FS: 1988 BMW 325i

[Mikaldor]

Selling my e30 machine to move to something with more room for the kids and for trips.

Details of the car:
BMW 325i Sedan
198,xxx km
2.7l engine
5 speed
Leather interior
heated sport seats
sports steering wheel
3 sets of wheels and rubber:
17" M-Sport replicas with Kumho rubber (Brand new)
14" Basketweaves with Michellin rubber
14" Steels with winter tires
Excellent condition inside and out Interior perfect, exterior has some rock chips and minor door dents.

There is no rust on the car. Very straight and clean. Always starts very good and runs very smoothly. A joy to drive just not enough space to cart around all the stuff that a 2 year old needs as well as his 2 puppy pals.

Asking $8000 obo

[maximus]

still have the car??
would you be willing to sell the replica wheels seperately??

[interlude]

pics?

[Mikaldor]

Still have the car. I'll get some pics up tonight.

I'm more interested in selling the wheels with the car rather than seperately at this point.

[TalonVelocity]

need pics asap

[Lennon]

This is the model with the chrome bumpers correct?

[AzN_4_LiFe]

pics???

[sin]

isnt the 325i a 2.5 litre? hence the 25

[Lennon]

Your right, didn't even notice that.... another way of telling is by the exaust, the stock exaust has 2 tips on the 2.5. And a single on the 2.7

[maximus]

Originally posted by sin
isnt the 325i a 2.5 litre? hence the 25

There was also a 325e which was a 2.7L eta engine only made 87/88?? Very low reving engine (I think 5000 redline) with lots of torque. My guess is he meant 325e not i.

and 88 should have the alumminum bumpers.

[kohhua]

i pmed u a while ago....still awaiting pics

[Lennon]

Originally posted by maximus


There was also a 325e which was a 2.7L eta engine only made 87/88?? Very low reving engine (I think 5000 redline) with lots of torque. My guess is he meant 325e not i.

and 88 should have the alumminum bumpers.

There is no 325e in 1988, they stopped making them in 1987

[Mikaldor]

Hey guys,


I took some pictures last night but the car is so dirty that I'm going to do a clean up and take some better ones tonight. The car is an 88 that has been badged a 325i. From the codes and my research I am convinced that she started out life as a 88 e30 super eta. I've cut and pasted from Bimmerforums to help, just remember that there are model naming difference due to US and RoW conventions. So I don't know if the owner rebadged it or if it came that way from the dealer.

"The main differences between the 325e and the 325i are in the engine. Although both models have engines from the same M20 family, the 325e has more displacement than the 325i (2.7 liters vs. 2.5), but drastically less horsepower (121 vs 167). The "e" stands for "eta" (the Greek character for efficiency) and was the theme for the 325e, which was conceived during the gas crisis of the late 1970's. However, the 325e's long stroke motor helped contribute to its large torque output, and it actually has a higher torque rating than the 325i (170 vs 164). The "e" has a low 4800 RPM redline but a relatively flat powerband to compensate and a very conservative 2.93 final drive (2.79 for the earlier models) to allow for low freeway RPMs and increased gas mileage. In contrast, the sport oriented 325i was equipped with a much shorter 3.73 final drive (4.10 in some automatics) and a much higher revving engine (redlining at 6700 RPM), despite its smaller size. In contast to the 325e, the 325i has a hotter cam, dual valve springs, larger valves, larger intake manifold, larger throttle body, larger exhaust manifolds, dual pipe exhaust system, and self-diagnosis capabilities (through Motronic 1.1 and 1.3).

Any model that is simply badged "325" with no letters is equipped with the 2.7 liter eta motor. It was BMW's base model from 1986 until 1988 when it was phased out in favor of the 325i. In its final year, the 1988 325 (dubbed "Super Eta" by enthusiasts) was equipped from the factory with a 325i cylinder head, unique pistons, 325i exhaust system, and Motronic 1.1 engine management control, which bumped horsepower up to 127 and raised the redline to 5500 RPM. (An easy way to spot a Super Eta is its telltale 6000 RPM tach.)"

More information here: http://www.strictlyeta.net/index.html

[Mikaldor]

Still dirty

[Mikaldor]

Another

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back

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Instrument cluster

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Front interior

[Mikaldor]

Apologies for posting each pic up. I can't get them onto my shaw server to link them from there.