1989 BMW 325i SE For Sale!! STUNNING ORIGINAL E30 🤩
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- Опубліковано 16 гру 2024
- This is the video I never wanted to make. My beloved 1989 BMW E30 325i SE, a car that has brought me endless joy and unforgettable drives, is officially up for sale. I’ve owned this beauty for two and a half years, and every moment with it has been fully documented on BrownCarGuy.com and this UA-cam channel (links below), from the moment I picked it up at the Classic Car Auctions at NEC to the latest updates. Despite recent repairs, including a new steering rack, brake and fuel lines, the time has come for me to part with it due to the ULEZ expansion and costly rust repair.
This BMW E30 is completely unmodified, featuring the original BBS alloy wheels, black leather upholstery, and M Sport steering wheel. However, it does have a rust issue on the bulkhead that requires attention, which unfortunately makes the repair a bit more involved due to the engine and dashboard needing removal. That said, everything else works, even down to the original trip computer and electric sunroof!
This car deserves a good home, someone who will cherish it, keep it original, and complete the necessary repair work. Watch this video for all the details on its history, and current condition. Let’s find this E30 the loving home it deserves!
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You have been very honest and open in declaring the various issues whilst also extolling it's many virtues. You have great integrity Shahzad.
Picture this. 1989, Milcars in Watford. I took this exact model out for a test drive despite not being able to afford it, and fell in love with it there and then. I was 20 and the salesman let me take it out. What an exprience I will nver forget.
Was it milcars on saint albans road?
@@djyems1021 Yes :)
There used to be a Milcars BMW in Ruislip too. Happy memories.
I feel really sad that you’re having to sell your BMW. You’ve kept it in great condition. I’m sure you’ll find a new owner very quickly.
Really sorry to hear this since I know nostalgia and passion is a hard combination to fight. It’s a stunner and I’m sure the new owner will be privileged to own it. Definitely one of my most admired cars growing up
This has brought back so many memories, I worked on so many of these in the late 80s and early 90s, fitting alarms and stereos, even central locking and electric windows, that dealers added as after market options.
They were beautifully built and great to drive. I’m so sorry that Mr Kahn has ruined your classic motoring, I know how much this car means to you and I really feel your pain.
I was about to move house to a place where I’d have a double garage and 60 miles from the UlEZ, but the sale fell through! Unfortunately we’re staying put for a while, as my wife has to have some surgery, but otherwise this would have been the perfect classic for me and a great project to drop that engine and sort the panel out.
I really hope this lovely un-modified car, that is so loved can find an owner who will do it justice.
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I had a white one, 1988 325i.
Sold it which was monumentally stupid, but I was 21 and needed the cash.
Lovely cars, and absolutely worth spending money on to keep them on the road.
They drive fantastically, 170bhp, rear wheel drive, and light as a feather.
I would keep the car and move out of London!
Loved the shadow of your "Brown Car Guy" decal into the interior of the car as you drove along at the end of the video. Very symbolic! And a bit of an "acceleration run" and grin to round out the video!
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Great informative video love your content..whoever buys this car I hope the story continues..maybe you'll move and buy it back..who knows..good luck with sale
Thank you 🙏🏽☺
Only earlier today I was just thinking back to the time you bought your 3 series at auction at the NEC. And yes, ever since you bought it, I've always seen you have a big grin on your face when driving it. I've also had the pleasure of seeing your 3 series in real life, parked up at the British Motor Show in Farnborough last year. Let me tell you folks, it looks absolutely gorgeous in real life. I know also it's been featured at various shows such as the Bromley Pageant. And you've driven it through various ULEZ protest parades.
So sorry it's come to this Shahzad as its been very much part of you and your persona and your videos for some time now. Hope it finds itself a good home, hopefully with a subscriber of your channel right here.
You told me not to sell my 1988 Mercedes 190E 2.6. I’m saddened to learn that you are selling your
BMW. Only one person to blame for the ULEZ… SK.
