Author Topic: Feeler - MD 318i (Read 3505 times)

bullmand · « **on:** March 28, 2011, 08:04:06 PM »

Gentlemen,
I have a 1991 (7/90 production) 318i that I might need to sell soon. It's got lots of upgrades and a few issues that need to be dealt with. What I'm looking for is a guesstimate of what I might be able to reasonably ask for the car were I to put it up for sale. Any opinions are welcome. All of the parts and work listed below were done within the last three years or so. The car was originally intended to be a SpecE30 car. I've used it mostly for daily driving but it has a good bit of autocross and a couple of track weekends as well.
The Good:
Bilstein sports
H&R race springs
Ireland swaybars (rears are adjustable)
AKG Motorsports subframe bushings
Control arms
Powerflex control arm bushings
Dynomax Turbo muffler
Mason Engineering front strut bar
Mason Engineering rear strut bar
Ground Control SpecE30 adjustable camber plates
Ireland rear shock mounts
3-spoke M steering wheel
Bavarian Autosport stainless steel brake lines
Sachs clutch
Slave cylinder
Radiator
Thermostat
B&M knock-off short shifter
Porterfield R4S brake pads
Ate PremiumOne slotted rotors
Speed Bleeder brake bleeder valves
Upper oil pan bolts secured with Loctite
Red Line Oils in the tranny and diff
OEM spoiler
New Bosch FR7LDC+ plugs within the last year
Valvoline Maxlife 10w30
Tie rod ends

The Bad:
No AC. It didn't work when I got the car and we took it out completely since it was going to be a race car. We removed just about everything except the lines that go into the passenger compartment. I think we took the condenser coil off as well. I remember buying a bunch of small mounting parts for the fan and installing them. You can turn the auxiliary fan on with the AC button.
No trunk lining at all. The trunk was leaking and flooded when I got the car. We took the entire lining out and fixed the leak(antenna grommet). It's all just painted metal back there.
The electric antenna doesn't work.
No fog lights. Just the lights themselves are not on the car. All the wiring and switches are still in place.
Terrible paint. The car was originally Sterling Silver and it's in very bad shape. It almost looks like a Delorean.
Rust - nothing too bad, but there's a bit under the front of the hood and a good sized spot underneath the rear bumper on the passenger side.

That's all I can remember right now. There's lots more little TLC things that we did to the car when I first got it. It had been a little neglected prior to my ownership so we did pretty much everything we could think of. I actually have a spreadsheet of all the part numbers and costs of everything if anyone cares to see it. Just PM me with your email.
Thanks and I look forward to hearing your opinions.

DesktopDave · « **Reply #1 on:** March 28, 2011, 08:16:21 PM »

Good luck with the sale, sorry to hear about it though.

I'm thinking it'll be rough to sell that one for what it's worth. Sedans are unfortunately not worth as much as coupes. I paid $800 for mine in decent shape two years ago, though I got a little lucky. I'd not that good on guessing car values, but I'd say $2000 is pretty easy to get at if the car is in good running shape. Your upgrades should add more to the price.

Personally, I'd find a scrap sedan & grab some parts to make yours more complete...lights, trim & trunk lining will definitely help sell the car.

SoupieMelody · « **Reply #2 on:** March 29, 2011, 08:42:02 AM »

i'd say about $2500 but for a more accurate value posting some pictures will also help.

e30boarder · « **Reply #3 on:** March 29, 2011, 10:23:57 AM »

pics would be nice. im in jersey... not to far away

bullmand · « **Reply #4 on:** March 29, 2011, 01:21:24 PM »

I'll try to get some up later. I've got them here at work, but I can't resize them here.
I can't get the picture uploader to work. The link below should take you to a Picasa web album. There are some action shots from a couple of years ago and then the crappy cellphone shots I took today. It hasn't been cleaned recently so please ignore that.

https://picasaweb.google.com/bullmand72/CarsSuch?authkey=Gv1sRgCLGW2IPi8NmawQE&feat=directlink

B318M42W · « **Reply #5 on:** March 29, 2011, 09:45:08 PM »

i'd think 2500-3000 depending on seller/buyer motivation and also local factors. Check the other E30 ads in your area and you can get a good idea on what you could get for it.

Good luck with the sale!

bullmand · « **Reply #6 on:** April 06, 2011, 03:21:23 PM »

At this point I think it's safe to say that I will be selling this car. Anybody interested? I'm going to start at $3,000, but I'll certainly entertain offers.