Here’s Why We Bought a $2,000 E30 BMW 325is

Can we take a clapped-out classic sports sedan from the 1980s and make it rally, race, and climb a mountain?

By Mike Spinelli

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What if we took an old, cheap BMW, tweaked it a bit, and then made it do as many motorsports events, both on- and off-road, as we could without spending “real racecar” money? What if, indeed.

This week on AFTER/DRIVE, shot on location at Broken Motorsports, Ryan Symancek, host and producer of new miniseries on The/DRIVE, /BORN A CAR, talks about buying a $2,000 BMW. We also discuss plans to see if the rough-but-willing 1988 325is can be modified to compete in grassroots motorsports events. 

/BORN A CAR premieres on TheDrive.com, Tuesday, March 21, 2017.

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A sucker for Ford-era Jaguar XJs and glitchy, early-90s BMW V12s, Mike was the founding editor of car culture site Jalopnik, and a former editor-in-chief of 0-60. He's also a co-host of the TV show /DRIVE on NBC Sports, which can be seen from time to time on NBCSN, usually after midnight.
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