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Congrats on your purchase.
A couple of years ago a friend offer me his '92 325i with six months test for .... £350. It was rather tired looking - hadnt been polished, the really old alloys on it which were corroded, bootlid trim broken, and some rust spots. A quick trip the the scrapyard, and i got a boot trim for £5, and a set of e46 alloys for £50, then an afternoons TLC and it looked liked this...
After spending a fortnight going sideways whenever possible, i sold it for a £1000
A couple of years ago a friend offer me his '92 325i with six months test for .... £350. It was rather tired looking - hadnt been polished, the really old alloys on it which were corroded, bootlid trim broken, and some rust spots. A quick trip the the scrapyard, and i got a boot trim for £5, and a set of e46 alloys for £50, then an afternoons TLC and it looked liked this...
After spending a fortnight going sideways whenever possible, i sold it for a £1000
Edited by pgilc1 on Saturday 11th October 13:28
Edited by pgilc1 on Saturday 11th October 13:29
Edited by pgilc1 on Saturday 11th October 13:29
You must have a decent driveway and an understanding partner to let you keep your fleet!
E36's really do seem to be bottom of the pile in terms of desirability now, the equivalent clean E30's, albeit older, seem to fetch signifcantly more. I think there's going to be loads scrapped and will end up seemingly quite rare in the near future.
E36's really do seem to be bottom of the pile in terms of desirability now, the equivalent clean E30's, albeit older, seem to fetch signifcantly more. I think there's going to be loads scrapped and will end up seemingly quite rare in the near future.
A S P said:
You must have a decent driveway and an understanding partner to let you keep your fleet!
E36's really do seem to be bottom of the pile in terms of desirability now, the equivalent clean E30's, albeit older, seem to fetch signifcantly more. I think there's going to be loads scrapped and will end up seemingly quite rare in the near future.
Its certainly true of the 325i which can be bought for buttons compared to an e30E36's really do seem to be bottom of the pile in terms of desirability now, the equivalent clean E30's, albeit older, seem to fetch signifcantly more. I think there's going to be loads scrapped and will end up seemingly quite rare in the near future.
Maybe time to invest in a nice one before the values go up....
A S P said:
You must have a decent driveway and an understanding partner to let you keep your fleet!
E36's really do seem to be bottom of the pile in terms of desirability now, the equivalent clean E30's, albeit older, seem to fetch signifcantly more. I think there's going to be loads scrapped and will end up seemingly quite rare in the near future.
The 325i track car lives in the garage, and I can squeeze the 2 diesels on the driveway fine. I left the Subaru in the carpark at work as the MOT's runout so I've stuck it on Ebay as spares or repair. The GF's understanding as she knows that from me tinkering with stuff and selling a few parts goes part of the way towards paying for the upgrades to the track car.E36's really do seem to be bottom of the pile in terms of desirability now, the equivalent clean E30's, albeit older, seem to fetch signifcantly more. I think there's going to be loads scrapped and will end up seemingly quite rare in the near future.
E36's have been in "stage 3" (i.e. council estate cars) for a few years now, and a lot are rusting - even my '97 is suffering on the tailgate and bottom of doors. I've bought 5 E36's within the last 12 months and scrapped 2 of them after using them for parts. The way they rust I reckon they will be rarer than E30's within the next 7-8 years.
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