i NEED a e30

[ispoonwithmugen]

If anyone knows of any people that are selling a e30 for cheap.. like 500 range. Preferably running, I had a deal for one, but someone bought it yesterday

[CaptainHenreh]

lolwut

[HAULN-SS]

Don't let rex discourage you. I think he bought one for 400$ once

[ispoonwithmugen]

haha i put this up on my phone, but most of you guys knew that i was looking into buying an e30 as a track designated car. I had a guy at fauls who had one and told me he would give it to me for 450 and it ran. But i called him yesterday and he had sold it. So now I'm hunting for one again

[G.Irish]

Ehhh...I'd say that if you're trying to make a track car, any ol' $500 E30 that runs may not be the best bet. Take your time and make sure you get something that isn't hanging on by a thread mechanically and you'll have a much better experience.

There's an appeal to getting a dirt cheap car to run on track that you don't care about crashing. But be careful about what you get into. Fixing broken shit at the track (or while you're stranded on the side of the road) will quickly negate any advantage in money you saved. Plenty of us have gone the busted pile route, and few have come out on the other side without experiencing a good deal of misery.

[ScottyB]

Fixing broken shit at the track (or while you're stranded on the side of the road) will quickly negate any advantage in money you saved.

i'll just leave this here.


circa feb. '05, post-VIR HPDE, cold drizzle, busted driveshaft on Sean's E30, barely off the side of rt. 29 at night. good times!

[Sully]

Would have been perfect chump car...do you need a comp license for that? Because I'm definatley trying to have an mm chump car at some point.

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[SlimKlim]

The trick to a $500 track car is buying one that's $500 for the right reasons. Someone left a baby tiger in the interior and completely shredded it? Good stuff. 350k miles of DD usage, not so much.

I was fortunate enough to stumble across my miata and it's still going to take a shit ton of money (relative to my budget anyway) to go through it and trackify it. However, at 56k, I won't have to get into the motor to get TrackRat v1.0 on track, I can save it when I'm ready for some sort of FI.

[NTIman]

Don't let rex discourage you. I think he bought one for 400$ once

Yeah, and after we drove 3 hours to get it in an 86 F250 with a car dolly, pushed it out of a field which I believe it had sunken into, rolled it down a hill, impaled the ground with a flailing driveshaft, tied that up, towed it a few miles, took out the driveshaft and then 3 hours back, it wasn't worth it.

Also, It had no engine or transmission.

[ispoonwithmugen]

Exactly and the last car i had lined up had left the sunroof open so it was shit, but he included a new interior anyway. and it had no rust... i shouldn't have waited so long haha. Hopefully i can find another one. One of my friends dad (todd brown if any of you track guys know him (he drives a e30 race car)
picture for reference/jealousy:


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anyway he has been discouraging me away from the idea because he said i won't have the finances. I disagree but agree at the same time. So I'm now on the fence about what to do

[CaptainHenreh]

Also, It had no engine or transmission.

LET THE RECORD STATE that it did in fact have an engine *and* a transmission.

Sure, it was a shit eta engine, and it didn't run, and everything else he said was 100% true. But still, it did in fact have an engine.

[ispoonwithmugen]

then thats not terrible in my opinion

[Kaan]

That's not an e30 race car... That's an e30 M3 race car... Different ball game. Even this Honda guy knows that!

[ispoonwithmugen]

same difference haha, its a sick ass car regardless. I'm 100% new to bmw's. And still moderately new to subbies. But i know alot with hondas

[Sully]

BMW and M BMW are barely the same make of car man. There are BMW's and then there are M's especially back in the e30 game. Makes the e30 way more bawlin and way more expensive to find and pick one up.

[ispoonwithmugen]

haha, well he is loaded, so i should have known that its an m

[HAULN-SS]

Don't let rex discourage you. I think he bought one for 400$ once

Yeah, and after we drove 3 hours to get it in an 86 F250 with a car dolly, pushed it out of a field which I believe it had sunken into, rolled it down a hill, impaled the ground with a flailing driveshaft, tied that up, towed it a few miles, took out the driveshaft and then 3 hours back, it wasn't worth it.

Also, It had no engine or transmission.

Oh - I was thinking of some blue one that somebody bought and just basically sea-foamed and it started up and was flipped a short while later

[NTIman]

Also, It had no engine or transmission.

LET THE RECORD STATE that it did in fact have an engine *and* a transmission.

Sure, it was a shit eta engine, and it didn't run, and everything else he said was 100% true. But still, it did in fact have an engine.

My bad, it has been a while. Nevertheless, at the time of purchase, the engine and transmission did absolutely no good, because the driveshaft was not attached to it.

Going to get cars with Rex is always a cool adventure. Think of it as a being a cross between MacGyver, Seal Team 6, a mechanic, a tow truck driver, and a firefighter. And sometimes also a lawyer, which actually happens a few weeks later at a time determined by the court, and which I was never actually involved with.

[BLINGMW]

...but someone bought it yesterday

don't worry there will be more!
are you looking for a 6cyl? 4? Any requirements or preferences at all (other than "running")?

[Seantn1k]

Fixing broken shit at the track (or while you're stranded on the side of the road) will quickly negate any advantage in money you saved.

i'll just leave this here.


circa feb. '05, post-VIR HPDE, cold drizzle, busted driveshaft on Sean's E30, barely off the side of rt. 29 at night. good times!

That was a fluke, where are you finding these photos lol!

The problem was easily remedied, and no lives were lost. A busted e30 is what you make of it, but be prepared to drop cash and time into it. I wont tell you how long I've had mine, I've almost lost track :dunno:

Though I will tell you one thing, it's still just as fun as when I first bought it!

-Sean