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Old 04-19-2012, 12:49 PM
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Very neat car. It'll be interesting to see how it holds up for you. Keep us posted (and post better pics when it's cleaned up)!
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Good luck with the car!! The e30 3 series and the E34 5 series were the last great looking BMWs. Enjoy!
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Awesome! Why are s50 swaps priced so high? I mean, s50s aren't super cheap, but they're not crazy money and the swap is basically the same as an m50...

And just for clarification...Those don't look like style 5s. Are they 5 lug?

For reference: Style 5
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Just realized how negative I sounded - congrats! The car looks awesome from the pics! I bet it's a ton of fun!
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Nice!
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Originally Posted by blasphemy101
Awesome! Why are s50 swaps priced so high? I mean, s50s aren't super cheap, but they're not crazy money and the swap is basically the same as an m50...

And just for clarification...Those don't look like style 5s. Are they 5 lug?

For reference: Style 5
Well, avg S50/S52 swap goes for $8-13k. Mine was priced in the middle, but should've been 12k+. I think it depends on how well done the swap is, the supporting mods, the condition of the shell, etc. I see clean stock E30's going for $4-6k. M50 swapped, clean E30's go for around $6-8k... S50/S52 swaps make far more power they're priced accordingly. M50 engines go for about $500, an S50 + trans goes for $2-3k.

Previous owner put well over $16-18k into this car from what I've heard, so I feel like I really stole this thing.

I believe they're style 5's, but they are refilled and redrilled to 4 lug instead of 5.
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i love it! Enjoy!!
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Added even more pics. Need to take pics of the rear and door panels.
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Inb4 someone says its an unreliable heap of junk.

Nice looking E30. Have fun with it. I'm going to be looking to pick something similar up in the fall.


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