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ivanovoitch 
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E34!
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Bigian
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Posted: 19-January-2008 at 17:49 |
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E34 540 or an E34 M5
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b318isp
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Posted: 18-January-2008 at 13:21 |
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A clean early e36 325i would be a good buy, a bot of extra poke would be handy. E30 318is or 325i cars are great fun, but it may be a struggle to get a minter at the price. If you need the space, an E34 525i is always a cracker.
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JohnH
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Posted: 18-January-2008 at 12:48 |
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I think you can definitely get something nice at that price, it'll just take a bit of looking.
I think it probably rules out buying in the UK, really only because you could burn through 25% of the budget going over to look at cars which were advertised as mint but are far from in the flesh. I think an e36 or e34 is probably your best bet. I had a quick look on BuyandSell.ie and a few things caught my eye, there were a few 94/95 318iS and a 96 e34 525 all well within the budget. I would even think that you'll be able to haggle a few quid more off. Happy hunting! Edited by JohnH |
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Mick525i
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Posted: 17-January-2008 at 21:49 |
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Dave,
Is the 530d still alive??? Mick |
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Dergside
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Posted: 17-January-2008 at 13:32 |
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'93 or '94 320i or better again 325i. The 323i's and 328i's for your budget will all have nikasil engines and plenty of miles. Might be fine but unless you know the car there is a bit of risk. '93 and '94 320i and 325i have single vanos M50 engines there are plenty to be had in the UK (although nice ones are fairly scarce here). The 325i has the same power output as the 328i. Having had both vanos and no vanos 325i the vanos is noticably torquier and good to have. The M50 engine is fairly bulletproof (assuming its not had any cooling issues). |
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Now: BMW 523i SE '00, 318i SE - e91 '07, 325i Coupe '93.
Prev: e46 328i SE Touring, 330Ci, 318Ci. e39 523i SE. e36 325i Coupe *2, 323i SE, 316iSE. e30 325iSE 2dr, 320i Conv, 320i 2dr, 316i. |
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Posted: 17-January-2008 at 12:53 |
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Hi Dave finaly you get a proper motor again... e36 328 is certainly an option there are some b2.5's going around in the uk at the mo and a cheaky offer might get you one of those for your budget e34 or e39 might be an option too however if you are concerened with go fast than only 525's 535's or a 540 will fit the bill all can be had for your sort of cash 540 manuals however are as rare as rocking horse pooh as you probably know. HTH Chris |
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73touring
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Posted: 17-January-2008 at 11:38 |
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e34 525I Sport?
E30 325i (Now seem to have come down in price) |
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Daveco
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Posted: 17-January-2008 at 11:19 |
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Folks,
As the title says I have this much to spend on a motor (in cash, if that makes a difference). I know it's not a lot but I think I can still find something relatively decent. At the moment I'm looking at e36 coupe's with high mileage; everything from the 318is to the 328 with preference on the 6 cylinder models, though am not sure how much the tax will be with the new set up. I'd appreciate any info or comments from people who know these cars and suggestions on which model is the best to go for. I'd like it to pretty nippy and reliable so if there's a problem model/engine let me know. All BM model suggestions welcome! |
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