maybe buying a E30

ryan8624 · #1 (**permalink**) 11-27-2003, 10:52 AM

so sometime next week im going to buy a CRX Si for $200, the guy im buying it from told me it was a '89, so i thought it was kinda cool looking, maybe i could tune it a little while i save for a BMW, but i have been looking around and its not a '89, its somewhere between 84 and 87, which means its ugly as sin, so im planing on fixing it a little, and selling it for about $1000-$1500, depending on what i can get, but im, thinking i can take that money and buy an E30, do you guys think thats poisibal? to get a '86 325is with that money? any thoughts on this would be aprecitated.

highstyle1624 · #2 (**permalink**) 11-27-2003, 06:03 PM

Well... That sounds like a plan but I think you are a little off on the numbers. First, I don't think you can get 1000-1500 for the first gen CRX. Probably more in the $700 - $800 range even if you fix it a little. Secondly,in 86 there was no 325is..
It was 325e or am 325es. The is didn't exist until late 87.
You will be able to get a decent e30 for about a $1000 in need of a little work.
Good luck in your search.

CY

DrMcDave · #3 (**permalink**) 11-27-2003, 08:38 PM

find a 325es...should be able to find one for that price, and its really easy to into a stroker, which means more hp for not much $$

ryan8624 · #4 (**permalink**) 11-27-2003, 09:02 PM

well i think i can get $1k for the CRX, thats what www.kbb.com says, so thats what im planing to get for it, 2 questions, 1. what changed in the E30 in 87? im not to fermiler with them, but it seems like they picked up about 40hp, anyone know a little bit more about this? and 2. what all is involved in stroking a car? and what type of gains can i expect?