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In a word (or actually three words...) Ful Service History. The E30 goes on forever if it is well looked after - if it is not it can get expensive. I paid £400 for my donor - a one owner LHD 325 with FSH . Even with 170000 on the clock it went like a train - having taken it to bits most of the mechanical bits were in remarkably good condition.
I am thinking about maybe going with a donor pack instead. I am having some trouble tracking down a cheap E30 so the pack its not much more - plus I wouldn't have the hassle of disassembly or getting the left over stuff taken away.
I bought a donor pack from FAB ([url]www.fabdirect.co.uk[/url]) and they're very good - I didn't have the space to dismantle the donor but I do still have a bundle of spare parts in the back garden.
You do lose out though cos you get the mechanicals but have nothing like seats, steering wheel, instruments....
I have purchased a 325i Touring its got 111k on the clock.
Here's a few pictures:
I've done the basic stuff including oil change, spark plug change and general checking of fluids. It was rough when I first got it, but now its really starting to run smoothly.
