E30 Zone

few e30s that i have seen for sale in japan, thinking about the white one

some pics:

looks mint with only 25k kms, thats hardly driven at all, shame they aint told me what engine it is but most likely 325i (may be sports)








e30 m3 107k km, looks nice







e30 325i mtec, (thats what they have listed it as) 83k km (might buy this to put an 3.2 m3 evo engine in)






finally a genuine hartge






dont know why some pics come small

lovely collection of motors you have found there!!! Are they reasonably priced or are they quite expensive? From what I understand in that area of the world the BMW badge is quite sought after?

bmwbreaker wrote:lovely collection of motors you have found there!!! Are they reasonably priced or are they quite expensive? From what I understand in that area of the world the BMW badge is quite sought after?

yeah they are a little expensive, not worth buying to sell, dont mind paying the right price for a personal car.

the m3 is on for 1.600.000 yens
whit one open to offers
hartge 860.000 yen
sports 500.000 yen

Funny that they're all LHD, as Japan is RHD like us..

(obv the m3 is LHD)

some tasty e30 action there, thats for sure.

Whats the shipping cost like?

320Touring wrote:Funny that they're all LHD, as Japan is RHD like us..

(obv the m3 is LHD)

some tasty e30 action there, thats for sure.

Whats the shipping cost like?

well shipping cost ranges from £350+, it all depends on the weight. i just imported myself an evo 3 and i paid £362 for shipping on that

so its not that bad

about 80% of non-japanese cars in japan are left hand drive,

Some sweet rides. So what do these work out to in £'s once in this country?

What else would you need to pay e.g. taxes etc?

Japan have odd culture about things.... A lot non-Japanese cars in Japan are with LHD even the British cars you find there. For the Japanese ppl it give some sort status to have a LHD car, even if they drive on the left side!

One of the lads over this side of the pond imported a beauty of a white M3 from Japan last year. Not a spec of rust on it and sweet as a nut.

aceraf wrote:Some sweet rides. So what do these work out to in £'s once in this country?

What else would you need to pay e.g. taxes etc?

all in all you pay is:

eg. £1500 (car price) + £350 shipping = £1850

10% (customs) of £1850 = £185

£1850 + £185 = £2035

17.5% (vat) 0f £2035 = £356

£2035 + £356 = £2391

£2391 + mot + registration and 6 months tax £138

They look stunning, particularly the 325i.

E3OBM wrote:

aceraf wrote:Some sweet rides. So what do these work out to in £'s once in this country?

What else would you need to pay e.g. taxes etc?

all in all you pay is:

eg. £1500 (car price) + £350 shipping = £1850

10% (customs) of £1850 = £185

£1850 + £185 = £2035

17.5% (vat) 0f £2035 = £356

£2035 + £356 = £2391

£2391 + mot + registration and 6 months tax £138

That's not a bad price considering they should be rust free (more so than here anyway) and some of those are low mileage aswell.

May be interesting when time comes for my next car.

Theres a guy in keighley near leeds who imports quite a few m3's from japan went to see a white one last year but iv noticed with alot of the m3 imports histiory is sketchy and 90% of the ones i have seen are clocked back to show less miles...although the fact they dont have a spec of rust due to better climates kinda draws one to them

aceraf wrote:

E3OBM wrote:

aceraf wrote:Some sweet rides. So what do these work out to in £'s once in this country?

What else would you need to pay e.g. taxes etc?

all in all you pay is:

eg. £1500 (car price) + £350 shipping = £1850

10% (customs) of £1850 = £185

£1850 + £185 = £2035

17.5% (vat) 0f £2035 = £356

£2035 + £356 = £2391

£2391 + mot + registration and 6 months tax £138

That's not a bad price considering they should be rust free (more so than here anyway) and some of those are low mileage aswell.

May be interesting when time comes for my next car.

thats if you can find a bm for £1500 over ther especially a nice mint one.

£1500 was just a price example

this thread got me interested and after searching for a while i found this
[url]http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n61986344

wish i could read japanese that has to be the best hartge example i have seen !!
seems some of the best e30's are all in japan ? 600,000 yen is about 2.5k?

Has anyone else noticed the bbs on the grey tech1 have a deeper dich than normal bbs and are polished?

e30topless wrote:this thread got me interested and after searching for a while i found this
[url]http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n61986344

wish i could read japanese that has to be the best hartge example i have seen !!
seems some of the best e30's are all in japan ? 600,000 yen is about 2.5k?

that is one hell of a nice car, go on google, language tools and translate the page,

FYI

Its roughtly 211 Yen to the Pound. so that 1.6M Yen is actually just under £7,600 ish

320Touring wrote:Funny that they're all LHD, as Japan is RHD like us..

(obv the m3 is LHD)

some tasty e30 action there, thats for sure.

Whats the shipping cost like?

Not strictly true.

I'm pretty sure it's a mix of RHD and LHD.

My Dad's old 850 was LHD from Japan.

78dude wrote:Japan have odd culture about things.... A lot non-Japanese cars in Japan are with LHD even the British cars you find there. For the Japanese ppl it give some sort status to have a LHD car, even if they drive on the left side!

Thats exactly right. European cars (and bikes) are seen by the Japanese as better. Even though in a lot of cases they aren't. Lke you say. LHD is even more exotic in a RHD country. So it makes the car even more special.

As for unusual cultural things. Japan as a society buys very few second hand items. Its believed that if you buy a 2nd hand item, you take on the luck of the previous owner. Quite superstitious for some reason.

I like the first one......looks like a minter. What are those, just standard BBS with a polished lip?

if thats japan how come they're left hand drive ithought japan was right hand drive

Apart from the BBS those other wheels are shocking

Holy sh1t. I agree, the red Hartge is serious car porn. How much is it?

AUS325IS wrote:if thats japan how come they're left hand drive ithought japan was right hand drive

Read the thread mate.

The cars were probably imported from Europe, where most are made.....

Nice cars e30BM, was it a question of browsing around to find them, or did you find them from one particular site?

madaboutthe30 wrote:Nice cars e30BM, was it a question of browsing around to find them, or did you find them from one particular site?

a company that i deal with sent me the pics and info, now that my very good freind has moved to japan, he will be doing all the searching for me, hopefull i will find a nice e30 m3 or a sports

If anyone is interested new era imports offer one of the easiest ways of getting a Jap motor. Not the cheapest but they do all the leg work. Run by a fella called Miguel they've been going since 1998 and Iwas going to buy a DC2 Integra from them until I realised I wanted RWD.

They've got an M3 on here

http://www.neweraimports.com/carDetails.jsp?carId=270

And the Yakuza love a German motor so check the boot thoroughly!!

Pretty sure the 1st car has Ronal LS wheels (same as mine) but with a BMW centre cap. They are exactly like BBS but with a polished dish.

Personally I think its a great idea. My mate has a Nissan Silvia S15 (never available in this country) that has done something like 60,000 miles and underneath has to be seen to be believed. No rust anywhere! Looks like the day it left the factory. Its on a V plate.

As far as im aware they never salt the roads overthere and have a very mild climate. So its the ideal place to pick up a good E30.

the CD player in the sport is dead nice..... how much for that lol

Whats with the white 325i, M3 body ?

that red hartge is stunning,but i thought the sp models had a trick inlet manifold system,this one doesnt have it even though the plaque says its a sp??.note its an auto again japs love autos.i think someone should buy it!