Finally bought an e30 yesterday - for the princely sum of €200. It's an 89 316i 4 door with 160k on it.
The previous owner is a painter and used it for driving to work and just didn't care about it - I don't think it was clenaed in the 2 years he owned and he didn't bother doing the NCT last year that it was due so he knew it was worth very little.
However there seems to be a good car underneath it all, the engine and clutch are fine, there's no rot or rust except for a few minor scratches on the edges of the door etc and boot was dry and the wheel arches intact. The oil and the water were keeping away from each other so we figured we'd take a punt.
Now the plan is to get it NCT'd and back on the road legally - can anyone recommend a good mechanic who knows their e30s? Northside preferably or Maynooth ( I see there are some listed on the contacts page in Maynooth and Naas but has anyone used them?)
Thanks
John
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