wanted e30 of e36 in great nick but cheep as chips

[richb 0]

Joe wants his first car and despite my efforts is thinking bmw rather than alfa ... don't worry we will work on him ....

he is in wellington and as a 19 year old has not the greatest budget , so we are looking for a bimmer that is strong and reliable as he would struggle for the coin to repair if it broke , if you have a good one let me know

cheers richard

opps re the typo in the heading .

Edited March 23, 2009 by richb

[bravo 34]

Sounds like he is on the right track.

Can you refine youre requirements more so we can help maybe a bit better:

Approx budget.

Proposed engine size or performance criteria

Safety features required

Number of doors

etc

My first suggestion would be take a look at a 318i manual e30, or a 325i manual e30, or 318i, or 325i, or 323i e36.

Welcome to the site!

Graham

Edited March 23, 2009 by bravo

[richb 0]

na he's young and will sort his stuff given time ..... his mum has an alfa , his dad a m5 and he loves em both .. the cars too .

yes budget would be around 2500 and prefer a smaller engine and his mum says ABS and airbags would be good , which would point toward an E36 ... he likes the shape of the E30 though .

[huff3r 347]

na he's young and will sort his stuff given time ..... his mum has an alfa , his dad a m5 and he loves em both .. the cars too .

yes budget would be around 2500 and prefer a smaller engine and his mum says ABS and airbags would be good , which would point toward an E36 ... he likes the shape of the E30 though .

E30s have built in ABS in the drivers right foot, or at least mine does

As for airbags... then it starts getting expensive..

[JiB 0]

Depends how much power he wants/is allowed I guess a 325i E30 would be best value for money. Some of these came with ABS

Cheaper to fix (I think)

Simple car, not that much to go wrong.

The facelift models - 1988 onwards have improved crash structures if safety is a concern. However, these are generally more sought after (read: expensive) than the pre facelift models.

I bought my pre facelift 325i auto (with sports/economy/traffic trans option) for $2000 - full leather, sunroof, no rust, etc. An extra $500 spent on it and it would've been a very reliable car