e30m3s50b32 wrote:Dr fly, you seem possesed with the idea of putting a 330d engine into your e30, now you want all the safety features of amodern BMW
An e30 will always be what it is, a 30 year old car which is now becoming a "hobby" car for most people. I'm all for modifactions and improvements but what are you actually wanting from it and hoping to achive? Upgrade it, use it and cherish it for what it is. Buy a 330d, thats an every day car which will give all you want apart form the "looks" and "feel" of the e30, but that is what makes the e30 unique and you can keep it as a "toy" on which you can improve on with the various upgrades available and enjoy it.
Wow who brought this thread back up? Quite an old one! I think it was a passing thought when I'd just seen my first RTAs when observing the paramedics. Not so bothered about it now, I've seen that in pretty much any well built car a sub-50mph crash is survivable, and then things start getting worse above that.
Talking with a paramedic yesterday and was told an interesting story about an E30 travelling at 50mph that hit head on another car going at 65ish. So combined speed of 115mph when they hit. Driver's of both cars were fine, though the E30 driver had a little damage to her foot. Aside from that there was no intrusion to the passenger compartment at all.
As regards my car, I'll do what I want with it. One of the reasons I love it is that as a 4-dr 320i I can do anything to it and no-one cares! Don't think I'll be messing about retrofitting airbags though, was just a passing thought from months ago.
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It's all plastic held together with clips and the bits that are steel are as flimsy as f***. OK so you could argue that it's got 4-star NCAP, but that doesn't mean Jack anyway. It's nowhere near what I would call a "solid" car.
