Vehicle Owner

Member ID: DFW540i

Location: Dallas, TX

Vehicle Info

1987 BMW 3-Series

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.

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Last updated: May 20, 2008

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J-dawg’s BMW 3-Series
“Betsy Bimmer”

  • Currently 2.96 /5 Stars.
3 guestbook comments

Fantastic 21-year old BMW 325es w/ 217K original miles, total joy to drive for anyone who appreciates E30 model bimmers.
I'm the 3rd owner, and she's mostly-stock with the original BMW M20 "ETA" 6-cylinder powerplant, 5-speed Getrag transmission, and Limited Slip rear-differential.

Engine care includes regular oil changes and engine-head/gasket replacements along with new timing belts, water pump, etc etc.

Non-stock items on Betsy are: EVO II M3 Steering wheel, M3 Lighted Shifter, 1990 325i bumpers installed, and 17" wheels (I still have the original 14" 1987 wheels mothballed, they still do look good on her)

This car may be an older model, but fun to drive. With the ETA torque and LSD on the rear-end, and 50/50 weight-distribution, she can chirp tires and move nicely while handling any oversteer situation with ease.

Some pics of Betsy:

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DFW540i's 1987 BMW 3-Series

DFW540i's 1987 BMW 3-Series DFW540i's 1987 BMW 3-Series

Sadly I will be selling her to anyone who can garage and care for her into the future.

Things Betsy will need from her next owner:
-Bilstein Sport shocks (she has Bilstein Touring now and sits way too high for those pretty new wheels she has). Costs about $600 to do right.
-Rear Bumper needs to be adjusted for the 1980's rear wheel well size, about a $300-450 job at any decent body shop.

JW

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geilesAuto  

Posted by: geilesAuto

08/01/2008 07:42AM

i love your ride, 5 stars for sure! come check out my ride

adamM_XL7  

Posted by: adamM_XL7

05/28/2008 03:33PM

nice! would look good with an M3 body kit :)

m3powerede30  

Posted by: m3powerede30

09/26/2007 05:06PM

wow, that looks good, im probably going to put those bumpers on mine too. It looks better than the stock steel slabs.

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: DFW540i

Location: Dallas, TX