OK, so you've got an E30 - what other cars do you drive?

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Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:34 am

Following on from the age thread, I though it would be interesting to see what else zoners spend their petrol money on :)

Pics if you can!
E30 Touring 0.35 cD - more slippery than prison soap :)

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Praise the Lard... and pass the dripping!
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:46 am

Of course, I just happen to have a pic handy...
Fiat Coupe 16valve turbo. LHD, imported from the Fatherland by yours truly.
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E30 Touring 0.35 cD - more slippery than prison soap :)

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Praise the Lard... and pass the dripping!
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:22 am

no pics, but ive also got a E46 325 cabby and a merc clk 230 cabby !! :D
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:25 am

No pics however I have an old mini mayfair which I am currently restoring.
Dreaming of the day I purchase an E30 M3

--- e30 motorsport cab-- in the process of becoming a trailer queen
--- Z4M Coupe - daily driver
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:39 am

This is my main car.....

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This is my Sport...

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My runabout for work etc....

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And this is the girlfriends....

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Ive also got a VW Passat TDi Sport which i bought but Ive let my mate have it until he can muster the cash up :?
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:52 am

Don't drive my e30 at the moment as i'm restoring it, 320 more door chromie, hopefully will be a 340 more door chromie at some point next year

other car is a five litre tvr chimeara, i'll have to dig out a picture
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:24 am

At the moment driving my discovery as a commuter
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Decided to get rid of most of my toys recently, the one that I miss the most is my old evo, looked dog rough as it was built from rallycar bits but was awesome fun and rapid!
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I still manage to offset the speed of the discovery whilst at work though :mad: :
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:40 am

Where do you work?! Not after an Engineer are they? I want a job there!! :lol: :P
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:27 pm

Mercedes C43 AMG

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turned 21 and i could litterely take a 0 of the price of my insurance!!

i bum that disco! so cool! :cool:
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 1:32 pm

I also drive an ABF engine'd MK2 Golf GTi 16v... All good german fun, and shiteloads cheaper to run than an S50'd E30 (would be).

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Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:05 pm

e30 sport undergoing rebuild drive either a e36 328 coupe or the 3.3 voyager yank people mover :)
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:11 pm

any thing i'm waiting to sell,,,i buy and mot then sell :D ,,
mainly up to 1400cc with p/s,,,are all good sellers..
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m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds :)
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:17 pm

My daily driver at the mo is a xr3i cabriolet

My soon to be daily driver will be my 320i beemer

My project/show car is my limited edition inca gold xr3i cabriolet :mad:
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:25 pm

i drive the missus 1.6 16v sport astra.. im not going to degrade the forum by posting a picture of it.
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:28 pm

This is my wifes daily drive, 630i

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My bit of fun, E46 M3 SMG.

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My daily drive 530d sport. Just picked it up last week and its lovely.

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Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:31 pm

In order of things that I drive the most, I am a named driver on them all:

1998 Audi a3 1.6 SE:

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Thats the 'wifes' car, a lovely drive to be fair to it and quite spritly with a short ratio diff.

1990 205 mi16:

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Only drive this if i'm feeling stupid or deaf. Note the nissan next to it, I might swap the insurance over to that at the end of december for a month whilst we do some work on the 205.

2002 Clio DCI: The old dears wagon, lovely and economical. Shit turning circle though :cry:

2004 Mondeo Estate TDI in hearing aide Beige. Umm, lovely. Actually its a fantastic car to drive, and pokey enough.
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 3:22 pm

this
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this
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this
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and this, are my current cars..
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also regularly drive the mrs' golf..

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and my mums fiat grande punto sporting, and my dads alfa 156.
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 3:35 pm

Kieran the sport is lovely!!!!

my other car is focus RS

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and more recent, winter maintenance

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Mon Dec 15, 2008 3:41 pm

Harry, you have such a good taste in wheels for all the different car types, its just a shame you are colour blind! :P :wink:
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 3:44 pm

my alfa 147
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and my fiat fiorino van bought when i opened my own company
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 3:59 pm

Jon_Bmw wrote:Harry, you have such a good taste in wheels for all the different car types, its just a shame you are colour blind! :P :wink:
:lol:

Loving the Neon Green MO's :cool:
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 4:29 pm

whats wrong with zinnobar red lancia wheels on a golf, or dayglo MOs on a mean and moody lancia? :wink:
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if you don't like green, maybe you prefer orange? :D
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 4:47 pm

My daily driver
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Wife's car
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M3
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New Daimler project
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 4:53 pm

Mine is a E46 318 vert and a C180K
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:05 pm

Current Lotus...
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Last one...
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E30 Race Car
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+ A Family Estate wagon I dont have a picture of....
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:20 pm

Black Potato, that is a quality pic of the "E30 Race Car". Brilliant :cool:
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:42 pm

The gf's MR2 that I drove mostly:
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The '84 190E merc that I drive very rarely:
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And now I have a 1.0 Polo that I am not going to show off as its pap :D

And a pic of the sport for good measure:
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 5:52 pm

as well as my e30 325 ,i have a 1.8 turbo diesel 2001 escort van,and a e30 4 door 320i which im selling shortly.
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:08 pm

My backup (or main car as it is at the moment because the E30 is being shit) - matt black metro on beige steelies

Looks a bit differnet atm from that picture, running van panels and tints on the front, currently a reliable as it gets 1.1 whopping 60bhp! but ive got a 150bhp 1.4 awaiting fitment (once the e30 starts playing nice :-x )

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The MG midget thats being a bitch at the moment (low compression) - considering putting a K-series in it at some stage just for reliability.

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And the landrover 90 I wish I never sold :(

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Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:11 pm

^ K-series. Reliability?
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:16 pm

compared to an a-series then yes!

a standard 120bhp 1.8 is going to be about 3 million times more reliable than a 120bhp a-series, and have the potential for a lot more.

thb, a lot of the k-series stuff is myth perpetuated by owners too stupid to check coolant levels more than once a decade. i've done 10s of thousands of hard driven miles in k-series powered cars, including commutes, long distance blasts, trackdays and drag runs and have never had a gasket problem. infact the only engine problems i have had have been with alternators, but then my m3 left me stranded on the m25 with a siezed alternator a few months after i bought it :P
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:27 pm

Yup, spot on.

I got the car from my rents just before I turned 17, once I passed I did 32k in under a year and a half, then moved onto other cars, parked the metro infront of a set of garages weve got, just left it there for 10 months, came back to it, jumped the battery and its been going strong ever since, dont another 3k since finishing it and it hasnt missed a beat.
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:27 pm

^ I know they aren't that bad, just unusual to hear the words reliable and k series in the same sentence :P .
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:30 pm

My daily is a(07) 2.0 Mondeo in silver,do you really want to see a picture,just look out your window,one will come past in a second or two...
Our other car is a(54) 1.6 toyota corolla,not the most exciting car,but faultless,never gone wrong,goes,stops,gets my children back and forward to school safely,oh and gets the wife to Lakeside shopping Centre :(
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 7:00 pm

I usually drive my oak green Golf daily (2.0L '6A' 16v, P&P'd head, big brakes etc)

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Also have a red Golf track car (2.0L 'ABF' 16v, roll cage, buckets etc) which is good fun...

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Kind of like old VW's as I grew up with them, had several Mk1 Golf's, Polo's etc and my family have an old Beetle and a few air cooled camper vans which I sometimes use. :D
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