Should I?

[87bimmerguy]

Ok so my friend has a zinno 89 325i 4dr auto. The trans is bad, so he is thinking about selling it to a shop for cheap to be parted. He also offered it to me for $550.

The car has around 200k, all of the regular maintenance items have been replaced. I am trying to decide if it's worth buying it for that price and putting a tranny in it (auto or 5 speed swap?), or buying it for parts (random small stuff, nothing major) for my 87 325is.

Overall it's a very solid car. Everything is there and works except the A/C, which needs a compressor (and I have one). The paint is a little rough, just faded. No rust or rotten panels anywhere.

What do you guys think?

[!kid]

you could buy it fix the tranny and resell for more and make some money

[TexasTerp]

that's a no brainer, for $550 buy it, fix it resell it, and hell if you haven't done a pb swap yet, I'd just fix up the car for yourself. that's a great buy!

[E3Oslut]

^that

[txtorquemade]

Buy it

Fix it

Keep it

or part it out. Either way for that price a RUNNING parts car is worth it.

[87bimmerguy]

Thanks for the input guys. As tempting as it is to steal the bumpers for mine, the car is just too good for me to justify parting. I think I will go ahead with it and either swap a used auto into it or do a 5 speed swap. Either way I'll have another solid running e30 so I can work on one and drive the other one.

[325ix]

good choice. Thats what I would do.

[bimmerboy08]

great idea. Having an e30 that constantly runs and one that you can work on relieves a lot of frustration.