E30 BMW's anyone?, Looking to buy a new project DD Options

[blu94gt]

Anyone here have any experience with E30 BMWs? I know a few guys in town who have them, and with a bit of work and a good drop they can be SICK. Plus they're just as bulletproof as the Toyotas, I know of quite a few all-original BMWs with over 300k miles. I've seen several for sale for $1000-1500 with around 200k miles that would make a great project. Looking for a 325i with a 5 speed and LSD, preferably a convertible but would settle for the right coupe. Sedan only if its an IX (awd).

This one pictured has been giving me inspiration as I follow his build. I probably won't go as low as he is since I'm going to DD the car year round.

[blu94gt]

I've never heard of the whole tail light thing; the whole rear piece comes off the tail lights of an e30 but each bulb is separate and they are standard $1 1156/1157 bulbs. I have no worries about working on them, I have experience with both new and old BMWs and Mercedes

Bitter: you're from Chicago right? I'm not surprised at the wiring issues, every car I saw in my bay that came from Chicago was a rusty, nasty mess even with only 50k miles. But again, seen similar issues on every manufacturers' cars, and not every car on the road that isn't a Honda or Toyota is just rotting away. Plus from what I've been reading on different forums, most of the electrical issues can be solved by cleaning the ground points on the frame of the car.

So it looks like no one here is a fan.

[Bitter]

I've never heard of the whole tail light thing; the whole rear piece comes off the tail lights of an e30 but each bulb is separate and they are standard $1 1156/1157 bulbs. I have no worries about working on them, I have experience with both new and old BMWs and Mercedes

Bitter: you're from Chicago right? I'm not surprised at the wiring issues, every car I saw in my bay that came from Chicago was a rusty, nasty mess even with only 50k miles. But again, seen similar issues on every manufacturers' cars, and not every car on the road that isn't a Honda or Toyota is just rotting away. Plus from what I've been reading on different forums, most of the electrical issues can be solved by cleaning the ground points on the frame of the car.

So it looks like no one here is a fan.

I do see electrical issues on other cars, but its much less common than the old BMW's, GM products of any age, and VW's.