Faults:

Basic mat. Spark plus, wires, cap, rotor, fuel filter, air filter, oil. (Full Syn still till this day!)

Transmission clutch died @ 560,000Mi ($1,500)

Fuel pump and all hoses front to rear (2 times) ($230)

Fuel pressure regulator @ 550,000Mi ($60)

Brake pads, rotors, calipers a couple times ($700+ each time)

Front rack, inner tie rods, outer tie rods, ball joints ($2000+) (used M3 and Poly mounts)

18 inch wheels 7.5 225-40-18 front and 8.5 245-35-18.

All air hoses and intake boot replaced.

All coolant sensors and fan sensors replaced.

All components of the AC unit replaced, retrofitted and recharged.

Exhaust changed at around 500.000 to a 3 inch cat back exhaust (old one was starting to rust).

There is plenty more stuff that went wrong also.

General Comments:

All in all I know this seems like a lot of stuff going wrong on the car. But if really you count what I spent, and the mileage, it was well worth it.

They don't call these cars the million mile car for nothing. I have almost 600,000 mikes on this thing, and the paint is brand new, and I'm still riding on stock suspension and many other parts that would have died long ago on many cars.

The car still gets over 40 miles per gallon, and with the chip reaches a whopping 146mph topped out with the 325i gears in the rear with the stock motor (may take 10 minutes :) )

Never ever broke down it; always gave me the heads up when something was gonna go or getting bad. Once you own these for many years you just know what is going, and what exactly it's going to be. The bad side is no codes, so if you do run into a horrid mess that you can't fix, it's a guessing game. I baby it and trying to get 1 million miles on the stock motor. Good luck everyone with the E30s!

Faults:

Well, I somewhat knew what I was getting myself into when I bought this car, it was one step away from the junk yard, minus the drive train. the engine has pulled great since I got it, just everything around it is falling apart, I thank the P/O for not providing maintenance, I got it for $600, so I shouldn't be complaining too much, but some things were horrific on it, the fact the car still ran despite all the hacks and all the worn or broken parts is amazing. the fact it had little or no fuel pressure and pulled hills without sighing is crazy in itself. despite all the repairs, problems, and urges to destroy the thing, I still love it when I drive it.

General Comments:

Great car when it is running, if I had gotten the same model from an original owner who maintained it, I do believe I wouldn't even known these cars could have problems at all! the 325e gets a lot of flak for being the "slow" model (max speed: 118 mph, compared to the sportier "i" models which get 140 mph), but for a daily driver, the acceleration and torque this little beast has is perfect, good fuel mileage, and I rate it high on comfort because of how the car handles, it has comfortable handling, 18 point turns are not a problem, if you know anyone learning how to drive, have them practice on one of these.

Faults:

Nothing that has ever stranded me on the road.

Coolant hose busted.

Struts started leaking. Upgraded cheaper than stock.

Oil pan leaked oil.

Rear transmission seal leaked.

Both tie rods replaced.

Shifter rebuilt. Upgraded cheaper than stock.

Cracked dash from sun.

Cruise control broke (who cares)

General Comments:

Everything that goes wrong is easily repaired and upgraded. Engine is super strong, and build for many years of service. This car can take severe punishment like no other. Extremely cheap to maintain even with the dealer (scum alert). Once a year service with synthetic oil allows to do whatever you want mileage wise. As long this car is maintained, I hope it lasts forever.