This was posted on r3vlimited at 02-19-2012 01:27 PM
Up For Sale Is My 1990’ 325is Metallic-Silber
5speed Manual m20 engine.
mileage on ODO is 173,639 (working odo) as of feb 19th
Clean Title, Pink Slip In Hand, Registered & Up 2 Date.
This was an automatic swapped into a 5speed. (was done by past owner not me not sure on tranny mileage)
Car Is Located In Los Angeles,Ca
Asking Price Is $4,000 Firm OR $5,200 If I paint the car silver w/ body & rust work (battery trunk area)
i would be willing to trade for a stock 2DR e30 318is or 325is only “is” models w/ NO RUST or electrical problems
Now for a list of good & bad things about the car.
Good:
Has H&R red springs in front & Dynamic Racing Blue Springs In The Back (past owner put this on i have no idea of spring rates)
Sachs Red Performance Shocks (feels nice & tight)
Bavarian front strut bar Part # :*010410 (double bar)
Rear black leather seat w/ ski pass & legit headrest w/ bracket & bars (original isnt just the bracket, their welded to parallel bars)
Front seats are m3 vader seats re-done in black vinyl by me 1st time doing it w/ powdercoated brackets sold on here from robertK
Depo euro smileys w/ black rings & HIDs (not sure on K looks bright white)
Motor was rebuilt at 120K
Tranny is strong shifts & all gears lock in no shake in shifter (no popouts)
Ireland engineering camshaft
New spark plugs & breather hose
front door panel w/ no plastic hole piece
e36 front window switch mod (sunroof is old e30 switch)
New ZHP shift knob
OBC 13 button & check panel has o2 sensor bar
Power Steering
Sunroof
battery relocated in the trunk
New Steering Rack w/ about 3k miles on it.
S 4.10 LSD
all central locking works (but driver side key hole can only unlock)
small trunk tool kit with all tools (except the little plastic bit)
K & N Big Cone Air filter w/ adapter
ODO works
extra pop-out windows w/ latches
Bad:
needs an alignment
side markers are all red
has basketweaves but 1 is chrome peeled 3 are alloy
volvo lip
passenger side grill cracked no foam on top of grills (US grills)
needs shift boot
little door dings on passenger side
hood is a bit warped not straight
door panels,rear seats & headliner were dyed black
not sure on catback, has ACS exhaust tip dunno if whole systems real (sounds good not ricer)
sunroof headliner has two 1inch tears in it.
2 cracks in dash near trey
front fenders/trunk/valance are in primer grey
airbag & bolster is disconnected
chrome trim blacked out is fading in spots
mtech1 steering wheel missing center piece & not wrapped (just shiny wheel)
fog lights & high beams & front blinkers are not wired up (1 fog has plastic lens) have extra housings & lenses
rust in trunk where battery is located (could be sprayed over not rotted thru)
No Stereo or Speakers
seat belts are lap belts (simpson) mounted into floor (have over shoulder harness both sides not installed)
idols at 1,300 steady (bad eccentrics in head) still runs & drives long distances. LA/OC
needs a new o2 sensor (avg. 17mpg)
obc has no back lighting (no dead pixels)
HVAC & Headlight Knob Has No Backlight (window switches & cluster do)
check panel only flashes seatbelt light & nothing else
needs a paint job
needs new break pads soon
cig lighter port isnt connected
NO A/C ( have the main unit but no hoses etc) blower motor works & blows hot.
front bumper has crack on driver side
inside trunk light isnt wired up (have extra for 2nd light mod)
driver side keyhole cant lock but does unlock (the tumblr issue)
3rd brake light isnt wired up
lots of pieces that are uninstalled but do have(side molding,glovebox,cluster trim,obc outside temp)
K & N Air Filter Has A Different Custom Bracket (still holds stiff)
No Cruise Control (have silver box)
front seat belt hangers are uninstalled (do have)
side molding holes have been filled & antenna hole as well (has antenna motor in trunk still)
side moldings not installed (but do have all pieces)
No spare tire
- 2 dents in gas tank 1 on each side near side skirt area.
being as honest as possible to not leave anything out.
i daily drive the car & it takes me around town no problem pulls hard & drives great.
Reason for sale is that this car is more for an enthusiast looking to make the car great as it sits & im more of the type who adds/upgrades/regular maintenance the car thats has no problems (not really the get down & fix problems guy not that talented)
i only have iphone HD pictures (dont own a camera)
if your serious you will come see the car & not ask for more pictures.
thank you & enjoy the iphone HD quality pictures 
pictures will show from when i 1st picked up the car & break down process of dumb mods until how it sits at the end.
To see the original post at r3vlimited follow the link below
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=238623
so I am now looking to get preferably a late model coupe not extremely interested in 4 doors but willing to consider them and not interested in a vert. Im looking to spend around 2k because I am going to be swaping as many parts over from my previous car but willing to consider anything up to 4k. I want something i know will get me to june with no problems because I am most likely planning on doing a swap during the summer so show me what you guys got thanks! and i have already checked craigslist in my area and there is nothing that im to interested in. Im willing to drive anywhere around 2 hours away north or south.