Buying a 325e

[Guest]

okay so i decided to shoot for some good gas mileage.

with God's help i will soon be buying this 85' 325e.

all it really needs is a tranny due to the first gear syncro.

basicly i wanna know what you guys think.
i also wanna know any suggestions and i need to know all there is about the e opposed to the four cylinder (m10) and the 6cyl m20 i.

i have no clue about the e so if you guys can help me out a bit id appreciate it

[Raxe]

Some people don't mind them, most hate them. Learn how to drive it properly (don't bother revving high, no power up there) and you might find it quite a bit of fun.

[bimmer_E30]

WHAT fuck^^^ i love my ETA.

[delatlanta1281]

I like etas, especially the mileage and the longevity of the motor.

[JJe30]

I don't mind mine at all but I guess it depends on your plans. I have no desire to keep the eta motor in there so I don't really care about what stock motor is in it. Right now I've been just workin on suspension and brakes.

[Turf1600]

Hope you're not paying more than a grand for an 85 e with a bad tranny

[ethree]

Is it free?

I chose an eta for the gas mileage and they tend to be pretty cheap and readily available around here.

[Julien]

works great to ram other bmws and run from the scene

[Turf1600]

works great to ram other bmws and run from the scene

:rofl:

[e30 Luv]

my eta is great for gas mileage. i consider it an excellent car for daily driving and general beater use- it can take a lot of abuse. I picked mine up for extremely cheap and I plan to keep it until its completely unsalvageable. here is this one guys website devoted to his eta: www.strictlyeta.net.

[z50_Jumper]

Gotta love the eta :)

[Bimmerista]

One word.....TORQUE

[JasonC]

I've had two eta's sofar for DD's and don't really mind them. They are not that fast of car but i'm sure your 318 isn't either. I don't daily mine no more now, it's kind of nice and i don't want to see something happen to it. So i just got a S-15 to beat around in.

[SamE30e]

3.25 diff and a Mark D chip = Fun DD.

I love my ETA.

[Al Canuck]

I look after a few eta's in my shop. Good cars, last a long time, and can be fun to drive, especially when compared to an M10 318i.

One thing worth noting, is I have NEVER had an eta come in with a broken timing belt. I can't say the same thing for a 2.5.

Al