FS: 1990 330iS

[Beej]

Copied and pasted from another forum...

I hate hate hate to do this. I've been putting the 'what car to sell' decision off for too long, but I've finally made up my mind. I'm moving into DC this weekend, and city living doesn't accommodate owning two cars. So I'm going to keep my STi and unload Big Red.

The basics (chances are I'm missing a small thing here or there).

Car:
- 1990 325iS (161k on chassis)
- Brilliant red (car has been resprayed) on black. Paint is great.
- Has been garaged under my ownership (1.5 years)
- Only rust is a little below the battery tray in the trunk

Drivetrain:
- 1995 M3 3.0l (s50b30 us) with ~93k with e36 ZF gearbox (swap performed by Azevedo). Doesn't throw any CEL's.
- Good, consistent compression. 185-190 across all 6 cylinders.
- 3.73 lsd
- New parts on the motor: Spark plugs, ICV, rebuilt fuel injectors, FPR, fuel filter, fuel pump, air filter
- eBay headers Jet Hot coated black, brand new exhaust. It's loud.

Suspension/brakes:
- Full GC setup - rear barrel springs, cut front perches, camber plates
- Koni yellows
- Sparco bar
- New control arms with M3 bushings
- New tie rods
- New front brakes (OEM discs and Pagids)

Interior:
- Used to be tan, but I swapped in my black interior from my old 318i (door panels aren't saggy!)
- Grey cloth e21 Recaros
- Set up for heated seats (seats are not heated, though)
- Your choice of three steering wheels, OEM airbag, a Victor wheel that I LOVE, and an ugly Momo (I have hubs for both)
- Bavauto floormats
- Some Panasonic head unit with stock speakers

Exterior:
- Kerscher Futuras, 17x7.5" (215/40 ES100's) front, 17x8.5 rear (225/40 Nittos). Good tread on all tires. No bends.
- Genuine smoked Hella euro ellipsoids (+ smoked lamin-x)
- Genuine french fogs (+ smoke lamin-x)
- Euro trim
- Euro grilles

Goodies you get with it:
- Bosch clear Euro ellipsoids and chrome kidneys (for a more OEM front end if you want).
- Black powdercoated (or REALLY well painted) 14" basketweaves with good tread all seasons. Only 3 centercaps.

Only 'bad' things:
- Idle has always been kinda lopey
- There's a rattle (that kinda sounds like a raspy exhuast) under load
- The carpet from my 318 was cut so a rollbar could fit. The floormats cover (and are stiff enough to not sink into them) though. Pics at bottom.
- Rear deck/speakers are still tan
- A/C and ABS were removed during swap
- Car is 1/4 shadowlined (compare side pics)

Here's a vid of the first couple gears. You can see how the 3.73 is way too high for the e36 gearbox. I think the car would be a bit quicker overall if it had a slightly lower rear end, like a 3.25 or 3.46 (and yes, the parking brake was accidentally up a click for the vid). http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=578TQxGUMVA

$8900. Serious inquiries only - no tire kickers. Car will be located in northern Virginia for another week or two, and then I'm going to store it at my folk's place about a half hour away from Fredericksburg.

Onto the pics! Car is currently set as high as the GC's will allow for clearance purposes. She looks a lot better if it's an inch or so lower. I haven't really driven it much, but it got tons of looks when I did. Even caught a few strangers snapping pics of it.

Exterior:









Interior:





Motor:




Shiny paint:


Wheels:





No rust (took during interior swap):





Holes in carpet:


Extras:

[ScottyB]

sorry to see it go, probably one of my favorite E30's

[Mike]

sorry to see it go, probably one of my favorite E30's

minus the clown wheels.

sorry beej, my chances to remind you of it are running low.

[JackoliciousLegs]

holy hell... i want! <5s to 60. mmmmmmm

[Mike]

holy hell... i want! <5s to 60. mmmmmmm

not with that gearing it's not. if that's what you saw, it's wrong... unless of course the civic also runs 5s.

[Beej]

Sold.

Last cell phone pictures:



Cool comparison, I think:


And driving away...

[Mike]

good riddance.

[Beej]

good riddance.

Bah, she wasn't that bad. But owning two cars in the city sure is.

I would've taken an obligatory pile of money picture, but I didn't really feel like carrying 9 large on the metro.

[Mike]

i wouldn't feel like carrying 9 large anywhere... check, please!

[Evan]

did the new owner stop by a dumpster on the way out and throw those wheels in it?

[Mike]

no, but luckily barnum and bailey's is in fairfax right now so he was able to deliver them to their rightful owners.

[BLINGMW]

I would've taken an obligatory pile of money picture, but I didn't really feel like carrying 9 large on the metro.

That's great that you got what you wanted for it, I was kind of wondering what the marker for such a car is. I mean, damn... you could actually make a profit building/selling swapped e30s! The e30 will DEFINITELY still be around long after the last e36 is scrapped. :thumbup:

[Beej]

I would've taken an obligatory pile of money picture, but I didn't really feel like carrying 9 large on the metro.

That's great that you got what you wanted for it, I was kind of wondering what the marker for such a car is. I mean, damn... you could actually make a profit building/selling swapped e30s! The e30 will DEFINITELY still be around long after the last e36 is scrapped. :thumbup:

Honestly, the car wasn't 100% perfect and considering all the stuff it had (the drivetrain/wheels/suspension parts alone were almost worth the asking price), I asked on the really low end considering the condition of the body/paint.

I took a little lower than the asking price, FWIW. It may sound like a lot, but I consider it pretty cheap considering what the car is.

[Ole]

I was going to offer you $4k. hock:

J/K, glad you are happy with the sale, hopefully the buyer is as well.

[nelson]

damn, i hope my m50 turbo swap comes out that clean in the next year.. haha.. except if i get it running reliably, its going to be my DD..

[CaptainHenreh]

[Evan]

6 mana? shit.

nelson must have plenty of land