How early were you into e30's?

[MattTheHat325]

I was jsut having a general tidy out and i found some old bits and pieces from school. Amongst them was my homework diary from 2001 which i had modified slightly

Cut me some slack eh boys, i'm a lot less council now than i was when i was 15!



I had a bright future as a bodykit designer eh!

edit:God knows why my pics always end up on their side!

[aimlessrock]

I purchased my first one for my 21st birthday...(15 years ago)...a black 316 auto, enjoyed every mile I put on it.

[Grrrmachine]

BMW was the last on my list of German Cars; I'd had an Audi (and therefore a VW) and a Merc beforehand, and didn't fancy a Trabant so a BMW was next. That was only three years ago though.

[verde]

i remember seeing jeremy clarkson testing these, the e28 and i think the same era 6 series when i was about 8. and i fell in love with the black mean looking square shape, the interior all square and simplistic and just generally wanted one to blast around the west coast in. then for a joke i put an e28 into an insurance quote site when i was 17 and it was the cheapest quote i got, my love was rekindled and after almost buying an e28 i bought my first e30

[steve_k]

I was jsut having a general tidy out and i found some old bits and pieces from school. Amongst them was my homework diary from 2001 which i had modified slightly

Cut me some slack eh boys, i'm a lot less council now than i was when i was 15!



I had a bright future as a bodykit designer eh!

edit:God knows why my pics always end up on their side!

where's Stevie???

He'll wet his knickers when he see's that pic lol

I got a thing for the e30 when I was about 13 growing up in calverton (notts) as there was a guy in the village who had a lachs silver tech 1 sport & then an m3 sport evo when they came out so it's all his fault lol.

[B7]

1988 when a mate had a 320i and we went to order his new 325iSE which was delivered Aug 1st 88. Thats when I first got he hots for them.

[cecotto479]

I replaced an '81X E21 323i with an '85C 323i in '88.

I've always owned at least one BMW since.

[Rav335uk]

I was driving round in my cousin's 320i Auto when I was 19.
That's when I was hooked.

[pnd]

i had my first one in 96 a 318i wasn't really into bmws before that only hot hatches.

[Alex]

I was 14 when i got into e30s and owned one at 14 too

[Billwill]

I bought a 1984 323i two door brand new.

Got stolen 8 years later

[brettski]

My dads boss had a black 2 door 323i in 83. The reg was A53 KRE and i thought it was ace! Bought my first sport in 98 and i've had them off and on since.

[lukec88]

i bought mine at 23 last year. started straight in there with a sport. sold a mk4 golf turbo for it. and before that sold an audi s3 for the golf..

[Jim320i]

I stole a 2 door 323i in 1992 whilst on holiday in South Africa...




Nah, I bought my chromie just before I joined, I knew bob all before that, now I know less

[Kos]

I always like BMW's from a young age. I remeber goon to the dealers with my dad when he picked up the e24 which we still have and the 316i lux which I broke for spares last year

I was 9 when he picked up the e24 and 11 when he got the e30. I'm now 32.
I got my 1st e30 when I was 19, a tech 1 sport in dolphin grey.

My first bmw show was the donnington park 'Octoberfest' in 1993 or 1994

[jonny323i]

My first was 1992 it was a 1985 323i

[jonny323i]

My first was 1992 it was a 1985 323i

[MattTheHat325]

Wow some real old skoolers here! I love the fact that some of you guys have owned/experienced these things brand new. What I wouldn't give to go back in a time machine!

When I was about 5 my uncle ken had an orange e21 323i, my gran would always complain that he went round roundabouts 'on two wheels'

There is nothing cooler to a 5 year old petrolhead than going sideways in an e21!

[G-Bear]

My unckle had a touring when I was a kid. I thought the boxy shape was great and loved them ever since. Then a mate drove his parents iS to school when we first got our lisenses this being the first time actually in one, I was again charmed by the boxy interior. Back in 2008 was looking at golf GTI's and thought 'monkeys to this.. I want an E30.' It's never taken the smile off my face whilst driving...

[johnl320]

1992 was my first, then went back to E21s for a bit. Hads loads od E28s then went back to E30s in 1999 and owned at least obe ever since. Loved all my bmws

[zaust]

End of 92 for me replaced my e21 had others cars in between bu always had an e30 round me since then.

[Andyboy]

Early 1983 when my Dad brought one home from Brackell a month or so before they were launched. Nearly 30 years ago.

[mark_i]

1988, ordered a cirrus blue 4-door 320i... still got the original keys, pouch and torch...

[suchy]

At 17 I was looking for an E21 (323 in orange probably) but ventured into air-cooled VW's for a good few years and then GTi's before my first E30 (current one) in 2005

[mani]

got mine when i was 17 2years ago. It was a e30 or a mk2 golf .

[bks]

i remember seeing jeremy clarkson testing these, the e28 and i think the same era 6 series when i was about 8. and i fell in love with the black mean looking square shape...

Ah, so it's not just me who fell in love with M-cars because of that one film.

I fell in love with E30's when I was around 8/9. I'm now 18 and still don't own one

Hopefully I'll rectify this next year. I'm determined to make an E30 my first car.

[Ziggy]

Never really fancied one when I was younger tbh - they were OK but I always wanted a Capri...!

Then when my 2.8i killed its gearbox again (early 2004?), I needed a cheap RWD smoker & some dodgy geezer on here was selling one...

[BEMER_LAND]

Bought my first one at 14 after my brother got one. I just had to have one.

Still have it and still aint done

[Speedtouch]

I always liked them, and being an impressionable teenager at the time of their introduction, they just got into my psyche.

So, when my 1970 Triumph Vitesse became too troublesome to run as a daily driver, I part-exed it for my first E30, a B-reg 1984 320i, which was a mere 10 years old at the time.

[HJG-E30]

I remember being followed by an E30 in my first car ( Mk IV Fiesta ) and I loved how aggressive and mean it looked! I HAD to get one, so I purchased a 325i Sport Tech II when I was 19, having never driven an E30 before. Hd it three years now and i'm never ever going to get rid of it.

[Z3I]

I bought my 1st one, a 318i 4door, black with beige interior on 1.1.86 from Chenhalls of Paignton brand new, C64FTA

[Andyboy]

I needed a cheap RWD smoker & some dodgy geezer on here was selling one...

. Name and shame!

[Simon13]

my dad bought a 325i in 1990, it was 3 years old and had 90,000 odd on it. I went with him in the gold 318i e21 5 speed he had, to part ex it. I was 7 at the time. He reckoned it was clocked to! zinnobar 4 door it was. He was so excited to have 6 cylinders! He had a drag race with my grandad in his old 2.8 granada up a dual carriage way to settle an argument. It murdered it as you'd expect thinking back.

Anyhow when i was 18 in 2000ish i'd saved up enough money for a decent motor. They suggested an old e30 like your father had. Oh dear, what an influence parents have!

[walrus1968]

always loved them but only a recent owner...ive got 2 atm and have had 2 others in the space of 5 months...hooked now though

[verde]

i remember seeing jeremy clarkson testing these, the e28 and i think the same era 6 series when i was about 8. and i fell in love with the black mean looking square shape...

Ah, so it's not just me who fell in love with M-cars because of that one film.

I fell in love with E30's when I was around 8/9. I'm now 18 and still don't own one

Hopefully I'll rectify this next year. I'm determined to make an E30 my first car.

Aww man uv taken over as youngest on the forum, im 19 haha, welcome child!
Its funny we were both probably sat infront of the tv at the exact same time thinking the exact same thing. Nice to see another scottish zoner aswell, theres a fair few of us.