E30 Zone

New cars are getting big aren't they?? Look at the size of the Clio and the Focus compared to my cab in the work car park!

yep, and I swear they're getting rounder too. More like bubbles on wheels.

some older ones were quite big too!!!

The pickup above is no bigger than a new Corsa though.

I found this posted on another forum recently - it really demonstrates just how much bigger new cars are:





I returned to my Corrado one day to find a Mini parked next to it and couldn't believe how much bigger it was:



This is the craziest I think - it's not like R34s were small cars:

Whoah! There are some interesting pictures there! Especially the Skylines..

I assume that when you fill a car with airbags and impact beams and NCAP stuff, the overall size has to become bigger??

Am I right in thinking the new 1 series coupe is E30 sized? Might have to start saving...

Nope, it's bigger than an E30.

Its stuff like this that makes the e30 so much more special

saw on top gear yesterday the latest discovery is 2.7 tons! if the environment is top of the agenda why are cars getting bigger and heavier?!

i got some pic's
my old 1986 320i next to my wife's 1992 Colt

crazy thing at the time.. i offered her the 320 and she say's it was to big to drive!!

Paul's Tech-1 next to a E46


E30 win's this one!!
my E30 next to my cousin's eunos roadster


on another note, "hot-hatch" old V new
Pug 206 & MKII GTi

An E60 M5 parked up next to me later that evening and was like a ship..!!!

It's getting like America, car designers are having to cater for society's bloaters!

Nowadays lots of people buy cars for their size, as for some reason people seem to think the bigger the car is, the safer it is

The golf wins the above for being MUCH cooler.. That pug is a nasty car standard.. But 'modified' one above is horrific

Jhonno wrote:The golf wins the above for being MUCH cooler.. That pug is a nasty car standard.. But 'modified' one above is horrific

hehe ... the 206 used to be black and got tagged the "bat-mobile" not my cuppa T either but all fairness to Brian (the owner) he has spent a fortune on it and it is done realy well
PS, the Golf GTi is for sale

Yeah makes a massive headache for parking at my dad's house, used to fit the e30 behind the house (have to drive between two walls, was easy in the e30, but no chance in my bro's e36 or my vectra! has also rendered the garage useless as its too narrow!! (was built in the 1950's)

so we all squeeze onto the drive

look at the differance in size between these 2!

I was following a new E90 335i today and it passed an E39 530d and the 3 series was bigger!

this turbo cab must have shrunk in the wash!!!

Modern cars to day get big and heavy......
Even the E32 I have now looks not big compeer to a current Audi A6 or a Volvo S80!

Philwild wrote: Am I right in thinking the new 1 series coupe is E30 sized? Might have to start saving...

ste wrote:Nope, it's bigger than an E30.

By about 3cm as per BMW Car magazine

3cm isn't so bad for all the safety features... how does it drive though and how much does it weigh in at?

It's the width that's the problem,my off street parking is between two brick walls at 8' 6: to allow the postie to get to the letter box without scraping his bag up the side of a car my limit is E30 width.Would love an E46..

Morat wrote:yep, and I swear they're getting rounder too. More like bubbles on wheels.

Jelly Moulds mate.

its because people are getting bigger lol

fat people shouldnt be allowed to drive

that is all.

What I dont like about new cars is that they look too fat. Older cars have much skinnier profile.

True, design restraints make most new models seem like someone has sealed up the previous model and inflated it.

I think cars these days have to be 'pedestrian friendly' which is why they are starting to all have the bulbous noses like the Peugeot 407 & the new Focus.

Looks shite I think.

If a pedestrian is stupid enough to step in front of a car, tough! At least with an E30, they would be mowed down by a nice looking car!

rossle wrote:this turbo cab must have shrunk in the wash!!!

Wonder what it looked like finished

That must have the shortest prop-shaft in the world!

Philwild wrote:I think cars these days have to be 'pedestrian friendly' which is why they are starting to all have the bulbous noses like the Peugeot 407 & the new Focus.

Looks shite I think.

If a pedestrian is stupid enough to step in front of a car, tough! At least with an E30, they would be mowed down by a nice looking car!

Do you think this car will be allowed to be sold if it was new now with its shark nose?

I think that would chop a pedestrian in half!

Nice car to be killed by though!

Needs a line of razor blades on the point...

Rosc0PColtrane wrote:Needs a line of razor blades on the point...

or just some plain old ragged edged rust holes

hot hatches arent so little anymore and when you take into account the extra weight of all the safety features a lot of them are slower than the previous model they replaced.
stuff pedestrian safety, if someones stupid enough to walk in front of me i dont want my car to crumple to absorb their impact i want it rock solid so they can bounce off with minimal damage to my car