Getting an E30 HARD TO DECIDE

[costas14]

okay, so i found 2 e30's i wanna get, first one is a 88 325ix, thats sat for 2 years, starter is fried, and its been hit on the right fender, and also the owner told me the subframe on the rear is bent, and its wearing down the right side tire, he was asking 700 bucks, or best offer, then i got this other bmw 325is, gray with black interior, 197k miles, owned it for the alst 2 years and only takes it out on good days, no rust, just a bit under the car, and of course there both 5 speeds, the 325is is for a grand, but with the high miles im worried with both cars, i want to put a m3 widebody kit on anyone i get, since there both coupes, and get some new interior parts and stuff, both are located in massachusetts so of course they will be rust

[325superETA]

both seem good in there own ways. you need to aski you self if youl be driving it in the winter(i hope not) and what your look it to get out of it.

for me i love being able to get the car a little tail happy so id go with the IS. my super Eta has 178000 and still moves with the best of them. and my 325i is a rally machine! o and she has 180000. and im on the nh mass border so i know how it is.

let us know which one you get. if you dont get the IS please let me know, im looking for another.

have fun!

[costas14]

i put a security deposit on the is, im gonan pay 900 bucks for it, but the other kid with the ix im gonna go check it out some point soon, i might get that too, also with the is it kinda feels like it misfires a bit when u start it up, i know a lot of the e30s do that, but when you hit the gas its sooooo smooth, i was punching it around the neighborhood and it would fly through all the gears, its gonna need some exterior work and some interior work, the guy told me i should get a new fuel filter, they just did a tuneup, to see if that was the problem, engine does have 197k though

[pat325e]

the misfire feel could just be an exhaust leak mine has an exhaust leak right now and when i start it and when it idles it feels likes its not firing right. and you did say there was rust under there so check it out. but yeah the 325is is a good deal even with 190k.

[costas14]

yea, actually im gettin it for around 650, i called up my cousin with the m3 and then he told me to tell the guy only 600 cause of the paint fading and such, im getting it today so ill take some pictures and such, the mph gauge doesnt work everything else does on the cluster, so thats something i need to replace and dif the shifter since the boot is ripped and its really flimsly