Potential E30 Donor - E36 M3 Advice

[oldroydsr4]

Hi All,

I've spotted this and thought it would be an ideal donor for the e30.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3521902.htm

My plan is to smoke around in it for a while , do a few track days to prove its reliable and then use the engine and break the rest.

What are peoples opinions?

What is it worth?

Can any one give me an approximate breakdown of what bits are worth so I can work out how much the engine / transmission will cost.


Cheers

[penton08]

Ive got a 1997 evo coupe you could have for £3200, it would break up better than that and its got just under 100k under its belt with full BMWSH and a new vanos less than 30k ago with a BMW bill

[oldroydsr4]

Thanks for the reply penton.

Are there any bad bits with your m3? How much tax / mot and where are you based?

[penton08]

Its a tidy car, The front vader seats are missing so its sporting matching leather comfort seats, apart from that there are no real issues!!! i have only had it a week but i have done 700 faultless miles in it. 4 months tax and 10 months test. The engine is very quite, dry and pulls very well. I am based in Ipswich, Suffolk.

[bss325i]

Be a shame to break that coupe if there is nothing major wrong with it.

That red thing is frag material though.

[penton08]

Be a shame to break that coupe if there is nothing major wrong with it.

That red thing is frag material though.

I know, i bought it blind in the dark and rain with the intention of breaking it. In the light after a wash, I cant bring myself to do it

[e21Jason]

Plenty of m3 around at that price, I know some who buys them at that price to brake and still makes money.

Can get a mot'd evo coupe for about 3k

[jaymos]

Plenty of m3 around at that price, I know some who buys them at that price to brake and still makes money.

Can get a mot'd evo coupe for about 3k

Are they a good buy? as Ive seen a few that look good at reasonable prices. Just worry that most will be wrecks now.

[oldroydsr4]

How much do you think the red e36 is worth?

[bss325i]

How much do you think the red e36 is worth?

Its sum of parts.

[oldroydsr4]

How much do you think the red e36 is worth?

Its sum of parts.

In your opinion how much is that, if you did a quick fag paper calculation?

[bss325i]

Engine package £1200 if no issues
Gearbox £150
Wheels £300
Interior £150 if nice condition
Kit £300
LSD £200 (good upgrade for 328i owners)
Coil overs depend on what they are?

Rough prices.

Offer him £2500?

[oldroydsr4]

Cheers barry. The coilovers are currently an unknown, they might well be ebay tat.

[oldroydsr4]

Went to see this to day.

The radiator was held on with a ratchet strap, the wind screen was cracked, the drivers window almost fell out due to a broken regulator, the rear arches rubbed ,had some run flats obviously taken from the bmw service bin and combined with coil overs the ride was disgraceful. Considering it also had no tax I offered him £2300.

Do you think this is fair?

[bss325i]

What condition were all the parts i listed above?

What coil overs were they?

[oldroydsr4]

All the powertrain parts were pretty good , bar a slight leak from the flexi in the downpipe.

Coilovers are still unknown, they had non adjustible damping but did have adjustible top mounts.

[bss325i]

S50 manifold split on the flexi, would need a repair but if its all going in an E30 then it will be cut out anyway.

What condition were the wheels, kit and interior as if good they have a value?

[oldroydsr4]

Wheels were good, rears were non genuine as they were very wide, interior was nice with very little bolster wear and the kit was tidy.

[pacerpete]

Went to see this to day.

The radiator was held on with a ratchet strap, the wind screen was cracked, the drivers window almost fell out due to a broken regulator, the rear arches rubbed ,had some run flats obviously taken from the bmw service bin and combined with coil overs the ride was disgraceful. Considering it also had no tax I offered him £2300.

Do you think this is fair?

£2300 and he didn't suck you off ? The car is obviously scrap and only of use as a donor.

Be warned that the kit is worth very little, my last genuine front bumper complete with fogs made £85 And the interior is £200 max if it is black and perfect (it won't be I'm sure) Any other colour is landfill.

Be sure to jack it up and check for an LSD , mutants like this are often missing key components.

Bearing in mind how many of these are around it really is not worth buying rubbish unless it is peanuts.

[bss325i]

If you do buy it, i may have a buyer for the complete kit and some of the panels.

[kitch]

It's not even a real M3, surely it's worth peanuts when you can get ropey genuine M3s for 3k upwards?