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Hi guys. I have a 1989 325i Touring manual with a body kit and interior that look like they are from a Sport.

The car is a project as it's been off the road for a couple years.
I need to sell it but don't want to insult anyone here with an uneducated asking price.

I'd be very grateful if the E30 community could give me an idea as to what the car really is and what a fair asking price may be.

The car has a Hottuning manifold, AKG Motorsport bushes all-around, Koni dampers, lowering springs, Team Dynamics 7x16 wheels, limited slip diff, plus a tuned chip and stock chip too.

The bad...it needs a fresh gearbox, exhaust and rebuilt dampers. It also needs a headliner, etc.

Any help or advice is appreciated. Pictures below (if I did it correctly!) (I will post more pictures in an actual for sale post.)

Thanks.



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Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:51 pm

Bump for some help.

I was thinking of asking £1500 in a for sale post but wanted some feedback as to whether this is reasonable or way off.

Thanks again for any guidance on this.
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I just sold my project 325I Touring for £800. Advertised at a 1500 with offers on Fleabay. Probably comparable to yours, some extras went with it and needed some work to finish and had also been off the road for a couple of years.
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Where about are you based and does it start
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You'd get more than £1500 if you stripped it. £1000 - £1200 for the kit, £400 ish for the interior etc etc.
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Thanks for the guidance.

Yes the car runs and drives. The motor has always been very healthy but the gearbox won't select 3rd/4th.

If you guys think the asking price is sensible then I will make a for sale post and add more pictures there.

Thanks again!

*for those that asked, the car is in the midlands, near Rugby.
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Did this car leave the supplying dealership with the body 'kit' , LSD and interior?
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May just need a new bush/linkage on the gearbox remote to get it to work...
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Speedtouch wrote:May just need a new bush/linkage on the gearbox remote to get it to work...
and it also stands a better chance of having a totally fooked g/box of which i have a good one in storage
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Previous MOT's show different mileages

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Different clusters have been in the car, hence the mileage changes. The one in the car when I bought it didn't look original, but who's to say. It stopped working and I used the cluster from my previous 325i touring. That one has been in it for the last handful of years.

The mileage didn't concern me since the motor and clutch were excellent, and I did all the bushes with the Delrin ones from AKG.
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Cloggy Saint wrote:You'd get more than £1500 if you stripped it. £1000 - £1200 for the kit, £400 ish for the interior etc etc.
If that kit is genuine, including the touring rear spoiler, then that alone is worth most of your 1500GBP, if in perfect condition. LSD and interior take that well over 1500, and that's before you consider the rest of the car.
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Good buy! :D
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Todd130490 wrote:Good buy! :D
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Todd130490 wrote:Good buy! :D
hello Todd
Hi Mick :)
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The 325i has been sold and collected.

Thank you to everyone here for your help. It is very much appreciated.
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how do i get the factory build spec of the car , i done it with my 318is about 8 yrs ago but totally gone blank now :?

Cheers mick .
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That's called getting old Mick :D

Oh, I've no friggin clue either despite also having done it :cry:
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Jesus325iTouring wrote:That's called getting old Mick :D

Oh, I've no friggin clue either despite also having done it :cry:
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managed to grab a few pics today , had the diff tag off which reads S 3 91 and the condition of the seats is amazing ... only spoilt buy a small piece of the outer piping casing missing and the white innards on show until i colour it black to take the eye away from it :D

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magpie wrote:how do i get the factory build spec of the car , i done it with my 318is about 8 yrs ago but totally gone blank now :?
https://www.bmwvin.com/

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magpie wrote:
Speedtouch wrote:May just need a new bush/linkage on the gearbox remote to get it to work...
and it also stands a better chance of having a totally fooked g/box of which i have a good one in storage
And the other one's got bells on it! :wink: How much did you steal it for then? winkeye
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https://www.bmwvin.com/

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Speedtouch wrote:
magpie wrote:
Speedtouch wrote:May just need a new bush/linkage on the gearbox remote to get it to work...
and it also stands a better chance of having a totally fooked g/box of which i have a good one in storage
And the other one's got bells on it! :wink: How much did you steal it for then? winkeye
his asking price :D
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Fairy muff - good luck with the project...
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Bargainzzzz.

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Take good care of my seats!
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E30rocknrollstar wrote:Bargainzzzz.

Lucky bastardooo
well hello Chris :D
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Good buy Mick, I will most likely get another Touring when I get bored of the yank.
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