What is the best year/model for e30 3-series

[agent]

if I was looking for an e30, I'd put the 1987 325iS, 1989 325iS and 1991 325iS at the top of my list.

In that order.

[ck_taft325is]

1988 325is with sunk diving boards and clean wheels. Hands down. I still wish I could have picked up my first E30 when it popped back up on my local CL. Fuck, I loved that thing to death. And it was by and far the fastest M20 I'd ever driven. 3 people that drove it thought it was motor swapped. It just sang.

[flyboyx]

91 full mtech 2 with accessory hardtop. mine is a 92 770 code appearance group car which is a close second.

[Stanley Rockafella]

1990 320is

[Sea Aych]

Personally i'd go with '87 euro convertible

[ThatOneEuroE30]

I like the way you guys are thinking.

Cant help it, especially when you own one haha

[Farbin Kaiber]

83 323i. Lightweight model. Slick top, euro bumpers.

Or a 1986 325iS. M Tech 1 is always a winner.

any early model euro spec

I like the way you guys are thinking.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

any early model euro spec

[Hooffenstein HD]

83 323i. Lightweight model. Slick top, euro bumpers.

Or a 1986 325iS. M Tech 1 is always a winner.

[reelizmpro]

89 325iS followed by 88 and 90 325iS.

[lambo]

I'd say the SETA '88 325e. There's a lot you can do with it as far as swaps go that cost practically nothing. You can buy them cheaper than an IS but you can do the bumper swap and e-i swap for easily less than a grand. After that you have the higher hp output of the I/IS model but have the nice beefy torque rating of the E which makes it awesome driving around town.

I thought the '88 was only a 325iS with the SETA engine that already had the "i" head?

[Stanley Rockafella]

86 325es....def the 86's!

[rturbo 930]

IMO, the one to get is an 89 325is, followed closely by an '88 325is. 90+ E30s have airbags which knocks them down a few points in my book.

[slaterd]

I'd say the SETA '88 325e. There's a lot you can do with it as far as swaps go that cost practically nothing. You can buy them cheaper than an IS but you can do the bumper swap and e-i swap for easily less than a grand. After that you have the higher hp output of the I/IS model but have the nice beefy torque rating of the E which makes it awesome driving around town.

[lti_57]

Yeah, 87. Definitely 87