10 year sitter and now she's mine ! for £150 Update page 2

[dombrett1]

hi all i just purchased a bmw e30 320 for £150

it has been sitting for 10years and has no rotten arches or infact the whole body is in tiptop shape apart from both front floor pans have a whole about 2" square so gonna get them looked at.

the brakes will be seized i should imagine and the lines didnt look to healthy so will be re doing them some point soon but here she is !







let me know what you think ?

[bigwinn]

good deal fella- its worth 3x that fragged

plus looks like you got leather

[magpie]

result,best of luck with it.

check the sunroof if you can open it .

is it an se model,any obc or headlight wash wipers?

more pics needed of the int,front of car etc

[Duke137]

not bad for £150 but you'll be spending more than that for getting through an MOT

Very cool though, scrap value basically

[Topblag]

£150 for a 320 sounds about right.

Tap the brakes off with a hammer and chisel, it's a £150 car after all.

[Jim320i]

£150, you cant go wrong. Very nice interior too! Want to sell it? How many miles she done?

[dombrett1]

well i know its not bad for £150 and will cost a little to mot but all the work i will be doing myself as i have started up breaking 106's so i know what to do (i think haha)

and yes the sunroof all works and in good order and no rust !

it is leather yep with cream carpet and bits im sure has rear headrests and no blinds that i see of but mabey they were there i just didnt see lol

i cant remember if it had headlight washers and whats obc ? but i know it had the smiley type lights

[dombrett1]

i dont know if i want to sell the leather but knowing me i probs will as i have found some other bits i like so make me an offer and ill see ?

[Jim320i]

Pm'ed then!

And obc is On Board Computer... You have the 6 button or 13 button?

[dombrett1]

also done 140k but thats ok i dont mind milage i had a scirocco that done 179k was fun as every was like Wow thats done some milage lol !

[Speedtouch]

Not bad for the money. What reason was it left unused for?

[Duke137]

also done 140k but thats ok i dont mind milage i had a scirocco that done 179k was fun as every was like Wow thats done some milage lol !

140 is below average!

179 is nothing on these turds these days either or the older VW's

Mines at 154 and I think that is low! LOL

My uncle had a Jetta not long back on 260k scrapped down to bodywork in the end, the running gear never gave him any problems other than usual battery/bushes etc etc He did 80 mile a day minimum (for work) and lived in the sticks 9 miles to nearest town. It soon racked up!

[dombrett1]

bloody hell thats mad ! i love e30's this is my second one now, i miss treated my last one so i sold it in a mess but this time im looking to slam it on coilovers or some type of suspension kit, and run banded steelies or maybe mims type wheels

and cage with a nice subtle interior like the recaro type

[dombrett1]

they left it because they bought a new car at the time then the bloke was going to restore it but never got round to it ! so im in haha

[Speedtouch]

Well, best of luck with that fella! If you're interested, I have a few E30 spares available, including leather SE steering wheel (would make a nice upgrade from that plastic bus one on your car), bootlid with lip spoiler & BMW roundel, spare relays, etc., and I'm local.

[dombrett1]

ah sweet i see your from canterbury, well if there is any chance i can come and see some parts ?

[TouringTash]

I should look at the thread before trying to work it out. Was going to say 10 is a bit young for a baby sitter.

Looks a treat for the money.
Clean, tidy moo, do you have all four wheel hubs? 2nd favourite after bbs's.

[Speedtouch]

You can come and view them if you like; the parts are currently over in Sturry. Here's some samplers:

[dombrett1]

wow love the boot lip ! and boot how much for that ?

im also after a mint dash and centre console

[Speedtouch]

The bootlid is yours for £20, the centre consoles £10 and the leather SE steering wheel £15.

I don't have a mint dash though.

[dombrett1]

ill take the bootlid ! as i had the same on my other bmw

[Speedtouch]

PM sent, dude.

[dombrett1]

these are the wheels i just bought too

[Duke137]

banded steels out the window then mate? What size are those alloys, I see some dish there....

[DHFiS]

these are the wheels i just bought too

I'd be interested in the steelies and hub caps if you are selling.

[bridgemond]

Looks good for 150 pounds man. Best of luck with her.

[robbo86]

Nice, once you tidied the old girl up, you need to come along to the local meet in Ashford!

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... highlight=

Obviously this is Decembers and been and gone, but so you know what your looking for!

[dombrett1]

nope banded steelies will be in order during the year but got these for now for £120 delivered !

and yep the steelies and trims will be up for grabs when i got mine on there lol

but ye thanks peeps for the comments, i cant wait to get it back to mine then go from there

im looking to find out about getting rid of the chrome and see shadow tape or something ?

but idealy would like the actual trims if i can get them ?

[adit]

hi all i just purchased a bmw e30 320 for £150

it has been sitting for 10years and has no rotten arches and in fact the whole body is in tiptop shape.......

let me know what you think ?

sorry, but i don't think it CAN be an E30 mate

....apart from both front floor pans have a whole about 2" square so gonna get them looked at.

ahh, you are right after all

good buy mate, well done

[dombrett1]

haa ye i see all old motors rust tho the best car that i have had that didnt was my old scirocco ! had 2 of them and they were both spotless !

[TouringTash]

Get some photos up of the rust areas when you can fella. I have a very good welder/fabricator who has done the rear arches inners and partial outers and it all looks spot on. And didn't cost the earth

PM me if you are interested.

[dombrett1]

i will do gotta get the car back first then slide under and have a look else were too

but im pretty sure its just the 2 floor pans. might find repair panels and have the whole panel put in on both sides then she will be solid

[dombrett1]

after a little work today cutting the carpet out and removing the seats

i knew this was there when i bought the car but today i looked a few other places and found some in one corner of the windscreen

one bit in the bulkhead by the battery

so can i get replacement floor pans ? or would i be better patching them ?

all help needed as this is my first major project

cheers dom

[e30topless]

sadly that looks terminal, Judging by the rot shown in the pics there's lots more to come,

have you had the carpets out of the boot and the rear door cards off and checked inside there ?

E30 2 door cars usually rot in the following order,
rear inners are first, then the roof, and then the floor and bulkhead is next ... all of which are expensive to repair properly ,

[dombrett1]

the boot is spotless ! had all the carpets up and got under there and the boot is spotless ! the tank has had but inside not out. its really dirty old petrol.

and thats the only major rust so far the bit by the window isnt bad at all size of a 50 pence

the floors are the only bit

i have checked the rear pockets and there mint !

so are the arches too..