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One honest chromie
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:28 pm
by martauto
Re: One honest chromie
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:30 pm
by tomtomiS
wow thats looks like a nice example. liking the lack of mileage too
Re: One honest chromie
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:40 pm
by martauto
[quote="tomtomiS"]wow thats looks like a nice example. liking the lack of mileage too[/quote
Cheers mate! Had her 3 years now
Mart.
Re: One honest chromie
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:41 pm
by Simon13
was this at Gaydon just gone?
Re: One honest chromie
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:12 pm
by oakey
Nice! I'd love a white 2door chromie

Re: One honest chromie
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:03 pm
by Andyboy
Chrome is just so right.
Re: One honest chromie
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:16 pm
by martauto
Thanks guys,
Sorry Simon but Ive not been there at all mate, but maybe one day
Thanks for the comments!!
Mart.
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:39 pm
by vinni
Mart the old girl is looking good mate.

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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:03 am
by Alex
looks like a good find
was this on ebay????
im sure i seen one similar on ebay on a trailer

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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:47 am
by Blitz
Looks great, I love chromies.
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:20 am
by Ollie_bwoii
I just love a chromie!
This looks exactly like one that was broke down oppostie my school yesterday, except it was a 320i!
My friend noticed it before me, and i love her soooo much now for loving the car!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:33 am
by jamie323i
Nice looking chromie Mart!
My first E30 was a 316,i take it that is the carb version,i had one with a weber carb conversion,went quite well for a little car.
Nice honest looking car,my 323i has only 82k on the clock,not bad for a 84 car.
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 6:04 pm
by scottidog
Is this the one that was on ebay??? I live in leeds/bradford and was gunna bid. wish i had now

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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:11 pm
by fingerman
Very nice that

Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:15 pm
by NL-BMW
Nice chromie

Re: One honest chromie
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:28 pm
by dom-1984-320i
Andyboy wrote:Chrome is just so right.
Could not of put it better myself!

Re: One honest chromie
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:30 pm
by Alex
dom-1984-320i wrote:Andyboy wrote:Chrome is just so right.
Could not of put it better myself!

well they are the originals and the originals are always best

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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:06 pm
by martauto
scottidog wrote:Is this the one that was on ebay??? I live in leeds/bradford and was gunna bid. wish i had now

Cheers for the comments guys.
Ive had this for over 4 years now so you didnt miss out mate lol
Mart.
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:59 pm
by Ollie_bwoii
Just a query as i will be buying my first car soon and wondered what a 316 drove like???????? Also do they have a sweet engine note or sound like a bag of bolts????????
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:53 pm
by Flozman

spare parts
Ollie, M10 engine goes like stink once you take the wankey carb off. 100 times better then the M40.
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:41 am
by Ollie_bwoii
Flozman wrote:
spare parts
Ollie, M10 engine goes like stink once you take the wankey carb off. 100 times better then the M40.
So what carb do you replace it with??????
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:48 pm
by martauto
Ollie_bwoii wrote:Just a query as i will be buying my first car soon and wondered what a 316 drove like???????? Also do they have a sweet engine note or sound like a bag of bolts????????
Mine sounds fine mate, even with a massive 73K on the clock.
Mart.
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:08 pm
by hennared323i
Top drawer fella
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:48 pm
by martauto
hennared323i wrote:Top drawer fella
Nice.
Mart.
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:53 am
by bmwbreaker
Ollie_bwoii wrote:Flozman wrote:
spare parts
Ollie, M10 engine goes like stink once you take the wankey carb off. 100 times better then the M40.
So what carb do you replace it with??????
you fit a weber conversion carb that turns it into a manual choke. I have found the performance out of the little M10 to be pretty good considerings its an age old 1.8.
It does drink the fuel mind if you keep opening the second intake with some heavy right foot though!
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:48 pm
by martauto
You want to try it with an auto box for round town consumption.lol
20-22 but I do live in a very hilly place.
35-38 on a good run.
I even had 40 down in Norfolk, honest!!
Mart.
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:01 pm
by hennabm
Nice looking 316. I had a D plater with the Webber conversion on it. It was no problem and sold the carb after the car was scrapped for around £35.
Being of a more mature standing ie 27, I remember cars with chokes but my 8 year old daughter found it funny as no other car she had known had this stick to pull out and push in
The way the cable had been fitted was to the left of the steering column on the lip where the under tray screws to.
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:40 pm
by Alex
bmwbreaker wrote:Ollie_bwoii wrote:Flozman wrote:
spare parts
Ollie, M10 engine goes like stink once you take the wankey carb off. 100 times better then the M40.
So what carb do you replace it with??????
you fit a weber conversion carb that turns it into a manual choke. I have found the performance out of the little M10 to be pretty good considerings its an age old 1.8.
It does drink the fuel mind if you keep opening the second intake with some heavy right foot though!
lol i hear mixed reveiws about the weber carb its more reliable but some people say it makes no difference in preformance, but i suppose it depends how shagged the electronic pierburg is

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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:46 pm
by bmwsport
That is awesome fella! Loving the alpine rightness

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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:48 pm
by Ollie_bwoii
I really like this car! Very clean!
Any more pics?

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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:48 pm
by e30topless
I had a Weber fitted to my first chromie 316' made a big difference to fuel consumption
the conversion meant that I lost the mpg gauge on the clocks which annoyed me
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:44 pm
by hennabm
I didn't notice any performance gains, just good mpg and better starting.
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:50 pm
by Alex
hennabm wrote:I didn't notice any performance gains, just good mpg and better starting.
i think people who notice gains are the ones which had absolute knackerd pierburg ones
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:57 pm
by e30topless
hennabm wrote: and better starting.
not if your wife can't work a choke' she used to dump it in carparks regularly
when she couldn't start it (choke left out)

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Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:18 am
by hennabm
In the good old days it used to be said that the cars came with a handbag hook especially for women ie the choke pulled out
