325i sport

[paddy138]

i know its a nova website. but im thinking of buying 88,89 bmw 325i sport. should i stay away from them or are they a god car. anything to look out for when buying one

cheers

[Saloony]

Good motor, still fetch loads of money. You will need to have a petrol tanker follow you round mind. 325is came with LSD i think. They're very tail happy. For instance same car round a roundabout, 15mph, slight throttle and the backend brakes away. Tappets can be a right **** to do, valve guides sometimes drop through too. Other than that rust as its an old motor, round the windscreen is favourite.

[paddy138]

would be buying a clean if i do. hear they can have soft enough engines, is this just if there been drivin to the limit the whole time or what. i heard to stay away from the ones with twin computers

[s14a]

all sports came with the computer lad??
my mates sellin a minter if your interested...

bring a lad thats owned 1 be4, over here as you know the main use is for donuts so be carefull...
headgaskets, tappits,lsd 1 wheeling and most importantly major rust are all common problems with these cars...

[peester]

they are pricey to buy and buy parts for.. and finding a good one is getting difficult. I wouldn't say the engines are hugely 'soft' just that nearly all are going to have over 100k mileages and its down to how well they were maintained previously rather than owners putting theyre foot down a bit here n there,..
Would this be as a daily runner or a more second/weekend/fun car..?

[s14a]

itd be a expensive daily runner lad, they love the juice...

[SRimon]

Rot like novas

Look awesome though

[alan b]

there a great car, as said above, overheated ones love to warp heads. if the diff has been rebuilt, why? they dont break for no reason and alot of irish ones at the moment have had them rebuilt, plus you know what irish lads are like, many have been kained half to death. best to buy one in england, plus tax is HEAVY! not to mention insurance and petrol.

[Mike]

Great car, just can cost a bomb to run if your a loon lol

328 is superior though, just try and find a manual one :thumb:

[General Baxter]

Great car, just can cost a bomb to run if your a loon lol

4mpg all the way baby lol

[euro sbd]

i miss mine but ile probley get another one in time. awsome cars

[paddy138]

would be strictly a weekend car. would have a budget of €6000. would be looking one with engine rebuilt. there is a lot of them over here with engine rebuilds. have to sell my civic coupe before i can look properly for one. are the engines all the same in them or did they change in any years

[General Baxter]

about ?5k will get you a retro E30 with a cosworth YB turbo engine lol

[Dan 130]

^^^^ sweet

[peester]

engines are the same asfaik.. suppose it'd be better rebuilt, just wonder if theres many 'replicas' out there, might catch you out maybe, if they dont own up..???

[paddy138]

how would i spot a replica

[s14a]

watch if your buyin from uk, vrt is close to 2g euro....
youl find a nice 1 over here lad...

if it doesnt have black roof lining or computers its not a sport...

[simonr1]

i have a 535i sport for sell if your interested!

[paddy138]

wont be buying one in uk, a lot of them do be clocked. i will be buyin an irish one. jesus 535i would be a bit much for me. thanks anyway

[s14a]

dude there all probably clockd anyway...
most would have originally came from the uk anyway...

[paddy138]

yeah looking through the auto trader and lots of them seem to be english. dont mind that tough cause im on the border. has anyone any idea what the computers look like on them