Hi everyone,
I just wanted to make a small introduction. I'm an American living in Germany and since selling my 135i a while back I've been looking for an E30 to pick up. Touring, of course! To find one without rust issues is getting rare and those cars fetch a big premium. But after months of looking, this 316i popped up at a decent price not too far away, and was advertised as rust-free. It's even a one-owner. So I threw the kids in the car and we made the trip to check it out. It's from a small town near France and we crossed just over the Rhine River to the family farm where it was being stored. Sure enough, there is nearly zero rust on it but just a couple dents to take care of. It's got some cool options like A/C and the violet sport interior. I drove it only about 100m through a field but given the minty condition and that it had a fresh TÜV inspection, that was enough. So we worked out a deal and the owner even delivered it to me the next day.
I'm excited to start working on it. First up is to fix several small issues with it like the sagging headliner, recovering the driver seat, and fixing a window regulator. Then it will get some nice wheels to replace the bottle caps (or "Gullideckel" - manhole covers - as the Germans call them), slight lowering, and eventually an engine swap. M60 swaps are faily common here and can be registered legally but I am thinking of going N52. It's almost the same power but lighter, more reliable, and now getting easier to find with a six speed. This is my first E30 so I'll be here a lot to learn and ask questions.
I just wanted to make a small introduction. I'm an American living in Germany and since selling my 135i a while back I've been looking for an E30 to pick up. Touring, of course! To find one without rust issues is getting rare and those cars fetch a big premium. But after months of looking, this 316i popped up at a decent price not too far away, and was advertised as rust-free. It's even a one-owner. So I threw the kids in the car and we made the trip to check it out. It's from a small town near France and we crossed just over the Rhine River to the family farm where it was being stored. Sure enough, there is nearly zero rust on it but just a couple dents to take care of. It's got some cool options like A/C and the violet sport interior. I drove it only about 100m through a field but given the minty condition and that it had a fresh TÜV inspection, that was enough. So we worked out a deal and the owner even delivered it to me the next day.
I'm excited to start working on it. First up is to fix several small issues with it like the sagging headliner, recovering the driver seat, and fixing a window regulator. Then it will get some nice wheels to replace the bottle caps (or "Gullideckel" - manhole covers - as the Germans call them), slight lowering, and eventually an engine swap. M60 swaps are faily common here and can be registered legally but I am thinking of going N52. It's almost the same power but lighter, more reliable, and now getting easier to find with a six speed. This is my first E30 so I'll be here a lot to learn and ask questions.
Comment