E30 Zone

i think they are great as they are , but how about you . any suggestions!

I'm very biased - can't raelly think of anything

Although Perhaps made them of alminium so they don't rust?

Better front/rear balance for the saloon shelled cars.

Less turns lock to lock on the steering.

Better rust protection.

LSDs as standard!

Zayyan wrote:I'm very biased - can't raelly think of anything

Although Perhaps made them of alminium so they don't rust?

very good point mate, that would be icing on the cake!!

Should have been front wheel drive. Rear wheel drive is too dangerous in the wet.

Turbo-Brown wrote:Better front/rear balance for the saloon shelled cars.

Less turns lock to lock on the steering.

Better rust protection.

LSDs as standard!

also a very good answer!!

davetouring wrote:Should have been front wheel drive. Rear wheel drive is too dangerous in the wet.

true but don't u just love em' stepping out when u want them too . good fun .

a damn cup holder would have been nice!

The South Africans used to build a half Ally E30...

E30Mark wrote:a damn cup holder would have been nice!

The South Africans used to build a half Ally E30...

really that's interesting, cup holder would also be great!!

Ally......noooo
Carbon fiber

Martinaston wrote:Ally......noooo
Carbon fiber

now your talkin!!

Free servicing for life

e30geezer wrote:

davetouring wrote:Should have been front wheel drive. Rear wheel drive is too dangerous in the wet.

true but don't u just love em' stepping out when u want them too . good fun .

Was just playing, that is one of the best things!

The rust and heads on the M20s are the worst things.

Martinaston wrote:Free servicing for life

excellent idea!!

If i'm honest some peddles that are in the right place

rust is gay!

i think steering is part of its character and ive grown used to it, and makes u look very busy and herolike when behind the wheel when going hard!!!

wider track would be nice like m3

lsd standard and a v8 option or a turbo option would be great

Karan wrote:rust is gay!

i think steering is part of its character and ive grown used to it, and makes u look very busy and herolike when behind the wheel when going hard!!!

wider track would be nice like m3

lsd standard and a v8 option or a turbo option would be great

very good point's mate,

Turbo ?
On a BM

Martinaston wrote:If i'm honest some peddles that are in the right place

hee, hee ,

davetouring wrote:

e30geezer wrote:

davetouring wrote:Should have been front wheel drive. Rear wheel drive is too dangerous in the wet.

true but don't u just love em' stepping out when u want them too . good fun .

Was just playing, that is one of the best things!

The rust and heads on the M20s are the worst things.

tell me about it , not good !!

Martinaston wrote:Turbo ?
On a BM

HELL YEAH!!!

Thinking about this realistically they could have:

1) Included stiffer standard suspension (although this was partly rectified later on as I think all tourings had M Tech suspension)

2) Put the bloody interior door handles further forward (on the 2-doors at least)!

3) Lighter clutch so you don't get bad knees

4) Decent headlights (though an Osram Silverstar upgrade sorts this one out )

That's all I can think of for now....

Martinaston wrote:Turbo ?
On a BM

Nothing wrong with turbos, BMW have made turbo petrol engines in the past and are going to in the future.

I don't see a problem

Zayyan
Nothing wrong with turbos,

true but it will have to be shmoov

I think they put the interior handles that far back for safety reasons

Martinaston wrote:I think they put the interior handles that far back for safety reasons

If they were worried about safety they wouldn't have made it RWD

given them a better drivers underdash panel, it looks cheap and nasty also gets broken easily

A1BMW325iSport wrote:given them a better drivers underdash panel, it looks cheap and nasty also gets broken easily

That's true, falls off too easy as well......a little unsafe when it falls behind your brake pedal when you're approaching a corner at 60mph

Zayyan wrote:

A1BMW325iSport wrote:given them a better drivers underdash panel, it looks cheap and nasty also gets broken easily

That's true, falls off too easy as well......a little unsafe when it falls behind your brake pedal when you're approaching a corner at 60mph

i think you'll find it wasnt fasten properly, it wouldnt drop if it was attached properly

Yeah I think you might be right

However it was holding there as it should have been and so was totally unexpected.

Maybe screws to hold these in rather than clips would be another way of making E30s better

The two things I can think of off the top of my head would be

1) - Having a "lights on" buzzer of some sort. That really is silly.

2) - Have a better system than that hydraulic light level adjustment system.

Wyldie wrote:2) - Have a better system than that hydraulic light level adjustment system.

I've already got one.......unfortunately it's having the mechanic sort out the headlight aim every year for the MOT.

And re the "lights on" warning, how old are you?

Zayyan wrote:


3) Lighter clutch so you don't get bad knees

Are u having a laugh?! try driving a 325i with it's factory clutch then u will know heavy!

It's all very well but if 325's were 2.7 etc there would be none left and plenty in hedges every time it rained etc.

Also they have to have a market to warrant doing these things and find another 80's car as good? Dont say quattro, cavalier, integrale or metro

Wyldie wrote:
1) - Having a "lights on" buzzer of some sort. That really is silly.

your a bmw driver u should know your lights are on!

Rear suspension with more adjustment options

Lighter pedals

LSD as standard

More space in the kicks for 6.5" speakers as standard

Bigger engine options as standard

All in all minor niggle, nice car as it is Didnt have much in the way of rust on my touring.