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Steve
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:42 am

Dear Zoners,

The team here pay very close attention to the threads that get posted up, and in particular we try to identify trends or themes that that crop up on a regular basis.

Worryingly, it has come to our attention that the vast majority of threads being posted up these days all point to the E30 having some very serious inherent problems , which only seem to be geting worse with time.

Just look at the Technical Help forum, jam packed with examples of E30s with spluttering engines or clunky gearboxes. Or the Parts For Sale forum, brimming with parts from e30s that were too rusty or broken to be worth fixing. Even the briefest of peeks into the E30s For Sale forum reveals a growing trend of people who have actually reached the end of their tether and just want rid of their E30.

When we look at this as whole, there can be only one conclusion. E30s are doomed. The sooner we realise this, the better. That's why we hope you will all embrace the the new direction the forum is taking. It's time we move on, and modernise. E36s are very cheap at the moment, you should all be able to sell on or scrap your E30s and buy a replacement E36 without too much expense.

We look forward to seeing your new rides posted up in the photo gallery as and when you manage to purchase one.

Welcome to the E36zone !
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:43 am

Bear with us while we make the change from E30 to E36.

Thanks for your support !
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:44 am

No problem - zoners don't fear change winkeye
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e30topless said : Proper BMW's have 4 headlights, last of the run was the E30 and E34/E32 anything after that is just complete shite
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:48 am

I'd rather spend the night tied up wrapped in pvc and a red ball in my mouth, with Jhonno and Dave 'having a go' than swap the Edirty for a Edirtysh*t. :D

Funny though loggin in and sedeing the turd in the top right. :D
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:54 am

Nothing to do with the date is it?????
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:54 am

Sorry Daryll - it's for your own good.
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:05 am

i'm NOT fraggin/selling my IS and getting
a fat arsed slug,
e36 my arse!
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:08 am

Well times are changing and we have felt the need to go with the flow.

Sorry gents, E36s are our future.
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:13 am

d6dph wrote:Well times are changing and we have felt the need to go with the flow.

Sorry gents, E36s are our future.
Oh now I definetley know this is a joke lol :tongue:
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:15 am

You guys are right though in a way. Far too many e30s are gettin scrapped and many are turning to e36s.
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:23 am

April fools day :mad:
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:25 am

I'm picking up this beauty today :D

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Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:29 am

Happy April everyone...! :mad:
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:lol: just spotted all the alterations to the banner and the forum titles... very good.
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:36 am

what beauty? someones taken a large blue turd and peeled bits off it... oh no wait, that is a car...I can see a rear view mirror


hohohohohohhehhehehehehhee.
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ok steve,
i'll see you on the other side,
i just closed the deal on this,i pick it up before 12 pm today.
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:40 am

Morning guys,

I've just picked up an e36 316 compact.

How can I gets more powers for twenty quids?

Where's the best place to get some 20" krome spinners as cheap as possible?

I've already fitted some sick lexus lights and blue led washer jets, just need da rimz then my ride will be looking sweeeeet!

Cheers,
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:41 am

"They were tasteful in the 90s"

Lol, I can see another e36 slating thread coming along.
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magpie wrote:ok steve,
i'll see you on the other side,
i just closed the deal on this,i pick it up before 12 pm today.
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:cry:

It's ok, I had my eye on this as well

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Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:45 am

Most impressive spoof, best I have seen so far today :D
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:54 am

Steve wrote:
magpie wrote:ok steve,
i'll see you on the other side,
i just closed the deal on this,i pick it up before 12 pm today.
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:cry:

It's ok, I had my eye on this as well

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Mate that's lush!! Anyone want to buy a couple of E30's?? I'm off E36 shoping!! winkeye
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:13 am

i got well and truly fooled, thinking someone had hacked into the zone :o:
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:16 am

i got slightly worried and was about to throw myself down the stairs :cry: i've still not finished my two e30's don't want anything else winkeye
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:28 am

That's it, I'm off to buy the nice dark green E36 318iS that I pass on the way to work each morning - anyone want to buy a clapped out old chromie
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:43 am

:wtf: :sucks: :poke: :piss: :chainsaw: :liar: :closed:

i think that just about explains what i think !!! :D
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:lol:

I thought i'd logged into the wrong forum :o:
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:34 am

yeah right mate, keep taking the tablets, i wouldnt swap the air in my n/s rear tyre for one of them.


p.s. any chance of putting the pictures of my cab back up on the site, yes they are over 6 years old but ive still got the car,
thanks.
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:36 am

are teach me a lesson to read the whole thread next time first, lol thought it was a hacker lol
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Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:46 am

actually i have been thinking of getting a e36 instead of the shitty of e30s i have - got to be better, more modern and more power and it even has 5 studs!
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:thumb:








April first woo
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R4N_S_S wrote:actually i have been thinking of getting a e36 instead of the shitty of e30s i have - got to be better, more modern and more power and it even has 5 studs!
yeah more power than a morris minor
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Very good.
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Fools of April :mad:
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I'm looking at an e36 and housing in Birmingham to get the full experiance innit.
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