Bmw E30 M3 on pistonheads

Post Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:40 pm

hi guys a friend of mine went to view a e30 m3 the owners claimed it was a really nice example it had rot everywhere reg G952BFC

Post Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:46 pm

how much rot? saveable?

Post Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:52 pm

Checked it out and the reg is actually G925BFC. Just encase anyone gets mixed up.

Post Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:55 pm

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/4263284.htm
this one,tbh id expect to see a bit of rot at this price.when you find a cheap one its usually for a reason..

Post Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:55 pm

The car being a rusty turd does not normally stop them buying !

I assume the fact the seller would not take 6k was probably more of an issue !

Post Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:02 pm

The chances are it will get snapped up quickly even if it is a rusty turd.

Post Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:07 pm

it could be a good restoration project at the right price !!!

Post Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:49 pm

I have been told it has rust in all the usual places

-Rear arches including starting to rust inside
-Back panel
-Around the Windscreen
-Under Fuse box
-Sunroof
-All Jacking Points

So yeah I guess you could call it a project.

Post Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:51 pm

death wrote:it could be a good restoration project at the right price !!!

Not sure of a restoration price, probably need to be thinking breaker price

Post Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:58 pm

even rusty turds hitting big money these days ....

Post Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:14 pm

death wrote:even rusty turds hitting big money these days ....

Expensive rust bucket, your better off going to KFC and settling on a family bucket

Post Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:20 pm

pacerpete wrote:The car being a rusty turd does not normally stop them buying ! I assume the fact the seller would not take 6k was probably more of an issue !

6k is that the going offer for the rusty turd??

Post Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:39 pm

This one possibly makes more economical sense?

http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/clas ... lhd/397880

I may go and take a look at it

Post Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:20 am

senna wrote:This one possibly makes more economical sense?

http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/clas ... lhd/397880

I may go and take a look at it

It is owned by a friend of mines father, I can vouch for the fact it is a nice rot free motor. Once decounciled it would make a stunning car, couple grand spent on it and it will be a minter.

And you know it's in Jersey, Channel Islands right?

Post Wed Sep 26, 2012 12:17 pm

ross_jsy wrote:
senna wrote:This one possibly makes more economical sense?

http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/clas ... lhd/397880

I may go and take a look at it
It is owned by a friend of mines father, I can vouch for the fact it is a nice rot free motor. Once decounciled it would make a stunning car, couple grand spent on it and it will be a minter.

And you know it's in Jersey, Channel Islands right?

There you go a non rusty car for 12k. The 10k car needs a full strip and rebuild from bare shell.

Now who's going to be the mug???

Post Wed Sep 26, 2012 1:39 pm

To be honest, it's not a direct comparison. The car was originally for sale for £16k iirc, but the market in Jersey is limited compared to the UK and it hasn't sold for a while now.

Post Wed Sep 26, 2012 6:02 pm

Fastroad wrote:
ross_jsy wrote:
senna wrote:This one possibly makes more economical sense?

http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/clas ... lhd/397880

I may go and take a look at it
It is owned by a friend of mines father, I can vouch for the fact it is a nice rot free motor. Once decounciled it would make a stunning car, couple grand spent on it and it will be a minter.

And you know it's in Jersey, Channel Islands right?
There you go a non rusty car for 12k. The 10k car needs a full strip and rebuild from bare shell.

Now who's going to be the mug???

The mug would be the fool who drops 13k on a clocked '87 councilled up turd.

Post Wed Sep 26, 2012 6:07 pm

pacerpete wrote:
Fastroad wrote:
ross_jsy wrote: It is owned by a friend of mines father, I can vouch for the fact it is a nice rot free motor. Once decounciled it would make a stunning car, couple grand spent on it and it will be a minter.

And you know it's in Jersey, Channel Islands right?
There you go a non rusty car for 12k. The 10k car needs a full strip and rebuild from bare shell.

Now who's going to be the mug???

The mug would be the fool who drops 13k on a clocked '87 councilled up turd.

How do you know this? apart from the councilled up part.

Post Wed Sep 26, 2012 6:24 pm

The interior and the headlights indicate that the car is an early pre '88 turd, the VIN plate confirms that it is a 2/87 build 195/200 bhp car.
The car has no side marker lights and a KM speedo so it is obviously not a UK market car. The sellers diatribe is so full of bollox and BS I would not believe a word he says. I don't even need to mention all the nasty things that have been done to the poor turd as they are pretty obvious.

In my experience, cars that look like this and that are sold by twats are seldom nice.............

Post Wed Sep 26, 2012 7:08 pm

Brilliant thanks for info as I was semi considering going to have a look at this, where can you check the VIN? also it seems strange that he would post the VIN when it can be checked easily enough that its not a 90 plate.
I intended to try and buy this for the purpose of putting a S54 in it, which it might good for if it as rot free as he states albeit an expensive shell!

Post Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:41 pm

pacerpete wrote:The interior and the headlights indicate that the car is an early pre '88 turd, the VIN plate confirms that it is a 2/87 build 195/200 bhp car.
The car has no side marker lights and a KM speedo so it is obviously not a UK market car. The sellers diatribe is so full of bollox and BS I would not believe a word he says. I don't even need to mention all the nasty things that have been done to the poor turd as they are pretty obvious.

In my experience, cars that look like this and that are sold by twats are seldom nice.............

After inspecting the pictures closer I believe Pete is correct about build of this turd

Post Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:47 pm

dusty23 wrote:Brilliant thanks for info as I was semi considering going to have a look at this, where can you check the VIN? also it seems strange that he would post the VIN when it can be checked easily enough that its not a 90 plate.
I intended to try and buy this for the purpose of putting a S54 in it, which it might good for if it as rot free as he states albeit an expensive shell!

No need to go to Jersey and buy a turd that may also have duty/tax implications

I have an M3 here that may be of interest for your project . PM me for more details.

Post Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:53 pm

Car was registered here in 1990, it is an earlier car imported from Germany iirc.

Just read the ad, that's a bit embarrassing! Being sold by a classic car dealers over here.

Post Wed Sep 26, 2012 9:56 pm

it definately would have tax implications no easy way around that!

Post Fri Sep 28, 2012 5:22 pm

pacerpete wrote:The interior and the headlights indicate that the car is an early pre '88 turd, the VIN plate confirms that it is a 2/87 build 195/200 bhp car.
The car has no side marker lights and a KM speedo so it is obviously not a UK market car. The sellers diatribe is so full of bollox and BS I would not believe a word he says. I don't even need to mention all the nasty things that have been done to the poor turd as they are pretty obvious.

In my experience, cars that look like this and that are sold by twats are seldom nice.............

Pacer .... You must have SOLD (AND BOUGHT) .... BILLIONS of cars ....