I got it! After quite a long day, i own an e30!!!!!!
after a first test drive, i was impressed with its quickness. you can really feel the lightness of the car. when my brother and i stopped to watch the engine as i revved, he noticed head bolts, two of them, rattling around on the passenger side. not good we thought. we took it back to the owner, who met us at la jolla independant, and the mechanic there fitted some sliders or whatever for the stripped nuts. we go out on another drive, this time my brother behind the wheel. Oh crap its really slow now. wtf? we bring it back after smelling something amiss and seeing smoke coming from the cat. wtf again. we take it back again. woops, forgot to pt back the distributor cap to one of the cylinders. so thats what 3/4 feels like. felt like an '02! Anyways now we're out on our third test and the car feels great again, and we decide its worth buying. asking 2200, i offered 1700 and he agreed when i said 1800. overall i feel great about the purchase, it is a project but it gets me an e30!
so here's the deal with the car:
150,000 miles, alpineweiss (looks resprayed) and new bilstein shocks. what doesnt work is the AC, no stereo and the computer is out of its place, yet functional. the sunroof handle does not stay put but can operate the roof with a little effort, and there is some rust form a replaced rear quarterpanel here and there. wish me luck, im going to go wash it and then post the pictures in my member profile..
