Wed Apr 27, 2011 3:16 am
lots of sound advice as always, thing id do if i were you- is look at pics pics pics on here, and find ANY nearest e30s for sale via here, ebay,picton heads,auto trader...just find any nearest no matter the condition and price, or an e30 zone meet (check the meets section on here) and just go see them and have a look all round, sit in them, have a drive in them , depending where you live ie if you have a few within a quick drive, then you might test some different cars and then decide if you want a cabby or a coupe and what sort and engine (if you can test a few) , do you have a garage ? ideally if your just going to do pleasure driving then a cabby will be nice, but then it would be best if it was garaged to keep it out of the bad weather and winter and keep the roof nice etc, where as a coupe would be better and maybe a tad wiser to have if no garage and not mega miles done in it
a 318is is a good car (what i own) , a better coupe and all round car than say a 316,318, or a 320, its sporty and a more sought after model, nice interior and cars than can be nicley specced up over time and enhanced, good on fuel ,better than a 320 on fuel and a lighter car, and it has a nice revvy nippy engine, that if a nice engine and well maintained it will love to drive , got lots of power at the higher revs too and picks up and pulls niceley for a 1.8 engine, nice cars
or if fuel,insurance,running costs,arnt really an issue- then it has to be a 325i , although you wont get a sport for 2k, (looking at double that) and a 2 door coupe 325i in nice condition, dont really pop up for sale that much youl have to have a good hunt around, and a "nice" one will be more than 2k anyway maybe, you want a good conditon car whatever it is unless you want to throw money at it , theres a nice looking silver 320i se, for sale on here for 1k that from the pics looks like a very nice buy for a grand, also a nice looking white 318is for 1500 from baked bean
if it were me id be looking at the models- 318is, or a 325i coupe or se, or a 318i or 320i cabby ,a 325i cabby might be out of your budget for a nice one,as might other models, or if 4 doors arnt a problem maybe a nice 325i se, seen some nice ones witha 2k budget come up and as 4 doors often less abused than 2 door models and get a nice car for the money
do what i did aswell...post up cars your thinking of/like the look of on here, and people will tell you their views and steer you away from any bad cars
good luck, and youl love owning an e30 !!
