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Wed May 13, 2009 2:23 pm

I've watched a few films recently & my girlfriend thinks I'm obsessed..

Well I am, I do pause and go back, but it's like a 6th sense. The e30 in shot can be out of focus in the background for a split second, but they're there and I notice them.

Just watching 'yes man' and 5 mins in, there's a dolphin 2door 318 in pride of place next to a discovery 5 and a plethera of yank mobiles.. directors love e30's

Anyone else have this acute illness?
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In the top gear challenge episode when they try to get across London, just before the Stig gets on the first bus, just rolling behind in the traffic is an E30. :mad:
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Wed May 13, 2009 2:39 pm

20 mins in to 'yes man' and proof indeed - the e30 in the carpark belongs to the main character
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Wed May 13, 2009 2:42 pm

Theres an E30 in the latest batman movie too

Theres one in Transformers but it gets crushed by a tank!!!!

And theres one in Old School aswell!!!!
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An E30 is the main character's car in Pusher. Black four door, probably a 2.5.
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There's one in Eastenders isn't there?
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Wed May 13, 2009 2:54 pm

vanilla sky, when he leaves Penelope Cruz's place in the morning there is a e30 packed on the street.
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Wed May 13, 2009 2:55 pm

in the van damme film 'Lionheart' an e30 is smashed up when he roundhouse kicks someone onto one... infact in that scene van damme fights someone in the middle of a ring of cars which does have two e30's. one cab and one coupe.

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it's no coincidence, they must be on some extra shortlist.

There are 2 in the film 'taken' ...3 possibly - good film anyway
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how did the bonnet pop up?
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This one is cool! 323i chasing a 320i! :cool:

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BadMoonRising wrote:There's one in Eastenders isn't there?
There was yes, been up for sale a couple of times :)
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Aren't there 2 scallys in 'Lock, Stock & ...' sat in an E30, one says to the other "I'm sat here in a car worth less than your shirt"!! :-)

Here's a website that catalogues every car in every film:

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make= ... Chassis=on
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ImysE30 wrote:
BadMoonRising wrote:There's one in Eastenders isn't there?
There was yes, been up for sale a couple of times :)
Sold on ebay a while back last yr.
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mash wrote:
Here's a website that catalogues every car in every film:

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make= ... Chassis=on
ahh you've taken the fun out of it now!
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Ollie_bwoii wrote:This one is cool! 323i chasing a 320i! :cool:

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320i Auto Chromie! :cool:

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I thought I noticed some wide arch action - that was good :cool:
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Wed May 13, 2009 5:10 pm

I guess producers like cheap RWD cars as well!
E30 Touring 0.35 cD - more slippery than prison soap :)

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In Twin Town, Bryns got a stunning 325 sport :D
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Mark-W wrote:In Twin Town, Bryns got a stunning 325 sport :D
yeah the gleaming red one, class film also..
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'Bird on a wire' Goldie Hawn has a cabby, which is involved in a longish car chase.
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tomk wrote:'Bird on a wire' Goldie Hawn has a cabby, which is involved in a longish car chase.
it certainly does

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Wed May 13, 2009 8:38 pm

Not a film,but cassandra had one in only fools and Horses.A 2 door chromie i think.

The masoods had a light blue moredoor on eastenders,remember gary and minty having to clean it in an episode last year.
Every now and again you see a black one drive past in the open air shots.

I really should get out more 8O
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Barx325i wrote:
Ollie_bwoii wrote:This one is cool! 323i chasing a 320i! :cool:

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320i Auto Chromie! :cool:

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I thought I noticed some wide arch action - that was good :cool:
+1 :cool:
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Wed May 13, 2009 9:16 pm

Nicole Kidman drove a white cabby in "Days Of Thunder"
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mash wrote: Aren't there 2 scallys in 'Lock, Stock & ...' sat in an E30, one says to the other "I'm sat here in a car worth less than your shirt"!! :-)
Are you sure about that? I know it was a BMW in gold but I always thought it was a old five series, do you have a link? I may very well be wrong but I have searched your link below and can't find it.
mash wrote: Here's a website that catalogues every car in every film:

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make= ... Chassis=on
THe only one that realy jumped out at we when I was watching a film was the white E30 in Days of Thunder
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beaten to it :o:
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F**k thats not a cabby sorry lol
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Ritz wrote:F**k thats not a cabby sorry lol
I think there was a white jeep type thing in the film which is where you might be getting the white convertable part from.
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but there is a black e30 cabby in shot! on t'right
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Theres a real nasty looking E30 in East 17s first video ( House of love possibly? )
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Paid in Full (2002) this film about gangstas set in the 80s has some cool e30s
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