recently. If not youre gonna have to do it or get it done soon at that mileage. Does the car look like its been beaten on? cause the suspension has some weak points around the sway bar mounting points. not likely a problem unless it was tracked alot. other than those you should look for all the usual stuff, the records should tell you everything though. look out for excessive valve tap... they all make noise but w/in reason. E30's are pretty straightforward, less to go wrong with them than the E34.