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This was the E90 I was looking at...
https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2007-BMW-3-Series-320i-E90-Auto/SSE-AD-6425676
A mate has offered me his Subaru as a loaner, pretty sure it's a WRX from memory... Might take him up on that if I don't buy the Mazda6 or the 2013 Mazda3 BM hatch I just found for ~$12k...
Annoying thing is I'm about to go in for an endoscopy and I won't be able to drive for another 24hrs!!! Maybe the mother-in-law can take me to have a look tomorrow...
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Looks OK from here - for any car with that mileage you'd want to be wary of suspension components and worn bushings. Listen for clunking sounds or excessive play in the steering. Should be tight and direct.
Engine wise, cooling system - all plastic on these so water pumps/radiator end tanks etc all prone to cracking.
The auto should be smooth, no shunting. And check all electrical things.
Worth a punt at that price.... buy for 4k?
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this wouldn't be the worst thing in the world - barring any potential reliability issues
https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2006-bmw-3-series-320i-e90-auto/SSE-AD-6277806/?Cr=57
or this, too much choice:
https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2009-subaru-impreza-r-g3-auto-awd-my09/SSE-AD-6325070/?Cr=100
What could possibly go wrong?
https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2003-audi-a6-auto-quattro/SSE-AD-5613142/?Cr=170