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Post Tue Apr 09, 2013 5:05 pm

My 325i savings fund has started. Was wonderig how much would i need to get a decent or half decent one? I was thinking £5k?
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Post Tue Apr 09, 2013 5:08 pm

You are possibly into decent sport cash there if you look hard enough
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Post Tue Apr 09, 2013 5:16 pm

I imagine you'll get a nice Sport as said for that, anything other than a Sport will be a minter, or at least should be (ruling out M3's of course) for that sort of money
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Post Tue Apr 09, 2013 5:18 pm

ross_jsy wrote:You are possibly into decent sport cash there if you look hard enough
Yea thats what i thought and was was hoping to hear. Also sort of like you said i think finding a decent one may be harder than saving the cash.
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Post Tue Apr 09, 2013 5:24 pm

Too many deluded owners thinking sports are mint when they have a ton of hidden rust :( make sure you give any potential chariots a thorough going over
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Post Tue Apr 09, 2013 5:54 pm

Tbh honest i was just hoping to get a decent 325i of any sort for £5k but if i can a sport then either better :D just hope i can get my hands on a nice one. Yea cheers for the heads up ross. I have got a bloke who does all my mechanics work who knows his stuff with e30. So im quite confident ill b in safe hands.
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Post Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:25 pm

There's an auto sport, silver, black leather.. round the corner from me.

He claims its in very good nick i havn't seen it close enough to confirm this but on sunny days he parks it on his drive and it looks amazing. Its oem galore, its not lowered and has a standard exhaust, the only after market thing is his bmw owners tax disk holder.

He knocked on my door last month as he was contemplating on selling it as he doesn't get to drive due to other commitments. But he was asking top dollar for it, around 6k. but i'm sure you can walk away with it for £5500 or maybe less.

He's not desperate to sell but i can tell he's beginning to lose interest, its based in slough PM if you want his number

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Post Tue Apr 09, 2013 7:55 pm

Auto is the thing with that, just not worth what a manual is, even thoufh it's probably had an easier life
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