E30 Zone

hi folks im goin to have a look at a baur at weekend just asking for any advice anything to look for apart from roof its a white 1.8 1988 thats all i know engine issues not a prob as it will probably get a 2.5 dropped in ,also are there any baur websites around all your help will be much appreciated

Have a look at my website: http://www.BMWBaurTC.nl

The only place which rosts because of the Baur-conversion is under the c-pillar/rearwindow.

Gr Jeroen

is there an english buton for your website i clicked on link buts its foreign, sorry for the ignorance

Ive got a 2.5 Baur (as you may have guessed) one of the best cars ive ever owned, so satisfying to drive...love it (alas its in its kennel at the moment...)

Check for rot in the usual E30 areas and as the above poster says they do tend to suffer more around the rear windows.

Hoods are still available new so no big worries there.

Great thing about them is open top driving without all the weight and scuttle shake of normal cabbys. Of course you get some shake but they do feel very solid. Oh and they are the lightest of all the E30 body styles...so add a B25 to this....... happy days

reggiebaby wrote:is there an english buton for your website i clicked on link buts its foreign, sorry for the ignorance

Ehm, sorry, not (yet?) in another language.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E30-Baur-318i ... 0311206513


Gr Jeroen

The only advice I would give you is make sure it's cheap!

just done a check on it and its had 12 owners so might be one to avoid even thou it is 20 years old .



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give the car a thorough examination. Quite a few cabbies have quite a few owners. It's not like it's a complex modern car that might be rife with niggles that are tough to fix so it's been passed from owner to owner.

Use the large number of owners as a bargaining point if the car is solid.

reggiebaby wrote:just done a check on it and its had 12 owners so might be one to avoid even thou it is 20 years old

convertibles do tend to go through owners as ppl may buy them then realise there not practical for there use and sell them on.. there's also the folk that will buy a convertible for the summer then sell it when the winter starts to come in

I just looked a little longer at the pics:

-Why is the part under the doors white?
-Frontspoiler driven off (why not buy a new?)
-Rust tearing from under the door.


A couple of months ago I went to look at a bit older (5/1988) car, looked nice at the pictures...




And then to think that the car you are going to look for looks not that good in the pictures...

I'm very curious for the pictures! And please write down the Baur-number.

Gr Jeroen

soon as i see it ill let you know might give the bloke a ring 2moro and ask him for it ,i did think about the sills being white maybe had a bit of welding in its time and i just noticed the front spoiler myself its not looking good im afraid.


just found this one looks like it maybe the better option will try and get some more details

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