Originally posted by nickmpower
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
E30 vs other cars on limit
Collapse
X
-
Originally posted by JRoweTervetuloa. Ma asuin suomessa kaksi vuotta. Mutte en ole kaynyt suomea kymmenen vuotta. Ma en puhu suomea hyvin enaa. Siis, ma kirjoittan englaneksi.
I still haven't sold my current car, but after that I propably start looking for a nice E30. This time I'll spend some more time looking for a good one, I've had to replace waaay too much stuff on my Golf.. It's been quite reliable for a long time, though, I propably shouldn't sell it. ;)
I've been thinking a lot about getting an iX, after hearing all the positive feedback from owners and magazines. How reliable it is driveline-wise when driven somewhat hard on tarmac? I'll propably attend 3-4 trackdays next summer and I like to drive hard-ish on backroads. I've heard that some splines in the transfer case wear, is it common? The reason I'm even considering one is that we have 4-5 months of winter / year. The extra traction would be helpful, especially as LSD is quite rare on 325i's in here.
Tuff240, I was thinking about 240 Turbos too. Too bad most of them (in here) seem to be from ~'80-'84 and have a LOT of km's (around 300k). Still, my friend has a 240 Turbo that has been in his family from brand new, I've been trying to make him sell the car to me. :)
Comment
-
Originally posted by eekiTuff240, I was thinking about 240 Turbos too. Too bad most of them (in here) seem to be from ~'80-'84 and have a LOT of km's (around 300k). Still, my friend has a 240 Turbo that has been in his family from brand new, I've been trying to make him sell the car to me. :)
My daily beater for instance, I picked it up for $250 with a blown cam plug. Poured oil out almost as fast as you put it in. BUT, it cost me $5 for a new plug and took me 10 minutes to install (pays to know these things ;) ). Had the A/C charged and a gave her a full-tune up for another $250 (did the tune-up myself). I went to the local Pick N Pull wrecker here and pulled a turbo, turbo exhaust manifold, intercooler, intercooler plumbing from a combination of 240 and 740 IC pipes and all the little brackets and extra stuff I would need. Cost was about $250 at PnP. Put it all on and had a new exhaust built for $200 at the local muffler shop. Had about $50-100 in misc gaskets and such.
So there you have it, a reliable daily beater for just over a $1k. 190hp and above will require much more tinkering and I would consider that not reliable just because the maintenence aspect goes up making sure everything is always in top form. 160-190hp is a set it and forget it type deal......very reliable.
Either way you go, I have nothing but praise for the e30's or the Volvo 240's.-Patrick
Comment
Comment