E30 325i Touring buying advice

Thanks everybody, that was most helpful

Annoying squeek from the back could be suspension, bounce the back end up and down and listen(I've got the same problem with mine, and it turned out to be suspension). Front wings rust easily - though wings are cheap at around �20 each from euro car parts. Look at the sills for rust or rot. The drivers seat sounds like its been changed from the origional if its only that one which is a recaro, so maybe the old one was worn and ripped (shows high milage and driving style) Is it manual or auto? If auto, check fluid - it should be cherry red and clear. If not it might mean the gearbox is on its way out (mine cost �450 for a recon box and labour) You might want to get the engine checked out, timing chain wil probably want changing, as will plugs leads and rotor arm/cap. As its a touring do you have any history with respect to what its been loaded with coupled with the milage (back to squeek at the back end).
Big bit of buying advice, have someone else check it out for you that has some expertise as they will have a clear mind when looking. I should have walked away from my first car, a 1985 (B) 316 with 98K on the clock, the car had been in a flood and was covered in mould with sewerage in the boot. It took a lot of work, welding and swearing. I've now gladly got rid of it (just before the clutch went bang).
I hope this will be some use to you, I don't want to appear to put a downer on it, but youv'e got to think this way when buying. You could check autotrader online for similar adverts and compare, you shoud get something decent for �1300.

our touring has this annoying squeek. But it's from the inside, and it's the rear fold down seats in ours. grease them up, move them back and forth, and it cures it for a few months.

I like them, good cars.

oh thats not the one i was thinking.

im down south you see. in bristol. but there is a car simalar to that discription, that my be forsale in the bridgewater area.

avoid it like the plage.

its a green tourer. with all the kit, lsd, recaros etc.