e30s -my year of M3 ownership
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 11:05 pm
Hello,
I just thought I would post up about my true honest assessment of e30's, namely the e30 M3.
What can I say, I owned my m3 for exactly a year and it is an extremely amazing car to own, and if it was maybe 5 years newer(obviously impossible I know!) it may still be kept.
The main problem with e30's is wondering what the next niggle may be. I did love working on the car, but sometimes its just not practical to have youre car on axle stands when you need to be at work!
Now i have been pretty lucky with my car, only water pump and PAS rack giving me any 'real' trouble, but they were easy fixes, in essence.
One thing i must say is the zone, its awesome, very similar to the vw forums.
The meets and shows have been great and I have met some good lads and lasses. I will still come to meets mind and may even buy a tin top e30 m3 for track use when funds allow.
One part of e30 ownership that I did enjoy was people constantly commenting on my car, many not knowing what it was. My personal favourite being 'are you german mate, cos you drive a LHD car!?'
I am obviously sad to see the pimp mobile go, but I cant use it as daily transport anymore. One of the main problems I have is I fall in love with cars like my m3 and cannot bear to leave it parked anywhere without being paranoid android. I never want to take it to do mundane things unless i am within hearing distance of it......its just not practical.
Hopefully the new owner will cherish it, and look after it as well as I have done.
So anyone out there who wants to buy an M3, do it if you can, you won't regret it. Luckily, my replacement is just as able, with 50:50 weight distribution and rwd action!
I just thought I would post up about my true honest assessment of e30's, namely the e30 M3.
What can I say, I owned my m3 for exactly a year and it is an extremely amazing car to own, and if it was maybe 5 years newer(obviously impossible I know!) it may still be kept.
The main problem with e30's is wondering what the next niggle may be. I did love working on the car, but sometimes its just not practical to have youre car on axle stands when you need to be at work!
Now i have been pretty lucky with my car, only water pump and PAS rack giving me any 'real' trouble, but they were easy fixes, in essence.
One thing i must say is the zone, its awesome, very similar to the vw forums.
The meets and shows have been great and I have met some good lads and lasses. I will still come to meets mind and may even buy a tin top e30 m3 for track use when funds allow.
One part of e30 ownership that I did enjoy was people constantly commenting on my car, many not knowing what it was. My personal favourite being 'are you german mate, cos you drive a LHD car!?'
I am obviously sad to see the pimp mobile go, but I cant use it as daily transport anymore. One of the main problems I have is I fall in love with cars like my m3 and cannot bear to leave it parked anywhere without being paranoid android. I never want to take it to do mundane things unless i am within hearing distance of it......its just not practical.
Hopefully the new owner will cherish it, and look after it as well as I have done.
So anyone out there who wants to buy an M3, do it if you can, you won't regret it. Luckily, my replacement is just as able, with 50:50 weight distribution and rwd action!
