How many miles on your E30?

[Bav///Man]

Since I saw the "So what car you drive and how many miles are on it?" thread, I was wondering the same for E30's.

'89 M3 with 97k

[Canatro]

87 325i.......141,965

[///|V|3 BRAD]

Originally posted by j.c. estoril
87 325i.......141,965


I think its about time for that supercharger available for your car J.C! :clap: Dont worry about mileage, you own a BMW. :buttrock

[Canatro]

supercharger? me? that's crazy talk! i think i'll just stick a chip in her and call it a day with mods. then maybe a s.s. and maybe after that i'll go for some springs and.........hey, this is already starting to get out of control. now look what you've done.

[e30_325is]

My 89 325is has 203,000 and runs great

[mybimr]

89 325is - 127,000 miles and all's well

happy days........
http://www.home.attbi.com/~greggvb/mybimr.html (home page)

[JasonJ75]

In the sig....

Girl gets a lot of work this weekend...

New rack :boink new guibo, and a fan delete!

[BuckChoklit]

84 318i- 305,243 still runs pretty good for all those miles. big plans for it in the future (turbo)

[bmw325is]

89 325is 140,000 runs great

91 m3 194000 runs great.

[randywalters]

89 325is, 156,000 miles

http://home.earthlink.net/~randylwalters/_uimages/VistaDelMarLF1.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~randylwalters/_uimages/RindgeLRACTET25c.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~randylwalters/_uimages/Autocross-LABMWCCA6-8-02RightFrontleveledorig.jpg

[jsp98m3]

'89 = 198,000
'90 = 186,000

[Bry]

'88 M3 144960 miles, I'm going to hit 145XXX on the way home from O'fest!

[Bry]

Originally posted by Canatro
supercharger? me? that's crazy talk! i think i'll just stick a chip in her and call it a day with mods. then maybe a s.s. and maybe after that i'll go for some springs and.........hey, this is already starting to get out of control. now look what you've done.

I'll tell you what, I started to get the mod fever. Then I went to the track. Let me just say that my money will be spent at the track now. It is amazing what an E30 can do stock. Out of the box, it can be such a fast car. I'm just trying to fix the loose nut behind the wheel ;)

I would suggest everyone try going to the track before doing heavy modding (or even light). You learn lots, and become tons faster than you would by buying mods.

Sorry for the ramble :stickoutt I know how addicting it can be to mod ones own car!

[Canatro]

i hear that broutha. i used to have an m3 that i started going nuts on. modding it just to the point of getting a supercharger. FORUNATLEY, i had to sell it before things got too out of control. my next mod for that car was going to be driving school.

now that i'm driving an e30 325i, i have to admit, i think i love it even more than the e36 m3. i don't know what it is but this car is awesome. problem is that i need some repair work on her so i can't exactly push it yet. i changed some stuff but she still runs a little labored. (too many noises)

speaking of which, if i brought her to a dealership, do you think i would get pummeled in repair costs? i mean, it is an e30 and the parts "should" be much cheaper but the labor rate is defintiely more expensive than my normal mechanic. he is on vacation for the next 3 weeks so i'm stressin just a bit.



Originally posted by Bry


I'll tell you what, I started to get the mod fever. Then I went to the track. Let me just say that my money will be spent at the track now. It is amazing what an E30 can do stock. Out of the box, it can be such a fast car. I'm just trying to fix the loose nut behind the wheel ;)

I would suggest everyone try going to the track before doing heavy modding (or even light). You learn lots, and become tons faster than you would by buying mods.

Sorry for the ramble :stickoutt I know how addicting it can be to mod ones own car!

[Bry]

Originally posted by Canatro
i hear that broutha. i used to have an m3 that i started going nuts on. modding it just to the point of getting a supercharger. FORUNATLEY, i had to sell it before things got too out of control. my next mod for that car was going to be driving school.

now that i'm driving an e30 325i, i have to admit, i think i love it even more than the e36 m3. i don't know what it is but this car is awesome. problem is that i need some repair work on her so i can't exactly push it yet. i changed some stuff but she still runs a little labored. (too many noises)

speaking of which, if i brought her to a dealership, do you think i would get pummeled in repair costs? i mean, it is an e30 and the parts "should" be much cheaper but the labor rate is defintiely more expensive than my normal mechanic. he is on vacation for the next 3 weeks so i'm stressin just a bit.




That is how I felt with my car. My suspension was very tired, and the previous owner had put on some junky dampers, so I had to fix that up before I started the schools.

If I were you, I would buy the parts off the internet, and repair the car myself! The E30 is an easy car to work on since it doesn't have all the computer controlls and stuff. You can save lots of money by putting things on yourself. Mechanics like to charge premiums for labor costs. What kind of things do you need to have done? Of course, some things you can't do like alignments etc unless you have the nice equipment.

