Should I do it?

[Lyrred]

just save up more money to buy an even better one with less problems. E30s are a pain in the ass sometimes. So make sure you check everything before buying one, you dont want any surprises down the road thats gonna hurt your wallet.

+1

[e30vert]

Can I bring my cat by your hospital? LOL

[masayahin]

is she hot?

+2 :p





If you like it buy it... but be wary that you have been informed.

Buy it and sell it afterwards, there wont be any much depreciation and you probably get most of your money back.... maybe by september, lots of freshmen are arriving in New England.... looking for e30...just maybe

Live life the way you want it to be.

[SynSyx]

I say either wait until the corolla is FINISHED and driveable. and then buy the e30, and do what you can to bring her up to spec, OR

wait til the corolla is finished, and then sell it for whatever, and THEN look for an e30

[TimKninja]

What if I Offered her $1200-1300 for it, Alot of you guys think it's not a good deal. I Almost paid $1500 for a 87 with 176k ETA awhile back(Tho that one was almost cosmetically perfect), guess it wasn't a good idea.

What's the maintenance that needs to be done when i buy it? Like i really just need the car for scooting around town, and for my 5(Thar and back) mile commute to work 5 daise a week. I can use the Corolla in the winter, save up the $500 I need for these parts, and fix the car in the winter after I bring it too the shop at school...I wasn't planning on wintering the car rly.

My friend has an 85 Craftsman RX7, he works less hours then me, and somehow his car keeps going and going...wtf...and is always high.

She said the car hasn't gave her problems, evar. One noteable thing is that she uses regular gas in her car. Also has the OBC And Airbags, big plus.

[DarkWing6]

Pass on this one. I know it's tough. I spent months and months finding my E30. It sounds like there is a healthy amount of work that will need to be done on this car right away, and this isn't necessarily a great deal.

[jaye30]

just save up more money to buy an even better one with less problems. e30s are a pain in the ass sometimes. so make sure you check everything before buying one, you dont want any surprises down the road thats gonna hurt your wallet.

[namsayin]

damn! $1500 for that wouldnt be even worth it for me. i picked up my mint 91 e30 for $1650 but my car needed nothing and i purchased it from the original owner with a squeeky clean history :)

[Alkasquawlik]

No, don't.
You don't have enough money to cover the car, basic maintenance you will want to do, and the registration for the car. The registration for my car was $380 so you have to factor that in.

Either save up more money and find another car, or buy a cheaper one.

[FredK]

is she hot?

Yeah, really, I don't care if the subframe bushings are in good shape or not. This is the most important question. :p

[nando]

I would wait and save more money. It's a decent car but it's not so nice that you'll kick yourself later for not getting it. in fact, I'm pretty sure you can find a nicer one for around the same price.

can't blame you for wanting one though, an '03 corolla does not sound like a fun car. In fact it sounds like something you drive for a few years and then throw it away so you can get a new one. ;)

[paulkeith]

I bet you're looking at probably a good $500 in just basic maintenance in the first few weeks of ownership, if you're going to actually take care of it. even remotely considering spending 91% of your available money on a car is ridiculous.

You need to spend a few months saving up and then buy one at a price a little lower than you can afford and spend the difference in setting a maintenance baseline on that one.

My $0.02.

Paul

[e30325ic]

Buy it . The clunk is probably an upper shock mount. Every E30 I have bought has had at least one bad. It a decent car for the money.

[Inline Sex]

is she hot?

[Nonspec325]

When I was your age I would buy and sell cars and you would be amazed at how many people will give you a HUGE price break when you tell them you don't have alot of money. I would shoot the owner a e-mail and say that you don't have alot of money because XXX (Im in HS, Im saving for college, I care for orphans, I run a cat hospital out of my home, w/e) but you could offer her $1,300 for the car.

I bet within a week she'll sell it to you close to that price.

Looks like a solid car man, good luck.