First E30

[brokecollegekid]

Hey everyone, I just purchased my first BMW and it's a 1989 325is, but it's an auto... I'm planning on letting my younger sister drive it for a year while I save up some money to do a manual swap. The transmission does shift very smoothly and the interior is pretty much flawless as you can see. It's got a couple rust spots, but nothing structural so I plan on pulling some fenders from a junkyard, cutting, and welding what I need and cleaning up the other rust spots. Every gauge and light works and a crack free dash! What do you guys think?

[2002jm]

pics?

Sounds like a very nice car! However, your pictures do not work?
jm

[brokecollegekid]

Must've done it wrong. Noobie mistake, they should work now

[squidmaster]

holy big pictures, batman!

Nice car to start with! Just a little rust fixing and it'll be very clean. And is that a crack-free dash? I can't tell from the picture, but if so, you got very lucky!

[brokecollegekid]

Yep! crack free dash. Hardest part now is letting my sister drive it while I save up to swap a manual into it.

[Bbruins72]

Congrats and have fun with it!

[doorman]

Looks good bud!!!
Welcome from a fellow Chicagoan.
Chicago has a pretty good e30 scene.
Check for some of the e30 FB pages.
Don't forget to join the Windy City BMW CCA!!

[staysideways]

Nice car it is very clean but one thing i do notice is you have comfort seats instead of the is seats. Is it a true is? But then "is"s never came 4 door so it might have a trunk from an is for just the spoiler Matter a fact the bumpers dont really match either bcause in 88 the metal/late tail lights came and 89 was the first year for plastic bumpers at least thats what i know of. What you could be in possession of is a 88 325 no e i is or anything a 325 which means its a super eta and those are rare/cool and really good for boost

1989 E30 325i Sedan Alpine

[brokecollegekid]

Nice car it is very clean but one thing i do notice is you have comfort seats instead of the is seats. Is it a true is? But then "is"s never came 4 door so it might have a trunk from an is for just the spoiler Matter a fact the bumpers dont really match either bcause in 88 the metal/late tail lights came and 89 was the first year for plastic bumpers at least thats what i know of. What you could be in possession of is a 88 325 no e i is or anything a 325 which means its a super eta and those are rare/cool and really good for boost

1989 E30 325i Sedan Alpine

I looked it up on the BMW vin decoder and the option for the LSD was included so it is a legit IS. The sports seats just weren't added as an option.

[staysideways]

I looked it up on the BMW vin decoder and the option for the LSD was included so it is a legit IS. The sports seats just weren't added as an option.

Where do guys do this? But super cool

1989 E30 325i Sedan Alpine

[brokecollegekid]

Where do guys do this? But super cool

1989 E30 325i Sedan Alpine

Here's the link to the website. Just gotta type in the last 7 digits of your VIN

http://www.bmwarchive.org/vin/bmw-vin-decoder.html

[ThatOneEuroE30]

how old is your sister. i would never let a sibling drive my car in fear theyd crash clean car though

[Polaris15]

You could option a lsd for any e30 car. That is not an IS. They only made the IS in 2-door.

[XwalkerX]

thats awesome. I never knew this vin decoder existed.

[brokecollegekid]

how old is your sister. i would never let a sibling drive my car in fear theyd crash clean car though

She's going into her first year of college, but I'm not super worried because you can't really screw around too much in an automatic. It does slide but you really gotta mash the gas pedal and if it snows she won't be driving it.

You could option a lsd for any e30 car. That is not an IS. They only made the IS in 2-door.

Really? I always thought that the LSD option is what made a car an IS. One of my friends has an 88 325i and his has an open diff but mine is an IS and has the LSD option.