your e30...getting wet/driving???

[gman1]

Hi all,
So how do you use yours??,do you use every day and all weather conditions?,or like me use only on dry days in the summer,when not being used mine is kept nice and dry in my garage!!
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[Cloggy Saint]

Rain, shine, snow, it's out there every day, that's what cars are for.

[Rtaylor2208]

Rarely in the rain, as lack of skill on my half has made for some brown trouser moments, and literraly at under 30 mph, kickdown on a wet surface on the auto mid roundabout can unsettle the old turd somethimes

[vendetta]

Every day all weathers it's a car not a museum piece

[kieran325]

2 of my E30's sit in garages and the other E30 is my runabout in any weather.

[lamby]

every day cab,school runs,work etc thats what its for

[jmc330i]

My touring is my daily, any weather. The Sport was my daily even with the S50 fitted, although I only drove it once in the snow and it struggled to get off the drive! (its now in the garage awaiting a new engine).

Don't understand people who have issues driving them in the wet - unless they're full throttle everywhere, somethings wrong with the car/shite tyres, or people just don't pay attention, an E30 is perfectly fine in any weather condition.

[daimlerman]

Touring is taxed all year and mostly is in daily use.

Cabbie has not seen much use this 'summer',the final straw here was Brittany Ferries going on strike and our trip to Spain and Portugal via cabbie being cancelled!

We now fly to Portugal Saturday(train to Stansted)and train across Portugal to pick up a hire boat,would have been much more fun using the cabbie!

[polsta]

Been a year since my e30 was on the road but will be better than ever when its back on it and only driven in the dry nice weather as a 2nd car

[greg124]

Daily driver, has been for over 6 years, stands out in all weathers, goes out in all weathers including snow.

Stays a home on bank holidays though, cos I go to the pub, bugger spending your day off in a queue behind a caravan

[Rtaylor2208]

Stays a home on bank holidays though, cos I go to the pub, bugger spending your day off in a queue behind a caravan

[GemE30]

Rain, shine, snow, it's out there every day, that's what cars are for.

+1, although it might come off the road for winter, not sure yet.

[johnl320]

Chromie M30 in the garage, IS lives outside, Reckon the IS shell has one more MOT in it before the sunroof tray dissolves.

[pony]

I like driving the E30 in the wet but at the moment stuck in the garage at home. Needs a fresh battery and a good service and some petrol and MOT

[Green]

Mine's spent the summer off the road so I'll definitely be getting use out of it this winter to make up for it!

[mattrs]

e30 + rain =

[G-Bear]

It's an every dayer for me.. As much as I love my 325i Touring. It still only cost £1100, so its better been driven than sitting at home looking pretty.

I have another E30 in a my sisters tiny garage, which is in need of a fair bit of work, but once that's back on the road.. it'll be used along with the Touring everyday between my girlfriend and I..

[maxfield]

Don't understand people who have issues driving them in the wet - unless they're full throttle everywhere, somethings wrong with the car/shite tyres, or people just don't pay attention, an E30 is perfectly fine in any weather condition.

Agreed, never had issues with my e30 on the road drove it everyday inc in the snow and didn't have too much of an issue in the snow. It's off the road now for some upgrades. Will be using an E36 through the winter.

[bmw9818]

every day as im not rich enough for two cars, last few years has rusted out the rear valance though

i dont see the issue as well in rain i take it easy, switch on the heated seats and just lean back and feather the throttle,

[G-Bear]

I wouldn't be worried about driving in wet for of any slip and slide. I figured people would hold back more to keep the tin worm at bay..

[jmc330i]

didn't have too much of an issue in the snow.

My main issue was getting off the drive with a slight incline, and then pulling away. If I pulled away with no throttle, just on the clutch, got up to 3rd and applied a tiny bit of throttle it would just spin up from tick-over speeds. I think the near 300bhp and what I'd class as summer tyres didn't help lol. Definitely getting some winter tyres for this winter to cope with the M40 power

[retroboyo]

Every day, it makes going to work less painful

[johnl320]

Every day, it makes going to work less painful

100% agree with that.

[gman1]

every day as im not rich enough for two cars, last few years has rusted out the rear valance though

i dont see the issue as well in rain i take it easy, switch on the heated seats and just lean back and feather the throttle,

Thats just the reason why i keep mine in the garage and it never see's rain!

[bss325i]

I wouldn't be worried about driving in wet for of any slip and slide. I figured people would hold back more to keep the tin worm at bay..

This.

For the first few years i had the Sport it was used all year round whatever the weather but now its only taxed for six months a year from march till sept.

Been using it daily (including when raining!) for the last couple of weeks as my daily is in the bodyshop.

It's not so much the rain, its the salt and grit during winter.

[retroboyo]

Rust can be prevented with the right treatment. Once a day is gone, it cannot be replaced and I would not want a day to pass without driving my E30

[pony]

I wouldn't be worried about driving in wet for of any slip and slide. I figured people would hold back more to keep the tin worm at bay..

This.

For the first few years i had the Sport it was used all year round whatever the weather but now its only taxed for six months a year from march till sept.

Been using it daily (including when raining!) for the last couple of weeks as my daily is in the bodyshop.

It's not so much the rain, its the salt and grit during winter.

Can't you wash th salt and grit off the underbody or just to save hassle ?

[Jozi]

I reckon I could have mine back together before xmas but I think I'll leave her parked up (outside) until the worst of the frost is gone and start driving her in Feb.

[suchy]

Hey kids, it rained back in the 80's as well and people didn't have a problem back then...

[bss325i]

Pony, what hassle.

Suchy, the 80's was 20+ years ago and the cars were new.
20+ winters have taken their their toll on most E30's!

[gman1]

Pony, what hassle.

Suchy, the 80's was 20+ years ago and the cars were new.
20+ winters have taken their their toll on most E30's!

Very true,......wanna keep mine as rust fre as poss!!!!

[retroboyo]

Keeping them locked up in a garage isnt problem free, they can rust from the inside out

[bss325i]

Keeping them locked up in a garage isnt problem free, they can rust from the inside out

Yeah if you got some damp shitty garage.

Yes cars can deteriorate if stored incorrectly but if you have a warm dry storage facility then it's all good.

[retroboyo]

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