+1

My dad's E30 325i, stock, is a blast to drive.  He bought it new in '90 and still drives it every day.  Never felt the itch to modify it, and doesn't regret it.

I sold my 86 325ES for twice what I paid for it. and it had 275,000 miles on it. Those cars will go forever and look good doing it. Alltough the last time saw about a year after selling it it looked pretty beat.  but it's all good I got my money. I have thought about buying it back though. I can't seem to find to many ES's floating around.

thats because the motor isn't worth it. yes, the super eta is better than an eta, but you still don't have the rpm range of the imotor. now, if you are insitant on an e or es, tear down the motor and drop in the 524td crank (forged rather than cast) and do some work on the internals and the head and you have a screamer, but it's easier to just get an i car and chip/intake/exhaust it and get plenty of fun.

The main reason I like the ES is because of the sport seats, M-technic steering wheel, and tighter suspension. Most of the I's that I've seen have flat seat's that look really funny.

the made plenty of i cars with the sports package. it'd just be is instead of es