E30 BMW owners in SWLA?

[Quickdraw22]

Does anyone here own one of these gems? I picked one up for cheap as an Autocross project, but getting the thing to run reliably is giving me absolute fits. There are so many sensors (that all cost $50000) that I can't track down where I'm running into a problem. I can get the car to run by jumping a handful of relays, but the thing dies at anything over 2000 rpm. Not a fuel problem, as occasionally it'll get up to 2-3K, but getting it there is a problem.

If anyone does have one, and wouldn't mind me swapping out some parts for an hour to see exactly where mine is going wrong, I'd hook you up with an ice cold case of beer. Or food. Your choice.

For the people saying "Wat iz E30?!", behold...

 

[edman87k5]

I was wanting a e36 for a while. I found out quick why they do not hold their value as good as cars that cost half as much. Same goes for jaguar, range rover and mercedes.
Way over complicated, super expensive parts and require constant service. The cooling system service for a bmw includes replacing the waterpump and radiator along with all hoses, and if you dont do it at 100k, you can just throw the car to the crusher once it has problems.

 

[rrussotwo]

Co-worker has one. He's quite good at wrenching on it. It's an immensely fun piece of ****. I've gotten to drive it and surprised him with my ease of doing a burnout/drift.

 

[03protege]

Those are pretty sweet, someone locally has one fixed up like the m3 version of its time with Euro plates on it. Hot little car.

 

[Quickdraw22]

They really are neat cars. 170-180hp and 2200lbs makes for a fun little toy.

I just wish they weren't so expensive to fix for being a moderately "american" car.

 

[rcm192]

Call german auto on manhattan blvd in nola. My family mechanic works there and specializes in these things. Good luck!