E30 Zone

cecotto479 wrote:
casper8r wrote:Just don't go driving in it across USA, or that car will be nothing but trouble!

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Just don't go driving in it across USA, or that car will be nothing but trouble!

Look at those torque figures. E92 will feel significantly faster.

I've been running a well-maintained 325i auto for a last year or so and my average mpg according to OBC is slightly below 24 mpg (this includes a 3000+ mile roadtrip).

All in all this makes me feel good about the planned purchase of e34 540i - shouldn't be much worse

In the dry, they're really predictable. Not to nitpick but they're just as predictable in the wet or snow (provided you have decent winter tyres). When I say predictable I mean if you put your foot down on a wet roundabout your rear wheels predictably :) will lose grip. In this aspect they're not w...

bobbin1982 wrote:How about RAC or AA?

Not too keen on calling out AA, too many callouts already after water pump failed, then a coolant hose burst. The joys of having an older car and being a numpty.

Mart, thanks for the PM!

Jacking up the diff is a great idea should I need to drag it - I can then simply put something like plastic trays underneath. As for attempting to open the door from outside - I'm afraid I have all the mechanical aptitude of a drunk gorilla combined with complete lack of confidence, so that's out fo...

Thanks for the ideas Brianmoore, helpful as ever! I'll try the BMW route, hopefully a copy of V5 will be a sufficient proof of ownership. Getting underneath is problematic to say the least as the car is boxed in from three sides by brick walls and there's only a foot or so of space on driver's side....

More likely your ignition switch is starting to play up Or there is an immobiliser connected in the start circuit. Not an auto gearbox by any chance, is it? What would be the likely suspect with auto gearbox? I've had intermittent starting issues a couple of times but never managed to figure out th...

My touring can only be opened via remote, as the only key I have works in ignition but doesn't work in the doors. While the battery was ok this was working, but now the car has been left for a longer period over holiday the battery is dead. Remote still bleeps but the car doesn't have enough juice t...

http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww172/poolnoodle/P1010006.jpg Despite the color of this ^^ being a result of not setting the white balance on the camera, I quite like the way it looks - lovely warm shade of silver, almost golden. If you're as creative and diligent with the restoration as you wer...

Is the 5 for sale and if so - how much does he want for it? If he doesn't do the deal with me ,he's going to put it up for £2500 Oof, a bit steep that (this is not meant as a derisory remark however), not many e34's go for that much. That being said - they're both great cars, at the end of the day ...

Is the 5 for sale and if so - how much does he want for it?

Being the driving legend I consider myself to be I thought "pah, what winters" last year during the snowfall. Guess what - no friggin chance of driving a 325i auto on wide summer tyres in snow, it simply does not work. Not even Ayrton Senna would be able to drive it, no matter how gentle you are wit...

Not tiptronic, just your good old fashioned auto. I'm not sure that all of them are switchable with S(ports) and E(conomy) modes, both of mine were, switching to S mode does make it hold onto gear for longer. 4 speeds, should be very reliable but changing the fluid wouldn't hurt. I'm sure someone mo...

edited: nothing to see here, move along.

<pedant>Yeah, I know -

but 'heck' happens to be German for tail, just FYI, it's not a company name</pedant>

Cheers daimlerman, you're a hero! Bought a bottle of ATF fluid at local dealers, topped it up - holding so far. Will look into it properly once I get home.

Driving back to UK we stopped in Hannover, Germany where I noticed fluid leaking from my touring. The steering pump has been noisy last two mornings and now i see a few drops of oily liquid underneath the steering rack. Is it safe to drive to Calais like this or am I risking losing the steering if t...

... an M54 2.5 out of a E46 2002, complete with the auto triptonic gearbox... Would this engine be a straight fit into the E21 shell? If so, and a decent price is at hand, this might be the first buy of this whole project! After this project is finished you might consider offering your services to ...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0421402511

hmm...

I don't think single lights make it older - IIRC all 4 cylinder versions were single lights while 6 cylinders were twins, have a look on Youtube [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/MsSurmZIcJI[/youtube] If you're going for a swap why not buy a 316 or 318? Saves converting the lights :) and IMHO it's e...

I think I'm going to do it :D. You guys will be hearing a lot from me in the months to come once I've got hold of the car. Casper - I might give you a shout for that transmission - good nick? Yes - as far as I can tell. I've got two autos at the moment (both 325 tourings) but I hardly use them so w...

Sounds like a very reasonable budget! Depending on how motivated you are and the facilities available you could save some money by learning to weld. Basic repairs shouldn't be rocket science, can you be bothered though? Some guys on Retro Rides organised a get-together and got some pointers on weldi...

I can understand where you're coming from, but not everyone knows cars inside and out. If the car does break down on German autobahn or somewhere in Poland it might not be possible to fix it on the spot, so towing it to a garage is the only option, and mine is automatic so might have to be put on th...

By all means do get the pics up!

I'm planning something similar at the end of July - driving all the way to Latvia and back (roughly 2200 km from Calais to Riga one way). How did you arrange insurance and breakdown cover for your trip?

its the coonts that go from the inside lane and cut across the 2nd lane on roundabouts then back to the inside lane as they exit the roundabout that fook me off. there 2 lanes approaching, 2 lanes exiting . where do they think the second lane is meant to go if they go straight across? Tell me about...

Undertaking? I was under impression that passing slower traffic on the right isn't the same as undertaking, unless you're pulling back into their lane? Otherwise going faster (while still below the limit) on the left hand lane before leaving the motorway could be classed as undertaking? I do it quit...

If I were you I'd get this, 318is is the engine you want!

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=134576

EDIT: blimey, sold already? that was quick!

fuzzy wrote: evolve quoted me the cheapest price at the time. you can still buy them there.

cheers Fuzzy!

Ok, let's see if anyone notices it this time Where do you get your Bilsteins/springs from? Call me paranoid but it looks like Evolve and the Zone broke up, I've looked at GSF and ECP, maybe my Google-fu is weak? Can't seem to find a place that sells Bilstein B6 absorbers and/or suspension kits. Wher...

Where do you get your Bilsteins/springs from?

Blah blah blah (especially the video commentary!), it sounds like he's about to break out in a spontaneous Hallelujah chorus.

All I can hear however is "If you want my body and you think I'm sexy come on sugar let me know".

Pacerpete is probably on his way to the seller as we speak.

Thanks for pointing out the difference, I thought they're one and the same. I struggle to imagine Oxblood going well with any color, too eye-bleed inducing

I think its black and the light reflecting of it gives it a green tint. Very :cool: car. Nein! :) just had a look on the forum.bmw5.co.uk and it's Agate Green. Lovely Oxblood interior, too (admittedly not to everyone's taste but I quite like it, very old school!). Some pics here (hope Splondike doe...

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