Hey guys I've had two project cars for awhile, a 1981 320i and a 1975 2002. I've planned to keep the 2002 and get rid of the 320i as I don't have time (or money) to work on two project cars as a college student. I'm planning on putting the engine and trans in my 2002 and selling the 320i as a rolling shell with the stock 13" rims. I was thinking the rolling shell was worth around $500, what do you guys think?
Probably whatever scrap value would be, those dont seem to go much over $1k even in driveable condition unless they are mint.
You will only get $500 for it if the car is very clean and you live in a rust belt state. If your from Cali or another state where cars don't rust away, forget about getting anything more than scrap value. You might be able to get $25 a piece for the is wheels, but even that would be tough. I have three sets of those wheels that I have tried to sell many times for that price and no takers.
For reference, I bought a pretty decent, running 83 320i with minor issues for $1000 - in 1998. 
Unless you really want that particular engine in your 02 for some reason, why not just sell the 320i complete and running (?) and get another M10 for the 02? The fuel injection in the 320i doesn't really get you anything, so there's not much reason to transfer it over; a simple carb-ready M10 would be a better choice IMHO, plus it gains you 200cc of displacement over the 1.8 in the 320i. Check 2002FAQ - someone probably has a motor somewhere nearby, or knows of one.
N54 FTW
I would have gone for the M42 out of the E30 318is.
It is a shame the e21 does not command more money, I always thought they were a lot prettier than both the 02 and the e30.. especially in single headlight guise (one 7inch on each side)
Don't waste your time trying to sell, you won't get anywhere near $500. The scrap man is your friend if you want it gone.
You might be able to get $500 for it if it's running well in it's current state. It's not worth more than scrap value, otherwise.
Jeff wrote: Don't waste your time trying to sell, you won't get anywhere near $500. The scrap man is your friend if you want it gone.
Don't scrap it. That car looks too nice to scrap.
This is sad. Don't scrap it...find a lemons or chump team to sell it to.
93EXCivic wrote: Don't scrap it. That car looks too nice to scrap.
+1. Looks like a good Challenge car base.
will a sbc fit in there?
m42+turbo, ftw. If I had money and a place to work on it i'd buy it. Don't scrap it. Classic German tin is becoming a rarity these days.
He's from Southern California, if the profile is correct, so he probably has a thousand rust free 2002s to choose from, so a 320i isn't worth a whole lot.
But, it got me thinking about 320is....and this popped up on Craigslist. Not a 320i as we know it:
http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/2695119728.html
I had no idea 320's were so unloved.
They've pretty much vanished from New England. I'd think the rarity would make them a bit more valuable, but maybe that's just here and even them, maybe not.
Bummer.
Yah the car is from southern california, the wheels on the car aren't the IS wheels they are 15" BBS RAs. The m10 was rebuilt and was in the process of being set-up for megasquirt+turbo hence why it will be going into the 2002. I really don't want to scrap it as its nearly rust free and it would be a good base for someone's restoration or racecar project. Thanks for the heads up though. So anyone interested 
? Possibly a good challenge car base right here...
The 320i was pretty much the first car that got me interested in European cars when I was growing up.
I think it's worth at least $500 if not more, but I'm in the rust belt where most of those cars disappeared into the earth long ago.
Why not buy another $250 engine from one in pick and pull and put it in if you want to sell it? Selling that car non running is pretty much a death sentence.
Per Schroeder wrote: He's from Southern California, if the profile is correct, so he probably has a thousand rust free 2002s to choose from, so a 320i isn't worth a whole lot. But, it got me thinking about 320is....and this popped up on Craigslist. Not a 320i as *we* know it: http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/2695119728.html
An E30 320i?
Yep, from Denmark. pretty cool. I'd be tempted at that price/2.
Yup . . . the 2.0L M20B20 AND the tax dodging S14B20
gamby wrote: I had no idea 320's were so unloved. They've pretty much vanished from New England. I'd think the rarity would make them a bit more valuable, but maybe that's just here and even them, maybe not. Bummer.
Not as nostalgic as a 2002, not as much support for turning it into a track rat as an E30. It's sort of like how C4 Corvettes are trapped between the designed in the '60s C3 and the high tech and faster C5 - people with money tend to go to either side and ignore them.
It seems E21's have never been all that valuable. My boss bought one for around $3500 - back in 1990 - when the E30 was still new and the E21 was only one-model older. It was the first BMW I'd ever driven. I still remember when I bought my '91 Integra and noticing how it had a similar 'seat-feel' to it. I really didn't think much about the handling difference between FWD and RWD back then.
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