E30 Zone

Hi guys,

Some of you may know I have a new steed She is a 1985 M535i in fairly rare Agate Green...

Mean mate! I like.

Looks proper

Nice! Very very nice.

Are you joining us for lakeside next weekend Mark?

Thats amazing cond. for the year!!!!!! Nice find!

Glad you approve lads

Is that the replacement for the Touring, or just a toy?

How much for the Touring by the way!?

Very nice! Love a tidy E28.

Touring up for sale Dave for 8.5 K.. I am getting a dirty diesel as my job is changing and need to travel to sites so lots of miles coming up

What a lovely chariot

Oh mark what a nice looking wagon! I must have a passenger ride next time i see you! Never been out in an E28

I drove one which I went to look at with a view to purchase, funnily enough quite near Mark. It drove like a total dog. Hope yours is better!

Simon13 wrote:Oh mark what a nice looking wagon! I must have a passenger ride next time i see you! Never been out in an E28

No problem mate, I will try and bring her up to the Ace next month. It has that lovely M30 growl

nice. unusual colour but nice.

Davenotouring wrote:I drove one which I went to look at with a view to purchase, funnily enough quite near Mark. It drove like a total dog. Hope yours is better!

She has been pretty much re-bushed and has a newish steering box and also a recent eibach pro kit, E32 front brake upgrade, braided hoses etc... Thicker ARBs and 540i rear brakes to come Also could do with gear linkage and bushes doing as gearchange is a little sloppy. Would do the z3 1.9 lever but it has the dogleg box so it will not fit

I was at the Kent Diner meet in Ashford last night, I didn't realise the car was owned by a Zoner and I don't think we met properly!

Your E28 (and the other two there) looked absolutely gorgeous!

I had a shed of a 528i many years ago and I think it's the best car for going sideways I've ever had, a real hoot to drive!

rare dogleg, watcht out andyboy doesn't like these boxes!

milege, owners, history, other mods, rust, fast, thirsty?! These will slaughter a 325i i know that much

Dave was that the white write off for a previous ring trip?

Simon13, no it was a Red turd in Maidstone.

I won that one on eBay but then asked the seller if he'd take a bit less after I found out it was Cat C.

He wouldn't so I didn't buy it.

I almost bought a LHD 735i for a Ring trip once.

I'd love an E28 M5!

Simon13 wrote:rare dogleg, watcht out andyboy doesn't like these boxes!

milege, owners, history, other mods, rust, fast, thirsty?! These will slaughter a 325i i know that much

Dave was that the white write off for a previous ring trip?

Ok, mileage 95K, bills, all mots to prove. Other than the stuff I mentioned she is standard so far, seems to be rot free - I had her jacked up and had a good poke around before buying, a proper ramp inspection will tell the full tale, seems quick and makes a great sound was rolling roaded at 215 Bhp and is over fuelling a little so potential to be good, managed 28.5 on the way home, seems to be around 22 round town. She has a few scratches and dents but what I wanted was as rust free car as I could find, and it seems to tick the boxes.

Not going to be a "garage queen" like the sport... she is going to see some action.

Drift action?!

One very very sweet car

Davenotouring wrote:Drift action?!

I was thinking along the lines of some track days and being more used than the Sport, I was a bit of pussy with that

looks awesome greens my fav colour

true! use it but don't molly coddle it!

Davenotouring wrote:Drift action?!

To do drifting you'd have to ruin it with Matt black paint, stripped interior and a cage made from B&Q drain tubing - plus you'd have to stop shaving, wear a beanie hat and take up Linkin Park.

Simon13 wrote:true! use it but don't molly coddle it!

I did think about another E30, but fancied something different, a sport in similar condition would have cost me twice as much too... unless I could have found a decent tech1.

Andyboy wrote:

Davenotouring wrote:Drift action?!

To do drifting you'd have to ruin it with Matt black paint, stripped interior and a cage made from B&Q drain tubing - plus you'd have to stop shaving, wear a beanie hat and take up Linkin Park.

i think that would suit him

lovely car by the way mark!! i luuuuuuuuurve e28s

Andyboy wrote:

Davenotouring wrote:Drift action?!

To do drifting you'd have to ruin it with Matt black paint, stripped interior and a cage made from B&Q drain tubing - plus you'd have to stop shaving, wear a beanie hat and take up Linkin Park.

I've seen one or two over the years with those wheels and they totally suit it mate. Lovely.

Proper old school express
Gotta love the the E28,looks great Mark

Jesus325iTouring wrote:Proper old school express
Gotta love the the E28,looks great Mark

Cheers Rog

DRIFTBOY wrote:I was at the Kent Diner meet in Ashford last night, I didn't realise the car was owned by a Zoner and I don't think we met properly!

Your E28 (and the other two there) looked absolutely gorgeous!

I had a shed of a 528i many years ago and I think it's the best car for going sideways I've ever had, a real hoot to drive!

Martin, I will have a chat with you next time.. I am never 100% sure who is who at the diner meet

Proper car, that is.