The Official 'Craigslist find' thread - awesome & awful (eBay, Kijiji, etc.)

[moziller]

1987 325e manual sedan... welded diff, WRX seats, body damage, and an interesting story about the title. what more could you want?

https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/bmw-e30-4-door-5-speed/6636938788.html

[wworm]

that last pic....it was kind of like meeting a super model at the bar, talking enough game to get her back to your house, getting her pants off only to find she has a 3" chub instead of the taco you were looking for.

lol just enough chub to immediately bail

[flyboyx]

Maaco paint is my favorite.

https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/c...637770798.html

crickets.....he will hear crickets. lots and lots of them. I just don't even know where to begin as to why that car is priced about 2x more than it should be.

[og8790]

Looks like a clean swap but I don't really know much about the complexity in doing swaps.

https://miami.craigslist.org/brw/cto/d/1989-bmw-325i-e30-coupe/6637354650.html

[agent]

M20 > M50 swaps are all but pointless.

[og8790]

M20 > M50 swaps are all but pointless.

I'm new to the e30 community. Can you explain why they are pointless?

[ncsubowen]

I'm new to the e30 community. Can you explain why they are pointless?

It's an opinion but the m50 doesn't make much more power than an m20 and you'll spend a good thousand dollars plus to make it happen. Some other people prefer the upgrades/maintenance/diagnostics available to a newer motor, but at the m50 vs m20 level it's just about a wash.

If you're doing a 24v swap, you can get a lot more oomph from an m52/s50/s52 to make it worth the time and effort.

[MR E30 325is]

It's an opinion but the m50 doesn't make much more power than an m20 and you'll spend a good thousand dollars plus to make it happen. Some other people prefer the upgrades/maintenance/diagnostics available to a newer motor, but at the m50 vs m20 level it's just about a wash.

If you're doing a 24v swap, you can get a lot more oomph from an m52/s50/s52 to make it worth the time and effort.

Well said.

Unless of course you are going M50 Non-Vanos to turbocharge. Then it may be worthwhile for you.

[og8790]

It's an opinion but the m50 doesn't make much more power than an m20 and you'll spend a good thousand dollars plus to make it happen. Some other people prefer the upgrades/maintenance/diagnostics available to a newer motor, but at the m50 vs m20 level it's just about a wash.

If you're doing a 24v swap, you can get a lot more oomph from an m52/s50/s52 to make it worth the time and effort.

Running a different ECU on the e30, how difficult is it to integrate the AC controls on the dash and lines to make the AC work?

[MR E30 325is]

Anyone else notice that when you search for a particular type of vehicle on Craigslist, day after day, that there will all of a sudden be what appears to be a killer deal (i.e. a fully loaded option, low miles, for half of the usual price) that continuously pops up?

What's up with that?

[og8790]

https://pensacola.craigslist.org/cto/d/1989-bmw-325is/6608287495.html

Looks like a lot of work has been done. Not sure how I feel about it. I'm not a fan of the stance look.

[Rusty.Piranha]

https://pensacola.craigslist.org/cto...608287495.html

Looks like a lot of work has been done. Not sure how I feel about it. I'm not a fan of the stance look.

Not a fan of stance/stretch/scrape look.

[kickinindian]

looks like a nicely kept 850ci

https://fresno.craigslist.org/cto/d/...641454722.html

[varg]

Anyone else notice that when you search for a particular type of vehicle on Craigslist, day after day, that there will all of a sudden be what appears to be a killer deal (i.e. a fully loaded option, low miles, for half of the usual price) that continuously pops up?

What's up with that?

Craigslist scams are nothing new. They try to hook some sucker into paying for the car to be shipped or some other half-baked crap, then disappear.

[Gentlejackjones]

https://pensacola.craigslist.org/cto...608287495.html

Looks like a lot of work has been done. Not sure how I feel about it. I'm not a fan of the stance look.

Yeah, too "boy racer" for my taste. I'm bummed at the moment, as I blew my left CV axle and mangled my diff cover in the process--not even doing a burnout!

Nice to see another poster in the Pensacola/Mobile area.