Feeler for almost finished 1991 318is.
Hello fellas,
I am posting this up as a feeler for my unfinished project to get an advice from fellow e30 nut jobs.
The car in question is 1991 318is 5-speed with 162K miles, Alpine/Black. I purchased it with a leaking headgasket, as a project car to work on when I was on breaks from school. Now, I have moved out and it is sitting in my parent's garage taking up space.
To my knowledge the car is pretty much finished to be road worthy, just need to address an idle problem (will be looking at it tonight - o2 sensor or AFM).
Quick overview of things.
Good:
- Amazing interior condition, crack free dash, clean, never smoked in.
- Clean title with a folder full of receipts.
- Lots of new parts/services:
-- New gaskets (literally all new, from oil pan, to headgasket, to small ones like TB)
-- Head was cleaned/tested/machined at a BMW shop
-- New radiator
-- New clutch
-- New 4 rotors and front brake pads (less than 10miles on them)
-- New 88C thermostat and temp switch (less than 10miles on them)
-- Coolant flushed (less than 10miles on it)
-- New spark plugs (less than 10miles on them)
-- New rear license plate lights w/ bulbs
-- New large battery from e32/e34
-- Rust repair (floor pan holes, trunk battery/rear valence, license plate lights holes)
-- Fitted with an electric radiator fan from e36 m42, no more clutch fan
-- Completed "Mess Under the Intake"
-- Body is straight, no accidents
-- and many other small things here and there...
Now the bad:
-- driver's door's bottom has rusted through
-- needs both fenders (rusted through at the usual bottom section)
-- could use minor body work to fix small scratches and dings, and paint to finish it off (my plans were to repaint it)
-- components under the car have surface rust (NE car)
Rather than that, it pulls like a champ, tranny shifts smooth, LSD locks great. I have owned it for abour 3-4 years, always stored in garage and only driven around my parent's neighborhood (less than 100 miles total!). I am third owner; 2nd owner was also e30 enthusiast who had to get rid of it due to "wife said it has to go." This car needs obvious safety/emission inspection, but it can be driven away with no problems.
I will take and post pictures later tonight.
I am thinking of selling it for $2,500. What do you guys honestly think?
Thanks,
Ruskii
I am posting this up as a feeler for my unfinished project to get an advice from fellow e30 nut jobs.
The car in question is 1991 318is 5-speed with 162K miles, Alpine/Black. I purchased it with a leaking headgasket, as a project car to work on when I was on breaks from school. Now, I have moved out and it is sitting in my parent's garage taking up space.
To my knowledge the car is pretty much finished to be road worthy, just need to address an idle problem (will be looking at it tonight - o2 sensor or AFM).
Quick overview of things.
Good:
- Amazing interior condition, crack free dash, clean, never smoked in.
- Clean title with a folder full of receipts.
- Lots of new parts/services:
-- New gaskets (literally all new, from oil pan, to headgasket, to small ones like TB)
-- Head was cleaned/tested/machined at a BMW shop
-- New radiator
-- New clutch
-- New 4 rotors and front brake pads (less than 10miles on them)
-- New 88C thermostat and temp switch (less than 10miles on them)
-- Coolant flushed (less than 10miles on it)
-- New spark plugs (less than 10miles on them)
-- New rear license plate lights w/ bulbs
-- New large battery from e32/e34
-- Rust repair (floor pan holes, trunk battery/rear valence, license plate lights holes)
-- Fitted with an electric radiator fan from e36 m42, no more clutch fan
-- Completed "Mess Under the Intake"
-- Body is straight, no accidents
-- and many other small things here and there...
Now the bad:
-- driver's door's bottom has rusted through
-- needs both fenders (rusted through at the usual bottom section)
-- could use minor body work to fix small scratches and dings, and paint to finish it off (my plans were to repaint it)
-- components under the car have surface rust (NE car)
Rather than that, it pulls like a champ, tranny shifts smooth, LSD locks great. I have owned it for abour 3-4 years, always stored in garage and only driven around my parent's neighborhood (less than 100 miles total!). I am third owner; 2nd owner was also e30 enthusiast who had to get rid of it due to "wife said it has to go." This car needs obvious safety/emission inspection, but it can be driven away with no problems.
I will take and post pictures later tonight.
I am thinking of selling it for $2,500. What do you guys honestly think?
Thanks,
Ruskii
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