My first e30!

[caotuy]

Been in the market for an e30 for awhile now but moneys been tight so it was difficult to find a car within my budget. Somehow lucked out and found an '85 325 sittin on some back roads about 10 miles from my house. Picked it up today for $200 but the interesting part was getting it home.

I had a tow lined up for this morning from a friend. He was gonna bring his trailer and it would be an easy ride but shit came up and he ended up bailing on me. I called the local garage to get a quote and they wanted $65 for a 10 mile tow and myself being the cheap bastard I am decided I'd just tow it with my Civic. Ghetto rigged some towlines and had my buddy pull me home while I rode in the e30 with barely any brakes. :( After about an hour of close calls and struggling up the mountains in my area we finally got it in the garage! Should be a good base for a project. All it needs is a new fuel filter, and a battery to get it started and it's a solid body with the usual NE surface rust.




You can see my tow truck in the background ;-)





Shit picture quality. My camera broke a few days ago and this is all I could get a hold of

[shmutzigE30]

could use some work but good luck...

[jrossowvue30]

I like the nos sticker on the windshield wiper

[caotuy]

PO put nos stickers on every nook and cranny he could find. I've been scraping them off all afternoon.

[Tbolt]

I like the nos sticker on the windshield wiper

damn u beat me to it, and also the remains of it on the rear pass side window.

u got some work to do, but for $200 ya cant beat it imo.

enjoy

[deutschman]

time for some tlc. to bad it is a automatic... i say start from the inside and work your way out. just strip the interior out and clean everything. rewire speakers for a new head unit while your at it. i have to do the same thing. it is the only way to get a new head unit to work in an early e30... then some engine bay clean up, shadow line the trim, bumper tuck, and maybe paint the kidneys. it will look sick.

[caotuy]

Eventually I plan on throwing an M30 in with a 5-speed but I couldn't really be upset about it with the $200 price tag.

[JJe30]

Welcome to to e30's. What are your plans for it?

[IRON-E]

Eventually I plan on throwing an M30 in with a 5-speed but I couldn't really be upset about it with the $200 price tag.

You're lucky man!, my nephew picked up a pyle of shit much worse than what you're showing us for 2k in payments from a friend of his. That shit has so much rust, dents and non working parts that the junk yards will only pay $200 and he has to drive it there..................lol



Nice start.

[etxxz]

as your first e30 its gonna be a headache. i hope you are as mechanically apt as you are towing.. r3v is your best friend.

[daniel]

freakin sweet

[Bouncin n my bimma]

gunna need some serious work. why not hold out for another car?

[Kerrath]

As far as I'm concerned, that's a good deal. I mean, yeah, the interior needs to be replaced, but you'd probably want to do that anyway, so you don't lose much there. Hope the engine is actually sound after filter replacements

[e30monsta]

auto+diving boards=dookie
$200=very nice

[caotuy]

I picked the car up for a project to keep me busy. My father has had a passion for cars his whole life and has always loved working on them so I decided that $200 was a small price to pay for a quality father/son project :D and, hey, even if it ends up being more of a problem than I previously thought I can always just part it and make more than I paid for it haha