its really hard to decide weather i should fix this or not

[mattdk318i]

fix it, i speak from experience....

[falcon64]

well finally the insurance came threw the gave me 1700 for the car and we bought it back for 190 and they gave me another 1500 for pain and suffering lol so then i sold the car to my boss for 700 how it sat haha that gave me 3700 in all woooooooo i dont have an e30 anymore but i got a steal on a 95 540i 6 speed for 3900 woooooo i love it, its so much more fun than the e30 sry but theres so much more power lol and its alot more roomy and comfortable, watta do u think was 3900 a pretty good deal?

[devonjordan]

I think that V8 is going to eat all your monies...

[Aptyp]

just wait till that v8 starts leaking coolant, WOOOOOOOOOO you'll be pissed.

[falcon64]

o well it gets 18mpg and just in case i cant afford it i have a 22re toyota pickup so i really dont care about gas its getten cheaper where i live, and yes i saw the nikasail thing idk how to spell it right off hand but its pretty scary to think about lol and theres a 740il in a pullapart junk yard up here so im thinken about buying the motor just in case its only like 150 dollars outta pullapart

[Edev]

just wait till that v8 starts leaking coolant, WOOOOOOOOOO you'll be pissed.

+1


now post pictures!

[TDE30]

o well it gets 18mpg and just in case i cant afford it i have a 22re toyota pickup so i really dont care about gas its getten cheaper where i live, and yes i saw the nikasail thing idk how to spell it right off hand but its pretty scary to think about lol and theres a 740il in a pullapart junk yard up here so im thinken about buying the motor just in case its only like 150 dollars outta pullapart

Well, what is the production date of said 540i? Nikasil wasn't even a concern post-8/95 built date. If you get a chance to look at the engine block, make sure the number stamped on there ends in "872". E34's aren't E30's, and frequent trips to Pull-A-Part won't ease your cooling component woes. Before you go and swap in a 4.4 from an E38, I'd verify that you have an alusil first and save your self the time and hassle of swapping in an M62. From what I hear, it is a very long and tedious process.

The thing you should do is just start replacing cooling components left and right. By replacing, I don't mean sourcing used parts. Replace the radiator, the brittle plastic line(s) from the coolant reservoir to the radiator, the water pump, etc. If there is one fault with most M60 family motors, that would be it. Replace it now and save yourself the worry later on.

[falcon64]

in all honesty im prolly just gonna wait till something fucks up before i mess with it, but i didnt know anything about the post 8/95 thing so ill check that out thanx and ill try to get some picks of it soon

[payney8]

btw change your sig engine is spelt ENGINE

[cferb]

Definitely fix it, when you can do anything yourself in an accident like this, it's always worth it to fix it, it'll be worth more fixed, and won't cost you as much as you would lose by selling it broken.

I personally don't like wrecked cars, everything has to be perfect, or it bugs me...Which is why mine bugs me so god damn much. It's not wrecked, but there's a lot of little things that bother me. So I voted fix it and sell it...

$3900 is a great deal on a 540i if it's in good shape. Could end up being a pain to maintain it though.

[Bimmerista]

Fix it

[atomic]

well finally the insurance came threw the gave me 1700 for the car and we bought it back for 190 and they gave me another 1500 for pain and suffering lol so then i sold the car to my boss for 700 how it sat haha that gave me 3700 in all woooooooo i dont have an e30 anymore but i got a steal on a 95 540i 6 speed for 3900 woooooo i love it, its so much more fun than the e30 sry but theres so much more power lol and its alot more roomy and comfortable, watta do u think was 3900 a pretty good deal?

I think your boss came out with the best deal...

[whiltebeitel]

Good luck with the V8. Hope you get a well paying profession in the near future.

[falcon64]

the e30 has a huge rust hole in the side and a bunch of nickel and dime shit wrong with it so im pretty happy to get rid of it, and the 540i is in great shape to theres somethen wrong with the ac but im not to worried about it

[dashboardmonkey]

Get insurance money,buy car back, rape it for parts, buy another E30.

Andy