E30's cool ?

[gareth]

i've had loads of comments about mine. often from chavs in saxos asking "what's in that mate?" after getting hammered at the lights. i reply with "it's just a 1600 mate, what's yours"

i've had a few people ask if it's for sale but i just say NO. nobody will pay what the car is worth to me so i don't enter into conversation with them! best not to openly disclose the spec to some toe-rag who is just checking it out!

[Blitz]

The answer is yes.

Consider this, I drive to the local BMW dealership to buy parts, I park right outside the dealership not even in the car park (cos I'm only popping in!), I come out and find everyone who was looking at new beemers is now at mine including a couple of the salesmen. And no one cared I'd parked in the most stupid place ever. And the fitty on reception was having a good look too.

Because now a good one looks so much more special and unique, even people who can afford new beemers love them, but most thos people couldn't handle driving something that wasn't on a new plate, didn't have air con, and all the latest mod cons and actually required regular maintanence.

Thats what I was thinking of doing when I get my licence. But will I get any looks in a 316i?

[bss325i]

The answer is yes.

Consider this, I drive to the local BMW dealership to buy parts, I park right outside the dealership not even in the car park (cos I'm only popping in!), I come out and find everyone who was looking at new beemers is now at mine including a couple of the salesmen. And no one cared I'd parked in the most stupid place ever. And the fitty on reception was having a good look too.

Because now a good one looks so much more special and unique, even people who can afford new beemers love them, but most thos people couldn't handle driving something that wasn't on a new plate, didn't have air con, and all the latest mod cons and actually required regular maintanence.

If its tidy it will. Clean tidy ones stand out nowadays.

Thats what I was thinking of doing when I get my licence. But will I get any looks in a 316i?

[magpie]

Do you think I misread the signs - damn

... and the builder

nearly fell off my chair with this one good stuff

[gnarkillius]

I only have a 318i saloon, and more people talk to me about it randomly at petrol stations than any other cars Ive owned.

People do tend to look a bit nonplussed that the object of their enquiry was purchased for less than 500 quid as they get back in their 15 grand faceless, semi disposable McCar.

The most awesome demonstration of peoples affection toward E30's was when mine was in Poland, and these guys went crazy over it, even let me park it in their underground spot for the week so it didnt get nicked (which they assured me it surely would)

[maggspower]

A couple of years ago i was doing some renovation work at a child minders house, she had about six kids there. In front of the house was a large drive and parking area, at the kids home time this would be full of various euro boxes ect and my £150 chrome turd.

I dont know if he waited till every one was there, but a young lad of about 8 called Conner anounced to everyone;

"I think Byrons car is the best in the carpark because its black and looks realy fast"

To him it didn't matter that my boot and footwells were full of water, that the paint and dirt were holding the front wings together, or that my goodmans cassette player was not state of the art, he just knew it was a cool car, you cant argue with honesty of a child.

I must admit that inside i was laughing my a$$ off, unlike the parents

[v_nitro]

Mine is a guy magnet, with the question being "do you race this thing?". Women seem uninterested, except one time a (deranged) woman asked me for help with her (fit) daughters car at a busy petrol station, and called me Clyde.

[Jhonno]

Mine gets alot of attention, but that might be just because it is a similar volume to a jumbo on take off

[Ziggy]

I've heard/overheard plenty of people saying nice things about my car, but never any offers to buy it. They must have just felt sorry for me

[chippy17]

Been asked if I want to sell it, plenty of times

These people pee pee me off big time. Whenever anyone asks me if a want to sell i always say il consider an offer. Most of the time they offer between £1k-£4k. I walk away at that point

presume you are talking about an M3, when I owned one I not only had this but the most common question was 'is it real mate?!'

[zimmerbimmer1]

All i get from people at present is a load of

As i drive past them in my diesel Mondeo.

One day in the next millenium if we survive the particle beam testing
I'll hopefully own a :

Malachite Green or diamond Black Touring with 2.8 or 3.0 M52 lump in it.

