Thinking about getting a touring

[pac1982]

Thinking about getting a touring to use instead of a van to use for work.

Want the most economical version not fussed about power at all but it will need to carry a bit of weight so a 316 would be under powered.

Think a 318 is my best bet what sort of money should i be looking at spending??

[nicey]

318i would be the most economical out of the choice of tourers we have in this country, £500 to whatever someone is prepared to pay for a 318i, the 316i is n't as bad as people think, I would buy on condition rather than engine choice.

[Tedswagon]

Get a clean one poss a 316 and drop an 318is lump in it. There are a few out there if you can't be bothered doing the swap yoursef!

320 touring got a 318 for free a couple month ago! Just keep an eye out and you should get one for a reasonable amount! Few hundred.

[charlE30]

Get a clean one poss a 316 and drop an 318is lump in it. There are a few out there if you can't be bothered doing the swap yoursef!

Couldn't agree more and if you really wanted you could slap on LPG as well.. good balance between power and MPG.

Tourer is a good choice and there are quite a few later reg 316/318's floating about at the moment

[snakebrain]

An E34 518 does this job very well, and has a bit more space than the E30. In fact, you wouldn't believe how much it carries. Yes, it's underpowered etc etc, but you're not buying this to track it, are you?!

[Tedswagon]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1990-BMW-E30-Tour ... 4aa060b73e

[pac1982]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1990-BMW-E30-Tour ... 4aa060b73e

I was just looking at that one, nice red one on evil bay as well.

Also watching a few 5 series tourings