opinions please

[philglasgow]

Guys

Ive got a bit of a dilema I have 2 bms , 1 is a 1992 520 lpg conversion , that ive fitted leather and decent ice to, the other is a 1994 318 series tourer ( mauritius blue)that i bought 4 months ago , ( dunno why but i liked the colour.

Now apart from the fact that the 520 is lpg at 1.45 a gallon and its quite nice to drive but a bit slow due to it being the basic gas system and the 318 needs a little work, ( 2 front to rear brake pipes , axle bushes , handbrake cable ,rear shocks and springs all of which i have) and it now needs a battery and the tailgate needs painted , though no rust thankfully.

I cant make my mind up which 1 to keep , my head says the 520 but my heart says spend the money on the 3 series as when its clean it looks lovely , and even with all that needs done I still love the way it drives.


I am not gonna put the gas on the tourer as i looked at this a while back and for various reasons im not gonna go there.

Now as this is an E30 site i know this is a bit of a stupid question .


But what should I do?

[bigdek]

KEEP THE E30 OBVIOUSLY

Its only a matter of time before lpg is the same price as petrol as well.

[cougar]

touring all the way dude

[Cloggy Saint]

put the M20 and leather (it can be done) in the touring. Like you said, this is an E30 site!

[nav786]

e30 mate, but its obvious we'd say that

[Conan]

sell both..........buy 325iS

[Gwynleym10]

Be quite difficult to get a 325iS in the U.K

[philglasgow]

im not looking for anything that quick, to be honest i drive like an old man most of the time , so 318 is quick enough for me, can anyone tell me what sort of realistic mpg i can expect if i drive normally and dont have a big lead boot on my right foot?

[dazleeds]

out of the 2 i would def keep the touring
much nicer car to cruise in my oppinion

i do like the 5s but def the touring mate as said fit what you can to the touring

[fuzzy]

got to be the touring

[JOSEMI]

touring

[paulj]

sell them both and buy my 318i cab

[320Touring]

I'd say touring mate-much more useful than the 520

got useable loadspace-eg washing machines, double bed matresses etc can all fit in a touring

plus its a bit "nippier" in the handling stakes too

[Brianmoooore]

Its only a matter of time before lpg is the same price as petrol as well.

I'll be many thousands in pocket by then. Savings per mile have never been higher than they are at the moment.
Back on subject: Strip the gas kit out of the 520. Sell the gas kit on ebay, sell the 520, and gas the 318 with more suitable bits from ebay.