E30 Zone

never serviced a car before so chances are unless anyone around my area is up for it

i be takin it to a garage. thought about using the injector cleaner stuff too, is there anything else worth puttin in apart from the usual service stuff?

untill recently i had 3 green lights when i turned the key in ignition, now i only have 2. is there a way of working out when it goes down to the last? dont wanna service it just yet but dont want it hitting the yellow/red light either!

mic

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what made me choose an E30 over an E36 is the difference in price for parts, things for E30 are relativaly cheaper than E36 BUT that dont mean people should take the piss as you mentioned before.... way i see it, if something breaks or needs replacing id rather spend 50 quid on a new part than 70 qu...

yes i agree tis very smooth and i dont wanna rag it around.
prob just me, im used to thrashin minis about, big difference!

in last months mag someone made a sub housing and aimed 2 subs at a 45" angle thru the rear arm rest so when thats folded down the bass comes thru.... ive thought of the 6x9 holes but debating how shit 6x9's in boxes on the parcel shelf would look

ok ive only had it a week (320i) but have found out unless i drive around at 3000+ revs its not as nippy as i thought it would be. am i expecting too much?
lovely car to drive etc but thought it would have a bit more 'oooomph'.

mic

as title, are they worth fitting for an otherwise standard road use car?
does anyone have a pic of a 320i engine bay with one fitted?

cheers

mic

didnt want to post this in the for sale section as its not 'officially' for sale and its not mine BUT someone at work will be selling his 'soon'. Ive told him to advertise on here as chances are it'll go to a good home but at least if there is anyone interested i can pass on the word if he doesnt ma...

best quotes i got for my 320i were from confused.com and ive spent a good amount of time shopping around! i was using classic insurance for my minis and it was dirt cheap but when i tried to change it over to the bmw it was silly money, ive had quotes half the price off confused.com for 'normal' ins...

didnt realise thered be so much difference in handling in 15" and 16". interesting

are 17" wheels bad for these? seems most threads ive read people prefere 14" or 15" why is that?

mic

my fogs dont work, no power to the switch. cant find the fuse box picture thingy that shows which fuse works for what, does anyone know what number in the box is for the fogs?? ive checked all that are in there and theyre all ok, thought this be the first place to check

cheers

mic

for a service i understand a BMW is better but for an mot what would you recommend? if they both look for the same thing does it make a difference or does it just look better on paper if its by bmw?

mic

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ok i cant compare it to a 318 or 325 as ive never been in one BUT i think the 320 is GREAT!! its a lovely drive but havent given it any boot yet, saving that for tomorrow

will take some pics tomorrow too when its a bit lighter outside

mic

mic1 wrote: yea sorry i typed that wrong didnt i. just checking someone was on the ball

had same kind of problem with the other halfs astra, that was an electrical fault believe it or not we went thru 3 starter motors in 6 months cos we didnt realise the starter was just sitting out a bit when it shouldve gone back in and eventually went. was quite fun one time on the M4 when it happen...

hi! wondering for no particular reason (at work with too much time on my hands) if you got a 316 - 318 - 320 - 325 all standard, no bodykits or fancy wheels etc and parked em all in a row, is there a difference in appearence? is it only the engine that changes weight as it gets bigger or does the bo...

its not the head tho is it, its the rockers that sit under the head (on a mini at least all you do is take the head off an theyre there!) then use a feeler gauge to set the gaps

cant it be quietened tho or something?!

yea sorry i typed that wrong didnt i. just checking someone was on the ball

plastic bumpers. everything else seemed ok, usual torn drivers seat and a bit of rust under the rear wheel arch but nothing special that a rub down wouldnt fix oh and on the E reg note, it was originally an F but someone put a private plate and had it changed back and it came back as an E. have seen...

dont know where these figures come from but in 'performance BMW' magazine it says: 316i 1766cc 4 cylinder M40 90bhp 318i 1766cc 4 cylinder M10 105bhp 318is 1766cc 4 cylinder M42 136bhp 320i 1991cc 6 cylinder M20 129bhp 323i 2316cc 6 cylinder M20 139bhp 325i 2494cc 6 cylinder M20 170bhp M3 2302cc 4 c...

hi just come back from looking at a 318i but its quite noisey on the tappets. I arrived a little early and found the owner under the bonnet turning off the service light.... so really theres a chance its not been serviced since his ownership.... done about 117000 miles on an E plate. are tappets eas...

no offense taken we all tryin to help in our own ways

just a suggestion but isnt there a FAQ section on here? cant this kind of topic be added if it saves people answering the same questions? would save everyone typing the same thing out over an over again!

boomer wrote:This is beginning to get a tad boring

Big loves to the E30.................

Rgardless of engine size

cant please everyone! im after advice, i wasnt on a mission to 'bore' anyone but hey i appologise to anyone i offend for asking 'basic' questions on a car before i go buy one...

true, according to 'performance BMW' mag a 318i has 105 bhp and a 320i 129 bhp

cant be that much difference tho between the engines for the sake of .2cc on fuel?

why do some people prefere the 318i rather than the 320i?

mic

'tis true. im making the move to bmw's from minis (one extreme to the other) so have experienced rusty shells etc so at least i know what areas to look out for as most of it be same places to check. im guessing the handling is goin to be completely different but just as good in its own way i hope! s...

oh i wasnt planning on doing springs to be honest, at least not for a while and even then it would just be for looks more than anything. havent bought a bmw yet, hopin to pick up the 316 on saturday assuming he still has it by then.

nice to see some people are local tho

but the air filter would make it sound a little 'nicer' tho wouldnt it at least

hi
have noticed some parts i.e. lowering springs, induction kits etc are advertised for 318/320/325 and the 316's are seperate. why is that? idve thought they were the same, just different size engines

mic

hi m3ben05 im only down the road from you in Maidenhead! The 316 ive seen is in Slough, its done 132000 miles, only seen surface rust on it. Havent looked inside tho. has a torn drivers chair but that seems common with them. it has a little crack on the dash but nothing major, looks tidy enough. Im ...

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