What's the highest milage of E30s on this forum?

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Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:18 am

No contamination of the oil (comes out almost the same colour as it goes in), and no bore wash with a cold engine.
Far superior fuel.
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:20 am

Alex wrote:
Jesus325iTouring wrote:I meant to say,of my 245,000 miles just under 90,000 of them are "my" miles,and I still love the sound of the six firing up,and of course the occasional wail a little further up the rev band :twisted:
you must do a fair few miles in it :D
Used to do 30k per year (i've had it 5 years) but more recently she has it a bit easier and I make my R5 do all local donkey work,i've even put 40,000 on that in 2 1/2 years.
It's having kids and living in the sticks that does it!
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:21 am

Brianmoooore wrote:No contamination of the oil (comes out almost the same colour as it goes in), and no bore wash with a cold engine.
Far superior fuel.
:cool:

although ive heard some people say it ruins the engine if fitted badly ???

whats the going rate to have lpg installed
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:29 am

If you fit it badly and let the mixture go lean at high revs, your pistons will melt, the same as a petrol engine.
On some engines, such as the rubbish produced by Ford, the valve seats will burn, but they often do that on petrol anyway. No such problems with BMW.
Last complete kit off an E30 325, that I bought on ebay, cost me £63, IIRC.
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Jesus325iTouring wrote:It's having kids and living in the sticks that does it!
All too familiar with that one!!
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:34 am

Brianmoooore wrote:If you fit it badly and let the mixture go lean at high revs, your pistons will melt, the same as a petrol engine.
On some engines, such as the rubbish produced by Ford, the valve seats will burn, but they often do that on petrol anyway. No such problems with BMW.
Last complete kit off an E30 325, that I bought on ebay, cost me £63, IIRC.
£63 :cool: how much are new kits are they easy to fit yourself or not

would't mind converting my next e30
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:46 am

Brianmoooore wrote:
Jesus325iTouring wrote:It's having kids and living in the sticks that does it!
All too familiar with that one!!
Having just filled up this morning at 120.0 per litre,i've begun charging them,had to to be honest,and they both have part time jobs so I think it's fair.
It's just getting so bloody pricey :cry:
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:53 am

shame they did't do 324td's over here because you could fill them up at your local chippy costing nothing :wink:
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184,000 on the sport
200,000 on the i.s on its journey home with full service history
Both still pull like trains 8)
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:04 am

Simon13 wrote:I can upgrade to a 91 E36 316i white 4 door if i'd like soon! i may do it for a while
Nice upgrade 8O
Dont get nicked by the fashion police or loitering with intent at the first hill :chuckle:
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:07 am

Alex wrote:shame they did't do 324td's over here because you could fill them up at your local chippy costing nothing :wink:
I often wonder what the diesel E30 was like,bit rare though there is one on the Zone somewhere.
Steve-E30 wrote: 200,000 on the i.s on its journey home with full service history
That was a long trip,where did you buy it :wink:
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:10 am

Jesus325iTouring wrote:
Brianmoooore wrote:
Jesus325iTouring wrote:It's having kids and living in the sticks that does it!
All too familiar with that one!!
Having just filled up this morning at 120.0 per litre,i've begun charging them,had to to be honest,and they both have part time jobs so I think it's fair.
It's just getting so bloody pricey :cry:
£1.99 a litre in Exeter the other day :eek:
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eko wrote: £1.99 a litre in Exeter the other day :eek:
What 8O
I usually fill up in bridestowe on my route down that way from sussex , Costs me 3 tanks of fuel each time i go to do a round trip , Gonna be a expensive trip if most are that price down there :?
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:19 am

Jesus325iTouring wrote:
Alex wrote:shame they did't do 324td's over here because you could fill them up at your local chippy costing nothing :wink:
I often wonder what the diesel E30 was like,bit rare though there is one on the Zone somewhere.
Steve-E30 wrote: 200,000 on the i.s on its journey home with full service history
That was a long trip,where did you buy it :wink:
i think the 324td is for sale at moment seen an ad in the forsale section with a post saying will you swop for a 324d :?
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:22 am

Steve-E30 wrote:
eko wrote: £1.99 a litre in Exeter the other day :eek:
What 8O
I usually fill up in bridestowe on my route down that way from sussex , Costs me 3 tanks of fuel each time i go to do a round trip , Gonna be a expensive trip if most are that price down there :?
That was when the strike was on ther other day but thats n o excuse,robbing bastrds :roll:

Back on topic I broke a 325 with 230k +.
Currently driving an M40 316 on 189k.
My old E36 323i had 242k.
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:13 am

220k before something broke :cry: that can actually be fixed, but i've just done it the long winded way :roll:

D1ck :cry:
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:51 am

Gall had 220K on his m30 when he put it in e30.

ran great, pulled like a train and the emmisions were perfect :D
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:57 am

Alex wrote:£63 :cool: how much are new kits are they easy to fit yourself or not

would't mind converting my next e30
Brand new kit costs around £600 all in, and is easy enough to fit. A couple of threads on here at the moment.
The £63 kit was freely available to all of you on ebay - twice. The first time it sold to a serial non payer for around £110.
Came from a guy who'd bought a rough 325 for sand racing and just wanted rid of the kit.
Came with a nice bonus when I collected it - the gas tanks are pressure vessels, and are supposed to be tested every ten years, but, in practice, it's easier and cheaper to fit a new tank. This kit came with an eighteen month old tank!
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Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:00 am

greentouring wrote: Cotty, your touring is immaculate juding by your pics....Is it your daily driver? Is it garaged?
Its my only car but its not driven daily as i catch the train to work. It is garaged and only do about 3,000 miles a year so will never be a contender for highest milage.

Its ok from a distance its only when you get up close you notice the stone chips and scuffed IS spoiler :o:
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