E30 325i Rag-Top

Bought from Ray at HellBM, top service and top bloke! Highly recommended.

There’s lots of things you can replace / service / check that would help, but with the price of diesel and the gain you would get it’s borderline if it stacks up. Basics would be check condition of the air filter, fuel filter and EGR valve. Walnut blast (and clean out inlet manifold whilst in there) can help but is not cheap. A good long hot run to burn some of the crap out including the DPF can sometimes do wonders. At 119K it shouldn’t need injector clean or servicing unless it’s smoking badly.

^^ What Dan said x 2

And goes really well with the red interior… not!

Doh! Of course, why didn’t I think of that. Will give you a bell.

I know it’s a bit of a long shot, but does anyone have a M-Tech 1 rear-skirt kicking around that they would be willing to part with? Always wanted to put the Tech1 front and rear on my very, and have been lucky enough to find the front, so just need a rear now. Anything considered, doesn’t have to be mint and only need the plastic skirt part not the chrome bumper or the rest of it.

@Rocket Ron all For Sale posts need a price and photos of the item being sold (a photo of the whole car doesn’t really show the items for sale) as per forum rules please.

Need prices as per forum rules please, unless “take it off my hands” means free?

So to summarise.. it’s a re-shelled slightly modified M5? I love the way it’s all about being a “sleeper” and then it’s got great big drifter Rota wheels on it.. kind of blows the cover really? Cool car though.

As predicted, the day I took the ‘vert for the WoF it was pissing down! I had forgotten how much “fun” it is to drive a classic car in the wet. And to cap it all off, failed the WoF has the bump stops had completely disintegrated. Luckily they were in stock in NZ at the BMW parts warehouse, so both have been fitted. Off for the re-check tomorrow morning, hoping to pass so I can take her to the E30 meet up on Sunday. Chances of it raining anyone..???

At today’s prices it would have to be a rough as Evo II needing quite a bit of work. Non original M3s are a hard market to price, as it’s all down to personal taste.

Inspired by @CSET and the Facebook series “playing with cars” I decided to use some spare bits to get the convertible back together so I can at least take it for a WoF while I wait for the parts to come back from panel and paint. So I now have a “rat rod” style Vert, fingers crossed for the WoF!

Yes, they are in normal factory tune. However when internet tuners start mucking around with them you can get issues. I would want more details of the tune to understand how well it’s been done.

With great pictures of the balancing weights on the inside of the rims, but not the faces 🤔

The whole car market has taken a massive dive over the last 18 months, from new cars, through used and into classics and week-end toys. Combination of economy being in the shitter and the bloodbath of electric cars, can’t beat supply v demand!