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drturbo
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Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:03 am

A little hello from the cold country of Norway.
I recently got this little diamond for as little as 150£....
It's a 1988 325Ia with a broken slushbox, needless to say, a manual is going in....
First goal is to get rolllin' and pass our MOT, then the bodywork. Has got a few rust spots here and there, but the body is in overall good shape.
Engine's covered roughly 170000kms, and all adult owners, just 2.
As i picked "her" up:
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Proper towtruck:
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After a thorough clean:
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Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:07 am

Welcome to the Zone! Nice looking find - proper sleeper. By 325Ia do you mean the early high compression 25 6E engine? Has the same (rare) non-smiley projector headlamps as my previous '88 325iSE 8)
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Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:26 am

Hey mate, welcome to the Zone!, yh I dont understand that part either, whats the (a) at the end of 325a
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Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:32 am

welcome to the zone. Does he mean 325i auto?
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Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:04 am

everyone loves a bargain, welcome to the zone mate :D
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Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:33 am

Could it be an IX? Ride hight looks high for a normal 325...?
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Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:47 am

Looks pretty straight - a bargain for £150 ! :D
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iDreamBeemer wrote:Could it be an IX? Ride hight looks high for a normal 325...?
No, it has a standard track and no plastic arch extensions. Scandinavian market cars sit a bit higher anyway.
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Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:58 pm

Welcome to the Zone dude!
I am glad you find the forum, and here you can get all the help you need!
Velkommen til forumet! :cool:
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Sat Mar 15, 2008 2:21 pm

welcome to the zone mate, looks like a bargain!!!
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Sat Mar 15, 2008 3:12 pm

Nice find at that price dude. BTW the Cabby is well :cool:
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drturbo
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Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:09 am

The caddy is'nt that bad at all, but its gotta go, Image
These two needs attention aswell:
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And my sorry mk1 GTI:
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I am not sure witch engine its got, but I belive its the low compression engine.

Also I wonder, does it come equipped with an LSD since its got a slushbox?

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Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:25 am

caddy looks super :cool:
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drturbo wrote:I am not sure witch engine its got, but I belive its the low compression engine.
Tommy
Check the engine block to the right of the inlet side engine mount or look at the VIN plate on the radiator support panel; if it says 25 6E, you have high compression, if it's 25 6K it's a low compression.
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Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:32 pm

Bet you had fun getting it home in the snow :) Welcome to the zone!!
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Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:37 pm

ooo quite nice for £150
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Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:43 pm

[quote="drturbo"]
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Welcome to the zone mate!! ^^^^^^^ Thats tidy as f**k!! ^^^^^^^^
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Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:46 pm

All the best people have a Caddy & an E30 :wink:
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Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:28 pm

An amazing bargain for £150 !! Welcome :D
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drturbo
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Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:03 am

Yuhuuu, it's go the 25 6E engine, but I have no clue if I could tell the difference from the 6K engine...

Bought and picked up a sports interior yesterday, getting it cleaned tomorrow, and there will be pics!
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Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:15 am

Welcome to the zone mate, Looks like a proprer bargain you got there. winkeye
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Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:08 am

I think it's a bargain although it will cost me 5x more to get her rolling again.
Gearbox and all other parts needed arriving from Denmark next week.

Does anyone have any experience with B&M 's shortshift kit? thinking of getting one of those.
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drturbo wrote:I think it's a bargain although it will cost me 5x more to get her rolling again.
Gearbox and all other parts needed arriving from Denmark next week.

Does anyone have any experience with B&M 's shortshift kit? thinking of getting one of those.
Just buy the shortshift kit from BMW. It's not expensive at all.
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drturbo
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Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:18 pm

New seats!
Just cleaned. Not to bad, just a tad expensive, 300£...:
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Belive it or not, I sold the car "as is" for 1500£......it was a rustbucket...
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drturbo wrote:Belive it or not, I sold the car "as is" for 1500£......it was a rustbucket...
not to anyone on here i hope
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Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:35 pm

what wheels are on that orange car?
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stevotheevo wrote:
drturbo wrote:Belive it or not, I sold the car "as is" for 1500£......it was a rustbucket...
not to anyone on here i hope
There are plenty of rusty E30s in Britain, let alone going to Norway to buy one :)
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Quite a profit! winkeye
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jay1980 wrote:
drturbo wrote: Image

Welcome to the zone mate!! ^^^^^^^ Thats tidy as f**k!! ^^^^^^^^
what is this???looks a tad like mk 11 escort but it's not,it's well tidy
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Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:28 pm

tat a opel ascona 2 dr
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Sun Sep 07, 2008 7:55 pm

BUT WHAT WHEELS ARE ON IT I WANT THEM NOW :cry: winkeye
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