Brought a Chromie last night, you thourghts please,

[hazd31]

I brought this 1984 320i four door last night for the massive price of £200, i was going to break it to have a stock of spare parts for my e30 but having driven it home i changed my mind, the car only has 63000miles on the clock and from all the history that came with is it seems genuine, the car seems to be low on rust and well looked after, even all the glass is original with the reg stamped on it,

The only issue is i brought the car as damaged with no logbook, the guy who sold it too me did not no if it had been claimed or written off, it seems like an easy fix as most of the bits that are broken just bolt on.

Does anyone know what i should do with it, how much it will cost to repair, how much it would be worth after, or weather i should just break it!











Sorry for the crappy pictures, i am no photographer and there isint much space left on the drive.

[jimmyspeed]

did you buy it for the number plate ?????

[SPADGE]

Did the seller have a mask on by chance

[hazd31]

did you buy it for the number plate ?????

Yeh i did notice that when i got home, must be worth a few quid!

[gazm3]

How much would the rear passenger side chrome bumper bit be, posted to manchester? Without the rubber!

[hazd31]

How much would the rear passenger side chrome bumper bit be, posted to manchester? Without the rubber!

I dont think i will break the car but if i do it will be £20 inc postage, thanks

[Blitz]

Save it. Unusual colour and it does not look rusty.

[gazm3]

Hay the seconds words ..... off

[Alex]

dont break it, too many e30s are getting broke

get a new front end on, give it a polish and what not and a nice cream leather interior and you will haev a decent moordoor

first of all apply for the v5

[Felix79]

Why is the plate special ?

[DanThe]

If you want a chrome 4 door then its worth fixing, if you intend on making money out of it though you wont get very far

[Blitz]

Why is the plate special ?

Butt

[Ollie_bwoii]

Not worth it imo! More door in a nasty colour!

Blitz, when you get a new E30? Sounds nice!

[Felix79]

I like the colour. Baz and Si fragged a C 2.5 in that colour and in Alpina kit it looks really nice.

[Blitz]

Not worth it imo! More door in a nasty colour!

Blitz, when you get a new E30? Sounds nice!

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My dad bought it. Its in Japan. Will post a new thread.

[Alex]

Not worth it imo! More door in a nasty colour!

Blitz, when you get a new E30? Sounds nice!

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My dad bought it. Its in Japan.

your getting a jap import, should be a sound shell if it is

[Blitz]

Not worth it imo! More door in a nasty colour!

Blitz, when you get a new E30? Sounds nice!

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My dad bought it. Its in Japan.

your getting a jap import, should be a sound shell if it is

Thats why bidded on it. E30's with no rust hard to find in this country.

[Alex]

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My dad bought it. Its in Japan.

your getting a jap import, should be a sound shell if it is

Thats why bidded on it. E30's with no rust hard to find in this country.

was it on that site where you bid on them in japan

what is it again i keep looking but cannot find it

[Blitz]

your getting a jap import, should be a sound shell if it is

Thats why bidded on it. E30's with no rust hard to find in this country.

was it on that site where you bid on them in japan

what is it again i keep looking but cannot find it

http://www.tau-sales.com/defaultMall/si ... SfHome.jsp

[mt1104]

That's a really nice colour, but even so I reckon £200 was a bit over the odds really especially considering the lack of a logbook.

[Alex]

thats the fella

[Blitz]

thats the fella

They had a Tech II 320i Auto with the bumpers fallen off but its sold already.

[Alex]

thats the fella

They had a Tech II 320i Auto with the bumpers fallen off but its sold already.

how does it work then is it dead easy for your dad to do. is it just ring them up pay them and they deliver the car??

[hazd31]

200 was probably a bit much, but its worth that to me as bits, and it was local so there was no hassle getting it home

[ImysE30]

Restore it, don't break it. Shouldn't cost you too much to get it back into good shape

[Blitz]

thats the fella

They had a Tech II 320i Auto with the bumpers fallen off but its sold already.

how does it work then is it dead easy for your dad to do. is it just ring them up pay them and they deliver the car??

He's bought a few cars before from them. They send an invoice with their bank details that you pay in to, then they ship it to a UK port which you then pick up and have the pay the Government VAT and Tax.

[hazd31]

Restore it, don't break it. Shouldn't cost you too much to get it back into good shape

i think that is what i will do if i can get hold of a log book,
need to find out weather it is a cat c or d, or if im unlucky a b but i dont think its that bad.

[josh-hocking]

deffo save that mate, egnr every one eles against it lol

looks a nice car and good mileage!! not a bad reapair that either..... you never know that crash may not have been recorded and therefore there is no cat!

good luck.

[richy187]

I did very similair damage to mine, but your chassis leg seems to have taken a bit more of a knock. It cost me £90 all in for a new wing valance and bumper, but I was dead lucky and fluked all the parts in the right colour so i didn't need a respray .

[hazd31]

I did very similair damage to mine, but your chassis leg seems to have taken a bit more of a knock. It cost me £90 all in for a new wing valance and bumper, but I was dead lucky and fluked all the parts in the right colour so i didn't need a respray .

well its gunna need a respray as ive never seen one in thei colour, i have half rescued the front pannel with a hammer, and got an old wing in need of filler, so they are all done, the only think is the bonnet has been pushed down and i dont think that is repairable, the only parts i need is headlight and center section of the bumper to get it back on the road
ive it doesent need a check ive already been offerd a swap for a 318is e36 for it once it done!

[pacerpete]

Did the seller have a mask on by chance

A mask and a grin from ear to ear I would bet !

[hazd31]

just did a my text check on the car, it says not stolen and not scraped but worryingly says the car was a cat c write off in 2000, the is where the history from the first owner ends, it does require a vic check, it says it has had 5 owners, so that means 4 people have owned it since it was crashed, and somehow it has an mot untill august this year and the tax ran out in jan,
this has really confused me as i assume as it had been off the road since jan it was crashed in the ice, either it was never repaired, but 9 years with a damaged car, and brocked light wudent pass an mot, so i assume it was involved in larger accident in 2000 then another one this year? i properly confused now, at least its not stolen! and can be put back on the road.

[DanThe]

I can see its been repaired before as there is overspray on the headlamp bulb cover and the airbox

[Ollie_bwoii]

Is this your one?

Clicky

[hazd31]

I can see its been repaired before as there is overspray on the headlamp bulb cover and the airbox

youve obvously got a good eye for this, i thought that was just polish about that hadent been wiped off!

i keep forgeting how old the car is, in 2000 it was a 16 year old car so even small damage woulf write it off.