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Old 16-07-2012, 08:44 PM
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bought this for a good price as the guy selling it had it diagnosed with a cracked head. The guy said it was steaming & lost all power and cut out

put a new radiator in it as the old one was pissing out, ran it up to temp and couldnt find any fault at idle, took it out for a run and sure enough it lost all power and cut out. Went to tackle the problem today and stroke of luck, it was a duff fuel filter! RESULT!!!!

the car now runs perfect, always loved the shape and love how they drive, best of all its solid and not rotten like most, 84k and only 2 owners...not bad for a 22 year old car

crap pics, i'll get some decent ones once i've polished it













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Old 16-07-2012, 08:49 PM
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Old 16-07-2012, 08:50 PM
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Nice buy, looks mint!
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looks well for its age.
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Tidy.

I like a nice well kept E30, regardless of model/spec really.


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cheers; its got a couple of blisters on the front off side arch, but other than that its in great condition.

even my Mrs likes it which is rare!
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I keep reading the first sentence and thinking "the guy selling it had been diagnosed with a cracked head" how the hell did he crack his head?

looks like a tidy E30. always had a craving for one, and as said above regardless of spec they are a beautiful car
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Originally Posted by paulsheerin
I keep reading the first sentence and thinking "the guy selling it had been diagnosed with a cracked head" how the hell did he crack his head?

looks like a tidy E30. always had a craving for one, and as said above regardless of spec they are a beautiful car


+1 i bought a car from someone with a brain tumour, similar thing?
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Originally Posted by paulsheerin
I keep reading the first sentence and thinking "the guy selling it had been diagnosed with a cracked head" how the hell did he crack his head?
lol, yeah it does read like that!

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Love e30s had a couple myself
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Originally Posted by bubs_rsturbo
how much?
Ł220 for the car
Ł60 for the rad
Ł11 for the fuel filter
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fuck thats cheap! well done mucker!
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Bargain. I bet the guy would kick himself if he knew it was a cheap fix .
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Originally Posted by bubs_rsturbo
fuck thats cheap! well done mucker!
cheers

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Bargain. I bet the guy would kick himself if he knew it was a cheap fix .
to be fair he knew nothing about cars, but one of the reasons he never checked the water or oil was because he couldnt get the bonnet open
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Always loved the looks of these!

A bloke (the owner of KamIce) is running about in a white estate - looks the mutts nutts.
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so how much is it actually worth now?
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My old 325 miss it so bad

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Originally Posted by bubs_rsturbo
so how much is it actually worth now?
there isnt many coupe 318 is's for sale to be honest so cant really compare, i might punt around in it for a bit, its still taxed & mot'd
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Originally Posted by kidsRS
My old 325 miss it so bad
very nice, always wanted a 325i sport in dolphin grey
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Originally Posted by LHD220Turbo
there isnt many coupe 318 is's for sale to be honest so cant really compare, i might punt around in it for a bit, its still taxed & mot'd

well it certainly looks the part!
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My 325i Touring. Got it as a px for my first RS Turbo.

Love the shape of the E30s, looks like you got a bargain there
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Originally Posted by LHD220Turbo
very nice, always wanted a 325i sport in dolphin grey
Mine not dolphin grey but granit silver on of 5 left and its a minter iv also got a lach silver sport love them nice drive mate backend action lol
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Result! I really like the E30's.
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Mine not dolphin grey but granit silver on of 5 left and its a minter iv also got a lach silver sport love them nice drive mate backend action lol
lucky lucky man
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Had a dolphin grey but was rotten so sold it on cheapish that drove spot on though but yeah put a kit on this one alot of guys have done it.
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for the price difference i would have the 318is! thats an awesome 325
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Do love the revvy 1800 in the 318iS! Great cars! Enjoy!
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thanks mate this is my lach silver and my merc cosworthThis e30 has been fully restored no rot at all it has undergone a 2 year restoration lol
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Bargin! Well done

Love the E30 shape, so classy.
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I like that a lot. Been looking for a E30 or E36 for a little while but I can't find the right one. A lot of rough ones out there. That looks ace though. Fair play to you mate!
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youve got a bargin there, i got my white 318is for Ł600 its done just over 100k miles but its gonna be a drift learner so mileage is the least of my worrys lol

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to be fair he knew nothing about cars, but one of the reasons he never checked the water or oil was because he couldnt get the bonnet open
bet that was as he didnt realise it opend the opposite way!

some people amaze me that there so foolish with cars
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Cool car and cooler price!
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ive had an E30 touring they rock
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Nice car. I do like this shape.
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Absolutely love it!
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Originally Posted by McGoo 69
bet that was as he didnt realise it opend the opposite way!

some people amaze me that there so foolish with cars
the pull handle was broke because the cable was stiff, ive greased the rollers on the bonnet and catch and it now opens easy with a pair of pliers, but yeah some people are clueless!
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well done! it looks really nice! I bet its fun to drive!
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Originally Posted by LHD220Turbo
the pull handle was broke because the cable was stiff, ive greased the rollers on the bonnet and catch and it now opens easy with a pair of pliers, but yeah some people are clueless!
yeh i must admit the bonnet pull on mine is sort of stiff so i am waiting for it to snap one day but ill worry about that then

i love the e30 bonnets! shame it makes it more awkward to work on haha
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