Here at Oddimotive, we love E30 BMWs. I, your host, once had a 1988 325ic in the household fleet and thoroughly enjoyed it, although I’d prefer a coupe if I was daily driving it. Here we have a body style never offered in the US, the Touring (AKA wagon) variant. The seller says this is a 325, but we’re pretty sure it is a 325i, with the higher-reving 2.5L I6 and the 325/325e “ETA” 2.7L, low-rev engine. Interestingly, the larger-displacement I6 E30s are the lower-performing ones…
This example appears to have some mods but, considering it’s a grey market car, astonishingly little information is available in the ad. We have to assume it has a clutch pedal, or else the deal is off.
Still, if you like (or can get past) the green paint, this one’s worth a call to find out miles, etc. We could live with the green, but would likely ‘undo’ the yellow headlights, given the exterior color. In an ideal world, we’d find a nice, stock RoyalBlau one like the one on Wheeler Dealers.
The price is high here, but we dare you to go find another Touring in the US…
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$14,700
San Diego, CA
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I’m selling my e30 wagon. It has lots of extras, clean California title and is BAR certified. This was imported as of March/2013 . Too many extras to list so if your serious and would like a rare E30 for a value, this is the one.