E30 Zone

Grim reading, got the VT30 Refusal of MOT cert today. Reads as follows:

1. Nearside front suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded

2 Offside front suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded

3 Nearside rear suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded

4 Offside rear suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded **DANGEROUS**

Add a front wheel bearing and I think this is the death knell for my 30, gutted

Going for a quote tomorrow

89 325i SE, 2-dr, annoying thing is that I've had a lot of bodywork done over the last 2 years and each time asked how the underside was and was told it was fine.

Is this the end?, what am I looking at wonga-wise?

Cheers

Razza

Could be five minutes a corner with a MIG, or a major panel replacement job.
Depends entirely on the extent and position of the corrosion.

Yeah s`pose, will find out tomorrow

can you get pics mate ?

better of scrapping it

not worth scrapping al have it or pay you the scrap value

I took I Micra for an MOT and the failure sheet looked way worse all I had to do was weld one little whole on the outer sill and change a wishbone. It's because they only have boxes to tick and can't be descriptive.

better of scrapping it

Not a very constructive post BD76

end of the day its only an e30

heard of worse being fixed and as previously stated could be 5 mins a corner with a mig the mot inspector can only tick boxes he cant put a description down could read a lot worse than it is and if the mot garage thought it was unsafe they would have told you to get a trailer to move it

BD76 wrote:end of the day its only an e30

why you here on this site?

correct above /\/\/\/\/\

BD76 wrote:end of the day its only an e30

Nice attitude. Can we keep it constructive please.

lol im just saying if its that bad why waste your time and i own an e30 thats why im here but if it got to that
situation i would not spend that money on it

I would

What exactly is the suspension component mounting?.... Is it the strut tops?

everthinks fixible an if your planning on keepeing it fix it if ye planning on rebuilding to sell then costs normally out way it so not worth it i spent nearly a grand on things in my garage last year lads couldnt believe there eyes
but i love my motor so al spend silly money on it hope ye fix it lad if not al take it of ye

Update

Quoted £280 to for all bodywork.

Just a wheel bearing and she'll be back on the road - RESULT!

Cheers for the advice.

glad alls worked out and bare in mind bodyshop prices are expensive for welding if you had a mate that's a dab hand with a welder the cost would drop dramatically

pennies mate! get it sorted and get her back on the road! oh yea!

thats not much at all. ive just spent £900 to get mine through the mot although i did get extras done whilst it was apart.

yea mines for the mot (Nct in ireland) next month, so fingers crossed!

Bottom line is An E30 is not just a car to eveybody , to some its a modern classic that deserve the time and effort to bring back the looks , handling and sound . She makes me smile when i come home and turn that key.So the point iam trying to make is alot of you guys on this site would pay for the wrk and would not think twice

BDC6570 wrote:Bottom line is An E30 is not just a car to eveybody , to some its a modern classic that deserve the time and effort to bring back the looks , handling and sound . She makes me smile when i come home and turn that key.So the point iam trying to make is alot of you guys on this site would pay for the wrk and would not think twice

your point is true enough but on the other side i reckon a high percentage of e30 owners just see the e30 as a cheap reliable form of disposable motoring rather thana motoring icon and if you dont have access to the money you might need to put things right it then becomes a scrapyard breaker.

True i do agree with your point , its a shame that everyone cant see the the true beauty of the E30 .

abelai wrote:

better of scrapping it

Not a very constructive post BD76

Are any of his posts constructive?

BDC6570 wrote:True i do agree with your point , its a shame that everyone cant see the the true beauty of the E30 .

i dont think in true beauty. i think in practicality but do concede that the e30 has a distinctive easily recognizable aesthetically pleasing form.