E30 Zone

Hi Girls and Boys,

I am selling my aunt's family owned Late J reg 325i with just 80k genuine miles!

It is in nice condition, 5 door, AUTO, Caylipso Red, factory sport body kit, 15 inch bbs, OBC, E/W, PS, ETC ETC!

TAX AND M.O.T AUGUST

Really original still with factory ICE

Before i put her on Pistonheads I was wondering about it's fair potential value??

Any one can you help or have an opinion please let me know! It would be most appreciated!

Kind Regards, Leigh.

I'll get in early here

You need pictures... service history... location

to give you an idea

You'll be needing to post lots of pics, especially of any rust or dents, plus history before you get any sort of guide as to what its worth, up to then, any price will be meaningless.

5 doors? Is is a touring?

All depends on the usual rust areas and what service history you have. Auto is less desirable as well as being a 5 door. The calypso colour is quite sought after though so its really up to how much someone would want to pay.

Im no expert but id say between 2 and 3k? Im sure someone will shoot me down but just a rough guess!

Hi guys wow!!! so quick! it is a 5 door saloon. This week i will get all the pics of the usual area's which E30's are prone to rust and corrosion! Battery tray, arches, front floor pan, front windscreen, sills etc etc!

not many dents at all maybe 2 tiny ones. rear offside arch has had a bodge at some point to prevent rust corrosion so that will need attention but the rest is very straight and original.

FSH, FLEW THROUGH LAST M.O.T

How can it be a 5 door saloon???

Is it a 4 door saloon, or a 5 door touring (estate)?

Wheres it located mate. I've a funny feeling this may be the car Simon remebers from his manor. Sport kit, calypso late touring?

LATE SALOON 4 DOOR NOT TOURING CHAPS!
Car is in Oxfordshire atm

Probably try at around £2200ono, will get all the pics and vital stats up on here and offer it to Zoners first before P'heads

They will be very detailed pics with carpets up etc.

Thank you all for your kind assitance!

Sounds a nice car but my initial thought is thats dear for a moredoor

leigh wrote:not many dents at all maybe 2 tiny ones. rear offside arch has had a bodge at some point to prevent rust corrosion so that will need attention but the rest is very straight and original.

Your price just hit 1000 pounds max. All the rest is just the usual sales bumf. Sorry.

Have a look here Leigh

http://www.oldcolonelcars.co.uk/

Grrrmachine wrote:

leigh wrote:not many dents at all maybe 2 tiny ones. rear offside arch has had a bodge at some point to prevent rust corrosion so that will need attention but the rest is very straight and original.

Your price just hit 1000 pounds max. All the rest is just the usual sales bumf. Sorry.

Harsh but true-ish

I will sort arch for her and get £1600-£1700 mark my words!

Always important to know a talented welder/painter.

80000 miles FSH runs spot on!

I have owned 5 Tech 1 Sports all D plates, two F plate 2 door manual's, One 2 door auto and a touring all 325i............

Bumf

318isPMK wrote:Have a look here Leigh

http://www.oldcolonelcars.co.uk/

BMW E30 3 SERIES 325 SE AUTO

SEPTEMBER 1990 - H REG

LOW MILEAGE - ONLY 79,000 MILES

FULL SERVICE HISTORY

SOUGHT AFTER LAST OF THE LINE E30 - FACELIFT INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR

LOVELY CALYPSO RED METALLIC PAINTWORK

UNWORN GREY (LIGHT PINSTRIPE) INTERIOR WITH MATCHING DOOR CARDS ETC

ONLY 4 PREVIOUS OWNERS

BBS ALLOYS / SUNROOF

LONG MOT AND TAXED

Here is a lovely, last of the line BMW E30 3 Series. This is a 325 SE, fitted with the automatic gearbox. This combination works really well. If you haven't driven an E30 for a while, you will be surprised how well the 2.5 straight six engine performs, lovely and smooth with an great engine note and its very responsive. This example is the final design of the E30, so you get extra factory bodywork options, like the front lower spoiler, the colour coded side skirts and BBS alloys. The interior gets the same facelift, with lovely light pinstripe seats, matching door cards and a two tone dash etc. This BMW is finished in Calypso Red Metallic. The paintwork is in lovely condition, which with this colour really makes the car stand out. The interior is completely unmarked and standard, including the original BMW overmats protecting the carpets and the original stereo etc. Another extra for these cars is the BMW BBS alloys, all in lovely condition including the spare.

The specification on this car includes PAS, ABS, Electric windows front and back, Electric mirrors, Electric sunroof, Central locking, Leather trimmed steering wheel, Front and Rear spoiler, Full toolkit, Original stereo and electric aerial etc.

This BMW is a real delight to drive. The engine and gearbox perform perfectly, everything feels nice and fresh. When you drive this car is clear to see that its been well maintained, there are no squeaks or rattles and the suspension feels excellent. This car benefits from a full service history along with old service receipts and old MOT's.

This car will put a smile on your face every time you take it out. It represents great value at the moment.

Its comes with a long MOT, its taxed, its ready to be enjoyed now !

Major Service history

Mileage Garage Work Completed Mileage Garage Work Completed
0 Doncaster BMW Pre Delivery Check 26,749 C & S Motors Full Service
1062 Lloyd BMW Running In Inspection 31,092 Cotgrave Service Station Full Service
6771 Prestons BMW Oil Service 35,225 Cotgrove Service Station Full Service
11,515 Sytner BMW Inspection I Service 59,342 P.K.Smith Full Service & Cambelt
16,545 Sytner BMW Inspection II Service 67,506 Cotgrove Service Station Full Service
21,128 Deans BMW Oil Service

MOT Until March 13th 2013

Taxed Until 31/05/2012

HPI Clear

Price £ SOLD

DELIVERY TO YOUR DOOR AVAILABLE ON ALL CARS - PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL FOR PRICE

thanks mate! The car is exactly the same but not show room sale prepared YET!!!

