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Sat May 06, 2006 10:56 am
If you go into the tech help. There's a sticky post on things to look for when buying a 325i sport. It's a good starting place to gen up on common faults and rust areas.
Whle that's for a tin top, I guess what you need to check over and above is obviusly the roof. Look at the condidtion of the rear window, the colour of the stitching, if it's sun bleached, it'll start to fray soon enough. Look for damp in and around the cabin. A damp car will show some signs of surface rust on the runners for teh front seat. Stick yer nose into the chairs and smell for damp (obviously not the bum bit, you may get punched!!!)
Open and close the roof, make sure the tensioner straps pull it neatly into the cabin. With the roof up, open and close the doors, check to see if the windows have worn away at the roof at the point they come into contact. put all the windows down and then backup, fronts first, makes sure they sit properly and have been adjusted correctly. Check the rubber for signs of pitting. Most of all take it for a spin and get a gauge for the acceptable amount of noise. A spin iin a good one for here will give you a good bench mark.
That's all I can think of right now. I'm sure some other cab owners will add what I've forgot!!!
Welcome to the zone and good luck!
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