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ok 2002 turbo way ott price my almost 500 hp cos was only 8k. just want a winterblast til the e30 turbo is done. gotta be oldschool what sort of price for a e21 323i ? not a minter just motd and working doesnt matter if work required anyone know of anything about ? must be 323i though else to slow

Dude whats wrong with your 325 tbo

Most E21's are rusty old wayward handling turds. An E30 is a better car in every possible way. Regarding the price for an E21 323i - about £70 scrap

If you really want a clean decent one, keep an eye on Old Colonel Cars. They've had a few really nice examples in the past but expect to pay at least 2-3K.

junkjimmy wrote:Dude whats wrong with your 325 tbo

325 turbo isnt finished yet. i intend it to be my winter car but may not be done til next year i want something now and i do love the old e21 323i.

Dude you will struggle to find a good one like the man says old colonel's had a couple of tasyt one's recently but these sold straight off try the classic car papers A guy i know had a black 3.0lt m3 powered e21 with a bbs front splitter someone set fire to it and his mrs rolled his alpina variant e21

Having owned and run two E21 323i's, it's not something I would own again. Think of the oldest and rustiest E30 and then go a generation older. Without the LSD and Bilsteins they are vile, roly poly sheds. A tidy £600 325i is a far, far better car.

A really nice E21 with a slipper and proper suspension is a fun car but they are very hard to find and the K Jet 2.3 engine isn't that great - 143 bhp, whoopee. A 318iS or 318Ti Compact will be keeping up with you. I would start with a really solid E21 316 late shell of which there are still a few, and build it up with a 2.5 Motronic engine, 5 speed overdrive box and the right bits.

Andyboy wrote:Having owned and run two E21 323i's, it's not something I would own again. Think of the oldest and rustiest E30 and then go a generation older. Without the LSD and Bilsteins they are vile, roly poly sheds. A tidy £600 325i is a far, far better car.

A really nice E21 with a slipper and proper suspension is a fun car but they are very hard to find and the K Jet 2.3 engine isn't that great - 143 bhp, whoopee. A 318iS or 318Ti Compact will be keeping up with you. I would start with a really solid E21 316 late shell of which there are still a few, and build it up with a 2.5 Motronic engine, 5 speed overdrive box and the right bits.

ive got a 500 hp cos in the garage and a turbo e30 in the making. just want a e21 i love em.

Hi
If you want a good e21 323i set aside 2.5k and look for a few months, if you want an e21 project car buy the best shell you can find & don't worry about anything else, most cars turn up on eBay than any were else.
And the handling is not as bad as people say when the suspension is tight (but most are crap due to knackered bushes, ride height etc.) and they can be made to handle as good as any car with rear semi trailing arms and McPherson struts, the problem is that there is not a lot of the shelf, and what there is expensive, coilovers, big F&R brakes and ARB's will set you back about 2.5k (about the same for an e30), and cossie tension struts help out as the frond set up is very similar to the sierra.

At a track day my e21 has no problem keeping pace with the e30's


Jason

http://e21.tricord.be/registry/index.php?view=40

I know of a pretty good E21 320. It's a 2L M10 engine with 70k on the clock. Nice car, needs a new NS front wing. Rest looks solid enough. PM me if interested.

Stewart

parts are hard to come by now ,petrol tank nla i hear

I remember someone in along time ago in Croydon had a mint E21 323i.

There is a very tidy e21 316 2 door only 4 miles away from me. Dont know how to put up a direct link, but uts on autotrader for £995.

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/ww ... s=&page=17

Looks like a minter to me and reasonably priced!

Manual, 148,000 miles, E21, 1983 BMW 316, 1800cc, 2 door coupe, bronze, quad head lights, beige interior, rare BBS alloys, 3 owners. Engine runs perfectly. Completely original and comes with lots of history and receipts. The car is MOT'd till February 2008. Always kept clean as the pics testify and has been well looked after, will be very sad to see it go but situation dictates sale. Open to sensible offers. £995. ono

Well well well, thats my old E21. Sure wish i never sold that!

It was a very solid car, just needed the front panel painting due to stone chips, new headlights as they had corrosion in them, seats aren't the originals either, they were well past it when i had the car. There was also a dent or two in the bonnet and a few scabs around/on the doors

All looks to have been tidied up nicely now though.

If only i could have it back for the price i got it for

what do the 4 pot m10s go like ? and the 320/6 carb ? the only e21 ive ever had on the road myself was a 323i and that didnt run right either but still went ok.

The E21 320 (M10 - M43/1) is 1990cc and produces 109bhp and 157ft/lb torque and weighs 1036kgs.
The E21 320 (M20b20 carb) is 1990cc and produces 120bhp and 121ft/lb torque and weighs 1090kgs.

The M10 is a much more tunable and durable engine.

Stewart