Where did all the 2door 325's go?!

[e30topless]

I feel guilty for fragging this 2 years ago!

325iSE auto, bronzit with heated brown cloth. Ice cold A/C, 15" BBS and an iS front spoiler.

A non sunroof shell with a few scabs on the rear arches but that was it rot wise. 120k and FSH.

It was a gem!

Guilty as charged, !

looked a nice chariot that Barry !

[bss325i]

'twas! Taxed and tested, bought for £300!

Someone on here bought the shell to cut the roof off!

[aze30]

cheers barry
i have a sport in similar condition too

[bss325i]

Now thats just being greedy!

[aze30]

okay okay but my third e30 is a shed lol...thats a sport too lol

[Kemix]

heres my 325i se had it past 7 years, no rust with full history
the only mods are check 318is interior and a bilstein drop
just took it out to let the engine run and give it a wash ive only driven it around 2000 miles in 7years lol dont wana spoil it
sorry poor pic quality as was using the phone

Can I have your Se skirts please? Looks lovely.

[aze30]

no you cant lol
cheers bud

[Felix79]

I bet heaps were lost to the scrapage sceme. Most people wouldn't bother keeping a juicey 325i , where as a sport or touring may be given a 2nd chance.

[Kemix]

Theres an old bloke down my road with a 2 door 325i, the paint has faded so badly it is matt red Pointless story.

[aze30]

i try to keep my red polished up to retain its colour...red can be a right bugger to keep mint though

[Bakedbean100]

I spotted a clean looking 2 door chromie lurking on a driveway looking neglected near my girlfriends house. Looking clean other than the green moss on the paintwork. Tempted to leave a note about it......

[dips346]

i have been looking as well and they are not around that much now

[capri_rob]

My 2dr turd is scraping from one MOT to the next - Town325i very kindly welded a couple of plates into it on Saturday for the forthcoming MOT - its pretty rough now on the rear arches but the rest of the shell is generally OK.
Aiming for a pass with No advisories this time which I think should be do-able bearing in mind all the work that was done underneath last Year.

Does less than 2k a year now though, dry garaged and not used when there's salt on the roads so hopefully the rust thats there won't get much worse or if it does at a slower than it otherwise would.

Can't see me ever spending big bucks to resto it properly - just gonna enjoy it for what it is - an old sh1tter with a lovely sounding B25

[Matth325i]

old colonal cars have got a clean one for sale.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Excellent-Time-Wa ... 3f06994b1a

[jann]

Saw a 325i four door in the scrapy the other day... shame too.

[Duke137]

I feel guilty for fragging this 2 years ago!

325iSE auto, bronzit with heated brown cloth. Ice cold A/C, 15" BBS and an iS front spoiler.

A non sunroof shell with a few scabs on the rear arches but that was it rot wise. 120k and FSH.

It was a gem!

Guilty as charged, !

looked a nice chariot that Barry !

[Dezzy]

Saw a 325i four door in the scrapy the other day... shame too.

Best place for it. Wrongdoor ftl

[Blitz]

4 doors are for executives.

[E30_Crazy]

Here's one!





Hmm, thought I had some better pics... kinda blurry.

[kieran325]

Here's one!





Hmm, thought I had some better pics... kinda blurry.

Where ??

Is it the one in the top pic hidden away

[E30_Crazy]

Here's one!





Hmm, thought I had some better pics... kinda blurry.

Where ??

Is it the one in the top pic hidden away

Lol, nice, didn't even see that. Come to think of it, I believe that was a 5 series, actually. Would think I would remember if there was another E30 on the block (besides the other one of mine, that is)

[Simon]

Looks like a convertible E30 to me!

[kieran325]

It's a cab alright.

[E30_Crazy]

I stand corrected.

[kieran325]

I'm still waiting for a clean 325 pic

[Simon13]

hang on!

[Simon13]

Should this be broken? its not a rotton pig far from it but needs TLC/welding in a few of the usual places. I can't weld but this is way to good to scrap imo. its auto. As always its a money thing

[sweep]

No scrappy simon!

[B7]

It looks better in the pictures

Note the reg guys. it's a relative of the Wheeler Dealers 325i touring?

Si and I are unsure of what to do with it. I agree, it's one of the better ones that we've had. Issues are front corrners of both floorpans, scuttle and rear battery tray / towing eye. Needs a tickle on the rear arches too.

We bought it with breaking in mind but having got it home its actually better than we hoped. Here lies the dilemma.

Do we break it and get a good drink out of it?
OR
Do I sign the V5 over to si and let him rescue it cos I can't be bothered

I agree it does seem a shame to break it but I can't be bothered with welding plates and painting shit anymore. I've spent 30 years with rust in my eyes. My welding days are over.

[Simon13]

I wish i could weld. I could do all the prep work!

[B7]

Also worth mentioning is that it has a fantastic history. The service book is missing BUT

Reams of reciepts and most it's old MOT's. Records of

15 Oil changes since 1996. It's had 2 a year a couple of years.
3 cam belts, the last on 2007 at BMW's
New head gasket along with all associated head bolts and gaskets at MAIN DEALER in may 07
New sump gasket, front crank oil seal / gasket and coolant change again at MAIN DEALER in march 07
Full scorpion system fitted by long term owner
BBR starchip with records and reciept

It's honestly one of the most documented histories i've seen.

BBS are in excellent shape with 5 god tyres
OBC (needs a bulb strip)
WORKING HLWW
Virtually immaculate silver comfort trim (it's had seat covers for what looks like the vast majority of it's life.
Central locking working? Check
Electric windows and roof all working? Check
Auto box ok? check
Check control working? Check
Any cooling issues? Nope. I had it ticking over for 1.5 hours this afternoon and the needle never ventured further than dead centre

In fact the only issues it has mechanically is the heater resistor pack and the usual lazy parking wipers!

So, Breaker or not? thats the question

[Simon13]

i tossed a coin, well Nic did! fix her up was its verdict

[B7]

i tossed a coin, well Nic did! fix her up was its verdict

I think you will make a nice car. PM'd mate

[beardymat]

I wish i had the room to store all these shells from cars that get broken up, I could refurb them in my quiet spells and then sell them back to you when even a rotten heap of a shell fetches good money in the future as the RWD escorts do at the mo (and for a while now too).

I have seriously thought about saving a few to properly sort for the future or sell on in an exchange kinda fashion but the value isnt in the cars yet. Good time to buy the shells but sitting on that much scrap waiting for prices to climb could get tedious. Better off just doing the resto jobs for the serious people like Si and Diddler at the mo.

Now M3 shells would be different again

[beardymat]

P.S. thats not meant to read like i did Si`s resto.