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Originally posted by Mallorcaman Mallorcaman wrote:

Originally posted by UweM3 UweM3 wrote:

Originally posted by maxfield maxfield wrote:

Well worth the money IMO lovely motor aswell
That one was worth the money


Early car, 195 or less US spec. "Wide open spaces" US gearbox and tall rear axle. A lot of money to pay for an odometer reading that will probably bring it`s own problems through lack of use.




the things you mention can all be sorted, but the shell is the important bit to me. With such low mileage the car hasn't seen a lot of stress or rain etc.
A diff and a gearbox are not the most difficult (and expensive) things to change. And you can sell some very low mileage parts to recover some money

But whatever the subject is, it seems that you can't win. If the ,ileage is too high people complain about it. If the mileage is too low people complain about it.
For my part I would rather have the low mileage car....
E61 520d, slow and buzzy but my wallet likes the mpg.....
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Heellllooooooooooo

Well this is the first time i've been on this site, nice to see some of the old names...  

From this thread you must have guessed that i'm selling my car, yes and for the price tag of £25k  (offers around), like nick and rich have written i'm testing the water, and i also know that £25k is toptop end price for an e30, but if i put it up for £20k-£22k i will get offers well under that price, as it stands i've had offers of £15k-£19k so its not miles away some the amount i'm looking for  , at the end of the day if it does not sell then i'll still own an amazin ///M3 that i'm really not sure i want to sell anyway...

 

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According to the PistonHeads site. Its sold now.
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That makes my (pretty tidy but not concours) Sport Evo worth how much????

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Originally posted by stevesingo stevesingo wrote:

That makes my (pretty tidy but not concours) Sport Evo worth how much????

Steve

What sort of miles?

If I recall this one was £25K (been talked about on this forum before) and been for sale a long time but now sold.

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Three times the milage of that. The question was rehtorical. It seem unbelivable that a modded e30 m3 is worth over £20K, as tidy as is is. The problem with modded cars is that they are not always to everyones taste and therefor the market for such vehicles must be limited.

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With respect Steve, sometimes they are to somebodies taste and it's about the right person coming along at the right time.

Darryl's car was pretty special and that red se above was on Auto trader and wherever else for months! What ever you think about the 'down to your own taste' mods on Darryl's car, you cant deny that it was a low mileage, immaculate (used deliberately), car with £12K spent on the engine, he got the power the hard (expensive) way.

just my thoughts.

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"with £12K spent on the engine, he got the power the
hard (expensive) way"

Now that makes me laugh, expensive dosn't mean
'good' As far as i can tell there can't be much more
than £4k in parts, yeah he paid the price allright !!!
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Originally posted by 215DMX 215DMX wrote:

"with £12K spent on the engine, he got the power the
hard (expensive) way"

Now that makes me laugh, expensive dosn't mean
'good' As far as i can tell there can't be much more
than £4k in parts, yeah he paid the price allright !!!


don't forget to add the carbon airbox and the Alpha-N!
don't know how much the NOS was, but think he had that before the engine was rebuild (or better that WAS the reason that the negine needed a rebuild)

I have said that before, the car is worth more than average because of the condition. And don't forget, every morning another fool wakes up..
I wouldn't say no if somebody is paying me that sort of money. Not the seller is to blame.
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"with £12K spent on the engine, he got the power the
hard (expensive) way"

"Now that makes me laugh, expensive dosn't mean
'good' As far as i can tell there can't be much more
than £4k in parts, yeah he paid the price allright !!! "

I was refering to the fact that, regardless of NOS, the engine has been upgraded from standard in the true spirit of this cars motorsport heritage. He has not just bolted a sh*te turbo kit on it for £1.5K.

I don't know how competent you are with spanner, but personally I wouldn't go near my engine to attempt those kind of changes - so 4K + Airbox and Alpha N and whatever £K to fit it....

Don't think I'm defending this car to death - I'm not, I'm just saying that it's a bit special.

