My 'What's it worth?' thread.....
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 11:51 am
Ok, not entirely sure i am going to sell, but it may be an option depending on how much i wind up 'not' using the car now that my wifes job had changed and i'll be using the family car for work (and to and from work is pretty much the only time i useually get to use my car).... My kids and and wife would'nt want to travel in the e30 as much as i wouldnt want them in it!!
Anyway, I'll try and do this properly to make it a worth while thread, and supply lots of information.
Here are a couple of pics:
It’s a 1988 Motorsport Edition and is 1 of only 40 produced from the original series of Motorsport Editions.
Further more it’s a Manual car of which I believe only 23 were produced?
All the later Motorsport Editions were produced in greater numbers (however in totality I think only 590 Motorsport Editions were ever made, with the vast majority being fitted with Automatic transmissions.
The original 40 were all built in Macau Blue (listed as Sonderlack on the paint sticker- meaning special laquer). And fitted with Indigo Blue soft-top roofs. Most were de-chromed and all were metal bumper, non body kitted cars with manual roofs and full Silver Grey leather upholstery, including seats, door cards and door pulls (even the inside of the door pockets) the centre consoles including the lids of the ashtrays and the rear quarter panels were also trimmed in leather. Further more these cars were fitted with M-Tech suspension and Limited slip differentials.
Over the years the ”˜Motorsport Edition’ title has been revered on both the E30’s and the small number of E24’s that were also made, and have carried a premium price accordingly. My 1988 car is where it all began, as an alternative offered by BMW GB to the ”˜then new’ Left hand drive only E30 M3 convertible (I wonder how many tens of thousands of pounds one would have to pay for one of those now).
My particular car is fitted with aftermarket wheels (a negative point no doubt, but easily changed) and a period M-tech 1 bodykit, which in my opinion makes the car look much better than the non kitted cars, and is more in keeping with its age, than the M-tech 2 kit.
The manual roof works as it should as do all the electrics. And the car is also fitted with an M-tech 2 steering wheel (I think it’s the smaller sized one)?
It drives exactly as it should, pulls strongly and tracks and stops as it should. Even with the larger wheels, the car does not crash, bang and knock from its suspension.
Perhaps the most important thing though (next to the cars Motorsport Edition status) is that the car is solid, with all the arches, boot, scuttle, sills, doors etc, suffering no rust!!
The car has covered 113,000 miles but with lots and lots of stamps, receipts, previous MOT’s etc to back it up and show that lots of corrective and preventative works have been carried out on the car. And the car is also fitted with a Scorpion stainless steel exhaust system that makes the car sound sublime.
The last owner had the car for 7 years, and used her for extended periods as a second and sometimes third car, and last month she passed an MOT with flying colours.
The car is no concourse winner, and as she currently is, could do with valve adjustment, a seat bolster repair and the de-chroming refurbishing, and there are a couple of slight marks here and there, but as you can see from the pictures she looks great, and as time allows, there is every chance that if I do decide to sell, I will have addressed the issues mentioned above”¦”¦
So, hopefully I have made this a worth while ”˜Whats she worth’ thread”¦..
Any thoughts on pricing, if I were to advertise her on Pistonheads (if nobody on the forum was interested in her).
Anyway, I'll try and do this properly to make it a worth while thread, and supply lots of information.
Here are a couple of pics:
It’s a 1988 Motorsport Edition and is 1 of only 40 produced from the original series of Motorsport Editions.
Further more it’s a Manual car of which I believe only 23 were produced?
All the later Motorsport Editions were produced in greater numbers (however in totality I think only 590 Motorsport Editions were ever made, with the vast majority being fitted with Automatic transmissions.
The original 40 were all built in Macau Blue (listed as Sonderlack on the paint sticker- meaning special laquer). And fitted with Indigo Blue soft-top roofs. Most were de-chromed and all were metal bumper, non body kitted cars with manual roofs and full Silver Grey leather upholstery, including seats, door cards and door pulls (even the inside of the door pockets) the centre consoles including the lids of the ashtrays and the rear quarter panels were also trimmed in leather. Further more these cars were fitted with M-Tech suspension and Limited slip differentials.
Over the years the ”˜Motorsport Edition’ title has been revered on both the E30’s and the small number of E24’s that were also made, and have carried a premium price accordingly. My 1988 car is where it all began, as an alternative offered by BMW GB to the ”˜then new’ Left hand drive only E30 M3 convertible (I wonder how many tens of thousands of pounds one would have to pay for one of those now).
My particular car is fitted with aftermarket wheels (a negative point no doubt, but easily changed) and a period M-tech 1 bodykit, which in my opinion makes the car look much better than the non kitted cars, and is more in keeping with its age, than the M-tech 2 kit.
The manual roof works as it should as do all the electrics. And the car is also fitted with an M-tech 2 steering wheel (I think it’s the smaller sized one)?
It drives exactly as it should, pulls strongly and tracks and stops as it should. Even with the larger wheels, the car does not crash, bang and knock from its suspension.
Perhaps the most important thing though (next to the cars Motorsport Edition status) is that the car is solid, with all the arches, boot, scuttle, sills, doors etc, suffering no rust!!
The car has covered 113,000 miles but with lots and lots of stamps, receipts, previous MOT’s etc to back it up and show that lots of corrective and preventative works have been carried out on the car. And the car is also fitted with a Scorpion stainless steel exhaust system that makes the car sound sublime.
The last owner had the car for 7 years, and used her for extended periods as a second and sometimes third car, and last month she passed an MOT with flying colours.
The car is no concourse winner, and as she currently is, could do with valve adjustment, a seat bolster repair and the de-chroming refurbishing, and there are a couple of slight marks here and there, but as you can see from the pictures she looks great, and as time allows, there is every chance that if I do decide to sell, I will have addressed the issues mentioned above”¦”¦
So, hopefully I have made this a worth while ”˜Whats she worth’ thread”¦..
Any thoughts on pricing, if I were to advertise her on Pistonheads (if nobody on the forum was interested in her).
