this will surprise you, my brother just got a great deal with tesco insurance - but call them and talk through it.. don't do anything online as they can only deal with preset criteria and nothing else...

yeah, but only in pre-facelift from 1983-85ish...

370mm tech 2, every time.

i love a switchable auto!! got a great bargain there....

btw this is the exact spec i want, (and i don't mean to be rude) how much did it cost you?

seriously lovely, apart from the dials!

am liking the concentration of zoners in the south east, so when i get my next e30 hopefully i can exchange lots of help for beer!!!

i'm in agreement with most of the comments here, the big engined autos are not slow, but clearly lose a bit to manuals.

i've had both the sports switchable and standard auto on 325's and always loved the kickdown once you are doing more than 40.. and sounds very nice too!

these guys are good - http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/

£500 for a good nick 318 is good money, and the fact you know of its history is making it worth more. decent is's don't come for under a grand mate and if you are looking to uprate yours then save your cash and buy an is straight out.

but, a looked after 318 for that sort of cash is a good buy.

ah, it worked!

http://carandclassic.co.uk/car/C100195/

(not sure how to hyper link!)

i had one that sat high like that then found out i didn't have a spare in the boot!