E30s may be going up in value but....

[Kedge]

I'd take the Red one from Gaydon this year! Won the show and shine? Was at the NEC classic car show just gone

Very nice car that one, had a good look round it at the NEC.

[Royalratch]

Yes it's nice, yes it's rare but in the context of other 10K cars no effin' way.

There is no way this is worth 10K. It's clearly a chancer who is riding the E30 wave at the mo, knows he has something a bit nice and is taking the pish.

......and how much does your 318iS owe you? More than 10 grand I'll wager.
Anyone can 'price cars to sell', and it's a mugs game. You ever heard the old analogy about the antique that wouldn't sell until the price was high enough? That's what successful antique dealers and classic car dealers do. They price something high enough for the owners of 165'000 miles shitbox 325i Convertibles with dings in every panel, Spamex 90mm lowering springs and GRP bodykits to say 'fuckinell, I only paid 654 quid for mine'. That's because their cars are patched up rubbish that will never be worth a cup of cold p1ss, and this is clearly quite exceptional and virtually irreplaceable

What many fail to realise is that if you decided you wanted an absolutely mint, never painted/welded/fuckedaboutwith 325i Convertible and you are a person of means, then £10'500 is not a lot of money. Go and look at what £10'500 will buy you in terms of a new car - some sad shitbox Corsa or Fiesta.

I'd want strong money for this car as well. And to anyone who says 'I can buy one for half the price' - well ****.off then, and the best of luck to you..

Ratch's 318iS is worth £5-6000 to the right buyer. Most 318iS's are tatty old shitbags and I doubt there are many (any?) as comprehensively sorted as this one.

You do have to look at what else you can get for the dough to put in context. It's nice, but nicer than a minty Maser Ghili/Khamsin etc? And if this is an E30 to be mothballed and not driven then what's the point of paying that - common garden variety E30's are not yet at that point to be stored away and leered over at - decent 325i E30s are still too around enough that this seller can't be saying he has something irreplaceable.


I never think in terms of what it owes me - it's not an 'investment' in that sense. Though I doubt it would be 10K... There's no way it's worth more than £4G even to an Indigo 4-pot deviant. If I spend another 3-4 grand on wider rear wheels, LSD and some bags of blow pressed into the steering wheel then I could get it there lol.

[Andyboy]

A Maserati Giblet/Khasi is a nice thing to park up and look at. Apart from that it's a fast but hateful piece of Italian scrap that will cost an absolute fortune to run and will never go up in value. I wouldn't give you 20 pence for one.

A nice E30 325i Convertible will be practical and easy to run, very cheap to service and pleasant to drive. A cambelt every 2-3 years, oil and coolant change every year, maybe a 30 quid set of brake pads every 2-3 years. It needs to be used on the odd weekend, and how nice would it be cruising around the Mosal/Rhine valley in the summer? 2-3000 miles a year won't ruin the value.
Me? I wouldn't pay 10k either, it doesn't float my boat enough. But someone will pay that, eventually.

[Royalratch]

Dude.

[bss325i]

Looks nice as does the red one at Petes but....


....its Italian!

[Royalratch]

Yeh but you can't think of everything in terms of future value, reliability etc etc - when it comes down to it, where would you put your 10G.

[bss325i]

Not on some Italian money pit landfill.

An E34 Alpina Bi Turbo would get my 10 large.

Reliabilty, exclusivity, shattering performance, ok looks and It will always hold or increase its value.

[E30BeemerLad]

That's a nice choice Bazla, wouldn't have thought of it myself, but makes a lot of sense and fun to be had along the way

[e30topless]

when it comes down to it, where would you put your 10G.

here, http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2000335.htm

and spend the change on drugs and hookers

not sure why but I have a thing for old porka's

[Royalratch]

I love old Porsches. Anything pre-993.

968 is still phat.



Masers may be scrap-in-waiting but they are cool don't deny it.

[E30BeemerLad]

What's the pic of the 'Vette for dude? They ain't 10 bags

[bss325i]

Yes an air cooled 911 would also rank high but a budget of 10k isnt enough for something tasty.

[e30topless]

I know Barry but a 10k Cali 911 should mean it's at least rot free,

[Royalratch]

What's the pic of the 'Vette for dude? They ain't 10 bags

?

968?

And it's a 4-pot! The iS' of Porsches lol.

[bss325i]

I seem to recall that 911's were galvanised from the late 70's onwards.

This is more like it!

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1958127.htm

Another contender for my 10k would be one of these!

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2405816.htm

[bss325i]

What's the pic of the 'Vette for dude? They ain't 10 bags

?

968?

And it's a 4-pot! The iS' of Porsches lol.

All i see is a pic of a 'vette!

[e30topless]

and what's wrong with a nice SL500 ?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2446521.htm

[Dezzy]

What's the pic of the 'Vette for dude? They ain't 10 bags

?

968?

And it's a 4-pot! The iS' of Porsches lol.

All i see is a pic of a 'vette!

Vette here too!

[Royalratch]

That is mental! I see and pasted a 968 Sport!

[e30topless]

What's the pic of the 'Vette for dude? They ain't 10 bags

?

968?

And it's a 4-pot! The iS' of Porsches lol.

All i see is a pic of a 'vette!

thats a vette badge, typical 4 pot owner, delusional as per usual..

a vette is only a 4 pot when running on 1 bank Ratch !

[Dezzy]

and what's wrong with a nice SL500 ?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2446521.htm

Nothing Steve, as long as you love c0ck

[Dezzy]

I love old Porsches. Anything pre-993.

968 is still phat.



Masers may be scrap-in-waiting but they are cool don't deny it.

Do you see a yank now?

[Royalratch]

No. Porka.

[e30topless]

and what's wrong with a nice SL500 ?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2446521.htm

Nothing Steve, as long as you love c0ck

you never driven one Dez ? the 500 is a lovely thing, probably a better drive than an 850i very very sad on juice though...

[Royalratch]

I knew you were on about the gay one. The R107 is way nicer but don't think you can get the 500 for 10K.

This one and the 850i are both bent.

[Dezzy]

I have driven a few Steve. Nice to drive but defos gay.

[bss325i]

It needs to be a W124 E500 or 500E.

Only R107 or older SL's are cool.

[e30topless]

I never looked at the pics, i do mean the R107, ..
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2241012.htm

these are selling extremely well, a bit like the poor mans pagoda ? definatly an investment...

[bss325i]

Yes, a nice one is lovely but they are very old tech a bit like most 80's mercs.

[E30BeemerLad]

I do have a soft spot for a mint 500/560SEC

[e30topless]

trouble is, the SEC's have lots of soft spots too Lee

Pacer has an SEC and a 450SL wedged up his passage...

[E30BeemerLad]

I'd say it is worth buying a good one of these at the moment

[jann]

A good 190e cozie 2.3 for me.
My uncle has one and it's beasting, a braggin point in the local "I have a dogleg box"
Haha.

[AlpineAde]

No. Porka.

The Corvette image was a "hotlink advisory", pretty much telling you to use a correct tag or NOT hotlink images directly. You saw a Porsche because that was what you originally linked and the image resides in your cache. If you clear your cache and reload the page you'll see the Corvette.

[Blitz]

My £10K would go to these four

So much class.







I have no idea what these are worth