E30 Zone

Did anyone on here ever have the pleasure of owning a brand new E30.If not, who owned or own the newest one from the year that it was bought from,if that makes any sense,I had a 1987 Bronzit that I bought in 1996= 9 years.Im sure someone can beat that!

Z3I had a brand new one i think.

ah wrote:Did anyone on here ever have the pleasure of owning a brand new E30.If not, who owned or own the newest one from the year that it was bought from,if that makes any sense,I had a 1987 Bronzit that I bought in 1996= 9 years.Im sure someone can beat that!

9 Years also - I bought an '89 325i in 1998 - still miss it

1984 323i had it in 87.reg A883 jld 2nd car at 17.poverty spec,black with steel wheels went like fook.had it 3 year brought it back 95 sold it then wish i hadn,t

This one then,

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The vehicle details for A883 JLD are:
Date of Liability 01 04 2003
Date of First Registration 03 02 1984
Year of Manufacture 1984
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2316cc
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Fuel Type PETROL
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Vehicle Colour BLACK
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325cabman owns a motorsport from new 91/92 plate 38k new i believe.

There's a guy around bristol way who bought (and still has) his macau? blue 325i cab new. . . edit username; 325cabman

Owner blue jumper white hat, car in foreground, white interior



Car on the left

ah thanks for that my dreams are gone,only joking.if any one here has it let me know.last seen in stevenage 2001.thats the one jld stood for just low down,thanks to ripspeed lowered springs,how low mate, floor please i thank you!raised it up in 95 though f***ing speed humps

my dad bought a 1990 316i lux moredoor in 1993, does that count?

O yes that counts,your in the lead!

Lamby PM sent.

My mate took delivery of a Royal Blue 325i 2 door on 1st Aug 1988. It really was something special and we felt the dogs arriving at the pub.

Sister in law had a solid black facelift 316i brand new on the F in late 1988 and my brother took delivery of his brand new Alpine 11 525iSE in Jan 1989. In fact i'm probably one of the earliest people on the zone to put a single disc pioneer into a new BMW. The car was 5 days old when I fitted it. It was probably one of most nerve racking hi fi installs ever!!!!

You really had to live the yuppy era to know how special these cars were back in the day

I'll dig some photos out if I can find some.

Well we have a new leader and id love to see the pics!

i got my first E30 in 1990 it was a 1986 2 door zinnobar red 316 with 17k on the clock reg was C7**JBR (I can't remember the other numbers)

I had it serviced at the dealers and as a courtesy car they gave me a fairly new 325i tourer in Malachite Green with cream sport leather,
IIRC it had 2000 miles on the clock I really didn't want to give it back !

My father had quite a few new, the ones I remember were -

First one, zinnobar 320i 1986 - nice spec sports seats, tech 1 wheel, leccy roof etc...he tells me he couldn’t get hold of a 325 in the beginning demand was so high.

There after there were a few 325 sports and m3's
But the one that really sticks in the mind which he had continuously was a 1987 black tech 1 sport - he ran it for 300k...still on its original clutch, gave it away in the end for scrap money - as he had bought a car from WLN...nightmare!

Here you go:

The e34. Still on it's original plates so must have been less than a few months old i would think as it wore cherished numbers most of it's life.


By b7tmw at 2011-11-15

Spot the e30 in the background. 316i. Saab was mine but only owned for 8 months so can date this as between mar and oct 1989. Plus two was a resto project we bought. Thats now in Belgium. Note cherished number badly spaced on the 34 he got nicked for that one!


By b7tmw at 2011-11-15

and this is the only shot i have scanned of the royal blue 325. Again this would have been 1989 as i picked the herald up that year. Good use of the removable tow hitch he payed a lot of money for. And we no doubt had something along the lines of Milli Vanilli on the Alpine as we towed the Triumph back to Storrington!


By b7tmw at 2011-11-15

jlb wrote:as he had bought a car from WLN nightmare!

the lazer 4 door James?

300k?!! Respect!

Can you remember the reg of the 325i B7 is it still around.

B7 wrote:and
By b7tmw at 2011-11-15

Trev you Executive, a nice 325i and your poor Neigbour had a Maestro ?

