E30's?
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Hey /o/
Im looking to buy a 1991 BMW 318i for around 4500CDN. Ive already looked up a lot of common issues for the E30's and I feel like I know in general what to expect.
Is there any uncommon things I should know before buying an old BMW?
>>14622901
>Is there any uncommon things I should know
It is uncommon for them to run.
>junk goes in all fields
Or if they are. It's uncommon for them to run well.
Inspect timing chain tensioner, check for rust around the car (front valance, trunk, above license plate).
Check all electronic operated device in the car and make sure it works, it is a pain in the ass to replace most of them (eg. windows).
How many miles on the car?
>>14622901
>buying a BMW that is literally slower than a FWD corolla.
Why?
>>14622908
Confirmed for never driven/owned a good one.
I just hit 278k miles in my '87, with 30k of that being driven by me. Not a single hiccup that I didn't cause myself.
OP, as long as you replace the timing belt, water pump, everything rubber in the engine bay and under the car, and do a good weekly inspection (like you should), the car will reward you.
>>14622924
>u replace the timing belt, water pump, everything rubber in the engine bay and under the car, and do a good weekly inspection (like you should), the car will reward you.
This shit is expensive to do though. The parts alone are pricey as fuck. This is why I've never bought an old M3, it's affordable to purchase but to keep and maintain...yikes. Not as a student.
>>14622924
>weekly inspection (like you should)
>owning a car that requires weekly inspections
hahahahaha holy fuck
NO.
>>14622923
Not everything to me is about speed. I just want a car with character and thats rwd. I also want to learn how to properly maintain older cars as a hobby.
My parents already gave me a 2011 Jetta TDI, this car would be strictly for fun/project.
>>14622954
>BMW
>VW
I bet your driveway is full of oil stains and broken cars.
>>14622924
>>14622946
The 4banger E30s have timing chains, not belts.
>>14622901
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Putr-O0dcPk
>>14622969
Why the FUCK would anyone get a 4 cylinder e30? Are you TRYING to cuck me, m8?
>>14622959
Guy youre replying to here.
Parents own a 2012 X5 Diesel, dad uses a 2014 Mercedes Sprinter, diesel, for work, and the Jetta is obviously diesel. We have never had any issues with any car. Dont know where the "BMW/VW/Merc are all shit quality leaking pieces of shit" rhetoric comes from. I've personally never had an issue.
X5 has 85,000KM
Sprinter has 43,000KM
Jetta has 208,000KM (was our only car from 2011-2014)
Not one single issue in regards to reliability and whatever.
>>14622983
>let's take advice from an 8 year old boy who has owned an E30 for 1.5 months
ok.
>>14622984
The 1991 BMW 318i that OP wants to buy has the M40 engine in it that is an I4.
>>14622984
What is an m3
>>14622983
>LITERALLY EVERYTHING ON THIS FUCKING CAR ROTS OUT
Why would anyone buy one of these things jesus fuck.
>rear main seal goes
>$3000 repair
just fuck my financial shit up BMW
>>14622901
>i am retarted and cannot google
http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?606593-e30-buyers-guide&p=7542392#post7542392
>>14623022
Disappointment on wheels. I get a bigger thrill from a V6 Accord.
>>14623031
>OP comes to an automotive enthusiast board
>asking for advice on a popular car
>that many people on /o/ own
Yes how dare he. How dare he do what he did here. What a piece of shit.
>>14623042
This
An E100 corolla is faster and handles better.
>>14623042
>honda
>>14623058
>Corolla has better handling than an M3 E30
>M3 E30's were literally known for their handling
Fug I took the bait
>>14623085
It's no joke.
Nor is it b8
>>14623085
>best GT car in the 80's/90s
>corolla is faster and handles better
>>14315886
>timing belt
>new radiator, cooling system
>ICV replace
>coolant temp sensors
>fuel filter
>TPS
>AFM sensor
>fuel injectors
>>14316042
>Rear subframe mounts rip out of the body
>Rear trailing arm bushing mounts rip out
>Rear Shock mounts rip through the body
>Front strut towers mushroom and crack open
>Motor mount tabs on the subframe rip
>>14316219
>valve cover bolts stripped
>timing cover gasket bolts stripped
>rattling near the dip stick tube $400 part, valve coming apart sending metal rod through the intake destroying engine
>leak prone: valve cover gasket, where the oil filter connects, the fucking coolant mating line behind the engine
>Piece of shit plastic part
>>14316220
>trunk leaks
>battery tray rust
>rear defroster stop work
>control arm/trailing arm bushings
>SI batteries
>broken odometer gears
>rocker panel rust
>exhaust hangers rotting out
>exhaust clamps rusting off
>vacuum leaks
>broken interior door handles
>failing or broken door locks
>power steering leak
>window switches dying
>a/c not working
>>14316237
>sheet metal on the car being too thin in stressed areas
>front shock towers have sheet metal half the thickness on most cars
>RTAB pockets and front strut tops mushrooming RTAB pockets rip out at 50k miles
>its a progressive failure
>Same with the front strut tops You start to notice the studs aren't all pointed directly up
>Rear subframe mount failure
>oil pump nut
>diff bolt
>diff gear bolts
>>14316266
>The "subframe tearing"
>body of the car failing where the bolts that attach the suspension carrier
>parts of the subframe fail: the sway bar mounting tabs, and where the trailing arm attaches. There is no easy repair
>failure at the weld of the threaded rods that the RTAB carrier bolts to
>rear shock mount is a common failure item the best fix for this seems to be welding a duplicate of the shock tower over the damaged one
>>14316281
>A lot of things needed replacing which I didn't have the money for at the time.
>>14623137
>thinking a GT car is meant to handle well
Do you even know what GT means?
>>14623162
learn to reply you dumb fuck
>>14623176
Reply to whom? You? Which post is yours?
>>14623176
that is a copypasta from an older e30 thread.
>>14622953
It doesn't need it because I catch shit before it happens. I'd rather not wait for something to go out to think about replacing it.
>>14622923
>>14623058
''It’s as simple as the title of the “most victorious racing car of all time“. 1,436 victories in just 1,628 days. Over the course of four and a half years, the E30 M3 achieved a win every-day.''
also
''Having won more road races than any other model in history, the E30 M3 is the world's most successful road race car.''
