Looking for your feedback on this car!

[redbayking]

Hi, ive just registered with e30zone and am looking to buy a very good 325 sport 89/90 or so and have been looking around for a while. have about £3000 to spend. Im looking at this car here( grey soft top sport)

( http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/ca ... ull=SEARCH )

and was wondering what you think of it, seems cheap and im wondering would it be a complete dog. Would be great to hear any helpful pointers from you.
Cheers ,
redbayking

[redbayking]

Sorry its the mtech convertible with alpinas for £2995, couldnt post a link straight to it. Many thanks.

[Geoff]

Firstly welcome to the ZONE!!

This car that your looking at has been around for quite some time as i recall, i have definately seen it for sale at the beginning of the year. So on that point perhaps all is not what it seems.

From the pics alone it doesnt look too bad. Fake Alpina reps are a no no from my point of view. A decent set of standard 15" BBS wheels are much nicer, and will probably ride better too.

The questions i would be asking are:-

1) Does it have an electric or manual hood, and in what condition
2) What service history does it come with.

For a start it doesnt have an adjustable steering column/wheel. So perhaps the guy selling it just assumed this or he's BS'ing. Id go and have a look at the car and make him an offer of £2300 if its ok. Go in hard you never know he ight take your hand off.

Best of luck in your hunt for any E30.

[e30-320i]

Welcome
nice looking motor but if kit was factory fitted shouldn't it be tech2 if its 1990 or was it different with cabs

[oze30]

Were all cabs pre facelift? H reg should be post and tec 2, not tec 1 I like it, but going by what he's describing.. Im not sure id buy it.. then again.. I don't like the convertables!!

[Kos]

Were all cabs pre facelift? H reg should be post and tec 2, not tec 1 I like it, but going by what he's describing.. Im not sure id buy it.. then again.. I don't like the convertables!!

not all cabs were face lift

i had a motorsport cab on a g reg, they came with the full leather interior and centres console m tech suspention etc but standard body work

[Zayyan]

Cab facelift was around the same time as the E36 came out IIRC, late '90/early '91 I think.

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Were all cabs pre facelift? H reg should be post and tec 2, not tec 1 I like it, but going by what he's describing.. Im not sure id buy it.. then again.. I don't like the convertables!!

My h plate cab is pre face lift. Seen J plate on pre and post I think. Defo for post on a k plate

[delphini]

YES REDBAYKING DO IT !!!!! I LOVE THE COLOUR AND YOU DONT SEE MANY LIKE THAT , IT HAS LOTS O POTENTIAL DID I SAY I LIKED THE COLOUR ????

[WerkdE30]

Were all cabs pre facelift? H reg should be post and tec 2, not tec 1 I like it, but going by what he's describing.. Im not sure id buy it.. then again.. I don't like the convertables!!

My h plate cab is pre face lift. Seen J plate on pre and post I think. Defo for post on a k plate

all cabs are pre facelift. or ... ugly in other words.

all cabs are for hair dressers ...... sorry just my oppinion.

[Zayyan]

all cabs are pre facelift

Yes, you're right, I agree.

[massive]

The letter on the registration means absolutely f'all. Its the date of manufacturer that determines when they changed phases etc. E.g. You can have a vehicle made in 1986 which wasnt registered until 1990, so that would be a pre facelift G plate vehicle.

Has the car been removed from autotrader, only tech on there is a red sedan

[redbayking]

Yeah, think the car is gone now. Thanks everybody who replied

[delphini]

delphin grau metallic cabrio bye-bye

[bottlecapE30]

wow i could try all day and not find half that many e30's in my area