ccrelan
ccrelan New Reader
9/14/10 9:50 p.m.

Hey everyone- I am in the process of fixing up my 88 325is. I was making great headway till I broke a rocker arm. I was driving to replace the timing belt and water pump when it happened- good luck there right? The head is off now and it will be getting a lower mileage head. Everything should be cleared up with it soon.

This weekend I headed up to visit my sister outside of Boston. We make a slight pit stop along the way. I am going to have two spare E30 heads after the debacle with the rocker arm repair. I picked up this 1990 325i 4 door for a cool $400.

The car is very clean and original. I believe it needs a head gasket. It started up right way with a jump and after about 5 minutes started blowing white smoke. The car hasn't been used in 1.5 years since this happened. The interior is mint and the cloth seats felt nice. The brakes are brand new and the tires are decent. The AC worked and it should clean up nicely with some elbow grease. The bumpers alone are worth the price of admission here.

The only problem is I need to find a way to get the car from near Foxboro,MA to down to me in Norwalk, CT. I am going to have to rent or borrow a truck. At any rate, here's the pics.

ccrelan
ccrelan New Reader
9/15/10 6:28 a.m.

I should have made the title of the thread "$400 e30"

4cylndrfury
4cylndrfury SuperDork
9/15/10 6:38 a.m.

thats a good score...well done. Love me some E30!!!

mad_machine
mad_machine SuperDork
9/15/10 7:20 a.m.

damn.. you made my $300 saab look bad for only $100 more

speedblind
speedblind Reader
9/15/10 10:17 a.m.

That's a HELL of a deal for $400 bucks. Looks like a very nice daily driver with some work.

ccrelan
ccrelan New Reader
9/15/10 3:27 p.m.

Thanks guys. I will post more pics when I get it home and cleaned up.

The car really is clean. With the plastic bumpers, air bag, nice cloth interior I can't go wrong. Cross your fingers is a simple head gasket repair...

Cory

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