What’s the most you’ve spent in one go on your e30?

[johnt0709]

Probably between £3k-£4k 'tidying up bodywork', wheels and other bits and bobs, still to deal with engine and want to renew brake, petrol pipes, powdercoating and reseal underneath, paint engine bay etc.

With cars this age you are going to hit the point where its not worth it financially, but we still do it to keep the marque alive.

[Jon_Bmw]

I am waiting for:

"£35 on a bent MOT"

to crop up.

[Morat]

I think the big service I got done on mine when I first bought it cost me about £1800, including fitting the suspension which I bought myself, so a B12 kit and roll bars from evolve on top of that. Not bad for a £600 ebay special

[Silverfang]

£500 on a engine rebuild, including having the head rebuilt with new valves after cambelt slippage (new belt, incorectly installed ) Mainly parts cost, since i did most of the labour myself.
£300 on a 3.91 LSD
£200 on a fuel tank and getting that installed (didn't fancy changing a tank on the drive)

[George]

MOT with bits and pieces to sort as well as a full inspection 2 - came to about £700 iirc.

[Simon13]

£4200 odd for the body resto on my 2dr alpina. More than the complete car cost me!

[pacerpete]

£27.89 for a 5kg tub of P40 !

[robbo86]

About £400 quid for my IS and auto to manual conversion/rear brake overhaul. Or £250 on a stainless steel exhaust.

[Topblag]

385 quid on a minty black leather sport interior from Pacerpete's back passage

[TouringTash]

385 quid on a minty black leather sport interior from Pacerpete's back passage

Minty?
didn't know he suffered from irritable bowel syndrome.



to date the only garage bill was for £50.

many thanks Ant.

but with what I have in mind for a Touring I've got it roughly worked out to 7.8K

Looks like there's quite a few nutters on here that keep the world a happier place.

[pacerpete]

385 quid on a minty black leather sport interior from Pacerpete's back passage

What a very nice man !

[bmw9818]

oh boy, where do i start to be honest my e30s been a bit of a money pit!,

bought it for £300 spur of the moment buy

new parts bought

£50 new wiper motor
£100 lower arms bushes
new brake pads all around
£80 2 new tyres
£30 new rear light
£60 new radiator
£60 new water pump
new coil pack
new blue temp sensor
£200 new cylinder head/gasket/ tappets
£250 leather interior which was a load of crap
£350 heated seats replacement
£100 wiring heated seats
£30 power steering pump
ht leads
£60 new battery
fuel sender
£60 car alarm
road tax £205

theres a way more bits reckon ive missed out,

could of just bought a brand new car

[TouringTash]

just wait till 'winn puts his list down

[Dezzy]

I though this was a 'what have you spent in the garage' thread?
Not a 'look at how much I have spent on odds and sods' thread?

[magpie]

I though this was a 'what have you spent in the garage' thread?
Not a 'look at how much I have spent on odds and sods' thread?

you've weighed some good shillings on yours Dez

[Topblag]

oh boy, where do i start to be honest my e30s been a bit of a money pit!,

bought it for £300 spur of the moment buy

new parts bought

(enormous list....)
£250 leather interior which was a load of crap
£350 heated seats replacement
(more enourmous list)
theres a way more bits reckon ive missed out,

could of just bought a brand new car :.:

You want to see Pacerpete about leather sets.

[Dezzy]

I though this was a 'what have you spent in the garage' thread?
Not a 'look at how much I have spent on odds and sods' thread?

you've weighed some good shillings on yours Dez

I have indeed all been fitted on a gravel drive outside my house though mate.

[bmw9818]

I though this was a 'what have you spent in the garage' thread?
Not a 'look at how much I have spent on odds and sods' thread?

think i bought a lowering kit of you as well..

[magpie]

I though this was a 'what have you spent in the garage' thread?
Not a 'look at how much I have spent on odds and sods' thread?

you've weighed some good shillings on yours Dez

I have indeed all been fitted on a gravel drive outside my house though mate.

no labour bills here either.Be at one with your turd, the way it should be.

[e30nerd]

On e-bay last night a light blue 320i se on an H plate in the same town as me ended. It ended with no bids (they were asking £800 for it). The car looked fairly mint.... shame I had nearly spent £1k getting mine through the MOT a few days before

But as they say .... better the devil you know!

[e30_Turbo]

Pre turbo I spent twice what I bought the car for on parts and repairs, £300 the day after to weld in a new drivers footwell

Five sets of wheels, three wings and two interiors on top, £2k atleast there.

Original turbo kit was under £1k but I've had 2x ecus', 2x turbo's, 2x intercoolers, 2x boost pipe sets, 2x exhausts, added boost guage etc

But the main cost would be labour, I've put in 1000's of hours over the six years or so I've had this e30, even xmas day in the snow and the hottest day we've had here thrown in too, lost some skin over that one!

I feel the whole project has been an investment is me, more than the car, I started off asking questions to Ant at a Lakeside meet about a BBTB and chip, 4yrs later my car had doubled it's power was featured in a car mag, I didn't pay anyone to do anything after the initial help, so I must have learned something along the way. Can you really put price on experiance?

[bigwinn]

just wait till 'winn puts his list down

Well

not as much as you would think...

Car was £350
MOT £50

Seats leather and heated £100
OBC £90
Radio/changer £20
Rear blind £30
Rims (bottles) £18- god bless Ebay
Map mirror £25
Wheel brace £10
Rear electrics £60
Heated washers £25

other stuff: prob no more than £50

How much more will I spend on it: just depends on what OEM parts I can lay my hands on

Will do:

Cruise con

Plus backup batteries to maintain the wattage to run all the OEM baggage!

[StuBeeDoo]

In the last year I've spent £2k in one hit on body resto, £1.7k in one hit on an engine rebuild and probably another £1k in dribs and drabs.

In 6 years I've probably thrown more than £10k at a car that realistically has a market value of no more than £1k.

[The_Diddler]

In the last year I've spent £2k in one hit on body resto, £1.7k in one hit on an engine rebuild and probably another £1k in dribs and drabs.

In 6 years I've probably thrown more than £10k at a car that realistically has a market value of no more than £1k.

I know how you feel, i have still to pay for Matts body resto and paint and a new engine

[e301988325i]

Biggest bill £1800 plus the same again in parts, suspension + brakes + bushes etc.

In 4 years of ownership I've spent, 1K purchase, 5k on maintanence, 3.5K of toys (strictly uneccessary upgrades), 2.5K of tax and insurance, 1K converting to LPG.

Suffice to say I'll never sell unless my life depends on it.

[magpie]

Plus backup batteries to maintain the wattage to run all the OEM baggage!

just get a 90 amp alt

[paul1985]

i'm really sorry guys but i'm about to pi$$ you's all off my cabby stands me at the £1000 mark and i've since added nearly new apex springs n shocks all round (i came to an arrangement with a fellow zoner and spent the day working on his house for these )
and got rid of the horrible auto box and in its place put a getrag260 manly box (again an arrangement with the said zoner) (yet to be paid but we settled on 2 days labour at his house)
so since buying my car ive had to buy a spigot bearing and a tub of clutch fluid
ohhhhh happy days

[e30shed]

£20 pair of front wings from zaust
£20 pair of engine mountings from another zoner
£60 welding for MOT
£35 oil & filter change at some shite fast fit centre
£15 ecu from ebay
£15 chip from zoner.
£10 sunroof panel
Not bad for 12 months/9k miles - but it is a bit of a shed

[tunnyx]

£1200 for everything thats in/on the car...... Bargain!