3.0CSi

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I really like the sportiness of these little beasts. The looks is definately a "everything you need, nothing you don't" feel :D

a good friend wanted to buy one of these retro babies, which btw i think they kick ass. his plan crashed & burned when he was quoted an £8k insurance bill for the year!!

cheers
jay

I have a Bavaria, which is very similar to the 3.0, as you may know. I love it, it's the best car I have ever owned. I am thinking about putting a turbo on it (mines got an M30 engine out of a '84 735) which would make it among the fastest senior sixes in existence, although David Woodham might disagree with that statement.

Originally posted by Anarki_Renegades
I have a Bavaria, which is very similar to the 3.0, as you may know. I love it, it's the best car I have ever owned. I am thinking about putting a turbo on it (mines got an M30 engine out of a '84 735) which would make it among the fastest senior sixes in existence, although David Woodham might disagree with that statement.

i say you should turbo it!....assuming that the car is up to the power/speed mechanically. that would be an absolute rocket if done right, and a rarity at that.:alien:

I Love the CS series! They actually have very little in common with Bavarias besides engines.They're developed from a smaller older chassis,the semi funky 2000cs. If you can find one without too much rust go for it. you will have a beautiful coupe that is appreciating in value.:)

They are very fine automoblies

very pimpy indeed :D

It would look doo with 18' gold wire rims!
Intrax lowerring kit
Alpine Audio system!

I'll have mine untouched thank you :)

or you could go that way

I've been looking for a 3.0 for some time, :smoka: but I live in the north-east and well, they're all full of rust. :smoka: Maybe I'll take a trip down to California someday, stick a big'ol spoiler in the front, and drive it back:smoka:

i live in the noth east to.

No kiddin'? :smoka: no wonder I keep seeing that black HKS car everywhere I go! I live near CT.

lol

Am thinking about a cs 3.0 for my first bmw. It would be a 2nd car for me, and I don't mind doing a bit of work on it from time to time, but what kind of maintanance would I be looking at? I don't want to become a weekend mechanic and I'd like to think I could take it 300 miles without any breakdowns. What do you think? Also, what do you think of this compared to a, say, 2002?

A decent one will cost you more than a used 1992 525i. It is hard to find one that is rust free. They have carburetors, and distributor points, which require monthly maintenance. You could get one with fuel injection, but to fix those you will need a man called Hans that wears a white doctor’s robe and charges a fortune for his services. Those cars are reliable mechanically though. You won’t need to change a water pump every 3 years for example. Compared to the 2002, the 3.0 is a six cylinder luxury coupe, the 2002 is more a 4 cylinder sporty compact.
In my opinion I think that the 3.0 is a really nice model and much nicer than the newer ones. But that is just my opinion. Unless you are really in love with the design of the car, I would say to get a 87 and up BMW with Motronic fuel injection. I have an 84 BMW for eight years and so far all I have done to the engine is change the oil, and spark plugs.

Thanks for the advice.

The E9 series (2500CS, 2800CS, 3.0CS, 3.0CSi and the wild 3.0CSL) is still the best looking coupe that's come out of Munich. Especially in light of that last 6 series.... And the 3.0CSi with manual box and 200hp in a light body (compared to todays cars of similar dimensions) is usefully fast too... I don't know about the US market but here in Europe you can get very good cars from specialist dealers for 12-15000 euros (and terrible ones from scrap dealers for much less!)

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