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Upon request by several people at ringmeet, I will make a thread for my latest purchase, although it will be gone soon anyway. Then again, that doesn't really differ from publics posts, just that I know it'll be gone soon .
So.. with Ringmeet 2014 approaching and the list of things I will have to stuff into the car growing, I was not sure I can or want to cram everything in my 1-series. And with the background of never having brought the same car to Ringmeet twice, I figured I should rent something wagony. But 2 weeks before Ringmeet I accidentally a 1990 E30 318i Touring. The condition is as bad as the price was low, the only job it hat was to bring me to the Ring and back. Depending on a first check on a lift, I gave it a 5% chance of being kept and restored. That chance was down to 0% a day after I got it and hat it on a lift. Welp.
The facts:
- 181kkm
- rust on all doors, the trunklid as worse as it gets, rockerpanels rather bad, and the metal on the left rearend can be remodeled by hand
- engine runs, but noticably tells you to replace the conrod-bearings rather sooner than later
- options are basically non-existant
- radio doesn't work, installation is a mess
- steeringrack leaking
- car was parked for over a year until it was moved 40km, as the owner moved too -> tires rather unbalanced, also 14 years old
- car has T?V until the end of September 2014
- price in this condition: 300 EUR
- installed battery was dead, he offered to throw in a working one and add a set of 14" BMW Edition Kreuzspeichen for another 50 EUR, which I agreed to
Final price of purchase: 350 EUR for the car with a working battery and a spare set of BMW alloys with 3yr old winter tires on them.
I checked the car out and bought it on a sunday, did the registration and pickup the following monday, and had the oil changed (25 EUR including Oil and Filter) at a local garage on tuesday. I put about 150km on it and had some E30-freaks look at it (of whom one said the engine likely won't make another 100km without new bearings), where the somewhat broken ignition cable got properly insulated, then parked it until Ringmeet. In the meantime I also replaced the wipers, as the installed ones were torn. And well, the car did not only make another 100km, it made a total of 750km during Ringmeet without giving me any troubles, just had to refill ATF for the power steering. Engine still sounds rather bad, the exhaust is still hanging on for dear life without the rubber hangers, its missing a bunch of parts and others got replaced with broken ones, but it still runs. Its parked outside now, still full of Ringmeet-crap, and will probably be deregistered within the next days and moved only one more kilometer, to the junkyard. The owner there, as I found out recently E30-Fan himself, is already aware and expecting it, and said I'll get at least 100 EUR, depending on the daily scrap price.
Parts that found a new home:
nicjasno:
- lightswitch
- trunk dampers
- rear wiper motor
- rear washer pump
- rear left door sill
- handbrake handle
- front washerfluid cap
Thujalvi:
- foglight switch
-a window crank (I assume, its gone and nicjason doesn't need it ) nvm, found it on the floor
MXM:
- audio-fader incl. plug/cable
Matt2000:
- aftermarket 3rd brakelight
And some local E30-guys want one headlight and the door panels. Someone showed interest in the rear bumper, but he's quite far away and that'd also reduce the money I get from the junkyard, so I probably won't bother. But I have yet to see about that. While still considering rebuilding it, I also accidentally got 2 15" Kreuzspeichen in good condition from ebay for a whopping 25 EUR, but they are ET41 and for the 325ix only. Anyway, I won't have any problem selling those for the same or even more than I paid, as the ix-ones are somewhat rare. I am also aiming to get at least 100 EUR for the set of 14" wheels with winter tires. All in all I am expecting to pay about as much as I would have for 5-6 days of a proper rental, if I am lucky its less.
And now the picdump, after I got it and from the lift a day later with comments. More pics can be found in the Ringmeet-photothread probably.
