1988 BMW E30 s52 swapped, very clean, new paint - $11500

[DeM3nted]

Not mine, no affiliation.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/2917166424.html

[Acehye559]

Clean, I think its a r3v member.

[Thizzelle]

yeah i saw a build thread

[FLYNAVY]

Very clean, impressive. Worth every penny!

[leadphut]

This is a beautiful car!

Wanted to post the actual ad before it expires on craigslist
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1988 BMW E30 s52 swaped, very clean, new paint - $11500 (dublin / pleasanton / livermore)

Date: 2012-03-22, 6:52PM PDT
Reply to: 83jzh-2917166424@sale.craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

There is around 170k on the chassis, around 105k on the drivetrain. the black sport leather interior is a pretty decent shape, although there is some wear on the driver door side bolster wear the foam is showing through a bit. Grey carpet, M3 mats, power sunroof, maplight rear-view mirror, 13 button OBC (MPG reads correctly even with swap due to correction module). The driver's side window motor works, but makes noise. The dash has one crack going right down the middle. it is perfect enough that it could probably just be fixed instead of needing to replace the whole thing. No cruise control, no a/c, The car has ellipsoids, euro grilles, and painted (red) tails.

The car is registered in Alaska, but has never been there. It was just way cheaper and didn't have to deal with it being bar'd. Took it to the state ref and he said he would pass me no problem, just need to change the cat and it would be good to go.

On to the goodies:

The paint job is only about a year old, it's a Ferrari gunmetal color. The body is very straight with one little door ding in the drivers side front fender. Didn't chip the paint though. Rear emblem has been shaved.

OBD-I S52 with a TRM tune, ZF320 tranny, 3.25LSD. This car is so freaking fast. the car has been by far the lowest maintenance, most reliable e30 i've ever had. It has never ever not started, it's never left me stranded, and even after sitting for a month in the winter, it fired right up (so the battery is ok...). no electrical issues. I wouldn't hesitate to drive it anywhere in the country right now.

JB racing lightweight flywheel with a stage 5 southbend clutch rated to 550hp. serious business. the previous owner was planning on a turbo...

suspension:

E36 M3 5-lug suspension/brakes in the front, 318ti suspension/brakes in the rear.
almost all the bushings (if not all) are polyurethane. about a year and a half ago I installed an H&R coilover kit ($1200). IE camber plates.

setup: e36 m3/318ti
tires: 225/40-16 Toyo T1R's
suspension: Z3M Coupe H&R Coilovers

the car weighs 2700ish pounds.

things i've done since i've owned it, aside from oil changes:
injectors
intake boot
front wheel bearings
rotors/pads
custom exhaust - fits perfectly
245/35-16 Toyo T1R tires only have a couple thousand miles on them, if that.
E38 750i Style 4 wheels
5-lug spare that fits in the spare tire well and is the same diameter as the other tires
ejnight Race Skids skid-plate

The stereo is ok, the deck is pretty nice and it has an ipod hookup.

Please email with any questions and also no trades please.

[CGDoig]

Now that's a nice car. If only. Ahh...

[e30austin]

Pretty sure this is Daniel Sloan's ("daniel") old car.

[adept]

He pretty much copied the previous owner's FS thread word-for-word. See here:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=171894

So, for example, when he says that the suspension was installed a year and a half ago, really it was 3 years ago. Same goes for the quoted mileage. Makes the sale kind of sketchy. Hopefully the current owner ("Mr. Cosmos") can chime in.

[TheGanjaLife]

Thanks for that info, I am interested I would like to know the "updated" info on this car.

He pretty much copied the previous owner's FS thread word-for-word. See here:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=171894

So, for example, when he says that the suspension was installed a year and a half ago, really it was 3 years ago. Same goes for the quoted mileage. Makes the sale kind of sketchy. Hopefully the current owner ("Mr. Cosmos") can chime in.

[Mr.Cosmos]

Hi everybody, sorry this seemed so sketchy to some... I didn't really look over the info when I originally posted it. I was lazy, tired and was just trying to get the info out. I have updated the info in the new thread. So if you have any questions please pm me or post in my thread. Thanks

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?p=3132446#post3132446

[drhrble]

drove the car this weekend. Dives as good as it looks!!