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**3050rpm** · 05-31-2009, 10:29 PM

Not to dampen your enthusiasm, but to me there's something wrong with this picture. 132,000 miles on a '93 isn't very much mileage, and the two statements that "the oil smelled like gas" and "he guy I bought it from said it progressively ran worse and worse until..." are ominous signs, suggesting failures due to abusive treatment and perhaps no maintenance whatsoever. Do you have any hint as to what the service record is on this car? What does the oil look like, or was it changed only the week before you bought it? How about the coolant, does it look as if that's contaminated with oil?

05-31-2009, 10:29 PM	#4
3050rpm Name: 3050rpm Title: Senior Member Status: Offline Join Date: Jul 2006 User not setup in Rate My Car. Click here to set it up. Your Ride: 1995 325i	Not to dampen your enthusiasm, but to me there's something wrong with this picture. 132,000 miles on a '93 isn't very much mileage, and the two statements that "the oil smelled like gas" and "he guy I bought it from said it progressively ran worse and worse until..." are ominous signs, suggesting failures due to abusive treatment and perhaps no maintenance whatsoever. Do you have any hint as to what the service record is on this car? What does the oil look like, or was it changed only the week before you bought it? How about the coolant, does it look as if that's contaminated with oil?