Things found to be broken on the lift:
- rubber exhaust hangers busted, exhaust itself quite rusty
- rear left corner totally gone and crumpling away
- both production outlets upfront close to gone, may withstand a T?Vers screwdriver, may not (had one look at it and he was not sure)
- diff and gearbox oiling
- steeringbox leaking as already noticed
- differential bushing busted
- front dampers shot and leaking
- controll arm bushings 2/4 shot (inner left and outer right one)
So.. with Ringmeet 2014 approaching and the list of things I will have to stuff into the car growing, I was not sure I can or want to cram everything in my 1-series. And with the background of never having brought the same car to Ringmeet twice, I figured I should rent something wagony. But 2 weeks before Ringmeet I accidentally a 1990 E30 318i Touring. The condition is as bad as the price was low, the only job it hat was to bring me to the Ring and back. Depending on a first check on a lift, I gave it a 5% chance of being kept and restored. That chance was down to 0% a day after I got it and hat it on a lift. Welp.
The facts:
- 181kkm
- rust on all doors, the trunklid as worse as it gets, rockerpanels rather bad, and the metal on the left rearend can be remodeled by hand
- engine runs, but noticably tells you to replace the conrod-bearings rather sooner than later
- options are basically non-existant
- radio doesn't work, installation is a mess
- steeringrack leaking
- car was parked for over a year until it was moved 40km, as the owner moved too -> tires rather unbalanced, also 14 years old
- car has T?V until the end of September 2014
- price in this condition: 300 EUR
- installed battery was dead, he offered to throw in a working one and add a set of 14" BMW Edition Kreuzspeichen for another 50 EUR, which I agreed to
Final price of purchase: 350 EUR for the car with a working battery and a spare set of BMW alloys with 3yr old winter tires on them.
I checked the car out and bought it on a sunday, did the registration and pickup the following monday, and had the oil changed (25 EUR including Oil and Filter) at a local garage on tuesday. I put about 150km on it and had some E30-freaks look at it (of whom one said the engine likely won't make another 100km without new bearings), where the somewhat broken ignition cable got properly insulated, then parked it until Ringmeet. In the meantime I also replaced the wipers, as the installed ones were torn. And well, the car did not only make another 100km, it made a total of 750km during Ringmeet without giving me any troubles, just had to refill ATF for the power steering. Engine still sounds rather bad, the exhaust is still hanging on for dear life without the rubber hangers, its missing a bunch of parts and others got replaced with broken ones, but it still runs. Its parked outside now, still full of Ringmeet-crap, and will probably be deregistered within the next days and moved only one more kilometer, to the junkyard. The owner there, as I found out recently E30-Fan himself, is already aware and expecting it, and said I'll get at least 100 EUR, depending on the daily scrap price.
Parts that found a new home:
nicjasno:
- lightswitch
- trunk dampers
- rear wiper motor
- rear washer pump
- rear left door sill
- handbrake handle
- front washerfluid cap
Thujalvi:
- foglight switch
-
MXM:
- audio-fader incl. plug/cable
Matt2000:
- aftermarket 3rd brakelight
And some local E30-guys want one headlight and the door panels. Someone showed interest in the rear bumper, but he's quite far away and that'd also reduce the money I get from the junkyard, so I probably won't bother. But I have yet to see about that. While still considering rebuilding it, I also accidentally got 2 15" Kreuzspeichen in good condition from ebay for a whopping 25 EUR, but they are ET41 and for the 325ix only. Anyway, I won't have any problem selling those for the same or even more than I paid, as the ix-ones are somewhat rare. I am also aiming to get at least 100 EUR for the set of 14" wheels with winter tires. All in all I am expecting to pay about as much as I would have for 5-6 days of a proper rental, if I am lucky its less.
And now the picdump, after I got it and from the lift a day later with comments. More pics can be found in the Ringmeet-photothread probably.
Things found to be broken on the lift:
- rubber exhaust hangers busted, exhaust itself quite rusty
- rear left corner totally gone and crumpling away
- both production outlets upfront close to gone, may withstand a T?Vers screwdriver, may not (had one look at it and he was not sure)
- diff and gearbox oiling
- steeringbox leaking as already noticed
- differential bushing busted
- front dampers shot and leaking
- controll arm bushings 2/4 shot (inner left and outer right one)
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