Opinions on this evilbay motor

General E30 related discussions -
Please put technical questions in E30 Tech Help forum below

Moderator: martauto

Post Reply
kolee
E30 Zone Regular
E30 Zone Regular
Posts: 645
Joined: Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:00 pm
Location: Painswick, Gloucestershire

Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:16 am

Mate of mine is looking at this 320i 4 door on e-gay.
I was up last week with a reserve £1500 but he has just relisted with a Buy it now of £995.

Has anyone had a look at it. I'm a little suspicious of the big price drop in the space of a week.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150668849373? ... 3D1&_rdc=1
User avatar
rover-2000
E30 Zone Newbie
E30 Zone Newbie
Posts: 226
Joined: Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:00 pm
Location: Walsall

Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:18 am

My gut feel is that it sounds like an honest car.
Kind regards
John

1989 320i Touring
1993 E34 525i SE Touring
1979 Porsche 924 Lux
1982 Porsche 924 Lux
1985 Porsche 944 Lux
pac1982
Engaged to the E30 Zone
Engaged to the E30 Zone
Posts: 5330
Joined: Fri Mar 07, 2008 11:00 pm
Location: isle of wight

Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:19 am

the big price drop is because he had his head in the clouds thinking he would get that price and has now come back down to earth a little
Image

1991 BMW E30 318i Neon Design Convertible (Sold)
1990 BMW E30 325i Touring (Sold)
1990 BMW E30 318IS (Sold)
1990 BMW E30 316i (RIP)
User avatar
domkolo
E30 Zone Regular
E30 Zone Regular
Posts: 437
Joined: Sat Nov 27, 2010 11:00 pm

Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:42 am

If you wanna spend a grand on a low miles low owner car,

why not go for a chromie 316 or 318 coupe?

tons more character and a hell of a lot better looking imo

loads knocking about for that kinda money aswell bro
Grrrmachine
E30 Zone Wiki / Team Member
E30 Zone Wiki / Team Member
Posts: 8043
Joined: Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:00 pm
Location: Warsaw, Poland

Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:51 am

Looks like a standard run-of-the-mill poverty spec E30. Front electric windows and nothing else.

Probably bought by a sensible middle manager from new, squeezing out his end-of-year-bonus to get a six cylinder engine at the expense of any interesting optional extras, and then spent 20 years polishing it on sunday and the occasional weekend jaunt to Devon.

Solid but dull is my opinion, but as long as there's no serious rot on it it's worth a grand.
pacerpete
E30 Zone Team Member
E30 Zone Team Member
Posts: 18168
Joined: Sun Jan 23, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: Iver heath. South bucks.

Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:00 pm

The ONLY redeeming feature that has is the mileage, the colour/surplus of doors/lack of spec and grim trim heavily out weigh the low mileage. Best left alone.
Jhonno
Homo Hair
Posts: 20362
Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: FLAT, FLAT, FLAT!!
Contact:

Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:13 pm

Lack of cc's, excess of cylinders.. Nuff said.
Got cable ties? Get diffin..

Arch roller for hire.

www.zeroexhausts.co.uk

Image
magpie
Old Skooler
Old Skooler
Posts: 28035
Joined: Sun Jun 29, 2008 11:00 pm
Location: Consett,Durham.

Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:28 pm

nothing to get exited about here !

i'd say the buy it now is about £750 overpriced,

being kind...........
Image
m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds :)
ivqii
Regression is the way forward !
Posts: 1794
Joined: Sat Apr 16, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: Bournemouth

Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:08 pm

Even with the low mileage there is no reason at all to buy this car
As I get older I realize that you can't please everyone - pissing everybody off is however a piece of cake
User avatar
meltonbmw
E30 Zone Newbie
E30 Zone Newbie
Posts: 216
Joined: Thu Jun 30, 2011 11:00 pm
Location: the land of ye olde pork pie(melton mowbray)

Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:57 pm

I agree price is too high,Does sound like a good honest car tho.Oh and it has 2 to many doors.
Image


I can supply dice dust caps and also 501 led bulbs in various colours etc.You can find me on many forums under the name mark0polo
Dezzy
CR24v it's a lifestyle
Posts: 11974
Joined: Thu May 15, 2008 11:00 pm
Location: Middlesbrough

Fri Sep 30, 2011 7:42 pm

I wouldnt even consider buying that wrongdoor!
Image
Co Founder of CR24vTM By Invitation Only. Absolutely no riff raff!!!
kolee
E30 Zone Regular
E30 Zone Regular
Posts: 645
Joined: Sat Aug 06, 2011 11:00 pm
Location: Painswick, Gloucestershire

Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:51 pm

My mate won this motor.

£570 i think is an ok price. Slave cylinder is going on it.

It does lack a little character, but a bit of sprucing up can fix that. The shell is immaculate and we just had our first village meet.

I have always liked the grey. its a nice respectable colour.
Kedge
Old Skooler
Old Skooler
Posts: 7702
Joined: Thu Jan 13, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: Leicestershire

Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:01 pm

Good price for the seller me thinks!
Image
'86 Polaris 316 M20B28 Rebuild
Instagram - Kedge85
Post Reply