newbee needs knowledge

[supremacy]

Hi fellas, i had a great response to my last thread. A lot of really helpful info much appreachated.

Anyway i want to buy a 325 sport in the next few months and unfortunately for me i don't know dick about mechanics.

Is there a guide for buyinga 325 sport?? are there things i must check before i buy??? What sort of things can go wrong with them??

And i think i read here that 325's have a problem with the head cracking easily?? (sorry don't know what a head is or even if a car has one)

Any ideas?

[fuzzy]

if i was you id definately get a mechanic to go with me to view any motor, if you dont know what your looking at to start with, its bound to end in tears

[supremacy]

one of my close friends has a degree in engineering and know cars well, but i don't think he's worked on a 325 sport, just wondered if there is anything major i need to be aware of?

[fuzzy]

nothing out of the ordinary on the e30 i dont think, just the same sort of things as youd check when buying any car ,white sludge on the oil cap=head gasket failure... etc

[elliot]

take a deep breath and smell the boot, rear clusters are prone to leakage.

[johnono]

carpets, if theyԚ´re wet thats atleast #00 off the price,