Assistance in picking an E30.

[Bimmerguy91]

Hes saying one E30 isnt really better than another as far as reliability its just a matter of preference

[Rsully70sev]

My two cents- If your looking for a commute car then the 318i/is will be a great choice since they are very fuel efficient. Depending on your preference, some people like the 88's and up because you can have the plastic bumpers where as everything before had the metal diving board bumpers. The 87-91 325i/is is more fun to drive in my opinion because you dont feel like your holding up traffic sometimes trying to get up to speed.

QFT. Typed exactly what I would have written.

it's more important that you inspect the car and feel that its in good condition and has been well maintained.

...Definitely most important when choosing any car, especially one of 20+ years.

[Vivek]

Huh?

There's no major problems that certain years/motors will have and other e30's wont.

[stamar]

There are some I think the biggest one is the fuel pump with the older model is less reliable.

The IACV with the etas is more reliable though Ive never heard of that go bad.

older e30s can have drum brakes in the back those are less reliable.

in general newer is better.

[IRON-E]

Serious talk; get a Honda civic, you will have less issues to deal with, if you spend 2k on purchasing one of those.

[Court M3]

^^^^Ding ding ding! Was going to post find a Honda (anything) and be done with it...

[Mr_Tripp]

Serious talk; get a Honda civic, you will have less issues to deal with, if you spend 2k on purchasing one of those.

NO :hitler:never ever going honda, I started bmw and will die bmw maybe a few chevys along the way

thanks to those that chimed in answering my actual question :up:

[jasonbk]

I would gather more fund to find clean, well maintained car..

For first year of owning my e30 I didn't spend anything on repairs except general maintenance items (filters, plugs etc). Major service like timing belt & water pump was done before I bought it.