What do you reckon oppo?

"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228)
12/22/2014 at 04:21 • Filed to: None

Since driving the Jaaag with me to France and back, my GF has been looking for something cool and boxy (and a bit quicker) to replace her 1.0l Vauxhall Corsa. First on the list is !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! that she's fallen in love with. Does anyone have any experience of E28s?

DISCUSSION (23)

PyramidHat > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
12/22/2014 at 04:25

Do eeet! That's very clean, from what I gather with the pictures...

What is the MOT that the ad refers to?

Cé hé sin > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
12/22/2014 at 04:32

Stick to the Corsa, an older BMW will cripple her financially. Having said that, a petrol one like that is a better bet than a diesel. Cheaper to buy and more reliable.

Cé hé sin > PyramidHat
12/22/2014 at 04:32

Annual test.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > PyramidHat
12/22/2014 at 05:22

State inspection basically, just way way more anal.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Cé hé sin
12/22/2014 at 05:48

How so cripple financially? Fuel's a given, although it shouldn't be too much more given that it'll be part-shared with a diesel Citroen BX that should be more efficient to run than the Corsa.

Tyres are one, but that's a job for a year from now. Other than that, what is there to expect? It's not as if Corsas are the pinnacle of reliability...

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > PyramidHat
12/22/2014 at 05:49

It's a mechanical inspection that you have to pass to have your car on the road. Things like rust near suspension, tyre tread, all lights, emissions etc.

It does look very, very clean. Cambelt's been done recently too, which is the big thing to look for I gather.

Cé hé sin > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
12/22/2014 at 06:24

Running costs. A Corsa might not the ultimate in reliability but at least parts aren't that expensive. I've known people with BMWs and they said never again. Having said that I used to have a 320i which wasn't particularly troublesome except for an ignition problem which no one ever got to the bottom of.

KatzManDu > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
12/22/2014 at 06:25

I'd rock it, but in that price range, go for this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-540-V8…

PyramidHat > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
12/22/2014 at 06:27

Ah! Thank you for the education. Yes, I experienced something similar to that when I was living in New Jersey. Oddly, California (well known for its regulations) only checks smog...

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > PyramidHat
12/22/2014 at 07:05

Weird :S so you can have an absolutely clapped out rustbucket but so long as it's emissions-friendly they're fine?

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > KatzManDu
12/22/2014 at 07:22

Ooh that does look nice, but she's not a fan of curvy modern (or 60s) styling. Definitely a clean-cut box fan :)

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Cé hé sin
12/22/2014 at 07:25

Yeah I had an E36 325i that had only a minor ignition problem (bolt missing from injector plug rail so the no.6 cylinder every now and again would misfire, easy easy fix). Not as bad as people think :)

Louros > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
12/22/2014 at 07:59

Disregard E28, acquire E34

505Turbeaux > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
12/22/2014 at 08:03

good lord is that a gorgeous e28

KatzManDu > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
12/22/2014 at 08:30

The E28 is very nice and simple enough to work on.

I assume you're a fan of her clean-cut box *rimshot* [ Sorry, I'm a dirty old man. ]

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > KatzManDu
12/22/2014 at 08:36

Heh :) that I am ;)

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > 505Turbeaux
12/22/2014 at 08:40

It really, really is. She's getting cold feet now so it might not go ahead, but it's such a lovely lovely car.

If I had the money myself I'd buy it, repair what little there is to fix, drive it for a month then sell it for £3000 :)

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Louros
12/22/2014 at 08:40

I would do, but shark-nose...

Too many M's > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
12/22/2014 at 09:03

don't hesitate.....do it now. Life is far too short to drive boring cars :)

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Too many M's
12/22/2014 at 09:11

That's my philosophy :) the GF has got cold feet now, but I'm tempted to do it myself...

Louros > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
12/22/2014 at 09:20

Fair enough. I never really think of the E28 as a sharknose because here in the US we got those heinous diving board bumpers, ruining that look

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Louros
12/22/2014 at 09:33

Good point. They're much better in Euro-guise :)

PyramidHat > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
12/22/2014 at 09:34

As far as California DMV is concerned, yes. Local PD may take issue, but they seem to be fairly lax, judging by some of the cars I've seen on the road...