Gainesville, Florida. Up for sale is one very worn 1992 BMW 325i Sedan. $500 I need it gone, the city is giving me E36M3!
Would be a good parts car, maybe a challenge car, or an M50 donor car.
Photos can be seen here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wesleyhetrick/albums/72157666173600769
The Good
*Runs and drives, starts and runs smoothly
*M50 2.5 Non Vanos engine, my favorite part of the E36 experience, I would love to have an E30 with the M50 in it, the non vanos engine loves to rev!
*Has working A/C, replaced a bunch of parts about 3 years ago.
*5 speed manual (see caveat below)
* Factory LSD, 3.42 I think
*Aftermarket all aluminum radiator with Silicone Hoses, newish water pump with metal impeller
*SS Brake Lines
*Billstien shocks and struts
*Poly front control arm lolipop bushing
*Poly Rear Subframe Bushings
*Poly transmisson bushings
*Generic ebay stainless steel catback
*Adjustable rear lower control arms
*Ebay chip in the ECU, removed rev limited and speed limiter
*16x7.5 5 spoke Mille Miglia wheels, they have some curb rash but otherwise good
*Black door panels in very good shape, they are probably worth close to the asking price alone, I had to pay a bunch to get them
* I have some spare stuff you are welcome to have with it, broken original transmission (could be used to harvest non bent shift forks to fix current transmission), factory radiator, Ebay Cold Air Intake, Black Dashboard, spare axle, extra valve cover.
The BAD!
*Apparently Irma was not a Bernie bro and busted the rear window and put a dent in the trunk lid
*The rear subframe mounts were torn pretty badly when I bought it and repaired by yours truly, It has held together for the 7 or so years since I did the repair but it has never felt totally correct, I think I got one of the mount studs in the wrong place.
*The transmission will pop out of first gear unless you select firsts while the car is moving, I think the shift fork is slightly bent and the gear does not fully engage unless they are spinning. I drove it like this for 6 years with no problems, you just have to remember to put it in first wile you are backing up, and you have to put it in first while at stop lights and hold your foot on the clutch
*It slowly looses coolant over time, you can get in and go 300 miles and not lose a drop, or you can do a lot of stop and go driving and only cover 30 miles and it will be down 6 or 8 ounces. It seems to only lose coolant in stop and go city type driving. I always was in the habit of just toping it up about once a week. It has always done this, I have no idea where it goes but it has not gotten worse.
*The clear coat is almost totally gone, the interior is pretty rough especially post hurricane damage.
*The tires are shot
*Burns about 1qt of oil every 1000 miles, to be expected for 288k
