Not dissing the car. And the paintwork is presentable. Good work! Just not a $1500 car. That's what's great about this site! PM'd you the name/number. Good luck with it.
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April 13, 2009 8:05 p.m. Tyler H Dork
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April 13, 2009 8:30 p.m. nicksta43 New Reader
Not saying you were, it definitely was not a driver when I sold it. No heat, no interior, no muffler, no radio I could go on but you've seen it. If I would have seen this post earlier I could have saved you a trip out there. I never meant for the car to be a daily driver but when I needed it to be it was.
I agree with you though it's not a 1500 dollar car, when I told my wife about this she just laughed and said there's no way he'll get that. He said he wanted a project for he and his son to work on so that's why I sold it to him. I guess it was too much of a project for him or his son lost interest.
Anyway good luck with your search, and thanks for bringing back the memory's of all the money I threw away on this car
if you can find a good one they are great fun little cars. I consistently was getting around 30 mpg's. Just watch for rust other wise I believe these cars are tanks.
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April 13, 2009 9:08 p.m. Tyler H Dork
Actually, the kid is in getting in trouble, which is why the car is getting sold. lol. I didn't look at it in person. This is the desription I got over the phone. Buy it back!
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April 13, 2009 10:00 p.m. mblommel New Reader
I've always liked those e21s. A former roomate had one and he beat the everliving crap out of it and it just kept going.
Right now i know a guy who has a MINT white one with the alloys and an airdam he bought from the original owner here in Florida for a song. It's a sweet car. I'm just biding my time waiting for him to get tired of it.
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April 13, 2009 10:44 p.m. friedgreencorrado Reader
Tyler H wrote:
Actually, the kid is in getting in trouble, which is why the car is getting sold. lol. I didn't look at it in person. This is the desription I got over the phone. Buy it back!
ROFL! And he thought he'd double his money.
nicksta43, maybe you should contact the guy and tell him you saw his "extortion" ad...
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April 14, 2009 12:46 p.m. 2002maniac New Reader
ddavidv wrote:
Slooooow. Rust prone. I'd spend the marginal extra and buy a 2.5 liter E30 and have some real fun. While I don't believe BMW has ever built a truly bad car, the 320i is about as close to lackluster as they've gotten. Not really their fault; as it was the way things were everywhere during that time period.
I don't love the E21 but I think worst bmw ever imported to the US has to be the E36 318i auto.
E21 suspension geometry is horrid. A step backwards from the 200 IMO.
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April 14, 2009 3:04 p.m. bam2002 New Reader
Yep there are a few black sheep BMWs.
The 2000 coupe from the late 60s The 2800 and Bavaria. I have one love the car, But they are not sought after like the 2 door coupes. the E21s .. A agree the 318 e36s.. autos.
And now I am seeing a good deal of the 7 series from the 80s and even 90s showing up in the U pull yards. Keeping a 200k mile V8 or V12 running can be expensive.
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April 14, 2009 3:36 p.m. Xceler8x Dork
Could you turbocharge that motor for some more oomph?
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April 14, 2009 3:41 p.m. Tim Baxter Online Editor
Absolutely. BMW did.
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April 14, 2009 3:42 p.m. ignorant SuperDork
Xceler8x wrote:
Could you turbocharge that motor for some more oomph?
doesn't matter what engine you are talking about. The answer is yes.
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April 14, 2009 3:51 p.m. nderwater New Reader
2002maniac wrote: I don't love the E21 but I think worst bmw ever imported to the US has to be the E36 318i auto.
lol, my friend's mother had one. I owned an E30 325is at the time I first drove it and was used to the power and torque of the small six. Driving three adult passengers to the airport in the 318i, I kept putting my foot to the floor and wondering if there was some mistake - was the car secretly built by kia?
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April 15, 2009 9:32 a.m. Xceler8x Dork
Tim Baxter wrote:
Absolutely. BMW did.
blockquote>ignorant wrote:
doesn't matter what engine you are talking about. The answer is yes.
Sounds like a great way to up the fun quotient then! More power always brings beer to the party.
Maybe the mixture of the E30 power with the Miata like feel of a lighter car? Could a turbo'ed 320 be the bastard child of 2/3's of the GRM holy trinity?
