HELP! What should I pay for a E30 BMW 325i salloon/convert

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Andy2012
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Post Sat Sep 08, 2012 6:31 pm

I`ve always loved the E30 325i salloon/convertable, but I`ve got no idea how much I should be looking at paying? Where I should be looking for one? Or wether the parts are easy to get and cheap?

Any help would be great.
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Post Sat Sep 08, 2012 7:53 pm

Welcome to the Zone. There's no difinitive answer to this.

My only advice is look around the various car sales websites on the internet (here, Ebay, Pistonheads, Car and Classi etc etc) to get an idea of asking prices.

Decide on your budget prefered model and read up as many buying guides and such information (lots of it in the E30Zone Wiki) and then buy purely on condition, don't worry about mileage, while it does seem to affect prices and desirability don't let a high mileage car put you off as with anything at this age it's all about condition.
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Post Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:04 pm

Kedge wrote:....... don't let a high mileage car put you off as with anything at this age it's all about condition.
Speedo's just plug into the instrument cluster,one's with low readings seem to command a higher price.... winkeye
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Post Sun Sep 09, 2012 12:20 am

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Post Sun Sep 09, 2012 5:09 pm

THANK YOU PEOPLE, THAT`S A GREAT HELP! I`LL LET YOU KNOW HOW I GET ON. SO KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED FOR ME.