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E30 parts are shooting up in price from BMW
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 2:14 am
by rich318i
M-Tec 2 steering wheel £283 leather.
EVO Suede wheel £687
EVO Suede hand brake £480
Gold doesn't even inflate that much in such a sort time
hope its just a typo!!
Re: E30 parts are shooting up in price from BMW
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 8:46 am
by bss325i
I think you'll find leather tech 2 wheels are also £600 odd pounds and them and sport Evo wheels have been for over a year now!
Re: E30 parts are shooting up in price from BMW
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:26 am
by DanThe
As usual, its old news....
Re: E30 parts are shooting up in price from BMW
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:30 am
by Fastroad
Don't bother buying them and save your money.
£600 for a steering wheel could equal having a touring project.
Re: E30 parts are shooting up in price from BMW
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:09 am
by Grrrmachine
Damn, I think I need a suede handbrake cover to pass the next MOT
Re: E30 parts are shooting up in price from BMW
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:16 am
by Fastroad
Grrrmachine wrote:Damn, I think I need a suede handbrake cover to pass the next MOT
You have to have the matching steering wheel to pass a˜±
Re: E30 parts are shooting up in price from BMW
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:51 pm
by rich318i
rich318i wrote:M-Tec 2 steering wheel £283 leather.
EVO Suede wheel £687
EVO Suede hand brake £480
Gold doesn't even inflate that much in such a sort time
hope its just a typo!!
They are taking the piss bought my EVO handbrake from BMW for £120 ish back in 2007
Re: E30 parts are shooting up in price from BMW
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2014 9:14 pm
by Cypriotgeeza
Its not too bad guys.. Some parts are coming down in price too!
A dash is now £900 reduced from £1800
Re: E30 parts are shooting up in price from BMW
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2014 10:04 pm
by assassin
Cypriotgeeza wrote:Its not too bad guys.. Some parts are coming down in price too!
A dash is now £900 reduced from £1800
Give it another 24 months
Re: E30 parts are shooting up in price from BMW
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 6:11 pm
by mabz
Same as mercedes. I have a 190e cosworth and I nearly had a heart attack when I went in for some prices!! I had another about 5 years ago and the parts were reasonable then obviously still pricey but not ridiculous
Re: E30 parts are shooting up in price from BMW
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 7:55 pm
by MurphyE30
I don't get the whole extortionate prices theory with dealers, surely lowering the prices to a bit more reasonable amounts for the older cars that less people are buying parts for and draw in the customers to buy dealer parts that are left instead of going elsewhere for copies or second hand spares would make more sense
Re: E30 parts are shooting up in price from BMW
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 8:03 pm
by bab-91
mabz wrote:Same as mercedes. I have a 190e cosworth and I nearly had a heart attack when I went in for some prices!! I had another about 5 years ago and the parts were reasonable then obviously still pricey but not ridiculous
I'll be in the market for a Merc Cossie in the next 12 months or a Saab T16 Aero.
Actually considering a few models.
Re: E30 parts are shooting up in price from BMW
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 8:33 pm
by bss325i
MurphyE30 wrote:I don't get the whole extortionate prices theory with dealers, surely lowering the prices to a bit more reasonable amounts for the older cars that less people are buying parts for and draw in the customers to buy dealer parts that are left instead of going elsewhere for copies or second hand spares would make more sense
It's not the dealer that set the prices, its the manufacturers, BMW in this case.
The reason why parts prices shoot up is purely down to supply and demand.
Car no longer in production, less cars on road, less demand for parts so production costs go up hence parts price rise.
Sad but true.
Re: E30 parts are shooting up in price from BMW
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 9:32 pm
by spook
Well look at the price you need to pay for a decent E30 theses days .
Re: E30 parts are shooting up in price from BMW
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 3:35 am
by pukar
Increase in price for rarely bought items makes sense....when they are selling cars at ever increased rates I doubt they are rolling in money from the 10 sport evo steering wheels they sell per year. If they only need a few then the manufacturing cost is relatively more so costs get passed on.
Let's be grateful so many parts are available!
Re: E30 parts are shooting up in price from BMW
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 10:08 am
by Cypriotgeeza
pukar wrote: Let's be grateful so many parts are available!
I said the same thing the other day! A company making parts for a 20+ year old car sounds crazy! lets just hope Bmw don't decide its not worth their while anymore and stop!
Re: E30 parts are shooting up in price from BMW
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 1:34 am
by Stevevrs
I just bought an O/S rear wing for my Cabbie resto as there are only 4 left worldwide
i dont need it yet but dont wanna get caught with my knickers down !
Now there are 3.
Re: E30 parts are shooting up in price from BMW
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 1:42 am
by rich318i
Stevevrs wrote:I just bought an O/S rear wing for my Cabbie resto as there are only 4 left worldwide
i dont need it yet but dont wanna get caught my knickers down !
Now there are 3.
how much??
Re: E30 parts are shooting up in price from BMW
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 2:13 am
by Stevevrs
£259 from Cotswold, bargain....there are 90 N/S wings left so no panic there, lol