E30 325i Touring

Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:30 am

Hi

I am in the market for a 325i touring. Can anyone tell me if these were made up until 1993/94 L reg. I have come across 316's and 318's on the reg but not 325i. Were the 325i's available on a L plate. If not on what reg did these become obsolete?

Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:32 am

There are few K reg ones around. never heard of an L plate.

I think the key is to buy the best one you can find irrespective of age.

Ive seen real dog J reg's and mint mint E/F reg cars.

Spend your money on finding one with a good high spec or even an Alpina C2 2.7.

There is an Alpina C2 2.5 for sale @ WLN. Very very nice car!

Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:39 am

What is the right money to spend on a 325i touring? I want to go for a later one as I understand that the 1990's E30's are usually safer from becomming rusty. I am also looking for one that has low milage, so far I have had no luck.

Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:43 am

All Tourings are the same, they dont generally rust if taken care of.

As I said, dont worry too much about age on these.

Price? Thats a difficult one really. For a really high spec one with leather recaro seats, LSD, OBC, RHR etc etc expect to pay around Ãƒ”šÃ‚£2000+.

Ones with the Mtec 2 body kit look amazing and are worth hunting down.

There was one on ebay in the last few days @ Ãƒ”šÃ‚£1800 with the Mtec2 kit.

If I were to buy a Touring it would have the kit on.

Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:46 am

Here's a low mileage one for you but not really high spec:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-325i-Touring- ... dZViewItem

Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:49 am

Is it me, or does the headlining look a bit suspect on this car ?

Take a look

Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:56 am

Yeah I have seen this one. The headling is sagging towards the back, it's got brilliant mileage but no electric windows. I'm not sure how much it is worth? It is a pretty basic model

Sun Oct 30, 2005 11:01 am

Bharat wrote:Is it me, or does the headlining look a bit suspect on this car ?

Take a look

Headlining is well detached, but this is mentioned in the description. Not to difficult to sort on a touring though.
Thought they all had 3 spoke steering wheels as well.

Sun Oct 30, 2005 11:05 am

Allready 1500 with over three days to go I think it will go for 2500+

Its all in the miles, there are not many round that low.

Sun Oct 30, 2005 11:43 am

It might go for over 2K but for a basic E30 model that is very expensive. Can you guys advise me which websites to look at so I can find one.

Sun Oct 30, 2005 2:02 pm

sidu2 wrote:It might go for over 2K but for a basic E30 model that is very expensive. Can you guys advise me which websites to look at so I can find one.

" www.e30zone.co.uk " for sale - e30 cars!

Sun Oct 30, 2005 2:09 pm

heres a few from the for sale section

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... ic&t=19753

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... ic&t=20479

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... ic&t=19256

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... ic&t=16675

Sun Oct 30, 2005 2:13 pm

doug325i wrote:Allready 1500 with over three days to go I think it will go for 2500+

Its all in the miles, there are not many round that low.

Don't understand the obsession some car buyers have with milage. It's condition that's much more important.
I bought an immaculate 318 touring on 135k back in the summer for a fraction of what this ones going to make.Totaly unmolested, not a trace of rus including sunroof and tailgatet, golf club score cards in the door pocket, British Legion sticker on the window, rear seats looking like they've never been sat in, don't think they had found the load cover, and front seats showing no wear at all.
Best to buy a car like this and then "merge" it with a high spec 325i rust bucket.

Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:19 pm

That's what I intend to do. My touring is rust free and really clean, but I'm desperate for a red one and I've collected loads of equpment ready to go on. Problem is, when I'm bored I end up sticking it on my current car!!!
I think the chances of finding a red 325i touring with A/C is very slim.

Mon Oct 31, 2005 2:35 pm

Sidu2.....did you get my PM, not sure if they're working?

Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:10 pm

I have dec 92 touring with 65K on the clock, leather m-tec interior and working air con in diamond black, i'd say there are a few too many marks in the paint than i would have liked and it cost me Ãƒ”šÃ‚£3500 on e-bay which is probably too much but i was desperate for a car!
The main disadvantage of having a 93 car is that you can't take the cat off so I assume you lose a bit of poke.