Is this Schwartz or Dimantschwartz? I can't tell from the photos.

[mcgillaguddy]

Last vert (1987 IC?) on BAT hit $12k I believe but the owner wanted more ($17k).

I am not familiar with air ride but can the car be driven at the lowered height? It's a really nice looking car man. Stick with your asking price. Color, mileage, condition, year, price...its all a great recipe for a great sale.

The photos are what I call parking height. It cannot be driven at that height. There is an auto level setup - the window kill switch below the heated seat buttons turns the auto level on/off. The window switch just above the heated seat buttons raises/lowers the car .

Is this Schwartz or Dimantschwartz? I can't tell from the photos.

It is schwartz 2.

[mcgillaguddy]

Bump.

The car will be going into storage soon and it is unlikely to be for sale in the spring. Get it while you can!

[Mwishlist]

I just wanted to say I love how you used the OEM switches to run the bags!

GLWS!

[mcgillaguddy]

I just wanted to say I love how you used the OEM switches to run the bags!

GLWS!

Thank you! I thought it was pretty cool myself.

I have another little treat to come as well... e60 aux input:



It's just a tiny bit smaller than the stock switch openings but I'll make it look proper. I already have the aux hard wired into the headunit but I don't like having an exposed wire hanging at the ashtray. This should clean it up nicely.