I work within the ULEZ but live outside. Thankfully, I have other cars I can use. Therefore, I use my 190E 2-3 times a week locally but once a week at most in the ULEZ. So, I may keep mine until it becomes ULEZ free. 3 years and 3 months to wait 😢.
Best wishes with the sale of yours. Someone is going to get a great car!
They will have moved the classic goal posts by then.
@@RD-qp3mudo you reckon?
@@dominicedwards9117 they are already in consultation as to what defines a classic. Lets see what their attitude is to drivers at this months budget. My 2 stroke motorcycle turns classic jan 25.
@@RD-qp3muThat will be interesting to see if they try to change the definition. A classic was considered over 25yrs, they then made it over 40yrs old and kept that rolling.
What a beautiful car, so much better than the rubbish BMW now put to market.
Sorry you are letting her go, hope shell find a home.
I have, an a3 sport audi, she is part of my family like an old friend. She is 29 years old. Has a few bodywork issues.
Everything has been replace a few years ago enen engine, tbiz waz slecially made in germany but the more upto date version. Only thing original is tbe gearbox.
Only use it once or twice a month, and have done just over 10000 miles since rebuild.
Its te original a3 type, been 3 body changes since i had this shes a good friend.
Sad, but understandable. There must be someone looking for a good one of these. Sure, it needs a few jobs, but otherwise it's an honest car and shouldn't throw up any significant surprises. Ideally, for someone handy with a garage, it would be a worthy winter project. I hope it goes to a good home and you don't lose any money.
It's a real shame about the welding work required. I've had an issue with corrosion on my E430 and recently spent twice as much as I paid for it to get it repaired! I justified it by it at least being ULEZ compliant. I'm not sure it was a good investment, but at least it hasn't been crushed. Good luck with the sale.😊
A shame, consequences of ULEZ! Hope the car it goes to someone who will give it the care it needs\ deserves. It’s great you hold such good memories of the car! 👍
So cool my friend
I'm also in this situation, 98 Volvo 940 turbo estate, mint bidywork,goid engine, just a bit juicy.
I do seasonal work and just cant really justify keeping it, but equally cant realky afford to replace it with something equivalent and newer.
I've considered dodgy plates and all sorts.
I really don't want to drive a bland modern euro box.
That must have been a difficult decision - gutted bro!
It really is 😢
Many of us will be most interested to see what you'll have as your daily driver after you sell your 3 series.
Electric, makes total sense in London now.
At least you're not ripping out the engine and converting it into one of these so called EV classics.
Looking at your 1997 photo
You were indeed a very sexy man back then
It's INSANE to me that whoever runs that town charges you extra money to drive per day. The car was built 35 years ago! Its not gonnapolute more than mamufacturing a new 325i.
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@@BrownCarGuyI've had someone told me you can change the tax assignment to Showmans vehicle as they are exempt.
Looking into it I believe it's wishful thinking, they want photographic evidence etc.
This is sad to hear. ULEZ has really ruined the lives car enthusiasts who own cars of your age.
Please could you contact Geoff Buys Cars to have a really good chat about what is going on. I know he compiled a list of the classic cars scrapped during the original UK wide scrappage scheme and it would be great to compare if there are similarities. Also he has been closely monitoring classic car auctions recently and these haven't been great and ULEZ and other factors have probably effected them.
Geoff video was the day after BCG's video, I imagine he just used his data.
My bro in law had 318i black on f reg but unfortunately my sis was involved in serious accident written it off back in 1990s . Was fully kitted too
Oh no, sorry to hear that, hope she was okay.
You know, its still not too late for me to get you a set of Canadian plates! Canada doesn't even share plate information with the USA and certainly wouldn't with the UK. Anyhow, although that's true, I'm totally joking with my suggestion of course.
Such a shame, this is the car which pulled me to your channel. Would you still keep it were it not for ULEZ or is the rust a bit much, I was always curious if you could daily such a car & keep it covered on the drive, am not so sure now. Am glad you got to experience this and I hope if you ever have another daily it’s a legendary classic BMW!
Thanks so much. The E30 can be driven daily and I do keep it under a cover in the car park, the rust problem would have started years ago due to the outlet being blocked, not under my tenure. ULEZ has definitely caused me to question the expense of the remedy. So be assured you can!
