RE: SOTW: BMW 325i Touring

[thewheelman]

m4rky77 said:

There was a lovely touring just going sideways past my lounge window............................... luckily I have a good view on trackdays

You live in the grounds of a track? You lucky bugger!

[funkyrobot]

Has it sold?

Advert linky doesn't seem to show the ad.

[r11co]

Rarely has the term 'shed' been more appropriately applied.

If this didn't have a BMW badge on it it would have been in the crusher long ago.

[louiebaby]

This is where my money would be going, if I had a garage for it:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C305143

I'd want the same again in a war-chest, but I love the look of that...

[The Don of Croy]

Had a green one (F reg) in 1997/98 - leggy but fun to drive.

The rear window washer pipe split in the roof lining, irrigating said lining and the load area when operated. This became known on the second day of ownership.

Other minor ailments too numerous to mention, but still held in fond memory...clutch was heavy but no worse than the E46 ten years later.

[N Dentressangle]

funkyrobot said:

Has it sold?

Advert linky doesn't seem to show the ad.

Doesn't work with Firefox. Try Explorer - works with that OK.

Or are you on the way to Bridgend already?

[230TE]

Can't believe so many people are hating this. It's a sharp looking rear-drive estate with a straight-six engine, dead easy to work on, no complicated electronic stuff to go wrong, parts are cheap and it's from an era when cars were properly assembled with nuts and bolts, rather than clip-together plastic like a giant Lego kit. Small, agile, probably weighs about the same as the seats in an Audi Q7. Lots of power-oversteering fun to be had. I'd be tempted at the price, except that I have three sheds already which is plenty.

[dbdb]

Munich said:

What is the circular dial by the handbrake for?

It is the mode switch for the automatic gearbox.

[TheOrangePeril]

Damnit, this is EXACTLY what I'm after! But I'm too skint atm Better keep saving and hope for another one...

[Itsallicanafford]

tobinen said:

Chain driven engine, Shirley?

Not sure what to make of it really. Shed is an appropriate desciption!

...is Shirley an expert in E30's?

[J4CKO]

I do like a nice E30.

Always fancied combinign this and the engine from a 735i, I know it has been done a lot before but has anyone done it and how hard is it, is it worth the effort ?

[funkyrobot]

N Dentressangle said:

Doesn't work with Firefox. Try Explorer - works with that OK.

Or are you on the way to Bridgend already?

Thanks.

If my other car was sold, I most probably would be

[fishman]

A good buy plus the drivers seat is still intact too!

[s m]

J4CKO said:

I do like a nice E30.

Always fancied combinign this and the engine from a 735i, I know it has been done a lot before but has anyone done it and how hard is it, is it worth the effort ?

Jethro from EVO mag runs one as a fun driving car. Regular updates in the BMW mag.
Also was a similar one in PPC mag

[dbdb]

I like these; I prefer the Touring version of every three series variant which offered one. They're so much better looking - only the convertible is better.

You would need to have a careful look over it, but unless there is something very wrong with it, it does seem a decent car for £750.

Rust aside, there is only so much that can go wrong with a car of this age. It was reasonably complex in its day, but is very simple in comparison to any car made after 2000 - especially a more modern prestige car. Fault finding on a modern car can make you want to cry sometimes. By way of example, my brother had a 2002 S500 which had so many unsolvable electrical faults almost from day one he gave up and sold it! They’re cheap for a reason!

[sinbaddio]

What a car - F520 MDP, left to me by my mum 5 years ago, only 70,000 miles on the clock in absolute mint condition. BBS cross spokes, metallic black, manual. Beautiful. Ex wife wrote it off after two months

[E38Ross]

louiebaby said:

This is where my money would be going, if I had a garage for it:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C305143

I'd want the same again in a war-chest, but I love the look of that...

in fairness, it's almost 3 times the price though.

[tommy vercetti]

thewheelman said:

It doesn't have the Top Gear concrete slab handling pack...... Not interested.........

Lol

[Accumul8]

r11co said:

Rarely has the term 'shed' been more appropriately applied.

If this didn't have a BMW badge on it it would have been in the crusher long ago.

+1. Could not agree more. Roll on next Friday...

[louiebaby]

E38Ross said:

louiebaby said:

This is where my money would be going, if I had a garage for it:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C305143

I'd want the same again in a war-chest, but I love the look of that...

in fairness, it's almost 3 times the price though.

You're right, but I wouldn't want one as a shed. Compared to bringing this weeks SOTW up to a similar stadard, it's worth buying the better one. And it's not white either.