While the E21 BMW 3-series shares significant responsibility for the 3-series being what it is today, E21s are largely ignored by enthusiasts. They suffer from heavy safety equipment, dubious aesthetics caused by that equipment, and low-powered engines designed with a primary goal of passing emissions standards and maintaining a semblance of driveability. That makes European market models – especially the 323i – much more appealing, and secondarily North American cars that have had European market parts retrofitted. You can find this 1982 BMW 320i for sale for $1700 in Normal Heights, CA.
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