1986 BMW 3 Series 325 es from North America - Comments

15th Sep 2004, 10:40

"Cheap performance and luxury"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Replaced hoses, thermostat, and water pump, replaced spark plugs, plug wires, and rotor, replaced fuel filter, replaced muffler.

Passenger window doesn't roll down, interior door handle is broken, odometer doesn't work, gas gauge jumps around, trim piece under steering column falls down.

Body and paint are in decent shape, but could both use refinishing. interior trim is all in good shape with the exception of some pieces, the seats have been recoverd in leather and are very comfortable.

General comments?

The car has a comfortable sporty feel, handles like a high dollar sports car.

Can't really comment on performance since mine still isn't fully road worthy.

Car starts to run hot and coolant bubbles out of the coolant tank. anyone with any info would be a big help.it's the only thing keeping the car off the road.

I love the car and I picked it up for cheap,$1750, and its worth every last penny.

I found the best place to get parts and accessories is at bavarian autosports. bavauto.com.


9th Nov 2004, 14:34

You will want to go to www.BMAautoparts.com I am an owner of a 325ES with 175,000 miles and have found them to be much cheaper than the rest of the part suppliers since I just finished rebuilding my entire head.


26th Jun 2008, 22:42

That's kinda creepy; I had almost the same problems, even the passenger window being broken. It's my first car and honestly I haven't even drove it yet. When we bought it for $725, it had shot suspension all the way around. No other major problems, but a lot of small things like the mpg sensor is broken. Which leads me to this: does anybody know the mpg of this darn thing? I've been looking for a half hour now! Thanks and email me at connor.lucas@gmail.com

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