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Ive just bought a 530 v8 manual. Full factory M5 look alike in black with staggered style 5s.

Its about as quick as a 525i sport, sounds lush but costs a bit more to run lol.

Its been scrapped for a while now. He's had a e36 and a e32 since. Not 100% what he's driving atm as I think he just sold the e32.

He's instructing for Driftone schools at Buxton raceways this year.

It's a garage in Scotland that is the main site sponsor.

The car was a £1500 winner. It might of looked like a £100 but with all the safety gear, the 3.5 conversion, suspension etc it certainly cost a bit more.
Still goes to show that skills and a small budget can win against big budget stuff.

What's the deal with the word lifestyle? Who said it often enough to make you believe its some sort of drifters mantra?

Fwiw I dont know one drifter, tramp or posh, who would think welding springs together is a good idea.

They arent really much slower than an e30 325i, much better built though. Not quite as nimble or chuckable but a sport handles well for a big car.

I think Im gonna get one next.

Fwiw I have owned 3 e30 325s, 2 e36 325s, 2 e36 328s and yesterday sold my mk3 vr6. My vr6 had uprated cams, stainless with decat and an airfilter, was rolling roaded at 207hp previous to my ownership and would quite happily dick everyone of those list of previous BM's in a straight line. Im not say...

Adaptors were on my list of possibilites when i was thinking about wheels. Baz, you thought about 5x130 porsche fitment adaptors? i was scouring ebay when i came across some tasty retro split rims in porsche fitment. Porsche ones are normally a good call as Porker wheels have high offsets of 50-60m...

Welded springs!

The word personal does not imply that we have met. If you insult someone specifically that is personal, regardless of whether you know them or not.
And its bored, which I am now too.

Im not little, not in the slightest. Your the one who started with the policing of peoples views. You came on this chaps thread gave him stick for the ride height he wants and the hobbies he follows. Come and complain to me when we trash your build thread. Also please note you've resorted to persona...

No let's not. My comments were made in jest They only came across as provocative. If in Jest some humour would be obvious no? I just don't feel the need to jump up and defend it like a pr!ck everytime a thread like this starts. It's predictable and very funny. I didnt jump up and defend drifting. I...

Beat me to it. Grrrr maybe fit some baldy rears with 100psi. It's a lifestyle you just don't understand :wink: I cant see any constructive comments from you so Im guessing you're just hear to provoke matters yeah? Regardless of your standpoint on drifting (which I disagree with obv but am polite en...

As far as fitment goes all e36 head lights will fit all e36s. Its only indicators (well and panels) that differ.
Coupe and vert are the same as each other,
Touring, Loon and compact are the same as each other.

Hth.

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Top job today guys, had a good time and met up with some old faces, literally lol.

I'll get some pics up later.

billgatese30 wrote:I thought they both looked nice to be honest

Really? E46 m3 style bumper on an e21

billgatese30 wrote:What's ugly, the 3 series or the 507?

The e21

My e36 328i had a CDV and I thought the evo did too. Definitely not exclusively an e46 thing.

Kind of ugly though isnt it?

Steels, stock seats and engine let it down.
An s14, two buckets, some trick suspension and some serious split rims would make that a very worthy car.

greentouring wrote:You know what? I couldn't see it before, but that boot lid does look different. Look at the gap under the BMW roundel on both boot lids.............it's much bigger in the French car.

Again I think that's an illusion due to the stripes on Splondikes boot lid.

Get someone to chop both boots plain.

Look into a braided clutch line as well chap, apparently well worthwhile on those. If you're looking for a slightly cheaper suspension solution I can highly reccomend AP coilovers. Supposedly built by the same people as Weitec. Fixed damping only adjustable height but very good quality bits of kit. ...

Would you not be better with 5w/40 :) bmw put in 5/30 castrol... if they do it... its good enough for me. Do they? They have told me at my local BMW dealers (irvine) that they use and reccomend 10w40 castrol magnatec for m52b28 and Dick lovett in Bristol sold me a 1ltr can of the same at the parts ...

Dont think black headlining was an option.

Tbh 328i sports are even less different to a 328i than e30 sports are to regular 325s.
They command a large premium over stock 328s for not much in the way of extra stuff but not as much of a premium as e30 sports do...

thanks, i like the estate. i might get something like that in the future Look as a favour Ill do you a swap. Call it a gift from me to you winkeye I weighed in one of these last year :) Tbh I weighed in a 1972 350sel (I think it was sel maybe sl fuck knows) a few years ago which I bought with the i...

Surely you could buy a new motor for £100 if its a corsa?
Id be tempted to pay for the motor if they get it fitted and if they dont like that they can do one.

I wouldnt want to hand any money to the buyers personally.

Ive owned both. Performance wise theres not a lot in it, handling either tbh. The merc feels more raw, rev happy and involving but thats probably an age thing. Depends what you want the car for. If its going to be a weekend car or track car then the merc for me. If you want something to use all the ...

Get the wheels you posted in 8j front and 9j rear and they would sit nice. I found when rolling on 9j borbets all round you get reverse poke (which sounds painful). Front wheel sticks out more than the rear wheel. This might be down to the camber on the rear making it appear that way but either way ...

and this which some of you have already seen pics off. http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u164/raj__album/65.jpg I want to own your car :cool: :cool: My daily http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/bgmichael10/DSC01620.jpg but I dont drive an e30 (atm, still waiting for a cheap 335i to pop up for s...

18inch tyres, MAF failures, eating clutches, vanos dramas, high oil consumption, fuel, brakes mean you won't be far from a garage for long running one everyday! 3.8 m5 18" tyres Maf failures (£500) EDC failures (£1800 a corner) Engine failures (God only knows how much but they do go wrong) Engine r...

My m535i system was a fritz one and one of the best sounding exhausts I have owned. Just the right amount of bass and popping off throttle but not so loud it upset people. Never had any issues with its quality either. In fact I got a good price for it 2nd hand when I stacked the car so it worked out...

The black turd in the corner was mine. it was on hartges but is back on black bbs now as i think it looks better. oh and it's an m50 not a m30, thankfully and i've never met chris from fritz bits but i'll say hello when i do. see y'all at the next one :wave: Lol I was racking my memory thinking if ...

They are Parksie's 19x9.5j et20ish iirc.
Absolute bargain imo if you got a car big enough to wear them.

Id say one of the biggest problems for e34 m5 prices is e36 M3's. E34 m5s need such commitment and a large wallet to own. Maintaining one for regular use is comparable to owning a classic ferrari or the likes, nothing is cheap. e36 m3s cost the same, go the same, look better to most people on the st...

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