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Old 04-25-2013, 05:02 PM   #114
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Originally Posted by MVJ1975 View Post
There is no way on earth I would buy a 30 year old BMW E30 over a new car, with a warranty, with modern safety features, and Japanese reliability, for the same money, or over the GTI for that matter.

I love the E30. I owned an E30. But it was a rattletrap and required constant attention to keep running, and that was in 1996.

The E30 is fine for a project or a toy car, but not as a daily driver.
I don't agree at all. I had an 87 325 and that car was unstoppable. Did wonderful in the snow, solid car and mine was rattle free. Add in the leatherette seats and you have a 30 yr old interior that looks almost like new. Biggest issues I ever had were electrical, but that was things like lights in the dash going out. As for drivetrain, the car was a champion.
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