New Car!

[Simon13]

This is my "new" 325i SE. Original plan was to strip it of bits as it has quite a few, but i think i'll MOT it and drive this instead of the sport! Lazy driving with auto box.

It's got a few options on it that i wanted for my sport!

some pics





and that sh!te photo at the end means u can't see much!

Every factory option was ticked on this puppy bar climate control. I'm off to check for an LSD...........................................

[StuBeeDoo]

Result Simon!
But bin that steering wheel

[Simon13]

it's shite first e30 i've ever driven with one of those wheels! M-tech one in my bedroom that can go on me thinks!

[Russ]

Love the towbar!

[palerider325icab]

Looks nice,better to use her for work then your sport.
How much did you give for her.

Cheers
Rhino

[Cotty]

Lazy driving with auto box.

nothing wrong with auto boxes, got one myself

[tylerma]

nice one geezer
any chance i can get a drive at the Ace
want to see what a 325 auto is like

[M5pilot]

325i Autos are well nice to drive.

Loks like a nice honest car Simon.

[Demlotcrew]

Nice one geezer! That puts Everrets ebay ring tool to shame really!

Andrew

[Bharat]

Hah ! Another auto convert in the making perhaps ?

BTW : Your left indicator light on the dash seems to be faulty

[jonb]

simon

nice turd. i have a drivers door to go on that. i can bring it to donny.

[pacerpete]

4 door wrongness, but i'm sure it was cheap and we like cheap morsels !

[tylerma]

BTW : Your left indicator light on the dash seems to be faulty

and the nearside repeater in the first pic

[Wilson325i]

BTW : Your left indicator light on the dash seems to be faulty

and the nearside repeater in the first pic

nice going Si.


but!! one being a manual and other auto, your sport wont fell special (same engine), you should have bought something smaller (engine) you might actualy hate your sport when you jump in it from the auto, you will find it to much work, i have driven auto's, and am sure you and others have, they are so addictive

[Andy335Touring]

Nice one Si

cruze as well eh ?

[Davenotouring]

Looks okay mate,

Tempted to get a turd like that myself!

I might have a Vauxhall Carlton 2.6 Auto with full leather/air-con etc on the way for 50 squid!

Hope to see it soon (drifting!)

[gazm3]

Looks alright that Simon,
Thinking of starting a family and getting a trailer for your bricks?.

Cheers Gareth.

[Simon13]

Pete i've pipped this one off you!

well going through it i'll start with the bad!

indicators wont go out at all even with the key not in the ignition

2 rusty doors
bad rust under battery tray
heated seats not hot enough as they should be!
battery is fooked holds no charge, so won't start
no tax, MOT ran out last week
service history is telling me the cambelt has been on for 7 years and 60,00miles!
it's had a replacement engine at some point and i have no idea on the milege, but the car is on 137k
tow bar bent (silly bitch his wife hit some thing)

good points!

engine sweet, a touch noisey top end, but been sat for 5 months
doesn't smoke
all the electrics work and central locking!
5 good tyres all 15 bbs too
new exhaust
recon Power assisted rack
Drives quite nice too

It's the spec that drew me to it!

from what i can see and work out it has the following deep breath........

4 leccy windows,sunroof,mirrors
check control panel
6 stack cd changer
12 button OBC
rear blind - bloody bulb gone
air con - works and blows cold!
heated seats
cruise control
heated wing mirrors
switcable auto!
front fogs
cloth sports seats with no holes!
and get in an LSD too with no leaks not sure on ratio. Any guesses?

And all for the monster price of Ԛ£300

shall i strip it?! no way!

[Davenotouring]

Definately is a bargain mate, especially with a slipper.

I reckon maybe it'll be a 3.73!

This Carlton I might be getting has an LSD too! How funny would that be! And it's RWD.

Could these be the new ringtoys?

[Wilson325i]

4 leccy windows,sunroof,mirrors
check control panel
6 stack cd changer
12 button OBC
rear blind - bloody bulb gone
air con - works and blows cold!
heated seats
cruise control
heated wing mirrors
switcable auto!
front fogs
cloth sports seats with no holes!
and get in an LSD too with no leaks not sure on ratio. Any guesses?