My point being, if there's rust visible it means there's 9 times as much hidden under the carpets. So admitting the rear arch has some, and that it's been bodged, will make the price plummet.

If you do fix the paintwork properly then the price will be between 1500-2000; I can't imagine anyone paying more than that for a moredoor auto in the current market, but you never know. And I certainly wouldn't take pricing advice from Mr iS up there

Does it have any of the desirable extras: full electric windows (not just fronts), 13 button OBC (not 6), map light mirror, cruise control? It's those things that push the price up.

Shut it ya Wiki-wank

Since my slurge.... I have been on an intensive course of Zone economics I now know that all turds are inherently worthless but deals can be improved with confectionary.

On that note I'll offer you £1.36 and a Chomp Leigh??

grrrmachine is right

and sellers like oldcolonel sell pristine cars in outstanding showroom condition with 100% history low miles etc , and also because of tho they are they charge a premium, an e30 of the same spec but with rust and dings etc from a private seller will not command or fetch such a price

looking at ebay and piston heads etc is the easiest way to try value

I understand you point, and yes the market is awful.....

It has full obc, full E/W pack, ESR, arm rest, 15 inch bbs, factory sport kit, front fogs, not sure re cruise? Will call my aunt tnt!

I have been honest re the rear wing bodge, doesnt mean it can't be fixed!

Lets wait and see this weekend what we discover under all carpets and beneath car!!! Camera is fully charged! It is a garaged car so we'll see????

99.9% of these all rust somwhere chaps as we ar all to aware!!!!

Shame it's not a manual though!

Of course

Remember, this isn't a For Sale thread. If it is, it'll get locked very quickly because it's missing the two key ingredients; Price and Pictures. It's also in the wrong section.

So while we're purely in the valuation stage, I'm just offering honest advice, even if it's advice you don't want to hear.

When you've got access to both the car and a camera, work your way through these bits:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/index.php/Rust

If you can, also get the body kit off because most rust shockers lurk under there. And I know my rust; most of those pictures come from my own car

the market isnt awful, e30s do sell and nice ones sell fast and the money is out there/on here even for the right cars

but the moredoor auto market is not a desirable market and the rear arch- if its bad it might need a new inner arch too- inner arch+outer arch panels, then the cutting it all out and welding, then the painting- and the whole quarter will need painting either way, and that has to be blown in to the door, and depending on the condition of the rest of the paint work is how good it will match and look, talking a £600 job all in maybe- thats why you may struggle to sell it , the rest of the car and the history would have to be really outstanding for someone to want to bother on a more door auto

My father in law lives in Warsaw!!! Yes will get my kit off too! Off the car i mean lol!

NO it is not a FOR SALE THREAD! Valuation ONLY. MAY NOT EVEN SELL IT AT ALL!

polsta wrote:the market isnt awful, e30s do sell and nice ones sell fast and the money is out there/on here even for the right cars

but the moredoor auto market is not a desirable market and the rear arch- if its bad it might need a new inner arch too- inner arch+outer arch panels, then the cutting it all out and welding, then the painting- and the whole quarter will need painting either way, and that has to be blown in to the door, and depending on the condition of the rest of the paint work is how good it will match and look, talking a £600 job all in maybe- thats why you may struggle to sell it , the rest of the car and the history would have to be really outstanding for someone to want to bother on a more door auto

Furry Muff, fingers crossed!

If my hand goes straight through the inner arch then it will be a breaker for sure then!

Still would fetch £800 though if it is bad. we'll see!

MINIMUM WITHOUT BREAKING!

500, based on the current fact that it's a rusty bodged-up slushbox moredoor turd. Stop spamming the board and give us some proper pics!

leigh wrote:I understand you point, and yes the market is awful.....

It has full obc, full E/W pack, ESR, arm rest, 15 inch bbs, factory sport kit, front fogs, not sure re cruise? Will call my aunt tnt!

factory sport kit, do you mean an m-tec 2 kit or se side skirts

I think SE side skirts! Look you lot let's see all the detailed pics I will take and give the old girl a chance???? May just be that rear outer arch that went! we shall see? Once it goes up for sale it will have a very honest description of all the areas which require treatment.

2 owner car since 1992 80k and excellent mechanics! TBA on the rust front. hopefully just rear battery tray a little rusty, thin and weak!!! (AS NORMAL)

If it was a manual I would keep it in the family but I already have an E46 M3 Manual to play with since I can't afford an E30 M3!!!!!!

diable wrote:

Grrrmachine wrote:500

I hope thats Zloty

You've posted 15 times in this thread, and you've got the fairest answers you're going to get. If you want to hear a value over 1000 pounds, you HAVE TO post pictures of the car with the fuse box up and the side skirts off. Until then, this car is just another one of a thousand sheds.

You say "only 78,000 miles", I hear "shoved in the garage for the last three years so all the bushes are perished".

You say "only one bit of rust", I hear "that you can see".

You say "it's got fogs and BBS!", I think "oh, so no leather, heated seats, aircon or cruise then".

Only pics of a nice shiny Calypso Red car on fresh tyres with no rust will prompt anyone to give you a sensible answer.

Grrrmachine wrote:500, based on the current fact that it's a rusty bodged-up slushbox moredoor turd. Stop spamming the board and give us some proper pics!

Are u anti German??? Bit harsh on any ultimate driving machine!!! Yes of course I would rather it be a mint Tech 1 sport but it is what it is. Rare colour and low owners and miles. Passed M.O.T last year with NO advsioies so not to worried really given the lack of rain we've had and the fact it's garaged.