Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:21:24 -0700
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From: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Advice on BMW project car (NVC)
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hi.
are the miles really high on it ?
price is right , go for it.
expect parts for it to be expensive, that it'll be hard to work on until
you get used to it, and that special tools might be needed sometimes.
I consider them delicate. A far, far better new car than an old car.
Shame too - 12 to 15 years old and it's on the 500 dollar or less list
already.
Someone likely drove it as though it was a Toyota or a Ford. - ie.
.........mostly 'just drove' it.
but then maybe it was well cared for and this has just this one simple
problem.
in any case, it'll be a great experience.
scott
the 3 series BMW is a legendary car btw .........a regular 325i is not
the hot model like an M version.............but they are legendary among
mid-size sports sedans. Likely even totally clamped out it will have
outstanding handling and balance.
it'll be a steep learning curve too possibly bedore you understand the
car from a mechanical and electronics repair point of view.
I just get the shop manual, join a yahoo group or two, and get spare
fuel injectioni compenents out of pick-n-pull junkyards............until
I have a 'whole infratstructure' to support a particular car project
like this one.
before you know it ............lol................there'll be a parts
car you want !
They are such good cars they can be additive- but they are demanding
financially to own and repair, generally speaking.
Read some road tests on the 325i - they always rave about it.
scott
www.turbovans.com
ok ok if you don't want it, it'll take it -
- no, no no ! I have way too many cars and vanagons already !
If the engine blows on it, see if you can get a diesel inline six out of
the 5 series car that came with a TD engine, if you are a compression
ignition kinda guy.
Ryan wrote:
> Taking advantage of a friday here....
>
> Got a line on a mid 90's BMW 325i with a supposedly bad head gasket,
> all I
> know is that it can move under it's own power and I checked it out on the
> outside and the body is in pretty good shape and the interior isn't bad
> either. Supposedly the chick wants $500 but may take considerably less.
> ($$ probs) My wife is hot to have a BMW and she seems enthusiastic over
> this project. This wouldn' t be for bread and butter transportation.
> What
> cha y'all think?
>
> What are some good samba/vwvortex like resources for these cars? Oh yeah
> she'd not even advertising the car for sale.
>
>
