Ok, so you've got an E30, but how old are you?

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So you've got or drive an E30, but how old are you?

youngen'
41
11%
20's
193
50%
30's
98
25%
40's
36
9%
50's
14
4%
60's
5
1%
70's or thereabouts
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1an
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Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:05 pm

had my e30 since i was 17, where i had an 316 and now i have the tourer aswell and im now 19
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Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:23 pm

52 - E30 M3 modified but had the following in the past 323i,320i,318is,318 touring,318i and E30 M3 Evo
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34 and on my 5th E30....never been without one and had my M3 for the last 6/7 years
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Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:56 pm

I think I probably am the oldest - 63 going on 17

On my 2nd e30 and also got an e24 635 chromies
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town325i wrote:
josh-hocking wrote:15 and bought mine when i was 13 :D 18months to go!!!!! :cool:
bloody hell you had a good paper round to be able to buy an e30
lol ive got 2 acually my white one and a soon to be concours 318i with 59000 on the clock and 100% zero rust :cool:

i just bought and sold till i got an e30 - no paper round :D
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josh-hocking wrote:
town325i wrote:
josh-hocking wrote:15 and bought mine when i was 13 :D 18months to go!!!!! :cool:
bloody hell you had a good paper round to be able to buy an e30
lol ive got 2 acually my white one and a soon to be concours 318i with 59000 on the clock and 100% zero rust :cool:

i just bought and sold till i got an e30 - no paper round :D
wish i didnt find booze when i was your age now looking at how good the white one looks in your sig
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Had my 1st E30 when I was 22 I am now 28 ( 29 on the 27th ) and I am on my 4th E30.
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Im 35 and owned E30s for about 6 years.
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Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:41 pm

39 and have had 3 E30s. First was a 325i 4 door (91') in South Africa, then a 325i Touring and now the Sport both here in the UK
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Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:42 pm

27 and on my 2nd E30 8)
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Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:45 pm

327 you have PM :)
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Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:40 pm

17 at moment, soon to be 18 :woo:
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Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:43 pm

town325i wrote:wish i didnt find booze when i was your age now
looking at how good the white one looks in your sig
dam that pesky crack and whore habit, i could have had something really fast by now :cry:
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My 1st car was a e30 320i se...then went onto jap for a while as insurance was sky high (no matter what you say about them, they're damn reliable which is what i needed at that time!)....came back to e30's with a red 316i, then moved onto the 325itouring and now have the touring and the 4door 325i running on LPG.

Brother also has a 318i design cab.

Needless to say since i've come back to e30's i've not really looked elsewhere, and i think the 4door could be with me for a long time as i've wanted lpg for a while now.
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Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:27 pm

i probably spent more time parked up somewhere in my saphie coz 4x4 than driving it :twisted:
but still having fun :D
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Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:30 pm

had it broken down?
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Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:52 pm

30 and i own 325i mtech2 ,325 convertible m tech2,325e 85 2door,e28 m535i dog leg,e36 usa m3 automatic :cool:
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Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:04 pm

aceraf wrote:My 1st car was a e30 320i se...then went onto jap for a while as insurance was sky high (no matter what you say about them, they're damn reliable which is what i needed at that time!)....came back to e30's with a red 316i, then moved onto the 325itouring and now have the touring and the 4door 325i running on LPG.

Brother also has a 318i design cab.

Needless to say since i've come back to e30's i've not really looked elsewhere, and i think the 4door could be with me for a long time as i've wanted lpg for a while now.
did you ever get the white panels painted you bought off me
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Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:13 pm

21, owned my 316i since I was 17 but been into e30s all my life. Couldnt live without an e30 in the drive!
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Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:27 pm

28, got my first E30 10 years ago and still have it now, along with a 318is I bought two years ago, drove for a bit and am now "slowly" converting to aPBMW Championship 320i!!

Always loved E30s and always used to watch the neighbour drive up and down the road in his 320i when I was a child....and incidentally it's that car that I ended up buying 10 years ago... :D
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Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:31 pm

im 23, my cars 22 :D
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town325i wrote:
aceraf wrote:My 1st car was a e30 320i se...then went onto jap for a while as insurance was sky high (no matter what you say about them, they're damn reliable which is what i needed at that time!)....came back to e30's with a red 316i, then moved onto the 325itouring and now have the touring and the 4door 325i running on LPG.

Brother also has a 318i design cab.

Needless to say since i've come back to e30's i've not really looked elsewhere, and i think the 4door could be with me for a long time as i've wanted lpg for a while now.
did you ever get the white panels painted you bought off me
If you mean for the red 316i then no, as i sold it all with the car....doesn't seem to have popped back up on the zone so not sure what happened to the car/parts :?
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Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:55 pm

23 now and have only ever driven E30s since I passed my test when I was 18. Had a red 316i with 318IS livery as a first car. Now got the Sport. Have owned 4 E30s between me and my old man. :)
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Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:58 pm

38....332 touring......BEST car i,ve ever ever had....by miles too!!
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Sun Dec 14, 2008 3:47 pm

22 :) I got an e30 as my first car in Jan this year and loved it ever since. Its going to be a long term addiction lol.
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My H28 was made in January 1985 and it just so happens that i was born in same month and year too making us both nearly 24! :eek: It would be nice to find out what day it was made.
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I'm 23 now, got my first '85 316 Auto when I was 21, and got my '88 facelift 316i now!

Love the absolete awesomeness of these boxy german cars.
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bmwsport wrote:My H28 was made in January 1985 and it just so happens that i was born in same month and year too making us both nearly 24! :eek: It would be nice to find out what day it was made.
Technically you were made about 9 months before the car :P

sorry i couldnt resist...
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aceraf wrote:
town325i wrote:
aceraf wrote:My 1st car was a e30 320i se...then went onto jap for a while as insurance was sky high (no matter what you say about them, they're damn reliable which is what i needed at that time!)....came back to e30's with a red 316i, then moved onto the 325itouring and now have the touring and the 4door 325i running on LPG.

Brother also has a 318i design cab.

Needless to say since i've come back to e30's i've not really looked elsewhere, and i think the 4door could be with me for a long time as i've wanted lpg for a while now.
did you ever get the white panels painted you bought off me
If you mean for the red 316i then no, as i sold it all with the car....doesn't seem to have popped back up on the zone so not sure what happened to the car/parts :?
MattG's friend/relative bought it. They stopped by the Ace cafe meet with it on the way back from Derby.

I remember i sold Matt a windscreen for it after someone had smashed it.

Not sure if its still being used.
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rosscoe wrote:38....332 touring......BEST car i,ve ever ever had....by miles too!!
:cool:
Is it blue with a tech 2 body kit and with 17" split rim BBS?
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Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:23 pm

technically its my missus car she's 27 im 26 325i se

had a modded e34 540 6 speed last year aswell though loved that thing
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Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:33 pm

26.1988 318i with a m40 engine had it since april.love it
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