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Originally Posted by 908/930
I think a lot of the problems with these older cars are self inflected, by tec's that shouldn't be working on cars. I did the service on my uncle's e30 325es, 1 idle control board, rest was reg maintenance timing belt, water pump, fan clutch. The 325es was nowhere near as fast as my E28 533i.
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I had an e28 533i 5-speed manual and it was one of the best cars I've ever owned. Drove it to MN. from SoCal one year for Christmas w the family and got in a convoy of cars doing 100+ through Nebraska and Iowa, passing semis w perfect lane discipline...one of my greatest road trip memories. I maintain the heck out of my cars and it was just spectacular. When I got to MN., it was frigid cold and lots of snow, the car was a blast to drift on every turn and ran like a Swiss watch. Sigh...
I also owned a 325es manual trans that was very new at the time and it was fantastic but I don't think a 35 year old example would do it for me at this point. As much as people love e30s, it did not have the *strong car* feel of the e28. When pushed hard in corners, I could feel it twist a little. The e28 was a tank w shocking grip in corners.