[Canatro]

i would love to make the repairs myself but i have no garage, tools, or ramps. i live in an apartment in brooklyn....i'm lucky to get a parking space.
as far as repairs so far...timing belt, tensioner, water pump, rotor, and distributer cap have been replaced. problem is it still feels like is needs something else. there are a lot of rattles and what not mostly coming from the rear, must be somthing loose. the engine and tranni seem to be very strong. i think i need to adjust the valves for timing. other than that, i don't know what else to do. that is why i was going to bring it to the dealership for the rest of the "once over".
thanks

[325e-250k]

'85 325e with 251,000
'97 328i with 91,000

I'm liking the idea of driving school. The 325e runs pretty good, except for a 1st gear that grinds a bit. I think I'd rather take the 325e with an Ansa exhaust and a J.C. chip to driving school than the stock 328i which is running perfect.

The 325e seems to have a natural sporty stance and tightness that begs to be driven hard. (No sexual innuendo intended.)

Has anyone finished a driving school? Where are the best schools?

[prolepsis]

'91 325iX just turned 117,000 today. :-)



-Drew

[Hank]

325e

Bwa ha ha,

I win! (well so far anyway)

Hank

[bamzilla]

88 325i conv. - 156,000 mi ... and still kickin ass:alright

[Bozo325]

85 325e.. 117k (miles) now.. 17 years old, still solid and airtight.
Sure love to drive it.

[Jon325i]

I have an '89 325i that's just shy of turning 90,000 original miles. I'm the 3rd owner of the car (purchased from brother who owned for 6 years). Also very complete documentation including the original window sticker and the sales reciept when the car was pursched new in April of 1990.

Jon

:buttrock

[badbadm]

1990 325is... 157,000

[e46jer]

I recently retired my E30 with 266k miles on her, not because she died, but because i was finally overcome with lust for an E46.

[wicked]

87 325ic 166,500

[iamane30m20nut]

I have a '90 325i 2-door 5-speed with 153k miles. She just had a major inspection, timing belt and tensioner replacement, and a distributor cap and rotor replacement. Best $573 I spent in my life. 6k RPM is bliss. I used to drive a Suburban K2500 with a 454... maybe 4k RPM if I got lucky. Only had the Bimmer 2 weeks and I've already learned stick and took her out to the mountains for some fun time. She sticks like glue... at least compared to the 'Burban.

[nftyM3]

E30 M42is (91 318is)

91700

[SC87325is]

87 325is 220 ish-the odometer stopped working at 167,000.
85 735-204,000. Bought it last January with 192 on it.

[Anetsberger]

Originally posted by nftyM3
E30 M42is (91 318is)

91700

Haha. My E30 M42is has 140,700.

Tom

[cohiba]

91 318is E30 131K miles

[SilverE30]

1990 325i, 106k

Conrad

[Anetsberger]

I sent you a PM Conrad, but it looks like you already found this place! ;)

Tom

[SilverE30]

Originally posted by Anetsberger
I sent you a PM Conrad, but it looks like you already found this place! ;)

Tom

Oh yah, the place wasn't hard to find. :wave:

Conrad

[WoLF]

87 325e E30
approx 120,000 miles

[AMS]

207,000 on my 86 325
126,000 on my 88 M3

[E30Bimmer]

199,247 and runs like a dream:clap:

[GREENMAMBA420]

'91 325iX just turned 117,000 today. :-)



-Drew


Inhave an 87 bmw 325i 2 dr coupe with a 115,000 original miles on it

[estoguy]

I'm over 500K km now. I've put on almost 275K in just over 4.5 years.

[GREENMAMBA420]

115,000 original

[JIM1inWisconsin]

Most of the posts are from 15 years ago. I wonder where they are now? I sold my last one with 305,000 on the clock.

[Uturn540]

I'll bite. 89,700 miles on a 1985 318i and everything works, including the cassette deck and my 80's tapes.

[bobdavisnpf]

1989 325i convertible, 162K miles.

Just put on its 3rd top, new windshield, headlights, fog light lenses, front turn signal lenses, steering wheel, stereo; the rest pretty much is still original.

[ChuckDizzle]

1991 325IX approximately 212,000 miles.

[RomeoMike]

210,000 on the soon-to-be retired 1990 vert. 273,500+ on the 1991 318i (odometer finally crapped out about 80 miles ago).

[Elvir]

My BMW E30 M40 swap from E34, over 186000 miles. Runs fine seven years. I use only 10w40 Total/Elf oil and change every year.

[ebod]

602940

[E30UberAlles]

1992 325ic Cabrio 140,223

[ELVA164]

Inhave an 87 bmw 325i 2 dr coupe with a 115,000 original miles on it

And the award for Best Thread Revival goes to...

[stevefromnewo]

92 325ic 56,000 miles 93 325ic 130,000 miles- both dds

[Jeffnhiscars]

131k on my 87 cabrio barn find bought w 98k and in th shop getting a new interior

130k on 1 prior owner 87 eta Time Capsule

[Escaport]

91 325iC 169,500 and going strong

[heifetz17]

My '90 has 205k and runs strong. I auto cross it occasionally, but the oil pan and head gasket are just starting to seep, so I'm debating pulling the engine and building a strike out of it.

[Siebenthal]

92 convertible 65804 miles

[NC540]

91 325

315k