I planning on buying a 1985 BMW 325e with 106,000 miles for 950 dollars. First is this a good deal for the car? Second, the current owner informed me that he was driving it a few day ago and ran over a large pot hole. He says now the speedo some times dies between 5 and 10 MPH then come back to life. What could be causeing this problem? Simple fix or symptom of a larger problem? Thank you in advance/
Question about Buying a BMW 325e
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Sounds like a great deal if the car is in decent shape and not in need of a bunch of work. I paid $1500 for my '87 with over 200,000 miles on it and thought that I got a great deal. Have it checked out by an independent BMW mechanic that is experienced with E30s before buying it - it's an hour of labor well-spent.
The speedo problem is probably a loose connection at the speed sensor pickup. This sensor is located on the back of the differential - it is a rubber boot over it - you can take the rubber boot off and check/clean the wire connections. If you have the car inspected, tell the mechanic to take a look at the connection as part of the inspection. If the connection at the differential is good, it's probably a flaky connection in the instrument cluster.
The speedo problem is probably a loose connection at the speed sensor pickup. This sensor is located on the back of the differential - it is a rubber boot over it - you can take the rubber boot off and check/clean the wire connections. If you have the car inspected, tell the mechanic to take a look at the connection as part of the inspection. If the connection at the differential is good, it's probably a flaky connection in the instrument cluster.
