Power steering rack has leaked since I purchased the car.
The bushings in the lower control arms have gone bad requiring the replacement of the entire arm.
This is probably the best purchase that I have ever made. I made the purchase from a friend about a year ago and I will own a BMW the rest of my life. This car has made a serious impression on me.
The first thing I noticed was the cars ability to handle. I had purchased the car that day and needed to run some errands. I took the back roads because the interstates were a mess. As I was driving down a local road I came upon a sudden turn that I had forgotten about. I stood on the brakes and turned the wheel as quickly as I could thinking that there was no escaping disaster. In a flash the car responded flawlessly. Taking me into the turn that had a warning sign of 25 m.p.h. at nearly 65 m.p.h.! I was stunned and a little shaken up so I decided to stop for a moment. I got out looked around and then decided to do it again.
Since then I have been pleasantly surprised with the performance taking down the back roads any chance I get.
Thank you BMW for creating such an inexpensive and fun to drive car!
Serious, the E30 3-Series was the best one made in my opinion. You can throw it into turns and it'll just go *boof* right into the turn.
Remarkable cars, no?
Agree that the handling of this car is truly amazing. Mine is a '91 318i. It never lets me down on a curvy road. I'm out of town on business now in New Hampshire in a rental car, a 2008 Dodge. Man do I miss my little 3 on these twisty NH back roads! Amazing that a 91 car can hands-down out handle the new cars of today.
I love my BMW 318is! Fun, sporty and great on gas! Although my heater fan just stopped working. I have checked the fuses and they are fine. Suggestions??
"Under $30,000"?
Don't you mean "Under $3,000"?
Maybe it was $30,000 when it was new. $3000 sounds about right for a used model though.
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