Little help for a new member....

[Robmk6]

I've recently aquired from my father an '87 E30 325i. (pre facelift chomie)

Now this car has isnt without its faults but has undergone a light resto in the last few years on the shell and underside, interior is a bit tatty however.

Passenger side door electrics are failing, abs light had recently come on after its been in storage

Needs a throttle cable as its a bit slack, just small little things really.

Heres a link to the topic on another forum I'm on so hopefully it'll work, if not I'll add pictures later.


http://www.focusstoc.com/forums/topic/1 ... 7-classic/


Basically I'm after knowing what its worth to sell, as a neighbour has asked what I'd take for it in cash, but wont come up with an offer until I come up with a price.

Any help would be appreicated.

Cheers
Rob

[verde]

We cant view the topic as its a closed forum

[milescook]

Hi fella and welcome. Get stuck into the wiki there's a wealth of gems and nuggets there.

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... s_it_worth

[Morat]

If it's a 2dr chromie 325 in solid condition then you should find a buyer quite easily, but you need to get your pics up on here
Also, don't sell - it's a cool car!

[Robmk6]

I'm trying to add pics but PB in being a pain and just refuses to load

does this forum have an uploader?

[Chris_B86]

Don't think it does tbh

[JF008]

this is the guide on how to upload pics


http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=171644

[Robmk6]

My father owned this for 12 last 12 years and he's in his 70s, so been looked after.

Has a biiiiiig book of receipts that I've not yet gone through.


And I honestly don't want to sell it, I want to keep it as a summer project to do a full resto, but the girlfriend and I are planning a house, and out of the cars it's the only logical one to sell, however if it doesnt sell then all is good

[Chris_B86]

I'm trying to add pics but PB in being a pain and just refuses to load

does this forum have an uploader?

Think he's trying it via Photobucket as stated in the guide, but having problems with it

[Robmk6]

What do we think folks?

[Robmk6]

Yea the photobucket was point blank refusing to load the page, let alone let me have access to my pics

[toby]

Very nice. It looks familiar.

[Chris_B86]

Looks a tidy thing, as far as value goes I'm not well up on pre facelift, but I'd say it's got to be at least £1500 with an MOT for a 2 door 325 if it's solid

[Rich320I]

really recognise that car, where are you based east london?

so far as value goes, there is a guide in the wiki which should help with a rough estimate,

2 door 325s are a nice thing though imo, dependent on rust anywhere from £500 upwards. like the colour though its rather

[Morat]

Sell the Focus, stick an M52 in the chromie with the proceeds and laugh as you pass Focus STs on the local bypass.
oh, and gain manhood points for RWD

[Chris_B86]

Sell the Focus, stick an M52 in the chromie with the proceeds and laugh as you pass Focus STs on the local bypass.
oh, and gain manhood points for RWD

The man has a point

[Robmk6]

Car was in Norwich for the last 15/16 years and I've had it since august in West Wales, but its been in storage since then.

[daimlerman]

I'd tell your niegbour that you want £2k,and if he offers £1500,take his hand off and leave him a bleeding stump...

[Robmk6]

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 0af8252637

[Brianmoooore]

Sell the Focus, stick an M52 in the chromie with the proceeds and laugh as you pass Focus STs on the local bypass.
oh, and gain manhood points for RWD

The man has a point

And in ten years time, the E30 will be worth considerably more than it is now, whereas the Focus's value will depend entirely on the price of scrap steel at the time.

[Blitz]

Sell the Focus, stick an M52 in the chromie with the proceeds and laugh as you pass Focus STs on the local bypass.
oh, and gain manhood points for RWD

Not to a 2 door 325i.

[TPS]

Bronzit Chromie, what a lovely car.

[jimbom30cab]

Looks good in the pics and it is crying out for a M30 swap.

[gooner1]

No, its crying out for an m20 2.8 stroker, which would at least look original externally.

[matt86]

No, its crying out for an m20 2.8 stroker, which would at least look original externally.

+1 this is what I'm looking to do and later on supercharging it, or m50, better to keep the weight and balace for what the cats made for I think personally and better resale value.

[Morat]

Sell the Focus, stick an M52 in the chromie with the proceeds and laugh as you pass Focus STs on the local bypass.
oh, and gain manhood points for RWD

Not to a 2 door 325i.

Really? have I just lost my OEM Homo flat cap and barbour?
Well a stroker would be great, but if you're really worried about originality (and I doubt the OP is) then you can always keep the M20 in the shed slathered in grease.

[Robmk6]

Hi guys,

got a vid or two from youtube that I took when I backed it out of storage last month.
Literally not been started for well over a month at this point.

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This one is on its return journey from Norwich to my place.
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[Robmk6]

also just to note as most of you guys will know, the condensation from the exhaust is due to it having been stood a while. and only just warm at the time of the video.

cheers folks.

[Morat]

6 pots and RWD - you know it makes sense....
Imagine how it would handle with 15" wheels and a suspension refresh.

[Robmk6]

This car now has full MOT

[Grrrmachine]

It looks like you need to create a proper For Sale thread in the correct part of the Zone, based on your updates here. You'll need to include current pics and a proper price.

If you're not using this thread to sell the car, tell us what work the car needed to get through the MOT

[ross_jsy]

People don't seem to understand you are trying to sell it to your neighbor, not keep it. Not sure why they have found it so hard to grasp

How badly does he want it? It looks clean, offer it to him for £2.5k and go from there. The worse he can say is no

[Robmk6]

To pass all it needed was a fog light switch

Also the neighbour moved so not heard anything back as of yet, but he only wanted it to sell on.

Car will most likely hit eBay tomorrow night.

[ross_jsy]

Get some decent pics of it up in the for sale section in here including pics of the usual rust spots and it might go. Although there are a lot of time wasters on here so I can see the appeal of selling elsewhere.

Would love a nice chromie, cool chariot

[Robmk6]

I want to keep it and do a full restore, but just don't have the time