1987 BMW 3 Series review from Australia and New Zealand
"Price is big, but so is grunt... as they say, I have unleashed the beast in my beemer!!!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Not a lot, I had the engine re-built, blueprinted, balanced, tuned and fitted with lots of modified parts when I first got the car so there was basically very few old parts on the car to give me trouble (mechanically speaking)
General comments?
The car is a gem to drive, the turbo is fantastic, it runs like a rocket, drinks a bit of fuel, but that's OK as it has lots of grunt.
The car has all race parts as said above including the engine being re-done totally from the ground up, power chip, new exhaust system (modified one), 17" alloy wheels, Pirelli rubber (brilliant stuff), strong brakes, re-spray in hot red, stripped of back seats (less weight) + much, much more... to much to list, this car is just a beast of a car to own and to drive.
Recommended reviews
| Mediocre performance, poor reliability |
|
| Great car when taken care of :-) |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1987 |
| First year of ownership | 1999 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.5L turbo Manual |
| Performance marks | 10 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 7 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 7 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 3 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 150000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 195000 kilometres |
| Date of Entry | 3rd March, 2002 |