e21's what they like?

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Post Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:46 am

im in 2 minds about my next car i fancy a 318iS but i do like the look of the e21's as does the wife strangely enough. anyone got any tips on them whats the one to go for ? all that kind of stuff :)
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Post Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:53 am

The one to go for is the one that isn't a pile of brown dust, good luck!
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Post Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:55 am

lol they prone to tin worm then :)
this looks nice mmm blue velour
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Post Tue Feb 08, 2011 1:09 pm

Rust.
Rust.
Rust.

This will kill the E21 dead, even worse than the E30.

323i is the one to go for, but they are rare. My dad a 320A (carb) years ago (Polaris Silver, M Tech go faster stripes), very decent runner. No genuine mechanical issues but eventually the rust got the better of it.
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Post Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:08 pm

i am sure this was asked a week ago
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