Oh and stick with the channel please 🙏🏽☺️
@@BrownCarGuy I think you were among a small number of people who drove this car as a daily and it wasn’t a garage queen either! How often did you use to wash or any other maintenance to keep it tip top condition / rust free during your time? I think you have proven at least it is possible to daily, but it is not great psychologically to pay 12.50 every time you start even if you could afford and that’s just not right!
@@BrownCarGuy For sure will keep an eye on your next project 👀
Modern classics like this are absolutely viable as a daily, if it wasn't for Ulez. Most cars from the late 80's onwards were galvanised, I see loads of modern stuff rotted out, or paint and lacquer peeling off, build quality is not the same as it was.
Uhhh. So you've finally put your lovely BMW up for sale.
Wish I could afford to own it, as I'd love to own a classic, but not only that, I sadly have no garage that many say is best to keep cars safe the longer you own it. Of course, that wouldn't put me off, but I cannot afford a classic unfortunately. I do hope you're not too sad your BMW is now going to be sold Brown Car Guy, and I do hope ULEZ wasn't the main reason you wanted to get rid of it.
I do not know whether to give this video a thumbs up or thumbs down. So sad for you. 😢
Thank you
Nice car, but the bulk head issue is a major problem as most of it is covered up by the sound deadening, splash guard and the engine so its impossible to see the extent of the rust. I had chrome bumper e30 with the same issue which resulted in wet foot wells on both sides I stripped out the whole interior carpet, dash everything so I could see and their were quite a few rust holes I could see from the inside. How much was you quoted for the repair as the engine has to come out ? The fact your car has a rusty bulk head will significantly affect the value as you can't see the extent of the rust and what happened to your elephant trunk your one is missing from the bulk head. ?
I would be interested in the car but the bulk head issue is off putting I got rid of my E30 for the same reason.
It’s when I took off the elephant trunk I realised it had been blocked, I think it got left behind at The Project Shop. If you watch my previous video on this where they inspected it, they said rust hadn’t spread. I’ve had a wide spread of quotes for the work, but it does run into several thousand. ua-cam.com/video/T2RylcAMYv0/v-deo.htmlsi=Fbne3Y3iz1NGQYBE
@@BrownCarGuy I've watched your previous videos, good luck with the sale. The bulkhead is the Achilles heal on the E30, unfortunately.
@@BrownCarGuy Until you strip the car you won't be able to see all the rot properly.
@@BrownCarGuy Keep hold of that trunk
why can you not modify the car to meet ULEZ?
3 way Catalytic converter + ECU tune ?
No, you can’t do that. It has to have manufacture certification to prove it was ULEZ standards at the time of manufacture, which this wasn’t. You could swap the engine, but then this car would no longer be original.
Because BS bureaucracy.
I've an old non compliant Volvo, the engine bay is huge and people swap in pretty much anything.
I could put in a compliant engine from any compliant car, but then you have to pay to get it independently tested, then you need to tell the DVLA of the change so you get charged at the probably higher new VED rate than the original engine was charged.
It would ultimately cost more than the car is worth.
If you plan on garaging that E30 , tge rust becomes a non issue. It’s not in a structural location and it won’t get worse if you drive on dry days
Thanks. Sadly I have no garage. And the plan was always to use the car, it revels in being driven!
The MOT would disagree with you about being structural, if within 12 inches of the brake servo mounting.
@@matthewjenkins1161 It passed the MOT in February, Project Shop which did the brake and fuel linings also did the MOT and inspected the rust issue very carefully inside and out and said it presented no issue to the structural integrity at this time.
Just my opinion that cars this age should be mollycoddled and kept away from the weather elements, it shouldn’t be daily driven or used especially during winter or rain if you want to keep it on the road in the long term. Selling because of ULEZ is just letting Khan yet again win, when the car reaches 40 years old, it will be exempt anyway, I wouldn’t be selling it if ULEZ was a factor, just store it somewhere.
