Low compression in 1cyl of M30...

[pundit]

I'm selling my E34 at the moment, it has too many things coming up due for repair/replacement, and I need the money. Plus, I've owned it for 3 years, and feel the need to try another car. I've found an E32 that's a bit rough around the edges, but going for a good price. It has few primer patches, a rattle in the front, and needs a general tidy up, but most significantly, has low compression in 1 cylinder. The owner bought it with the intention of doing it up, but never got around to it. It's a 735iL, and has the self-leveling LAD system replaced with conventional suspension.

The car is driveable, but runs rough under 2000rpm. What can cause low compression in a cylinder? Is this easily fixable? Owner states it may have a cracked valve, but is not sure.

This is of course all dependant on the sale of my car.

Dan, your 21 year old logic amuses me!
An enigma wrapped up in a contradiction!

Then again you could just edit your post and remove this part....

...it has too many things coming up due for repair/replacement, and I need the money...

...and then everything would make sense!