What does your E30 look like currently?

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Ollie_bwoii
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Sun Dec 06, 2009 11:44 pm

At this time of year what does your E30 look like? Whether it be covered in muck, tucked up in a garage or in a million bits!

Post up some pics if you like! :D
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Sun Dec 06, 2009 11:48 pm

How it is at the mo, at the back of the garage behind some Vauxhall scrap.

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Sun Dec 06, 2009 11:49 pm

Like sh1t.

Ive got BBS's with polished lips too :cry:
Cypriotgeeza wrote:I done both my mates in my old 318is
felt so proud,even tried it with a E30 325i and got put in my place.. :o:
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Sun Dec 06, 2009 11:57 pm

just gave mine a good clean this arvo inside and out, 1st nice clear bright non raining day in weeks,looking good , then took it out for a drive...and it rained :roll: , looked nice tho when i pulled in the garage for petrol before it rainded, and always try to keep my cars clean inside, feels much nicer
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Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:01 am

Mine looks quite sweet tbh its a daily driver but gets cleaned at least once a week i put some recent pics up in a post a few days back
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Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:08 am

before the weekend, white/grey/brown stripey and full of leaves etc. :(
now, clean, shiny and with loads of little jobs done! :D

was a nice dry weekend here, nippy though. i had nothing else pressing to do so decided to show the old bus some loving in the hope it would behave for the rest of the winter. alas not, i've had the doors open and the stereo on so long this weekend that it's now outside on charge as i flattened the battery :o:
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Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:18 am

Poor photo's but you can just about see how disgustingly filthy my chromie is! :(

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Mon Dec 07, 2009 2:22 am

Image unmoved since passing mot

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Mon Dec 07, 2009 2:52 am

Taken tonight with the iphone.

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Mon Dec 07, 2009 3:06 am

Been off roading Ollie_bwoii? :)
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Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:59 am

Getting a sill respray
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and showing of some new smiley lights
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Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:04 pm

As seen on Friday

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Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:11 pm

i like that pic, with all the blue/white/red theme going on :thumb:
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Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:18 pm

Thank you. I'm in the middle of an M30 conversion, hoping to crack on with it later this week.

When it's not in pieces, and it is clean, it looks like this:

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I want the wrap to stay on long enough to get it to the Ring in spring for some photographs (just for comedy value, and I'm taking my two mates who are helping with the project to say 'thank you'), then it'll come off and go back to a sleeper state.
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Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:27 pm

This is how my Touring looks like at the moment. Its hard keeping it clean working where i do :( but it looks clean-ish here

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Mon Dec 07, 2009 2:02 pm

Mine was covered in mud and filth until last weekend. I don't know what you're moaning about Ollie, I had to wash mine because you couldn't read the numberplates and even the HIDs were going dim.
Now it is parked up outside looking smug, white and shiny while the other cars in the family take up the strain for a week or two.
E30 Touring 0.35 cD - more slippery than prison soap :)

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Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:03 pm

willnz wrote:My favourite e30. Never gets washed, occasional oil change, some fuel, and helps me when I am p*ssed off etc get a huge grin back on my face. Has even hit a few trees in its life.
It also donated its rust-free roof/sunroof to a worthy cause.
Is a 323 manual with welded diff and bald tyres, open exhaust and just loves winter when it is wet and slippery...

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please tell me you drive it to the shops like that :) mad max style! :cool:
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Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:08 pm

Mine looks up on a ramp in a Service Garage. It's looked that way for a week now :cry:
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Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:17 pm

Mine doesn't look much different to this at the moment considering i washed it yesterday :D (before it rained :()

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Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:18 pm

mine will be in a small cube on its way to china.
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Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:38 pm

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Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:52 pm

left it last night looking like this

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and my favorite picture of her from saturday

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Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:56 pm

JB88 wrote:Image
CHEAT! winkeye

That was in summer, so on that basis, here's mine:
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Except at this precise moment in time, mine looks as dull as ditch-water with shitty black wheels despite them being refurbed barely 6 weeks ago.
Dave in Torquay

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Mon Dec 07, 2009 7:57 pm

mine probably looks like a beer can at the moment...... want another though when time/money allows
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Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:03 pm

Here's mine -

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It's not been out much due to the bad weather :-x
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Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:23 pm

Few shots of mine taken recently by my friend, who does photography at uni :)

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Sorry for spamming, but I think they make it look awesome!

It needs a washing, but it actually looks ok, its the mechanicals that need attention! (got a very noisy wheel bearing atm...)
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Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:47 pm

mine,
clean as always :D
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+ a yard full of scrap turds :)
Alex
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Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:52 pm

Mine looks concurs at the min :o:

washed yesterday, cleaned wheels must have taken 30 mins to do them, detailed all black trim, cleaned windows etc, and went to wax and it Pi$$ed down :-x
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Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:55 pm

here's mine, it needs a bit of work doing on it :D

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Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:55 pm

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Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:56 pm

e30topless wrote:here's mine, it needs a bit of work doing on it :D

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:lol: wheres the Hartge bits :teehee:
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Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:02 pm

Alex wrote:
e30topless wrote:here's mine, it needs a bit of work doing on it :D

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:lol: wheres the Hartge bits :teehee:
'Work in progress' isnt that what they call it!!!
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Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:04 pm

Alex wrote:
e30topless wrote:here's mine, it needs a bit of work doing on it :D

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:lol: wheres the Hartge bits :teehee:
on this :wink:
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Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:06 pm

Nice looking 316i :D :D

Seriosly Stunning steve :drool: :drool:
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