You’re quite right, but I also feel that cars are meant to driven and are best when they’re driven. But yes, being exposed to the weather is not great. I normally keep it under a thick high quality cover, but sadly I have no garage. The rust damage would have taken hold long ago though, not under my tenure. It needs to be sorted properly because otherwise it is such a solid and original example, and sadly I can’t afford/justify the expense. 😢😢😢
@@BrownCarGuy I get you, us car guys always love to drive our cars but we also want to protect them and we don’t live in California climates to be confident they won’t deteriorate over time. As much as we want to drive them, we need to make sure we keep them in good condition to enjoy them for as long as possible so swings and roundabouts. Anyway, hopefully this car goes to a good home and gets restored to a good level.
All cars need to be driven, don't agree with coddling
I still drive my P reg mx5 on most days. Not as old as an F reg but the car is still 27 years old.
@@michaelanderson7708 Yes, driven I agree but certain weather and seasons to keep it in good condition, a cold winters wet day is no good and the UK climate waits to eat your car up when it can. Each to their own though.
Maybe a little project for Matt Armstrong?
Or the guys at YCR, who did all the welding on Matt's former basket case of an E24.
This is sad news, as i remember the video you did when the bulkhead rust became apparent. My comment now is more or less the same as it was then.
You need that car, that's evident in your face when you drive it. Cars and classic cars especially are, by nature, not economically viable. You don't own a car like that because it makes financial sense. You own it because you love it. And to love it means spending the money on it that maybe wouldn't be justifiable on a run-of-the-mill daily.
I appreciate where you live is a factor; ulez, lack of facilities and such like, but if you have a car you love that much, you need to allow yourself the opportunity to make it work. It's always going to be expensive, but that, unfortunately, is the nature of the beast. These things are sent to try us.
Personally, i think you're still looking at the car as an increasingly impractical daily. You can't allow it to be that. It's an extension of your personality. It represents the splash of colour to an otherwise black & white existence, the difference between living and merely existing.
Deep 🙏🏽
How much is it!!!
I can understand why you are selling your BMW, if you are only using the car a few times a month and it's costs £12.50 a pop. Someone will be getting an excellent example of the E30, The bulkhead problem is similar to the one on the Rover 75, another BMW input when Rover was designing the car. I ended up a piece of copper pipe in the opening so the water drains out.
What's the asking price?
Please watch the full video. Thank you
Lovely car
Anyone think a 1982 tax and mot exempt xr3i at 12k is a good investment.? Any risk with change to tax or mot exempt?
@@dominicedwards9117 God knows, but if it’s a good one, get it and keep it, fast Fords rising in value fast.
A great investment, but those escorts are often slapped together, so originality and condition are key to value
6 more years and its exempt from all of it . Put it in storage.
Six years climate-controlled storage would cost about 15 grand + you still need to insure it! And still the car would almost certainly need several thousand spending on it to recommission it. And if you read the policy documents, it's not clear if the 40 year exemptions will continue. Not a good idea at all! Cars are designed to be driven, not stored. No matter what you do, cars deteriorate in storage.
I’m hoping you’ll change your mind and keep her. I know later on you’ll regret selling her.
Maybe if I sold more books!! 😜😂
Sell it through Collecting Cars
Hi what did it sell for ££££££
Still available
£12.50 per outing! LOL!!!
Yeah, it's utterly ridiculous! You can lease a compliant car for less. There's no understanding that keeping a classic on the road is the green thing to do. And it is an attack on the equality of freedom of movement for ordinary people. Far too many politicians hate both cars and the people they are elected to serve, instead serving other interests. Unfortunately, Khan was elected for an unprecedented third term, so the majority of Londoners are as much to blame as Khan. Sadly, democracy's weaknesses are being exploited and the demos manipulated to self-harm.
And £8 in Central Birmingham, thankfully it was brought in by one borough/council not the whole of Greater Birmingham. Manchester and Leeds scrapped their plans.
Sad Khan I will give u 2k scrappaged
Ok then 500 quid,,, old out your and....
No
Sell it to Mr Khant brigade who will send to Ukraine
No