I'm not a complete BMW virgin, as I owned a 1980 BMW 528i at one time, but it's been quite some time.
I'll be honest, I'm dearly in love with my ol' 1985 Audi Coupe GT, but the time has come to put it out to pasture.
I know a 325 will be considerably faster than my old Audi, but how does it handle? Is it as much raw fun? I hate sterile cars that separate you from your machine, the feel of the road, the growl of the engine.
I've heard that the 325's can be a bit unforgiving at times, especially in the rain, and that they are more straight line highway rockets than their Audi conterparts. In your honest, flame free opinion, do you think this is true?
How tunable are Bimmers of this vintage? And at what cost? One of the great virtues of the older Audi 5Cyl was the multitude of intermodel engine part swaps one can perform. Can one perform junkyard upgrades on BMW's or is tuning them a rich boy's passion?
Thanks,
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I'll be honest, I'm dearly in love with my ol' 1985 Audi Coupe GT, but the time has come to put it out to pasture.
I know a 325 will be considerably faster than my old Audi, but how does it handle? Is it as much raw fun? I hate sterile cars that separate you from your machine, the feel of the road, the growl of the engine.
I've heard that the 325's can be a bit unforgiving at times, especially in the rain, and that they are more straight line highway rockets than their Audi conterparts. In your honest, flame free opinion, do you think this is true?
How tunable are Bimmers of this vintage? And at what cost? One of the great virtues of the older Audi 5Cyl was the multitude of intermodel engine part swaps one can perform. Can one perform junkyard upgrades on BMW's or is tuning them a rich boy's passion?
Thanks,
Phreon