Looking to buy a E24

[ashley]

hi all

What is a fair price for 1984 E24 in fair condition.
Dealer says he has had the car for over a year.:shocked: Mechincal fine but paint and inside trim not the in best condition, may need respray. Manual box with 166000km for R40K

Also in stock a 1981 633 for 56K but LHD
and knows of 1984 635 in mint for 75K

See on Autotrader and Gumtree prices are from 70K to 120K
excluding the Drift car at 45K with NOS - I'll give that one a miss.

 

[Clownshoe]

hi all

What is a fair price for 1984 E24 in fair condition.
Dealer says he has had the car for over a year.:shocked: Mechincal fine but paint and inside trim not the in best condition, may need respray. Manual box with 166000km for R40K

Also in stock a 1981 633 for 56K but LHD
and knows of 1984 635 in mint for 75K

See on Autotrader and Gumtree prices are from 70K to 120K
excluding the Drift car at 45K with NOS - I'll give that one a miss.

Hi Ashley

A fine choice of car... but be very weary. Spares for these cars are made of pure unobtainium or hellishlyexpensite. So make sure everything is in place. Door rubbers and seals are very important R5000 for a set.

Mechanical is the least of your worries as the 3.5l was used in lots of common vehicles so spares are readily available. Body trim is another story. So a missing indicator lens, wing or wing mirror is going to be a major problem.

Also check for rust. Don't be shy. Take a screwdriver to the inside wheel arches and give a good prod. They are prone to rust, and you don't know if its been a highveld car all its life.

As for price. The 70odd and the 115 odd are aiming at big spenders and while I have not seen those cars if they are perfect they may get their prices. The red one was off the market when I got mine or I may have looked at it. But a post 82 manual is a definite keeper. Make sure it is an 84 by checking the VIN number. I have noticed some funny combinations of a definite pre 82 rear with an a post 82 front:dunno: Must be two glued together.

I payed 50,000 for a good condition one. New exterior spray job and interior needed some work but everything was there and worked.

If its in Cape Town I would go and have a look with you/ for you.

 

[Sith]

These are really fantastic cars, one of my favourites, so I am always pro someone wanting to purchase one. There are many money pitfalls, take all of Clownshoe's advice seriously, and always buy as neat a one as possible. This can be a very rewarding experience if done right. Whatever you do, don't modify the car, with these cars future values will depend on originality. Good luck, and post pics and info should you buy.

 

[ashley]

hi all
This is the one I was looking at
http://www.sedgeclasscars.com/details.php?CarID=593

We already have a 1984/5 - 635csi in the family and it is a great drive when it works.
It is an auto, full house; electric seats etc. with 280000km on the clocks and is in bad shape. After the accident, Dad lost interest in the car. I did find some replacement parts and Dad repaired the damage. The motor has been rebuilt twice, (Motor cooked and burnt a hole in piston one size of a R2 coin not me; Dad again hence why he is banned from drive my 540I without me in the car), first bunch of BMW Specialists charged us R25000 to rebuild the motor and other bits and pieces and then said they could not fix it and we needed a new computer box, which would cost R11K. So I bought one in the UK for 140 Pounds – with taxes etc. – R1700.00
That did not fix it.
Year later
Round Two – Feb 2010 new mechanic motor repair guy strips the motor and phone us. Only the one piston had been replaced, the work on the rest of the motor was so bad. No compression, pistons wobbling around like jelly etc.
The motor has been redo top to bottom - 10 months’ work later
But now it is electrics – going in this week to be sorted
We also need to remove the rust (living 200m from the sea) and re-spray the body; paint has faded and redo the leather
Total cost today 50k in 3 years and it is still not running probable
So I was thinking of getting a better working model and using the old one as spares

I actually got to a point with this car of offering my Dad money for the car, so I could crush the wreck and put it of its misery and ours
But Dad is attached to the thing; we have “owned” it for 15 years now, many memories
Driving from Pietersburg to PE, Moving from JHB to East London and discovering that my “newish” 325 was not strong enough to tow the trailer with my whole life on it, so after 50kms and swapping over to the 635 to do the duty, Yep Dad designed his own tow bar for the car made out of stainless steel as well, towing our 1965 Ford racing from Pietersburg to East London (5 years later the Ford rusted away). Been phoned by the mechanic to say “Sorry sir we have damaged your, we dropped off the jacks onto its side” 6 weeks to fix that and here is the kicker, fixed panels where painted in the East London Mercedes Benz factory – the only guys who could match the paint - And many more

There is a part of me that wants to hold on to the car, but it is just a car or has it become something more?

 

[Clownshoe]

hi all
This is the one I was looking at
http://www.sedgeclasscars.com/details.php?CarID=593

We already have a 1984/5 - 635csi in the family and it is a great drive when it works.
It is an auto, full house; electric seats etc. with 280000km on the clocks and is in bad shape. After the accident, Dad lost interest in the car. I did find some replacement parts and Dad repaired the damage. The motor has been rebuilt twice, (Motor cooked and burnt a hole in piston one size of a R2 coin not me; Dad again hence why he is banned from drive my 540I without me in the car), first bunch of BMW Specialists charged us R25000 to rebuild the motor and other bits and pieces and then said they could not fix it and we needed a new computer box, which would cost R11K. So I bought one in the UK for 140 Pounds – with taxes etc. – R1700.00
That did not fix it.
Year later
Round Two – Feb 2010 new mechanic motor repair guy strips the motor and phone us. Only the one piston had been replaced, the work on the rest of the motor was so bad. No compression, pistons wobbling around like jelly etc.
The motor has been redo top to bottom - 10 months’ work later
But now it is electrics – going in this week to be sorted
We also need to remove the rust (living 200m from the sea) and re-spray the body; paint has faded and redo the leather
Total cost today 50k in 3 years and it is still not running probable
So I was thinking of getting a better working model and using the old one as spares

I actually got to a point with this car of offering my Dad money for the car, so I could crush the wreck and put it of its misery and ours
But Dad is attached to the thing; we have “owned” it for 15 years now, many memories
Driving from Pietersburg to PE, Moving from JHB to East London and discovering that my “newish” 325 was not strong enough to tow the trailer with my whole life on it, so after 50kms and swapping over to the 635 to do the duty, Yep Dad designed his own tow bar for the car made out of stainless steel as well, towing our 1965 Ford racing from Pietersburg to East London (5 years later the Ford rusted away). Been phoned by the mechanic to say “Sorry sir we have damaged your, we dropped off the jacks onto its side” 6 weeks to fix that and here is the kicker, fixed panels where painted in the East London Mercedes Benz factory – the only guys who could match the paint - And many more

There is a part of me that wants to hold on to the car, but it is just a car or has it become something more?

That is so typical. I have been looking for a dark coloured post 82 manual for years.... had to settle for a tatty grey one and now there is one cheaper aswell