[ShakeyC]

Everyone I know who's outside the bmw scene that have met some sort of E30 owner they all say the same thing; laid back and very friendly them E30 drivers are bit like the old skool classic Ford owners are

[TomCropp]

E30s are definatly cool, im only 17 so i get lots of looks in mine... its definatly better than my mates halfords hatchbacks!

[Alex]

i got one when i was cleaning my IS from some guy he said "thats a lovely car mate":D

[Alex]

The answer is yes.

Consider this, I drive to the local BMW dealership to buy parts, I park right outside the dealership not even in the car park (cos I'm only popping in!), I come out and find everyone who was looking at new beemers is now at mine including a couple of the salesmen. And no one cared I'd parked in the most stupid place ever. And the fitty on reception was having a good look too.

Because now a good one looks so much more special and unique, even people who can afford new beemers love them, but most thos people couldn't handle driving something that wasn't on a new plate, didn't have air con, and all the latest mod cons and actually required regular maintanence.

Thats what I was thinking of doing when I get my licence. But will I get any looks in a 316i?

i did in mine but i had se skirts, council alpinas, lowerd and a dtm exhaust

[robbo86]

I think it's the roll cage that attracts most people, it always gets commented on!

When it's dark you can just see a big X in the rear window!

so if i put the paving slabs back in my boot (to lower it) and put a black tape x in my rear window it will make my car look cooler?????? wooo

only had a bloke at work tell me it was a cool car and he wished he bought one when he had the chance..... i think he was just being polite though

[zaust]

I have seen for my self and with work mate's, when I have parked out side work and people have stopped to take a pic with there phone. And when ever I got to the local super store in it, I come out to find a will you sell note or someone saluting the window lol...

[robbo86]

oh off topic but meant to ask, splondike, you going to the meet in ashford????

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=111165

[Bob_S]

got a few nice car mate" at the lights etc
and the m50 always gets looks but I think thats in disgust at the noise and my driving I'll be honest lol

[78dude]

I didnt get so much compliment for my E30 apart from the enthusiast, but when I had Alfa I got a lot of attention...

[doughboy]

If I had a quid for every time someone asked to buy my car, well I'd probably have a whole 20 pounds

tbh I can't see any other 3 series 20 years down the line getting as much attention as the e30.

[cassa-d]

Yes 30s are very cool and always will be my e30 turns heads and gets comments a lot more than my e46 coupe

[march109]

I'm currently working at a 4 star hotel in the fourth most expensive place in the world to live and I took the e30 instead of the daily the other day and amoungst some very nice cars it got ALL the attention. I was even offered a very embarrassing amount of money for it, which I declined.



You telling me that isn't cool? This is e30 zone remember.

[robbo86]

that is a nice motor..... mind you, most cars on here make me feel a little ashamed of my burgundy beast of the south east

[georgen]

I get a lot of "nice car" comments and smiles / nods etc. I also get alot of "thumbs up's" from the kids. Yes, it does make me feel gooey inside !!

E30's =

[benjy]

Cooler than a polar bears cold bits Used to get lots of looks/nods when I had my iS but that was a nice looking e30, if i do say so myself

[LondonTom]

Turned up at one of my mates in my sport the other day, he drives a 430 and he loved it - choosing to take my car out instead of his!

But my girlfriend told me she thought it was 'a bit chav'....until she drove it - never again though

[Jhonno]

what is a 430?

[LondonTom]

what is a 430?

Some noisey, overpriced fiat

[Jhonno]

No wonder he preferred the e30 then.. It would get him to his destination for a start

[Ziggy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_F430 at a guess?!

As he obviously likes E30s, tell him I'll do him a favour & swap the italian thing for mine.

[LondonTom]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_F430 at a guess?!

As he obviously likes E30s, tell him I'll do him a favour & swap the italian thing for mine.

You'd be guessing right...trust me you wouldn't want this one

[Jhonno]

Ahhh

Mind you.. Not a Ferrari fan tbh

[Felix79]

I do get alot of attention with my cab. I always find people doing owl impressions when they walk past on the street trying to turn their necks all the way round to keep looking at it.

[Morat]

March, your wheels are fantastic.