e30 sport

[jimbom30cab]

I'm only kidding N

[bss325i]

As has been said by dark child, the non genuine ones by timax, bosal etc do not sound or perform the same as the oem systems even when they are 20+ years old. This experience comes from working on and owning many E30's with all kinds of exhausts.

The aftermarket stuff is just junk in comparison.

I checked today if the rear silencer was uk stock or Germany as if it's uk then I can order it in to my dealer and not buy it and they send it back. If it was a Germany order then it's not going back. I was told they had one left in the uk.

Purpose of this? To check who the manufacturer is by what's stamped into the part.

Would you mind taking and posting some photos when you can, so we can all see what we'd get for our money.
Thanks

Yes i will try and sort it this week.

Unfortunately I can't do this as there is only one rear silencer left in the uk and if a part goes on back order (what happens when the last one in the uk is sold) then it becomes non returnable and I don't want to be stuck with a rear silencer I don't need.

[minesapint]

Would you mind taking and posting some photos when you can, so we can all see what we'd get for our money.
Thanks

Yes i will try and sort it this week.

Unfortunately I can't do this as there is only one rear silencer left in the uk and if a part goes on back order (what happens when the last one in the uk is sold) then it becomes non returnable and I don't want to be stuck with a rear silencer I don't need.

Well thanks for trying.

Got to say I can't believe this. What kind of company is BMW, allowing their stock to get down to one back box in the whole country? Fuching unbelievable.
Perhaps at £262.50 each they didn't think they'd sell many.....not selling any now!

[bss325i]

They have 5 in Germany.

[minesapint]

Just done some checking, made a little table showing the number of 325i in this country which are SORNED or TAXED for the road (latest figures available)



So for this number oF known vehicles in the UK there are 6 back boxes in Europe!! Put up the bunting!!

[Mr-Lachs]

Very interesting reading on the numbers there.

[DanThe]

Yes i will try and sort it this week.

Unfortunately I can't do this as there is only one rear silencer left in the uk and if a part goes on back order (what happens when the last one in the uk is sold) then it becomes non returnable and I don't want to be stuck with a rear silencer I don't need.

Well thanks for trying.

Got to say I can't believe this. What kind of company is BMW, allowing their stock to get down to one back box in the whole country? Fuching unbelievable.
Perhaps at £262.50 each they didn't think they'd sell many.....not selling any now!

BMW gave themselves up to the accountants a long time ago, I was only talking to a couple of mates yesterday about how useless the local dealer parts dept has become, they are so worried about making mistakes with orders they would rather not order anything. "We need a chassis number for that" mentality, they are doing themselves out of a lot of trade.

[ross_jsy]

Yep I've had a nightmare the last few orders I've put in. Ordering a scuttle turned into a real ordeal. They wanted a log book, proof of address and photographic ID and when the bastard thing arrived it didn't even have a chassis number stamped in it.

[bss325i]

Just done some checking, made a little table showing the number of 325i in this country which are SORNED or TAXED for the road (latest figures available)



So for this number oF known vehicles in the UK there are 6 back boxes in Europe!! Put up the bunting!!

Part supply can be just as bad for newer bmws with some parts going world wild back order and being months till available again.

[Jon_Bmw]

Yep, z3m coupe o/s parcel shelf side cover trims have been on worldwide backorder for around 9 months! But then that is unique to that vehicle.

Bmw parts supply for old models is generally pretty good I would say.

Half the stuff for 205 gti's for example is NLA. They just can't be arsed, or there is no business sense in them making those parts (more likely).

[bss325i]

Agreed, on the whole parts supply for older BMW parts is very good especially compared to other manufacturers and if there is demand then BMW will even remake or have remade parts that have gone NLA for example so E30 M3 parts that have long been NLA are now available new but sometimes for much more than when they were last available but not always.

That will be down to lower volume production runs.

Try buying genuine parts for an 80's Ford!

[hennared323i]

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Lord,

they are on the 3 year ticket just like any other car maker these days.

Acid test: email them to confirm their E30 exhausts will last for 20 years just like the originals.....

[tomson]

Just done some checking, made a little table showing the number of 325i in this country which are SORNED or TAXED for the road (latest figures available)



So for this number oF known vehicles in the UK there are 6 back boxes in Europe!! Put up the bunting!!

Thing is, 3200 of those owners will never buy an exhaust from BMW, including yourself

[Simon13]

or you for that matter!

[tomson]

I don't need to, I've got 3 full Eberspacher systems here from breakers that are all less then 8yrs old

But that's besides the point, like you Si I much prefer a fucked scorpion !

[Simon13]

its all about the hoarding

[minesapint]

I don't need to, I've got 3 full Eberspacher systems here from breakers that are all less then 8yrs old

But that's besides the point, like you Si I much prefer a ****** scorpion !

Thing is, at £1218 each it's a wealthy and principled man who'd be buying one, when two (2) scorpion stainless full systems can be had for the same price.

[Mitchen]

Scorpions are horrible sounding pieces of shite.. Only used by the ponys and steve k's of this world.

[ross_jsy]

And lose power. FACT

[pacerpete]

Scorpions are horrible sounding pieces of shite.. Only used by the ponys and steve k's of this world.

[steve_k]

Scorpions are horrible sounding pieces of shite.. Only used by the ponys and steve k's of this world.

well your shyte out of luck on that one dude

my exhaust is no longer scorpion, it's a full custom made set up with hartge back box