The '88 Bronzit 325 turd that Simon13 is now cruising in has been known and maintained by me since '89/'90 and it still goes like a champ, albeit a dog eared aesthetically challenged champ

e30topless wrote:

jlb wrote:as he had bought a car from WLN nightmare!

the lazer 4 door James?

Yep...tried to buy their royal blue c2 very shortly after, offered strong money without seeing it, but it went for very big money following the BMW car mag article, 10k plus apparently, The first time they had it.

bss325i wrote:300k?!! Respect!

Mechanically sound aswell! just shabby...

I bought a 320i SE 2 Door in Alpine White in 1994, it was 5 years old when I had it. I was 21.

I had my first E30 in 1987. It was a 1985 blue poverty spec 318i B348 BYA complete with steel wheels.

It was replaced by a 1987 black Tec 1 Sport E125 FPF in 1989. I'd love to know if it's still out there and it would be even better if a zoner had it! I really loved that car and should never have sold it for a poxy Fiesta XR2

I know my uncle bought a H plate E36 325i 4dr in black in the mid 90's. Now that was a very classy car.

Like this

Blitz wrote:I know my uncle bought a H plate E36 325i 4dr in black in the mid 90's. Now that was a very classy car.

Spit! Dirty six.

Ben

ah wrote:Can you remember the reg of the 325i B7 is it still around.

I'll see if i can find another shot. I know I have one of the Herald as we dropped it off and it's of the car coming off the trailer.

I doubt it's still about. The thing was abused beyond belief. It constantly had it's arse out of shape and before it was traded at 3 years old it had needed serious mechanical work. Seem to remember it had somehwere around the 90k up when it went. It regularly saw stupid speeds down the "mad mile" in banstead after that elusive PB!

One story and theres a photo of it somewhere too. It was only about 6 months old and he took the missus for a day to woburn safari park. And came out with half it's lip spoiler missing. the baboons were sh1tting rubber for weeks aparently!

I remember once buying the tackiest chrome and red "turbo" badge from a petrol station and sticking it on the bootlid one night. He drove it for 2 days before i got the call. He called me a c*nt IIRC!

e30topless wrote:

B7 wrote:and
By b7tmw at 2011-11-15

Trev you Executive, a nice 325i and your poor Neigbour had a Maestro ?

Not my neighbour. That was another mates gaff whos dad had owned the herald since 66. We had just dragged it out of it's resting place of about 10 years!

My dad bought an 88 model 320i in 93' with 56k on it.... Had till 2006, had done 122k when my bro wrote it off... It ran like a dream and the only rot on it was a stone chip on the bonnet which was rusting. That car was an epic mobile and is what got me into E30s and BMWs and its that car that made me want to learn the trade

God i miss her!

God bless E298 LRV!

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My friends dad has a White tech 1 cab that he has owned since brand new. 40k on the clock. I look forward to having a peak every time I'm there!

Razorsharp wrote:
It was replaced by a 1987 black Tec 1 Sport E125 FPF in 1989. I'd love to know if it's still out there and it would be even better if a zoner had it! I really loved that car and should never have sold it for a poxy Fiesta XR2

Your old car is in fact owned by a zoner, and is undergoing a long term restoration!

Simon wrote:

Razorsharp wrote:
It was replaced by a 1987 black Tec 1 Sport E125 FPF in 1989. I'd love to know if it's still out there and it would be even better if a zoner had it! I really loved that car and should never have sold it for a poxy Fiesta XR2

Your old car is in fact owned by a zoner, and is undergoing a long term restoration!

That' brilliant news!

I'll try to find some pics of it, although I'll have to scan them as they're old fashioned paper ones.

I hope I don't get any stick when I post them, as it was wearing TSW Stealths, which were all the rage at the time

Razorsharp wrote: That' brilliant news!

I'll try to find some pics of it, although I'll have to scan them as they're old fashioned paper ones.

I hope I don't get any stick when I post them, as it was wearing TSW Stealths, which were all the rage at the time

Here's a link to the thread..

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... highlight=

Pics are not showing, but you can see the car in the signature picture.

my first car was the 1988 325 that my parents bought in 1988 I drove it to 460,000k and wrecked it thats when I was 17 Im 21 now and had 2 e30s since.

Although not a winner, I bought my 1982 323i in 1987 and still have it.