Hi I�m new

I'm due to pick up my first 318is on Saturday so I thought I'd say hi!

Now, most people do lots of research before buying but I'm buying this one because I read good things and it's really clean albeit with a few miles under its belt.

So can anyone enlighten me a bit more about things to look for? Any flaws with the M42 engine?

Welcome to the forum JC!

Enjoy your new toy, let us all know how you get on....

Cheers

Well I've spent the day traveling the north of England to find a nice E30 but sadly I'm still without one!

Went to Keighley in Yorkshire to view a 318is that was described as great condition, it was a shed that made more noise that a cookoo clock museum at midday! Panel fit was awfull and the alarm was the most important feature, well according to the vendor.

Next stop, Brighouse then Queensbury (320i) then Wigan (318i lux)....Now back home and feeling deflated!

My budget is a grand which is never going to buy the finest example but all I'm after is a reasonable 318is. The quest continues, it looks like there is one in Portsmouth!

This proabably should go in wanted but is you've got a 325i Touring or 318is, please gimme a shout.

Thanks for the kind offer Mark. I'm beginning to wonder if I was being a bit picky withyesterdays cars? I looked at one at Friday morning at another dealers, even though I was there at 8.30 to make sure I the best chance of buying it, the dealer said oops it's sold, I forgot to take it off the net! Shame as that one looked really clean with history, the kick in the teeth was that a elderley gentleman bought it as a cheap run around! Bet he picks up his pension in record time

The 318is had an M-Tec spoiler mounted crudely onto the original rear spoiler, that set the scene. The boot was very damp but the thing that worried me was the engine bay. The white paint had 'yellowed' a lot like the engine had got extremely hot. The underside of the bonnet had been resprayed, by the wrong coloured aerosol and all over the soundproofing foam. It was advertised at �995, but I offered �800 due to the condition with a view to making it good again. The vendor turned it down but would take �875.

I though I have a car at the mo, the E30 has to cope with a daily commute and a trip to the Nurburgring.

I'm also toying with an E34 if the right E30 doesn't turn up. Whatever, it has to be righteous wheel drive!

I think whoever mounted the spoiler was aiming for the result you have achieved. However as the mtec was mounted on the original it was tilting forward quite a lot!