E30 Zone

On the up side, they are holding their value damn well. They are already listed in the classic car price lists - something the E30 took 10 years longer to achieve.

Just scanned this thread but is someone seriously considering swapping a Bilstein B12 setup for a set of hottuning coilies?

You realise these cars are good because of how they handle, right?

My wife has the 180bhp one and it's a good car. They are well put together and the rust proofing is admirable, so any car you look at shouldnt be rusty. The only trouble spots are the ends of the roof rail strips. Ours has been a fair bit of trouble, with vacuum issues on the engine, as well as a va...

find a manual gearboxed x300.

Further evidence to demonstrate just how fabulous a ruster the E9 was. I've heard stories of unloved ones being terminally rusted out even as far back as the late 70s. I bet there's a bit of valuable salvage on that though - is the dash OK? And, as someone said, the seats? Glass? Could be great for ...

His mirror finish gold/white two tone rolls royce.....

umm.....

I have no more words.

MX5s are an absolute laugh to drive! MJJ_ZX6RR, maybe you bought ours - when we sold it the underside was dissolving badly, despite my best efforts to keep the damn thing clean. The japanese make any type of car you could possibly want: Engaging little sports cars, reliable family cars, pure perform...

My advice is a little different.... Go get the the straightest least rusty best condition e30 you can find. If you happen to get a 6 cyl thats great but if you cant find a good 6 get a good for then throw out the motor and put a 6 in it. This. Don't be tempted into something with a rusty scuttle. N...

Got the wrong seats for a design cabbie too, hasnt it?

Looks like a shocking dog.

1989 Escort 1.3 1995 316i SE 1998 323i Convertible 1989 316i Lux 1998 735i 2004 MINI Cooper S 2007 Renault Clio F1 2003 Mercedes SL350 (still got) 1996 VW Golf GTi (sold yesterday!) I think that's the lot. Would love another E30, no aspirations to anything fancy - the 316i lux was a fun thing and I'...

Oh! I see! Like that chrysler hemi engine in the 300c. Clever technology that.

Nah the old 1960s hemicudas etc just had combustion chambers that meant they could generate much power or torque or both or sommat.

Where does the article mention hemispherical combustion chambers?

Pisa is a strange place. The leaning tower and the duomo are on a single precinct which is ram jammed with tourists and (last time I was there anyway) horrid market stalls. Yeah it's not great. The town itself is mostly a university town so the place is full of students through most of the year. As ...

jonny323i wrote:The problem with alpinas is the copies I know if you know your stuff the originals are easy to spot but all the copies make them common

They are probably the feeblest of the replica alloys: Wrong diameter, wrong dish and... wrong number of spokes!

Epic trip! I love this kind of adventure. The missus and I are planning a two week trip to see my cousins in Pisa next summer. I cannot wait and I'm very envious of your "Writing this post from Italy" input!!

In general, modified cars seldom appreciate in value as classics - with exceptions. A car with an engine transplant, for example, is a bit snookered. I really don't understand why there's talk of 2.5 litre cars being "classics" while M40 engined ones not having a chance. They arent going to be sough...

A 30k miler Lagoon Green 325i 'vert on staggered genuine Alpinas was one of the most gorgeous cars I nearly bought. Shame £8k seemed extortionate at the time...

That's a piece of armco. God knows what's up with that incident you picture, but it looks like some speed was involved. The saxo had clearly just slewed off the road into the lamp post. I mean a concrete one, btw. I'd fancy my chances in an E30 over a saxo. Although I agree we're discussing two cars...

Total was really good when I used to get it; I read retro cars occasionally and, erm, mercedes enthusiast.

Many years ago I saw a saxo vtr at the body shop at North Oxford BMW. It had a lamp post in it right where the driver's seat ought to be. The lamp post had just sheared through the car like it was made of butter - recovery had clearly had to take the post with them it was so deeply embedded. Made me...

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Both it and the Ro80 always look better in the flesh than on pics IMO. Something about them that I can't put my finger on.

I'm surpised no one has mentioned that the e36 318ti has an M44 engine during that era, and the 316i has an M43 engine. Early 318ti cars have M42s, I think, and early 316i cars have 1.6 M43s. The M43 is a good, bombproof lump though. My M43 316i had a way nicer engine than my E30 316i's M40. I imagi...

I already have Jason Statham's hair! I too could be the transporter.

Just off to matalan for the suit....

I think I'm gonna use our injection moulding machine at work to make up some bits in acrylic for the e30.

Group buy on brake discs anyone?

This looks alright don't you think? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-530i-E34-FSH-GENIUNE-71-000-MILES-/330558583646?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4cf6d3b35e No connection to seller and I'm not about to buy it, but it's unusual to see one that hasnt been meddled with, and the E34 looks a lot classier than it ...

Well there you go. I've had 4 BMWs and they all had alloy spares. I remember thinking it was kinda pointless on my 7er because it was a FRONT alloy wheel spare, so I'd have been knackered if I'd had a rear puncture, regardless. So, basically there's no rule to guide me as to whether a car is on it's...

"Rust and a ding in every panel" need not be the death knell. How's the structure? Is it a big patchwork effort or is it straight underneath?

If there's any hope for it, don't knacker it... 535i with a manual gearbox was probably pretty rare even when new!

Hiya, Should all E30s have a spare wheel that matches their other wheels? I mean that (provided they are on their original wheels, naturally) should the spare be another the same: a 14" bottletop in a 14" bottletopped car, steelie in a steelied one, etc? Or are some body styles equipped with a steel...

Eyebrows are council.

It's those "car false eyelashes" you need to think about fitting, since they are proper nice innit?

old topic but still....

Incidentally, rollergirl, in case this should matter:

Bald + Convertible = Win.

Mine's a car made in 2003 that isnt galvanised (!). I read it on this forum in a buyer's guide many moons ago when I DID own an E30. So, yeah, let's watch our sources. Fact is, my point stands about chromies being rusted to soddery. Plastic bumper cars have always been better in my experience (which...

Chrome bumper cars arent galvanised at all and so the majority out there have some pretty amazing rust. The facelift cars with the plastic bumpers are part galvanised and the rust proofing seems better but still can leave a lot to be desired. These are old cars now and they all have tinworm as a pot...

Nissan make some good engines.

One of theirs.

Mine has 9 glove boxes....

Thanks for the info. V. useful. £500 for rear discs and pads sounds

to me. I shall advise.

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