the rejuvenation power of an E30

[swllt]

I have to confess I am well past middle age, and I dare not go to night clubs 'cause the light shines off my bald head like a glitter ball.

However when I get behind the wheel of the E30 I turn back into a hairy arsed 20 year old with testosterone poisoning, and all this with only a 2 liter engine.

So my question is - when I finish the 2.7 conversion will I regress to an age where I can't Insure it?

How does your E30 make you feel when you drive it?

[capri_rob]

How does your E30 make you feel when you drive it?

Great

Puts a smile on my face every time I give it the beans in 2nd

[trebor69trebor]

im 40 at 18 to 21 i had a mg midget 1275cc now iv grown up iv got a bmw e30 cab it almost like iv got my little midget back just little bigger just like me iv even been up the loft to get all my old music down so if you see a slightly fatter looking robbie in a little bigger convertable playing 80's music please dont feel sorry for me i be have the time of my life just dont tell the wife ok

[Ollie_bwoii]

Many slate the 4 cylinder E30's, but it's one of the greatest feelings ever when I drive mine. I take pride in owning my E30, and whatever my car needs, my car get's.

[325isporttech1]

im 25 and love driving things nearly as old as me

Ive had all kinds of things but nothing quite matches the feeling an e30 gives..agression is the word with these, newer cars are just to soft and boring

[clipper]

I love driving round Madrid's equivalent of the M25 in my 24 year old car, wearing a suit and tie while all the others are in their Citroën Xara Picassos, VW Passats and Fiat Multiplas.

Gives me a sense of "I know something you don't".

[Rav335uk]

I'm 39, and makes me smile everytime, especially in the summer

[Alex]

I'am 19 and i love driving mine, i just wish i had more power

[Dave_M3]

Your trying to grow up too fast Alex!


I love the feeling when you haven't driven your car for a while and then realise how good it makes you feel!

[Rav335uk]

Your trying to grow up too fast Alex!


I love the feeling when you haven't driven your car for a while and then realise how good it makes you feel!

Tell me about it, mines is Sorn atm

[town325i]

Your trying to grow up too fast Alex!


I love the feeling when you haven't driven your car for a while and then realise how good it makes you feel!

Tell me about it, mines is Sorn atm

i have this feeling every weekend when i come home from work i go through £40 worth of fuel in a weekend and no before anyone says it im not drinking it

[Blitz]

I just wish I had a proper engine. I'm gagging for a 6 pot. Have to wait till July. Right in time for summer.

[LagunaE30]

i'm 19 as well, the 325 cab is my second car, insurance is a bomb and my car has a drinking problem, apart from this i still believe it drives better than many newer cars, it may be the same age as me but it still pulls like a train and gives many e46 320 and 325s a shock, i dont know what i'd do if i didnt have my e30.

[blackE30indy]

everytime i drive mine,it puts a massive grin on my face
INDY

[jonny323i]

i hadnt sat in an e30 for nearly 10 yrs until last year and there is no way of describing the memories it brought back and how it felt

[shimsheemer]

Every day.

Just got back to owning one after a spell spent in the wilderness driving an E46. Diesel.

The word that keeps flicking to the front of my mind in my new state of speed-limit-driving-to-prolong-the-sensation E30 driving is 'character'. So many of todays cars lack it, I reckon the E30 is full of it.

Enjoy!

[BadMoonRising]

Used a tenners worth of petrol in about an hour today. First time I've driven her in three weeks. Charged battery an off she went. Roof down I got called a sad bastard by a woman in a Clio :/

[stonesie]

I drive mine every day and love it, I think it's the best driving car I have ever had and can burn more than a full tank in a day when the mood takes me

(A nice run out to Whitby over the moor's just has to be done)

[CHR1S1990]

I'am 19 and i love driving mine, i just wish i had more power

snap!

[blitz877]

iv just got mine back on the road today after 3 months, went for a short blast to get some fuel and put such a smile on my face especially after yesterdays goings on!!

[Nay]

Mine 320i is a proper shitter, but I love it!

My 325i will be nice... one day

[steve_k]

i drive mine every day & it never fails to put a smile on my face even more so in the wet down a few twisty back roads

true the fuel economy does take the pee pee a bit but what the hell i love it none the less

[BMJG]

I have cut down on some of the cars i had so sold the twin turbo jap,sold the E39 v8 but the E30's always stay they make me feel GREAT no other word for it.

[steve_k]

almost forgot to add that the e30 is far better looking than a ford ecsort & a lot better to drive oh & worth more too.

[Jim320i]

Mine makes me feel like I have my wallet out the window as i'm going sometimes.. I see cars behind me swurving out the way of pound coins... But other than the fuel consumption, its bloody amazing...

Its running a bit shit but it still goes like the stink when I use the "Kick down" (Auto) I absolutely love the sound... Makes me feel 25... Although... I am...

[sajad09]

im 26 now, and this is my 7th e30, iv had all from 325i to 318i coupes and cabs, iv also owned many e36s and and 3 e46s, but i always end up with an e30, iv now decided my latest e30 is for keeps... ( my kids will drive it in future.. lol)

every time i pull in to a petrol station to fill her up, i am garunteed that atleast 1 person will comment on her.. u wont get that from many other cars!!

[trebor69trebor]

im 26 now, and this is my 7th e30, iv had all from 325i to 318i coupes and cabs, iv also owned many e36s and and 3 e46s, but i always end up with an e30, iv now decided my latest e30 is for keeps... ( my kids will drive it in future.. lol)

every time i pull in to a petrol station to fill her up, i am garunteed that atleast 1 person will comment on her.. u wont get that from many other cars!!

snap every time im in the petrol station people try to buy it one guy wrote his number down with a note saying first refusal £5000 cash i was behind a audi r8 the owners face was a picture funny stuff but sorry she's not for sale alll mine cheers Rob

[Ace 325i]

Got a pre-facelift 325 coupe..

When i get in [eventually through the passenger door as my locks are jammed], and give her a start, I wait and see if all is well[temp, heaters, flooding], let her warm up a few minutes and take it round the block..ahh. I don't thrash it. I cruise ..almost looking for other E30's/owners!

Its not in the best of shape as its in progress but that powerplant more than makes up for it! I've had more powerful cars and bigger engines but the feel this car gives me is

I can't wait to finish it! Damn you global warming - wheres the sun?! My room will not be able to cater for more parts soon .

Had someone from opposing traffic get out once in heavy snow, let me know they got a cabby e30 they want to get rid of, but only to an enthusiast! I told him about the forum and told him im more of a coupe guy

Oh..and the look on the face of the 09 plate Astra at the lights - priceless