Affording an E30? Your thoughts and knowledge needed.

[coldweatherblue]

good luck with your eclipse man...

[ChrisLundy]

Ouch, I'm not sure that car is the best choice on a budget. I hear they can be expensive to maintain...

I bought my E30 while doing mechanical engineering and took the bus to school most days. It does have lots of worn out parts, but hasn't let me down yet.

[coldweatherblue]

[DIIRTY-30]

..It does have lots of worn out parts, but hasn't let me down yet..

The bus or the e30?

[ChrisLundy]

The bus or the e30?

The e30. :D I'm working on the worn out parts, it has new CV shafts now.
The bus lets me down sometimes, but I don't have to be at work on time anymore.

[Heir2Air]

So I posted immaturely. My mechanic/friend did a thorough inspection of the GS and informed me that it wasn't the car to buy. So I'm going with him to inspect the ZX2 tomorrow. I think the ZX2 will be good, and for what the car is, its supposed to be a fun drive. Light weight, nice handling, good acceleration. So, we'll see how that goes on Monday.

Aside from that, I looked at an Eclipse GS. They are not Turbo and do not have the 4G63 engines. They have Chrysler 420a engines, so the crankwalk comments are irreverent.

[ChrisLundy]

My friend bought an escord ZX2 to drive to school and it's been great for him.
Check the front suspension, his was worn out in a few places. Parts weren't too bad.
It's no e30, but it's pretty good for a cheap FWD car. He gets better fuel economy than I do and can fold down the back seat to put bikes in the trunk.