i got it back 318i(decent pics here)

[wayneE30]

yep the day has finally come got it booked in for an mot at 3:30 just hope i can get some fuel to get it back.

got my insurance yesterday it's Ԛ£768 a year third party only not too bad i guesse


will post decent pics later




wayne.

[BenE30]

Good luck getting the fuel mate!! looking forward to seeing some photos!

[wayneE30]

yeah i hear it's quite bad

[elliot]

still on for the 4 pot wrongness eh dude
did you get that idle on the 1.6 sorted?

[wayneE30]

here we go a few pics as promised

bad parts first also im sorry i dont know how to make the pics smaller


right here is the blowing exhaust





no tool case or tools




dent

more coming

[wayneE30]

broken headlight



this is a good part

[wayneE30]

still on for the 4 pot wrongness eh dude
did you get that idle on the 1.6 sorted?

how are you mate?

am slowly but surely making my way up to 6 pots



no never sorted it mate it up for sale now i am hoping for Ԛ£200 (wishful thinking i know)spares or repair gonna stick it on ebay

also gonna steal some parts of it for the 318i

[wayneE30]

here's more


the two girls



side view





damage


i think this is where its been welded dont know why




cleanish boot

[Adam318i]

Cant go wrong for Ԛ£20 really!

The welded bit might be were a garage or the owner jacked it up wrong?

Looks good.

Adam

[elliot]

cant be bad for 20 quid! i got a spare tool case if ya want it,no tools though. come over anytime mate

[wayneE30]

well i just got back from the mot station it failed
on 4 things 5 originally but a tyre is a easy fix as i still have the steelies from my 316.

1 body has a projection caused by corrosion.
it has a hole that needs welding in other words
2 nearside front suspention arm has excessive play in ball joint
3 offside front drag link end ball joint has excessive play
4 exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gasses

i guess thats not too bad considering i only paid Ԛ£20 for the car in the first place but then i asked for a price to put it straight with out fixing the exhaust




Ԛ£183.71

[Zayyan]

200 quid for a car with 12 months MOT still isn't bad

How did you manage to get it for Ԛ£20 in the first place?

[wayneE30]

well when i was doing my hgv training one of the instructors had said he had it sat there for ragging around the air field but never did so he said Ԛ£20 its yours



technically its Ԛ£240 with the mot but yeah is ok. oh not forgetting the exhaust that will be about Ԛ£50

[wayneE30]

could sombody pu a price on this car for me i know this is a frequent question but i need to ask

in its current state with what it needs for its mot how much is it worth


also with 12 months mot my alloys and cd player how much


please could any body answer this as im stuck as to know what to do with it

[Artis]

hi wayne glad you got it home. looks ok , why dont to you restore it as a project , i can get a full resprayed in a oven for 380 , [ Theres nothing like owning 2 e30s

[wayneE30]

mate i would but the 316 is dead

and the 318 needs alot for the mot and at the moment i cant afford it plus i need a car so im thinking of selling up just need to know what its worth

[Artis]

cant you make 1 out of 2

[wayneE30]

well mate the only way i can see that happening is if i put the 18 engine in the 16 body but thats too much work for me

[Artis]

why not what have you got to lose its easy the hard bit is the loom but i find its not that bad to do

[wayneE30]

mate im not that mechanicly minded also i havent got the space its just not worth it any way id prefer the 4dr

[Gwynleym10]

Is the Ԛ£183 include VAT?
I assume this is just for the ball joint and bush. If you were willing to do it yourself (you need axle stand+hydraulic jack) you could replace both wish bones and all bushes for that price. Its about a days work, and YOU can do it.


As for Ԛ£250 all in for a car with 12months MOT I recon with a good polish it could go for Ԛ£400. not bad

As for the 316, er you probably would get more to break it than sell it as one.

[wayneE30]

that is incl vat mate Ԛ£400 no chance not that much surely

yeah have to break the 316 but the only person interested is you at the moment well you can have the stuff off it just dont know what they are worth

[Artis]

give it ago you never know you might impress your self

[Gwynleym10]

that is incl vat mate Ԛ£400 no chance not that much surely

If you advertised it properly/well on ebay I think it would get close to that.

it would be more than Ԛ£250 for sure with a full MOT.

re-the 316 depends on how good the panels are really Take some photos!
If you were willing tostip it completely, ie every light every interior bit you might break Ԛ£200. Its just M10 engine's/suspension/brakes arn't worth anything!

[wayneE30]

what panels do you want pics of mate let me know and i will post them for ya

[Gwynleym10]

bonnet and wings! Flap Flap away! Cheers, roberts_gwyn@hotmail.com
Oh and sunroof panel
Oh an boot lid (do face lift fit pre face lift boots?)

[wayneE30]

bonnet and wings! Flap Flap away! Cheers, roberts_gwyn@hotmail.com
Oh and sunroof panel
Oh an boot lid (do face lift fit pre face lift boots?)

that question i cant answer mate but will sort some pics out for ya np mate

[Artis]

bonnet and wings! Flap Flap away! Cheers, roberts_gwyn@hotmail.com
Oh and sunroof panel
Oh an boot lid (do face lift fit pre face lift boots?)

yes mate they do