E30 325i Touring Auto - I want one, Advice Please?
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Help!!?!! Have found an E30 325i Touring 'Sports' Auto (It says Sports on ad) that I'm interested in purchasing, it's on an F plate. If I choose to inspect this vehicle is there anything anyone would advise me to look out for? Will take mechanic friend with me, though not an E30 expert!
You need to keep in mind that I'm a mother (with a need for speed, currently driving a 320ise) of three rapidly growing boys and an even more rapidly growing Labrador puppy!
Have insurance quote for £250 fully comp, so am def up for it.
Answers on a postcard please...or in here'll do.
And yes, am in the Zone too.
You need to keep in mind that I'm a mother (with a need for speed, currently driving a 320ise) of three rapidly growing boys and an even more rapidly growing Labrador puppy!
Have insurance quote for £250 fully comp, so am def up for it.
Answers on a postcard please...or in here'll do.
And yes, am in the Zone too.
They're very crash resistant cars as I learned to my dismay this week 
Good safe place for kids.
You are aware of the fuel consumption I take it... Slurpy slurpy, I doubt you'll get more than 20 to the gallon on a 325i auto.
I would have said rust is probably the biggest problem, especially the tailgate just below the wiper. Take a magnet with you to spot if there's any filler in there. As for the engine, remove the oil fioller cap and look inside. Should be all shiny and clean with no build up of carbon if she's been regularly maintained.
Check the service history for when the cambelt was last changed.
Oh, and enjoy
Good safe place for kids. You are aware of the fuel consumption I take it... Slurpy slurpy, I doubt you'll get more than 20 to the gallon on a 325i auto.
I would have said rust is probably the biggest problem, especially the tailgate just below the wiper. Take a magnet with you to spot if there's any filler in there. As for the engine, remove the oil fioller cap and look inside. Should be all shiny and clean with no build up of carbon if she's been regularly maintained.
Check the service history for when the cambelt was last changed.
Oh, and enjoy
BliarOut said:
They're very crash resistant cars as I learned to my dismay this week
You are aware of the fuel consumption I take it... Slurpy slurpy, I doubt you'll get more than 20 to the gallon on a 325i auto.
I would have said rust is probably the biggest problem, especially the tailgate just below the wiper. Take a magnet with you to spot if there's any filler in there. As for the engine, remove the oil fioller cap and look inside. Should be all shiny and clean with no build up of carbon if she's been regularly maintained.
Check the service history for when the cambelt was last changed.
Oh, and enjoy
Oh yeah...about that Diff ;-)
Not worried about fuel consumption, just room for my shopping!
Thanks
My old F-plate went around the tailgate too, along with the sills, wheelarches, under the floor. I'd like to think the straight six is still howling up to 6600rpm somewhere today but that's unlikely since I left it with the scrapman.
You want to see bills.
Weak points seem to include the fuel sender (under the back seat), and the fuel tank also rusts - give it a (careful) poke with a screwdriver and watch for falling debris.
Don't expect the light wipers to work.
Fan-tastic cars.
You want to see bills.
Weak points seem to include the fuel sender (under the back seat), and the fuel tank also rusts - give it a (careful) poke with a screwdriver and watch for falling debris.
Don't expect the light wipers to work.
Fan-tastic cars.
We used to have one of these...325i Touring Auto. It's the white one about halfway down the left hand side of this page:
www.bmwclassics.co.uk/about/index.html
I agree with absolutely all of the comments above re fuel consumption (very thirsty!) and all of the common faults/weaknesses.
One thing you might find is that given your requirements in terms of accommodation is that the car might actually be a bit too small for your needs? We have three young children (no dog!)...we could all get in obviously...but it wasn't exactly commodius! In that respect you might be better off with an E34 Touring?
Nevertheless, great cars...really easy to drive fairly rapidly!
In fact, I loved ours so much that when we first sold it I flew all the way down from Scotland, where we lived at the time to London, to buy the same car back 3 months later!!!
www.bmwclassics.co.uk/about/index.html
I agree with absolutely all of the comments above re fuel consumption (very thirsty!) and all of the common faults/weaknesses.
One thing you might find is that given your requirements in terms of accommodation is that the car might actually be a bit too small for your needs? We have three young children (no dog!)...we could all get in obviously...but it wasn't exactly commodius! In that respect you might be better off with an E34 Touring?
Nevertheless, great cars...really easy to drive fairly rapidly!
In fact, I loved ours so much that when we first sold it I flew all the way down from Scotland, where we lived at the time to London, to buy the same car back 3 months later!!!
Cotty said:
You are aware of the fuel consumption I take it... Slurpy slurpy, I doubt you'll get more than 20 to the gallon on a 325i auto.
I have a 325i auto touring and get about 27mpg
You obviously don't boot it as much as I do
Probably explains why you're not replacing the trailing arm on yours too ThatPhilBrettGuy said:
Is the 3/525i engine bad on fuel for any good reason? I'm getting 26/27MPG out of our 530i touring and that includes an unhealthy amount of London driving.
Its the 'Old' 12v M20 engine, the later M50 etc 24v units are obviously more modern/fuel efficent in design, high 20s out of an e46/e39 2.5 or 3.0 seems to be the norm
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