Advice on buying my first e30

[Young_Enthusiast]

When it was first posted a few months ago it said "negotiable" next to the price but that seems to have changed... he does say "we can work out a price" in the description though.

[Young_Enthusiast]

But seriously, any advice on the mileage? That's one of my biggest worries.

[GillesBigCowboy]

Don't worry too much about mileage... More important is the maintenance history and current condition. Find an independent bmw shop with swap knowledge and pay them to do a full inspection. I would not have it inspected at a dealer (i dont think dealers work with e30s much these days). And drive the car to see how you like it!

[Young_Enthusiast]

Ok sounds good. Thanks for all the help everyone! Glad I joined.

[ReallyDirtyThirty]

[Young_Enthusiast]

Well the consensus seems to be that this car is worth it. DO IT I WILL.

[Farbin Kaiber]

I bet the dealer would have no idea what to do with themselves. You need to go to an independent that has experience with 24v swap e30's. Otherwise you are wasting the money on the inspection.

[JinormusJ]

What about a bmw dealer? I know it's probably more expensive but would they be good at handling something like this? If something is wrong it would be a much bigger waste of everyone's time and money if I didn't end up liking the car and both of us had to drive to NJ.

BMW dealers don't know shiz about e30s; most done even know it exists. Let alone a swap car..?

#Ohlawdhavemercy

[Conki]

Don't worry about the mileage, it's just a number ;)
As long as the shop you take it to checks all the bushings and the health of the engine (compression test, smog, etc), tranny, diff, wheel bearings, you should be good.
Since according to the owner the suspension and drivetrain were swapped, the original mileage doesn't mean much. You can check the body for rust yourself.

It is one good looking car though, so good luck, and have fun with it!

[ME30W]

I'm very curious to hear about this car. Please post after you go.

[Kevinl]

It is a 27 year old car 150,000 miles is low maintenance is more important than miles my E30 has almost 200K but I Have replaced almost everything of wear

[ME30W]

Did you ever look at the car? I'm really curious what the deal is as it has been on CL for ages now.