hi all am new to this very good site !!!!
hi all am thinking of getting my mates 325ise 2door very cleen no rust !!100.000 on the clock fsh mot and tax ..just needs balljont rere shock leaking a bit ..and the petrol gauge is going funny ..
the thing that is putting me off is the petrol do thay drink alot ???with being a 2.5 .and do thay have 170bhp .anyway Ԛ£1200
is that good price ???? thanx all!!!!
biying a e30 325ise 2 door
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mrLEE30
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welcome to the zone mate,
look at the top of this section on the sport buying guide, that is a well written guide to buying a BMW
fuel is fairly heavy but you dont buy a 235 for fuel economy
ball joint fairly easy fix, rear shock half hour job, dodgy petrol guage usually simple eiother sender of cluster, do a thread search on fuel guage and you will find some answers.
price is good if it is an SE (someone will tell you exactly how to tell, think should have light wipers and a few colour coded spoiler bits)
170bhp is approximate manufacturer figure so it will be close to that if its a good engine. find out when he changed the timing belt (and get proof) they should be cahnged every 50-60k or four/five years, if that breaks its bad news. to do it yourself by the way not too difficult for the spanner fingered out there, but could be a bit daunting for a newby mechnanic.
last but not least insurance..... you will get ripped off in uk so check around for quotes
enjoy it
mrlee
look at the top of this section on the sport buying guide, that is a well written guide to buying a BMW
fuel is fairly heavy but you dont buy a 235 for fuel economy
ball joint fairly easy fix, rear shock half hour job, dodgy petrol guage usually simple eiother sender of cluster, do a thread search on fuel guage and you will find some answers.
price is good if it is an SE (someone will tell you exactly how to tell, think should have light wipers and a few colour coded spoiler bits)
170bhp is approximate manufacturer figure so it will be close to that if its a good engine. find out when he changed the timing belt (and get proof) they should be cahnged every 50-60k or four/five years, if that breaks its bad news. to do it yourself by the way not too difficult for the spanner fingered out there, but could be a bit daunting for a newby mechnanic.
last but not least insurance..... you will get ripped off in uk so check around for quotes
enjoy it
mrlee