I have been talking to a older retired gentleman for quite a while about buying his 74 tii. The price is very right and its been taken great care of. I hear horror stories about injection pumps going out and other stuff. The car has less than 150k on it also. Could it be a good DD? I only work 10 minutes from home. First hand experience please! Thank you.
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My favorite car of all time was a 40K mile one owner 72Tii I had as a DD in 1980.
Go for it you'll love it
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I'd buy it and DD it in a heartbeat, especially somewhere you don't need to worry about 100+ temps like we do here.
Buy it!
Tim
1987 E30 cabrio | Bumper swap | H&R Sport | Koni Yellow | Eibach Sways | BavAuto strut bar | Cardinal seats
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Parts are still readily available- though some of the tii-specific bits make the cost of E30M3 ownership look like owning a Geo Metro...
My first BMW was a 69 2002 with 72 tii engine. I carried a small toolkit in the trunk, along with a spare set of points and some other small parts and that car never let me down.
You really can't go wrong with a tii, they are going up in price every year. 74 is not the most desireable year (big bumpers + square taillights), but so what!!!!! Sounds like the price is right- go for it!!!
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I apologize... its a 73 :p Thanks for all of the feedback fellas.__________________
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put an m20 in it!Originally posted by ebelements
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How much is it?
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go for it, especially if it's a 73
i have a 72tii, and i absolutely would not hesltate using it as a DD, or hopping in it to drive cross country
in fact i used it as a DD until restoration, as the DMV up here in the PNW gravels (not sands) the roads at the slightest freeze, which is hell on paint.
tii's are pretty much bullet proof once the injection system is adjusted properly, then left alone
they are way fun to drive
the market values for tii's are going through the roof
when i drive mine (colorado), i have all kinds of people want to talk about the car, drivers slow down and give a thumbs up. seems the car just makes people smile“There is nothing government can give you that it hasn’t taken from you in the first place”
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Post some pics of it :)Mtech1 v8 build thread - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=413205
OEM v8 manual chip or dme - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho....php?p=4938827Comment
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