is there any one else that would never sell there e21? or am i sentimentally attached to much?

I could never get rid of mine. It doesn't seem right. The car was given to me and as it turns out was built the day i was born. sentimental does not begin to cover how i feel about this car

dude, that's pretty freakin' cool. If that were to happen with me and a car, I doubt that I'd be able to even think about getting rid of it...
Jake

no kidding... now i want to find my cars exact date it was born? where do i go for that?

I got it when i registered as a BMW owner with BMW. It doesn't seem to work with all cars my 78 didn't tell me anything. that and i found a sticker on the drivers door stamped 5/19/1981. I thought it was cool when i saw that on the door but when i got the info on my car from BMW I couldn't believe it. - chris

CJ's dad brought him home from the hospital in his car.
I know he is never gonna sell his.

I bet Attila and JBOB will never sell theres.

Any my 323i part with this? Common bro you KNOW me better than that.

I could never sell it only cause I would never get my money back out of it. I bet their's a few on this forum in the same spot!

CJ's dad brought him home from the hospital in his car.
I know he is never gonna sell his.

I bet Attila and JBOB will never sell theres.

Any my 323i part with this? Common bro you KNOW me better than that.
Wasn't matt also brought home in his E21?

lol, someone would have to offer me a helluva lot of money for me to ever let go of my grey 320i: not only for how much time & money i've spent on it, but it does have sentimental value for me since my parents bought it brand new back in '81. I still remember riding in the backseat with my bro (haha, and my gum is still stuck in the rear ash-trays)

A few months ago I would have said never, but as most of you have seen I'm now parting out my 323i. If I was to sell out right in pieces I wouldn't get much, but by parting out I will get close to the money invested.

It was very hard decision, but I know in a few years I'll get another but I will pay more up front for something thats in primo condition (no rust). I was also brought home in a BMW 2002 though, that one also met its demise from rust. One thing I have noticed over the years is that I tend to get attached to whatever i'm driving, some more than others though.


Jay

yep, my mom also bought it new in 83 any i grew up in that car. now its mine and i plan to put alot og money and sweat into it. (like cj). it would be really hard to let go!

I still remember riding in the backseat with my bro (haha, and my gum is still stuck in the rear ash-trays)

Haha, mine too.

I could never sell it only cause I would never get my money back out of it. I bet their's a few on this forum in the same spot!

DITTO!.
But more than this I did so much work, I could never replace it.
The roof and the quarters...etc plus the 2.8 stroker

Wow, I can't believe their are other freaks out there willing to sink obcene amounts of money into there E21 and waste hours and hours of weekend time working on them! I always told my wife that their were others of us! Doesen't everyone have a garage full of spare parts?

i was brought home from the hospital in my car as well. my dad never let us eat or drink or chew gum in the car. :( rough childhood i know. so the ash trays are mint. plus, no one would ever give me the price i would want for the car, to get my money time and sentimental value back.

I admit I've tired selling mine when the times were tuff but the manitoba safety told me my floors needed a bit of work so i didn't invest to sell it. I had the deposit down on a $3000 sale and had to give it back. I'm pretty attached judging by my daily checks on this forum and ebay. Its a fun project, easy to understand the engine and fuel sysetm so I've gained a lot of knowledge about cars. The car has let me down countless times but its like 24 years old and looks pretty good for its age. Each new part i put in it means I won't have to worry about it failing for a long time so she's getting better and looking nicer day by day. I've had too many good times with this car through high school and had so many girls in the car i can't even count lol:alright PLUS THE CAR IS WAAAY TO FUN TO DRIVE and with an aftermarket exhuast it actually sounds really nice and not like a honda (farting in a folgers tin can)...and with my headers it should sound even nicer in about a week.

my wife told me: didn't you wish you got a car that you didn't have to worry about or work too much on?

i said: if i got a car like that, what was the point?

couldn't part with a car that i put so much time and work on and that gave me so much satisfaction - a car that has taken me from zero to... noob (still) and hopefully further.

unless i got offered a million bucks... and we know THAT'S gonna happen...

There's too much of my blood and sweat in the car.

There's too much of my blood and sweat in the car.


then drive the damn thing to bimmerfest.

Too much money, too many years, my first car, don't want anybody else's hands on it as it would never be treated how it should be treated as for my 81', my 79' I don't know, I originally started building on my 79' to keep my first car my 81' off the road but it has since aquired a large majority of my 81's components so I guess it cancels that out, that and I would never get the money out of it. And last but not least it is not easy workin' on these cars and to give someone who is new to BMW's a car that YOU' have already worked out the bugs and corrected the mistakes from the previous owner, to give someone that much of a head-start w/no garantee's that your car won't return to the condition it was in before you got it, or perhaps worse would be insane. Across the board I'd have to say no! It's never just one reason, although I haven't ruled out cancer, or a garbage-bag full of cash!!!!peace out.:mechstuck