Lowest Miles on the Zone

[jon-m42]

well its good to see some of us here have some mega low miles on our beloved e30's.

I must admit even though i have 170 od on the old girl she still feels and pulls very well.

motorway driving is a pleasure like always.

Now who has the lowest miles on their little 4 pot m42's i clearly have possibly the most as my common motorway miles

[Morat]

I have 130k showing on mine which is definitely a lie. I clocked it myself by 15k when I replaced the clocks (SI battery leakdown fiasco) and before that it spent 6 years in Birmingham and had a blow-over. If it hasn't been clocked at least once before I got hold of it I'll eat my dog.

Also, I'd bet that the number of E30s which didn't get clocked just before their first MOT must number in the tens, at most!

[jon-m42]

I have 3 owners on mine and i am the 4th. I have all MOT's to date including all work done on the car. sometimes the thought of expenses tell me i am mad.

could have got another mortgage.

[Topblag]

there was me thinking that this thread was about the lowest miles, all these posts about owners and how well cars are running with >150k miles.

[Nobby_N]

there was me thinking that this thread was about the lowest miles, all these posts about owners and how well cars are running with >150k miles.

Who took the jam out of your do nut? or the batter off your mars bar??

[Francoise]

I have an e30 325i sport,1990 with 67k on it,2 owners,lach silver full history...was going to put all pics up as soon as I have it finished,before during and after..will get them up soon in picture thread..

Snap! 1990 e30 325i sport 56k, lach silver and full history 1 previous owner nearly finished the re-fit after a full re-paint.

[Topblag]

there was me thinking that this thread was about the lowest miles, all these posts about owners and how well cars are running with >150k miles.

Who took the jam out of your do nut? or the batter off your mars bar??

I just think that the zone's general compliance with thread titles or the objective of a thread is poor and needs addressed. Think about trying to search back for threads in a few years time and you'll be greeted with a title and a subject which don't tie together.

Deep fried mars bars are generally available in the west of Scotland, the Three Wise Men, like me, came from the East.

It's "Doughnut" BTW.

[FinalD]

I just think that the zone's general compliance with thread titles or the objective of a thread is poor and needs addressed. Think about trying to search back for threads in a few years time and you'll be greeted with a title and a subject which don't tie together.

Agreed.

I was looking for something earlier, and something else last night. Couldn't find toffee due to thread titles promising what I wanted, only to contain absolutely naff all information.

[snakebrain]

lukescott had the 18k 318i convertible in Ireland. He's sold it now though, don't know if it went to a zoner..

I think there's a 27k 316i I've seen on here? And if I had the crazymoney asking price, I'd be the owner of the 16k 635csi that's for sale just down the road from me!

[polsta]

wonder how many sub 100k ones have every single mot backing it up, even then wonder how many are 100% genuine and no tricks involved

Has your sport got every m.o.t and whats the milage?

Mine is on 203k with every single m.o.t since 1993. The car was registered in 1989 so either im missing 1 (first 3 years are void iirc) or looking at the history at that time the first m.o.t was carried out then.

no it hasnt,wish it had, as in the thread when i bought it- its around 107k odd, and was in storage for a 9 year period, with history from before and after then, weather it was or not il probably never know for sure (unless theres a way to find out if it was ever taxed/mot`d in that period ?) ,but go to the thread and look through the pictures when i bought it, condition of the interior, how clean it was in all the nooks and crannies and joins and roof/sunroof area etc, id say it was likley it was

my old 318is i bought with 170 something k, sold with 195k, and was going immensly strong still with full history, quite liked it had an honest near 200k in the condition it was in was a testament to its owners

[polsta]

^ is there a thread for that? the 100miler m3s woudnt mind a little nosy through

The thread is nothing more than a skanking motor trader telling how he fleeced an unsuspecting well off sort out of a pair of M3's

i disagree Dan, and I think secretly.... so do you

sadly we weren't in the right place at the right time, that coont was
yes he no doubt did blag them for a lot less than they were really worth.. and sold at least one for top dollar,
fair fooks to him that's life,

if you were in his position I'm sure you wouldn't have sold it for what you paid that's silly !!

the man is severely Ill, the fact is he sold 2 E30 M3 sport evo's with delivery miles and kept a load of ********* escorts is proof !!!

he didnt buy both did he ? didnt he just buy 1 of the 2 ?

personly think the guy was a bit of a legend, remember all he did was ask the simple question how much one would be worth as hed been offered one for sale, he got absoloutly ripped to pieces on here, asked for pics etc, then he said well theres actualy 2 there !!! and was going to see them, got laughed out of the place by the clique on here and ripped apart and ridiculed

then he went to see them,posted them dusty pictures of them, and a "oh heres my collection of other cars" which was nothing short of spectacular, and then everyone rightfuly so felt a bit stupid,even now people trying to rubbish him wtf !! , owned e30 m3, and a collection of other cars and a garage, that everyone on here could only dream of having, fair play to that man i say

[steve_k]

does mine count?? 150k on the clock. but only 2k since the rebuilt lump went in.

[Morat]

does mine count?? 150k on the clock. but only 2k since the rebuilt lump went in.

