Used 1987 BMW 3 Series for Sale near Portland, OR

This was a great little e30, had great handling, excellent feeling brakes but always seemed to be lacking in power until 3000 rpm, which only left 1800 rpm until the redline. It handled winter roads without a hiccup and was a great car for going up to the ski hill in, that is if you could fit your skis/snowboard into it if you didn't have a ski rack. The automatic transmission was my only real complaint, but only because it was an automatic. The interior was excellently laid out, the three different control sticks for operating the headlights, signals, cruise control, etc. made for easy operation even when wearing gloves in winter, however the great heater ensured that you didn't have to wear gloves for long. The exterior's only real flaw was the plastic/fiberglass front fender skirt was prone to become loose (at least on mine) and it eventually broke loose while driving at 65 mph, destroying the plastic but luckily nothing else was damaged. This car was really easy to work on for all normal maintenance (oil changes, replacing the brakes, replacing the lower control arm bushings, etc) but was also a royal pain when more serious things went wrong. The starter was a bugger to replace, as well as the water pump and oil pan. Another random thing that went wrong was one of the wires on the starter came loose while driving, causing all of the gauges to go out. This was a pain to diagnose along the side of the road in the dead of winter, but a real easy fix. All in all though a great little car that I really would like to pick up again, however I would probably go for its sister, the 1988 325is instead for the manual transmission, higher revving engine and body color metal front fender skirt.

Another E30 chassis 3 series my friend and I owned. Advantage of and E models is the same amount of torque as an I model but reached it at 1k rpms less. Less HP though, but that's what make the engines last longer.

This is an amazing car... I can travel all my conutry with it and I will still be loving it! Simply excelent! This is an economic car with a goergeous start and a good looking sport appearance. Perfect to rece!

This car was amazing overall. The handling was amazing. Great power. Very sporty, stiffer ride. This car has the upgraded suspension, Makes for a great handling car with less comfort. I loved to drive this car just to drive. It was easy to work on, and easy to do my own routine maintenance,

its freakin sweet