name them problems

[ptownTSI]

busted tranny case aluminum ear mounts...yes the actual aluminum mounts on the case tore off.
bad tranny mounts
shredded guibo
torn up driveshaft
clutch fan
timing belt
ignition
plugs

thats about it for me.
it needs:
new seats
front fenders
drivers door
control arms
cabs
lca bushings
subframe mounts
shocks

[M42Technik]

Yea this thread was made a while back and I had to edit it about 20 times, being OCD is not fun.

Everything needs fixing. Everything. That is the OCD way.

[325Projectz]

Not enough power?

[StereoInstaller1]

1. Shifter so sloppy it is hard to tell 1st from 4th

thats pretty bad

broken stock radio & rear speakers

Now THATS bad...

Luke

[CleanAzzE30z]

On both my cars???? No thank you. I dont have that much time. haha Lets not forget that Ive owned the ///M3 for 5 years and the 325e for 11.

Mariano

[E30 Wagen]

missfire - check spark plugs
high idle
small leak somewhere, thinking transmission
passenger mirror broke

It feels good to say that's basically it. Body is 9.5/10 and some trim pieces aren't perfect, but it finally really NEEDS nothing. Including cost of the car, which was $5000, almost at $10,000 total. That number should be no more than $7000, but I wasted money on "upgrades" that it didn't need. I also was a noob and took my car to an expensive shop. I also could have saved a lot of money on suspension parts if I had found r3v sooner and replaced things all at once.

edit: just remembered that it still has teh diving board problem.

[doucy2]

Bent fender
f'ed up valance
shit paint
vibrations at 75
bad wheel bearing
bad tensioner
bad struts
no keys

thats all i can think of off the top of my head.

[e30_325es]

I don't think I can stay awake that long. Lets just say that I bought my 86 es bone stock 4.5 yrs ago, and I've got ~4k into her. And I bought my 87 e for $600 and immediately dumped $700 into her.

[Jean]

my 84 318i after close to 3k worth of parts still needs the following done

must do
1. install the clutch kit that's been sitting for over a month now, stock clutch is slipping
2. flush coolant and then install new radiator, water pump and t-stat
3. get new sticky tires

want to do
1. swap rear drums for disks and big diff with lsd.
2. install z3 or z4 shifter
3. swap the 4spoke bus steering wheel for something else
4. get rid of rear vinyl seats and get cloth seats or half a cage
5. get a new cat-back, old one is rusted in a couple spots
6. get new 318is black molding
7. get a new steering rack
8. get 666fab turbo manifold and turbo this bitch
9. swap atleast the front bumper to plastic since it looks to be a bolt-on

[featuring france]

The one thing that pisses me off about my car because I replace 1 a month:

Door handle surrounds. Honestly, WTF?!?! Those plastic rectangle rings of shit can go to hell.

fuck i hear that. I had to replace my passenger side ones 3 times already. ahahah. its cool, cuz those are easy to snag from the junk yards.

[StereoInstaller1]

fuck i hear that. I had to replace my passenger side ones 3 times already. ahahah. its cool, cuz those are easy to snag from the junk yards.

Why do used? They were about $7 ea from the stealer.

Luke

[92 mtechnic cabrio]

I can just copy and paste everyone's problems and I would have my problems

and then some ride-height related problems

[AndrewBird]

Not an e30, but my MG. Could be interesting:

Intake gasket replaced (leaked)
Bent arm mount (hit a curb :( )
Points - switched to Pertronix electronic
Waterpump died
Pertronix unit died - switched to Crane
Crack in Weber carb - Body was replaced
Alternator died - replaced with uprated one
Rusted out seat bolt (had to weld in a patch of steel)
Battery died after draining it several time leaving the lights on - replaced with Optima Red Top
Detected clutch slip recently in upper gears

Other then general carb tuning, that's it in the last 3 years.

[Dave]

They are 20 year old cars - sounds like normal maintenance for most of them, not really problems.

[featuring france]

Why do used? They were about $7 ea from the stealer.

Luke

haha, did not know that. they were free anyhoo. next time they break, forsure i'll buy em from the dealer.