And all for the monster price of Ԛ£300

you lucky so and so

[gazm3]

Great price Simon, where did you find the beast?.

[billgatese30]

This Carlton I might be getting has an LSD too! How funny would that be! And it's RWD.

sorry simon but Dave, my dads mate used to drive both carltons and senators through work(traffic cop) yearrs ago, he says they drift like nowt else and go liek stink too whilst still be comfortable.

looks cool simon, what a bargain, once the electrics are sorted and that rust is sorted it'll be fantastic, especially for the price, good find.

[Mahmood]

Nice ride Simon.

See you at Ace.

[Simon13]

paint work aint that special but with a ticket and tax a good car!

My Alpina's should brighten it up a bit, might fit a scorpion centre box i have for a laugh!

And when i get the time all the good options shall be fitted on the sport once i get that in the garage!

i'm loving the auto so i want to get it on the raod asap as i'm putting far too many miles on my sport! 93k now too many!

[Simon13]

Malco u can drive it but i don't know if i'll have it on the road by the end of this month maybe in the November meet!

[tylerma]

Malco u can drive it but i don't know if i'll have it on the road by the end of this month maybe in the November meet!

cool beans fella
want mine back for the Ace hopefully
have you seen the FAO thread

[Kedge]

Sounds like a right result there Si, pics wont load up on my crappy comp at work though!

[StuBeeDoo]

putting far too many miles on my sport! 93k now too many!

It's not run-in yet Simon! Don't be scared Dude.

[Simon13]

dealer check confirmed a few more goodies fitted to this beast!

m-tech suspension
heated mirrors door locks

AND

3.73 LSD! made my money back on this alone! shall go on the sport when i get time.

3.91 lsd should liven up the auto too!

well chuffed now

[tylerma]

nice one mate
you got a proper result there

(jealous I am)

[Simon13]

This car is a bit of a head ache!

Big up demlotcrew who sorted the major problem on this car last nite!

He sorted out the factory alarm which was giving the car electrical gemlins (it's a scorpion). When the alarm was disconnected everything worked. But the car would not start But it does now.

BUT again, there gearbox now seems stuck in 3rd gear, it was fine on the drive home when i bought it. So if i cannot sort this out i shall break the bastard proper in a frag fest!

So far though i had replaced all the broken bulbs including the OBC one Sourced a newish bimmer battery, cheers boybimmerM3!!!

Had the door lock rebuilt to the only key i have for it. Replaced the rusty dented drivers door, ta jonb!

Changed the windscreen washer valve under bonnet?! was dribbling out the middle all over the engine!

Another new prob is now the wipers? seem very intermittent. Seems to do everything like wipe, but only certain modes, when it feels like it?!

So at the mo i have to sort the above new 2 probs, and the blow or rattle on the zorst up front of the car. Give it a bit of a service. Then bung it in for MOT and see how it goes!

At least all the good bits work, aircon,cruise,heated seats, windows etc plus 5 good tyres on it

Joy isn't it old cars?!

[bmwe30mtech]

E30's seem to go wrong a lot. Mine just went wrong again so i have just come home. My wipers are also intermittant like yours, mind of their own. I guess thats old cars! Hope yours is goign ok now.

Paul

[Simon13]

luckily it's not the car in the sig pic, so when i move out i can sneek it to my new house if it;s still got no ticket and tax!

I'm loving the though of an auto executive cruiser with some nice options on it, like keeping my arse warm on the way to work!

[andyp]

i bet your ears are warm on that phone, you can talk

[Bharat]

Kermit, do a search on wipers - could need a clean.

If you need, I've got 2 spare motors, plus the linkage lying here - Buttplugcrew could take them from me and maybe you can grab them off him ?

OR, as he might have asked you today, I need to pop into shoddy Surrey to pick up a couple of bits - I will be doing that tomorrow.

If you want these bits, give me a bell mate, and I'll bring them along ?