09-09-2004, 12:12 AM
yeah, looks like a great deal to me! 
Super low miles too. And don't worry about the color, cops love to pull over nice BMW's no matter what the color. :wink: Almost too good of a price, so just make sure you check it out completely. Keep in mind it's probably been driven hard, but we can probably give you a list of things to check out if you don't already have one. I would DEFINATLY do a compression test (maybe DIY depending on how cool owner is) to see if valves have been zinged, and cooling system pressure test (easy) to point to any other problems. Certianly worth the $100 to get a shop to check it out and do those things for you if you don't have the equipment and/or the owner isn't cool with you futzing with it.
Like others have said, most of it is regular 3-series stuff, so repairs aren't that much higher, and if the engine is in good shape, you shouldn't be looking at any $$$$ repair bills anytime soon. And speaking of winter driving, make sure you look underneath it a bit for rust, my '95 325 looked great outside, drove great, but was a mess underneath.
It might be smarter to find a winter beater to keep the value up on the car, it would be a shame to drive such a cherry car in snow and salt! But good luck, I hope it's as good of a deal as it looks. And the '95 is much better/moddable than the later M3's...... 8)
Super low miles too. And don't worry about the color, cops love to pull over nice BMW's no matter what the color. :wink: Almost too good of a price, so just make sure you check it out completely. Keep in mind it's probably been driven hard, but we can probably give you a list of things to check out if you don't already have one. I would DEFINATLY do a compression test (maybe DIY depending on how cool owner is) to see if valves have been zinged, and cooling system pressure test (easy) to point to any other problems. Certianly worth the $100 to get a shop to check it out and do those things for you if you don't have the equipment and/or the owner isn't cool with you futzing with it.Like others have said, most of it is regular 3-series stuff, so repairs aren't that much higher, and if the engine is in good shape, you shouldn't be looking at any $$$$ repair bills anytime soon. And speaking of winter driving, make sure you look underneath it a bit for rust, my '95 325 looked great outside, drove great, but was a mess underneath.
It might be smarter to find a winter beater to keep the value up on the car, it would be a shame to drive such a cherry car in snow and salt! But good luck, I hope it's as good of a deal as it looks. And the '95 is much better/moddable than the later M3's...... 8)