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Mon Nov 20, 2017 5:18 pm

Is this for real or just an engine swap....

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C932416
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Mon Nov 20, 2017 5:35 pm

Who knows? The 320iS was produced in 4 door guise so it's possible that it's genuine. I'd be surprised if it started life with bottle tops, comfort seats and a 4 spoke steering wheel but again, it's possible.
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Mon Nov 20, 2017 11:12 pm

Looks real, there are others with this spec.
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Tue Nov 21, 2017 12:13 am

Get the VIN number and check with BMW.
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Tue Nov 21, 2017 9:52 am

Here's another with similar spec

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Tue Nov 21, 2017 10:24 am

Yes I think it's OEM. I think I've seen more 4 door spec cars than coupes. I have a friend in Portugal who said there was a dearth of these in scrappers over there in the late nineties.
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Tue Nov 21, 2017 10:27 am

Other than vanity and kudos of having an (not as edgy as the 2.3/2.5 & expensive to fix) S14 under the bonnet, its a bog standard E30.
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Tue Nov 21, 2017 6:51 pm

Very interessting. Had never seen one before... But i am quite fresh into E30's! Just thought he was a crazy dutchman...
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Wed Nov 22, 2017 9:45 am

Having said all the above, if one came up for the right money I'd have it, for its rarity over here. Though right money imo would be around 5-7k for one of those, its the S14 that makes it out of reach.
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Thu Nov 23, 2017 12:22 am

billyfrost wrote:Having said all the above, if one came up for the right money I'd have it, for its rarity over here. Though right money imo would be around 5-7k for one of those, its the S14 that makes it out of reach.
Thats a 2009 price.
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Thu Nov 23, 2017 8:18 am

In Europe (or at least here) you'd have to pay 6-7k for a decent 325i nowadays.
These are sensations as hard to forget as they are to ignore.....
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Thu Nov 23, 2017 12:22 pm

I got one a few months ago for £7500, but that was probably just luck :mad:
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Thu Nov 23, 2017 1:41 pm

What kind of power do these things put out?
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Wed Nov 29, 2017 8:00 pm

http://www.bmwmregistry.com/model_faq.php?id=10

Based on that write up, I'd have one!
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Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:17 pm

Cloggy Saint wrote:What kind of power do these things put out?
http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/index.php/320iS
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