e30 325 sport - progress

[Stoater85]

Hi All,

noob to the site and bmw's! I usually have old cavaliers and mk2 golfs. I decided to purchase this as it was local and I love the e30 shape.

initial things to work on:

tidy window and light wipers

front bumper fairly stonechipped!

bonnet not the greatest, needs a paint

engine tappy, kinda like a 6 cylinder fiesta! (although a couple of mates advised that they are like this!)

the rest of the car seems solid and drives sweet as a nut.





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[ROC]

Welcome, a vast improvement on a Cavalier

[Stoater85]

Welcome, a vast improvement on a Cavalier

lol - I love my cavaliers, great cars if you give them a chance

[ImysE30]

Nice Sport

Welcome btw

[jonesy318]

looks nice mate, far better than any cavalier!!
Welcome to the zone

[Stoater85]

cheers guys, looking forward to some decent advice and banter

[bss325i]

Welcome!

And one thing this place isn't short on is banter!

[LondonTom]

Snap to my first e30 - make a nice daily

[mani]

Nice sport man looks low from the front .

[Stoater85]

cheers guys - this wont be a daily, my daily is a 500 quid 8v astra! great work horse.

Yes the car is too low if im honest, i fancy raising it a bit!

[timmzey]

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[E30machine]

Like your sport . Had a few cavaliers my self back in days Gsi, 4x4 turbo and a calibre

[Rich2388]

Looks nice mate. How much u give for it if you mind me asking?

[Stoater85]

I love cavaliers, just sold my v6 with full turbo exterior and interior, I loved that car. it ran 185bhp completely standard last year too - an underestimated car, those!!

This is on 169k, does not have full history, just part but includes timing belt and the important stuff, and has very very early bubbles on the very lip of the front arches, you can barely see it. the rest of it is pretty immaculate, I know the guy that gave it a full respray 2 years ago, so I know the shell is good (and i inspected it offcourse). front arches have been rubbing when the car was too low and thus instigated the early rust I think.... again, its minor and front wings are easy to replace if it does get any worse!

I paid a fair bit below their market rate, but probably reflects the above to be fair.

[si911t]

[Fastroad]

Looks decent, congratulations on the buy.

[Stoater85]

Cheers guys. Im currently looking for a guide on resetting the trip computer as I disconnected the battery before doing the valves and now the trip comp says kilometers etc...

[Cypriotgeeza]

Welcome to the zone mate

Best thing to do is go through this site / the wiki..sooo much information to keep you busy with the sport!

Looks Nice! Hope it serves you well!

P.s what is it with people and cavaliers...my uncle only JUST got rid of his after 190,000 on the clock and he had it from showroom

Im guessing its one of them "You wont understand until you own one" situations lol

[lyricalnut02]

welcome aboard, love a tech2 sport in diamond black.

[Simon13]

Cheers guys. Im currently looking for a guide on resetting the trip computer as I disconnected the battery before doing the valves and now the trip comp says kilometers etc...

get a biro and you press the button in on the computer, you can then flick it through american MPG, UK mpg and the euro consumption. My cousin is a cavalier freak! More of a Mk2 pervert, hates bmws because they're awsome

[bigbird76]

I love cavaliers and you just reminded me of this which I remember watching back in the old days.



Leigh

[Fastroad]

[bigbird76]

[Fastroad]

Just stepped in a˜Š


Was an absolute pleasure and a great machine you have a‘a

[Stoater85]

Cheers guys. Im currently looking for a guide on resetting the trip computer as I disconnected the battery before doing the valves and now the trip comp says kilometers etc...

get a biro and you press the button in on the computer, you can then flick it through american MPG, UK mpg and the euro consumption. My cousin is a cavalier freak! More of a Mk2 pervert, hates bmws because they're awsome

You, sir, are a legend! many thanks

[Stoater85]

I love cavaliers and you just reminded me of this which I remember watching back in the old days.



Leigh

yes, THAT moment. Me and a group of friends are supposed to be making it to one of the English meets for the legends super touring event, involving the cavaliers, Volvo's, primera's, laguna's etc etc. I live right next to Knockhill which is on the series, but rather make a trip further afield.

Regarding Cavaliers....yes, its a must own to understand thing. Honestly epic motors, better than the ford equivalents but for some reason the RS scene commands WAAAAY more cash. Its a strange thing.

Thanks for the comments guys, appreciate it. I need a decent bonnet this one is presentable but a couple of small dings and past its best paint. It drives really well and quicker than I expected as people seem to talk their performance down. I had a 2.8 vr6 converted mk2 golf gti before this and it doesn't 'feel' like there is much in it...the golf was properly quick too.

thanks again for comments/advice and the welcomes