R3v,
I am reconsidering my hopes and dreams of boosting due to some money constraints in the near future. As some of you know, I daily 50+ miles a day during the school year, and also am applying to future jobs a bit further then id like to drive (reguardless, my town does not have any positions available at local shops and I need a new job badly). So my current basis of dropping k's of money into a boosted e30 that will reduce my mileage and also possibly add points to my license seems to be unreasonable.
Anyways, I am going to be sad to see it go. I think my friends love the car as much as I do (my friends FB profile picture is my car rather then his own haha). I would kind of prefer a trade at the moment since I do not have a spare car, but cash will also do.
Id consider trades for (must be daily/manual)
e30 318s
e30 etas
e21 possibly?
mk1 vws
mk2 vws
Enough of my sob story, this is how I baught it, just for more information on the car.
I had put a lot of time into maintenance, of which is listed below.
5k ago Ive replaced
-Gas tank with a newer rust free one
-Distributer rotor
-Waterpump
-Timing belt
-Tensioner
-Alt belt
-Thermostat w/ gasket (fixed the overheating at idle issue)
-Oil changes
-Coolant flush
-Painted valve cover (not the best, needs to sand more of the bmw upraised area, but looks better then before).
-Valve cover gasket
-Adjusted the valves into spec
-Alignment
Within the 1k Ive
-Replaced all new shift linkage (bav auto kit for 110$)
-z4 shifter shifts great (80$ new)
-OBC light bar
-Brand new fuel filter
-Fixed the speedo
-Newer alternator tensioner bracket
-Fixed evap leak
-New vacuum hose
-Bumper tuck up front
-fuel filter
-fuel pressure regulator
Old HDR photos (not washed)
This ones my fav.
And more or less a joke photo. Im 6'4'' and with the sport seats all the way down I look short!
Newest photos (still not washed, could shine well with wax)
Rust/imperfections
Left in primer, just needs a skim of bondo and some paint. The weatherstripping area is all rusted, and I ground down that part for the ground on the mig welder. If you look a couple pictures down, the front valence and is lip are painted with rustoleum regal red, which would be perfect to cover up an ugly bondo color and w/ the euro tub it would be hardly noticeable.
I welded a piece of 16gauge steel to hold the battery so its safe. But this is the worst, and I have a complete donor piece in red for this corner, with the battery tray included.
I have a complete red sunroof cover with one tiny spot of rust to include too.
I dont want my time wasted and dont want to waste your time, so I am going to be upfront about the rust/car. All of the rust is repairable at Klub Vintage, Ive spoke to Adam there and nothing is unmanageable w/ that guy :D.
The car does clean up decently though. I still get a lot of compliments, and looks good. It drives pretty well, hasnt left me stranded. It has a little bit of a fuel pump whine thats been around for a couple months, but no real starting issues. Im not sure if the e30s pumps whine, its my first bmw I've owned.
There is no powersteering, p/o never had belt. That means no ac, so all components are there just not routed on a belt. I never minded it. Heat works when it wants to, Its got all new coolant but no overheating issues, I never cared enough to diagnose it since the winter was really warm. IAC could use a recleaning/replacement, depending on how picky you are. When its warm out, it idles at 750, but when its a little cooler sometimes around 600 or so. Still drives fine and no issues, just being upfront.
I am looking for 4k obo, its a perfect daily. With a little welding skills you can easily fix the rust issues, as you could see I started to but I am looking for a different daily. Or just drive it as is, and have fun! Its been the most reliable/fun car I've owned, and saddened that it comes down to money that I have to sell this thing.
Please pm me, and if serious we will talk. Kept getting random hour phone calls. Any questions, feel free to ask. Thanks!
I am reconsidering my hopes and dreams of boosting due to some money constraints in the near future. As some of you know, I daily 50+ miles a day during the school year, and also am applying to future jobs a bit further then id like to drive (reguardless, my town does not have any positions available at local shops and I need a new job badly). So my current basis of dropping k's of money into a boosted e30 that will reduce my mileage and also possibly add points to my license seems to be unreasonable.
Anyways, I am going to be sad to see it go. I think my friends love the car as much as I do (my friends FB profile picture is my car rather then his own haha). I would kind of prefer a trade at the moment since I do not have a spare car, but cash will also do.
Id consider trades for (must be daily/manual)
e30 318s
e30 etas
e21 possibly?
mk1 vws
mk2 vws
Enough of my sob story, this is how I baught it, just for more information on the car.
I had put a lot of time into maintenance, of which is listed below.
5k ago Ive replaced
-Gas tank with a newer rust free one
-Distributer rotor
-Waterpump
-Timing belt
-Tensioner
-Alt belt
-Thermostat w/ gasket (fixed the overheating at idle issue)
-Oil changes
-Coolant flush
-Painted valve cover (not the best, needs to sand more of the bmw upraised area, but looks better then before).
-Valve cover gasket
-Adjusted the valves into spec
-Alignment
Within the 1k Ive
-Replaced all new shift linkage (bav auto kit for 110$)
-z4 shifter shifts great (80$ new)
-OBC light bar
-Brand new fuel filter
-Fixed the speedo
-Newer alternator tensioner bracket
-Fixed evap leak
-New vacuum hose
-Bumper tuck up front
-fuel filter
-fuel pressure regulator
Old HDR photos (not washed)
This ones my fav.
And more or less a joke photo. Im 6'4'' and with the sport seats all the way down I look short!
Newest photos (still not washed, could shine well with wax)
Rust/imperfections
Left in primer, just needs a skim of bondo and some paint. The weatherstripping area is all rusted, and I ground down that part for the ground on the mig welder. If you look a couple pictures down, the front valence and is lip are painted with rustoleum regal red, which would be perfect to cover up an ugly bondo color and w/ the euro tub it would be hardly noticeable.
I welded a piece of 16gauge steel to hold the battery so its safe. But this is the worst, and I have a complete donor piece in red for this corner, with the battery tray included.
I have a complete red sunroof cover with one tiny spot of rust to include too.
I dont want my time wasted and dont want to waste your time, so I am going to be upfront about the rust/car. All of the rust is repairable at Klub Vintage, Ive spoke to Adam there and nothing is unmanageable w/ that guy :D.
The car does clean up decently though. I still get a lot of compliments, and looks good. It drives pretty well, hasnt left me stranded. It has a little bit of a fuel pump whine thats been around for a couple months, but no real starting issues. Im not sure if the e30s pumps whine, its my first bmw I've owned.
There is no powersteering, p/o never had belt. That means no ac, so all components are there just not routed on a belt. I never minded it. Heat works when it wants to, Its got all new coolant but no overheating issues, I never cared enough to diagnose it since the winter was really warm. IAC could use a recleaning/replacement, depending on how picky you are. When its warm out, it idles at 750, but when its a little cooler sometimes around 600 or so. Still drives fine and no issues, just being upfront.
I am looking for 4k obo, its a perfect daily. With a little welding skills you can easily fix the rust issues, as you could see I started to but I am looking for a different daily. Or just drive it as is, and have fun! Its been the most reliable/fun car I've owned, and saddened that it comes down to money that I have to sell this thing.
Please pm me, and if serious we will talk. Kept getting random hour phone calls. Any questions, feel free to ask. Thanks!
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