If I had that sort of money, I'd have bought this one first....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1991-BMW-M3-10-727-ORIGINAL-M %20ILES-ONE-OWNER_W0QQitemZ160045729011QQihZ006QQcategoryZ61 31QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Originally posted by Nico G Nico G wrote:

"with £12K spent on the engine, he got the power the hard (expensive) way" "Now that makes me laugh, expensive dosn't mean 'good' As far as i can tell there can't be much more than £4k in parts, yeah he paid the price allright !!! "<!-- Message ''"" -->


I was refering to the fact that, regardless of NOS, the engine has been upgraded from standard in the true spirit of this cars motorsport heritage. He has not just bolted a sh*te turbo kit on it for £1.5K.


I don't know how competent you are with spanner, but personally I wouldn't go near my engine to attempt those kind of changes - so 4K + Airbox and Alpha N and whatever £K to fit it....


Don't think I'm defending this car to death - I'm not, I'm just saying that it's a bit special.


If I had that sort of money, I'd have bought this one first....


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1991-BMW-M3-10-727-ORIGINAL-M %20ILES-ONE-OWNER_W0QQitemZ160045729011QQihZ006QQcategoryZ61 31QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



I have spend less than £4 for my 2.5 conversion (parts only) and that includes the pair of cams....
And all was wacked togehter in one day by my "specialist garage" because they missed the deadline by a few month and all had to be redone...
(head was already assembled by me).
So how much labour do you need to charge to put an S14 together? One day, ok let's say TWO days.
16hrs x £50 = 800. And not 8000
E61 520d, slow and buzzy but my wallet likes the mpg.....
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Originally posted by Nico G Nico G wrote:

"with £12K spent on the engine,
he got the power the hard (expensive) way" "Now that
makes me laugh, expensive dosn't mean 'good' As
far as i can tell there can't be much more than £4k in
parts, yeah he paid the price allright !!! "<!-- Message
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I was refering to the fact that, regardless of NOS,
the engine has been upgraded from standard in the
true spirit of this cars motorsport heritage. He has
not just bolted a sh*te turbo kit on it for £1.5K.


I don't know how competent you are with spanner,
but personally I wouldn't go near my engine to
attempt those kind of changes - so 4K + Airbox and
Alpha N and whatever £K to fit it....


Don't think I'm defending this car to death - I'm not,
I'm just saying that it's a bit special.


If I had that sort of money, I'd have bought this one
first....


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QQitemZ160045729011QQihZ006QQcategoryZ6131
QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem">
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1991-BMW-M3-10-72
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No offence...

This engine was built I believe by the same people
who fu@@ed Uwe's engine forcing him to buy a new
block.
This (the one in question)engine was only bored, no
new block. Shricks/ pistons. No other special parts
apart from A/N. Plus some head work.

The S14 is a simple design, and very easy to work
on. I just think it's way overpriced for a re-build.
There's enough people who have only spent £5-7k
on proffessional re-builds to justify my point.

For £12k I would have expected a least a proper
29.5 Gr A head (£1k) and Gr A pistons and a brand
new block. Shim under buckets as well. 284/292.
Plus 2/3 days to build it. Say £1500 max for that.


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For f*** sake this is getting silly, all though this i have just watched and read certain people slag off and moan about my car, and i'm getting piss off with people writing sh*t that is'nt even true, it seems to be a total slate againest me !!!

215DMX, no offence but just because my engine (the one in question) the accused !!! was built be the same people at the same time as uwe's forcing him to buy a new engine has nothing to do with the quality or the reliability of mine, whats your problem, i never paid £12k for my engine and i never claim to of have... 

 

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Anyway did it sell, as the add is now totally withdrawn ?????
then we can move on.
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Well put Martin  
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I never claimed either he did !


Originally posted by Nico G Nico G wrote:

With respect Steve, sometimes
they are to somebodies taste and it's about the right
person coming along at the right time.


Darryl's car was pretty special and that red se
above was on Auto trader and wherever else for
months! What ever you think about the 'down to your
own taste' mods on Darryl's car, you cant deny that it
was a low mileage, immaculate (used deliberately),
car with £12K spent on the engine, he got the power
the hard (expensive) way.


just my thoughts.


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