Of course not. And you adherence to the thread title is minimal. Consider your Mars Bar Battered and your Doughnut de-jammed.

[polsta]

what is probably worth a mention , is the amount of adverts, threads, parts for sale, you see - of an engine/gear box nature, they all say "a 60-70k" engine/box, although have no proof

you never ever see one for sale, or thats been put in a car, where they say "its a 160k engine put in"

[steve_k]

does mine count?? 150k on the clock. but only 2k since the rebuilt lump went in.

Of course not. And you adherence to the thread title is minimal. Consider your Mars Bar Battered and your Doughnut de-jammed.

sorry sir

[hennabm]

Mine has only done the around the equivalent of 3366 miles a year over its 30 years.

[FinalD]

what is probably worth a mention , is the amount of adverts, threads, parts for sale, you see - of an engine/gear box nature, they all say "a 60-70k" engine/box, although have no proof

you never ever see one for sale, or thats been put in a car, where they say "its a 160k engine put in"

If/when mine gets sold I'll list it has having a 143k engine at 145k on the clock...as that is accurate. I have photographic proof of it all too....not that anyone will give a rat's bum mind.

[ajay]

Iv'e got an 87 Tech 1, 90k (genuine) on the clock with all mot,s (somewhere). Two previous owners 1st for less than a year then my mate bought it from the dealers and had it 15 yrs. sold it to me with original recipt and all paperwork. It don,t mean much though iv'e had it 10 years garaged for most of that time and probrably done more damage being garaged. Its recently been heavily molested(virtually every moving part replaced) not much Tech 1 left,still got rust so i doubt the original milage/history means sod all! LOL

[Topblag]

Iv'e got an 87 Tech 1, 90k (genuine) on the clock with all mot,s (somewhere). Two previous owners 1st for less than a year then my mate bought it from the dealers and had it 15 yrs. sold it to me with original recipt and all paperwork. It don,t mean much though iv'e had it 10 years garaged for most of that time and probrably done more damage being garaged. Its recently been heavily molested(virtually every moving part replaced) not much Tech 1 left,still got rust so i doubt the original milage/history means sod all! LOL

[ajay]

Demonstrating low miles may not necesarrily mean much! With the main topic being LOW miles !

[DavieP]

wonder how many sub 100k ones have every single mot backing it up, even then wonder how many are 100% genuine and no tricks involved

Mine, but with 93K now on the clock it's nowhere near low mileage. Got every MOT certificate and it's been in the family since new so there's no question about it being 100% genuine.

[Topblag]

Demonstrating low miles may not necesarrily mean much! With the main topic being LOW miles !

Your mileage isn't even low though ?

[polsta]

wonder how many sub 100k ones have every single mot backing it up, even then wonder how many are 100% genuine and no tricks involved

Mine, but with 93K now on the clock it's nowhere near low mileage. Got every MOT certificate and it's been in the family since new so there's no question about it being 100% genuine.

93 genuine k is quite low milage really on a car of the age, 20 years old thats 5k a year, when you think a vast percentage of new e30s woould of racked up (like mentioned earlier by someone) a lot of miles in 1st 3 years of businessman owner use etc, 40-50 clocked up in 3 years, would back , or say 100k in 1st 10 years would of been a very common figure probably and not "high milage" even @ 10k a year , yet 20 years later theres loads on around that figure or under, remember these were bms a lot of people paid a lot of money for back in the day and would of drove them,particularly the yuppie business man types clocking up mega long distance up and down the country miles

and you can guarntee a lot of zoners even tho would not admit it, dissconect the diff on long drives and use sat nav speedo or have 2 sets of clocks etc etc etc to keep theirs "low milage"

[bss325i]

93k is low for a 26 year old car.

[polsta]

unless of course that its just going to show that all the high milage abused and ragged ones have met their fragger makers and been served, leaving just the lower milage better ones falling in to the right hands at the right time to be looked after

[DavieP]

93k is low for a 26 year old car.

True, but I think of genuine, really low mileage as being in the sub 50K range, which I suppose relates to very few E30s nowadays. Mine had done 63K when I took it over 7 years ago and had been mainly a 'shopping trolley' up until then.

[polsta]

can it be compared with newer bmws for sale ?

have a quick search on ebay,a lot of -3 yr old bmws for sale have 20-30k on, 2006 sort of range loads have 100k+

[spook]

98k on mine.

[BATTS91]

101k if its genuine or not i dont know

[DavieP]

93 genuine k is quite low milage really on a car of the age, 20 years old thats 5k a year,.....

Erm ... it is 25 years old making the average mileage 3720 miles per year

[Nobby_N]

Mileage is bollox end of! Cant trust any car that you can pull the plug on the Speedo lol Job Jobbed

[lisa325is]

I agree if your car has a handful of owners down the line and no mots,gets harder to prove,but if your buying a one or two even three owner from new I personally think there's more chance of it being correct,along with mots...
Just my own opinion tho....

[ross_jsy]

83k on mine. Would be surprised if it was clocked as its been a Jersey car all it's life

[Morat]

How many laps of Jersey is 83k?