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hi guys i have just picked up a D reg 325i se

It has servivce stamps and a load of paper work from snows and a bmw aproved garage etc

has full black leather (with back head rests), blinds in the rear shelf, all standered right down to the tape player. i have the dealer stickers still in the booklet not stuck in the screen etc

now the down side is its been sat in a car port for some 4 years so is rotten under the passager back light under side looks ok sill's might need a patch each it has covered 98k with mots from new to back it up.

what would it be worth all up and clean with mot on it i bought it for the engine and box then bay the rest of it but feels a bit of a shame to kill it if its saveable that is

is a 2 door btw

There are a few pre face lifts crawling out of the woodwork lately

Need pic's ideally but i would estimate between £1000 - £1500 if clean and solid with 12 months MOT.

Love it, don't frag it

ill have the front end
sell the seats, and your already in the proffit!

thanks STese

i am going to pick it up friday when its on the truck i'll have a look at the under side and see if its dead or not.

will also get some pictures of it with 4 years of dust onit looks like a propper barn find type of car more of a car part find tho

hazde by the front end do you mean lights and bumper?

Sounds like an easy save, and there's no substitute for history for sad gits like me. Get some quotes for the welding work required and see what's what. Depending on the general 'niceness' of the condition, paint wise, interior etc could be worth well upwards of £1500 to the right buyer. Would probably find a buyer on here as it is tbh and you could turn a profit anyway depending on how much it owes you. What colour is it, out of interest?

What colour is it, out of interest?

Strange, I was just thinking the same thing!

maxlee wrote:thanks STese

i am going to pick it up friday when its on the truck i'll have a look at the under side and see if its dead or not.

will also get some pictures of it with 4 years of dust onit looks like a propper barn find type of car more of a car part find tho

hazde by the front end do you mean lights and bumper?

bumper, bonnet, front valencce and splitter, fogs, wings headlights and grills and a few other bits, or will buy the complete car off you once you have removed the bits you want!

it looks like this colour under the dust from what i remember



if the shell needs welding i was going to strip it do the welding then chuck some bucket seats and harness in it job jobed. i'll take my camra with me friday and get some pics i wish i just got compleate shitters some times would make things easyer insted of having to think

has same spoiler on the boot to

ok icould be blind but it looks black rather then my above pic

its on my truck
ansered my own question about restoring it tho needs to much body work to make mint so going to strip the shell out and sort it for when i bend the 320

i did take a few pics for you guys what do you think??

the owner cleaned it (rinsed it off) why i was away getting my truck i wanted to get some pics of it with 4 years of dust on it

any way i'll stop going on and just post the pics


sleeping place for 4 years








one good rev and i think the exhaust system will be gone


lsd? the tag is long gone







drivers seat is fooked

looks salvagable mate

If the rear quarter is like that, what are the inner arches like?

Ziggy wrote:If the rear quarter is like that, what are the inner arches like?

That does look worrying doesn't it?

OP, can you remove the boot carpet covering the archs and post the pics?

yer sure guys

i have took it off the truck now so will get some pics in a bit.

will the lights fit on my face lifted 320i?? thinking it could save me some time as it failed mot on the head lights.

i will take some pics of all ruff bits still think its a shame he washed it

Hmmm - there's a resto in there for someone, but it's a bit further gone than I expected. I wouldn't get too heavy hearted about breaking it, it'll be the shell and consumables that require the most expense to put right - not worth it if you have a better shell.

How many sub-100k, historied, high comp b25s are there around ready to be transplanted? Could be junk, like anything, but looks a pretty good bet for swapsies into this 320 you have.

your finds are getting better

here are two quick snaps of the inner arch its not gone gone, well the artch that is





djk yep good point with the engine

well its fate has been made and bits are now on ebay i might do some thing with the shell (know it sounds crazy) wate and see what taking the carpet up shows

I have put a link to the ebay items in the
"E30 related External Ads" bit on the forum i don't have a price for any thing so just put it on ebay for 99p and let people decide what its worth to them


magpie i am getting there no lsd tho i checked unless i tested it wrong (jacked back up spun a wheel other wheel turned other way)
funny thing is i have none about this one for years i was told it was a 325 auto the owner lost the keys and wanted silly money for it. so after buying the 320 i thought sod it i'll go ask and he has the keys and every thing think some one was keeping me from going to ask about it

Thats a real shame its got into that state as it looked to be a very high spec chromie!

all because the battery went flat i think

the bloke bought it back from mot (garage is 2 miles from his house tops) parked it up and then never used it he was sad to see it go tho i think gave it one last hose down etc

is a shame but the bits will live on insted of some one just picking it up and taking it for scrap,

should break well m8 obc leather etc

fingers crossed i get some pennys back is the obc wash wipe etc all easy to unplug and remove mate or is it a mishion?

All easy enough to remove.

What are the scuttle, factory lifting points etc like? Rear quarter looks gash, but it doesn't appear rotten all over in the pics

do the h/light washers work?

haven't tested em yet i'm guessing you have the lights on ans wash the windows?

sweet after i have got the 320i mot work done and mot i'm going to crack on then if its easy

scuttle is just starting to go lifting points are very much still there

lights on and press stalk towards the steering column and watch it perform

i cant see an s on the stalk where bc is on the indicator one for the washers but same theory.
if they do work how much for the kit

i'll have a little lookie and see if they work mate price i don't know thats why i have been putting it all on ebay for 99p and letting people bid what they tink its worth

i know all the shafts are shiny as i removed the head light wippers today in my very slow progress to get the lights off it (still screwed to the car)

i checked the wash wipe mate

lights on then press the stalk so the washers do the screen and no joy