This was posted on Bimmerforum at 02-06-2012 02:26 PM
Up for sale is a 1987 BMW E30 325is with manual transmission. I bought the car not long ago and was deciding to keep either this 325is or my 325e. Then I figured out I don?t have enough budget and time to fix it up since I am a student and will work hard for graduation soon. So this car needs to go. If interested please contact by email: tkltian@gmail.com
It’s also on sale on Minneapolis craigslist so may be gone any time.
Asking 1200$. Located in Minneapolis, MN.
Car has high mileage, 235k. It was a Colorado car, has a Colorado license plate and title, and expired tabs. Here are the pros and cons of the car:
Pros:
(1) Limited slip differential. Engine, clutch and transmission are smooth. Clutch was replaced on 2008. Engine starts every time. The PO put the car on storage for one year, put new battery in, and the car starts right up. Healthy engine.
(2) Has firm and good suspension, I believe it?s either the stock ?sports suspension?, or PO put some aftermarket lowered suspension there. The suspension is still very solid and working very well.
(3) Overall the car is in decent condition, only one or two rust spots nothing too bad. Interior shows scratches but no crack. The electric stuff works well, windows, electric sunroof, antenna, on board computer etc. Dash has no crack. All gauges are working well. Decent after market wheels with BMW center emblem. Decent amount of tires left. Power steering works perfect. According to PO, A/C still works.
Cons:
(1) Previous owner hit a raccoon on the highway. The front radiator mount was bent a bit, pushing the radiator backwards a bit and interfered with the engine cooling fan. Now the fan doesn?t turn. I inspected and the main frame is not damaged at all. Thus if you spend some time to pull the radiator mount forward, replace cooling fan clutch, then it should be good again. Now it doesn?t overheat but I assume it has to be repaired for summer driving.
(2) It has engine oil leak somewhere. Looking at the service history it looks like oil pan gasket leak.
(3) It needs a new coolant reservior. The coolant reservior cracked on the main supply outlet hose connection point (see picture). The coolant spill is what makes mess on my garage floor? Other than that the cooling system working fine. New radiator was installed by PO on 2008.
(4) Seems like one of the front bearings is shot. When the car turns left some grinding noise is there. Need brake rotors I think as car sit in storage and rotors got rusty. Car is pulsing when braking hard.
(5) As a high mileage old car, paint is a bit lackluster, scratches and small paint chips on the front and right fender. PO pulled out the aftermarket DVD/CD player to prevent the car from being broken into. It sits on the rear seat, just needs to be put back in.









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