hi, im new..

[slider2]

hi, just signed up as i think im finally going to cave in and get an e30..
ive wanted one for years, but ive always had 205 gti's, but now i want some rwd fun..
i know hardly anything about bmw's, so im going to trawl this place for all the info i can! cheers guys

[Jimbob]

hi

[Daryll]

Welcome to the zone slider

Ditch the French wrinkley carrier like a bagette off the Eifel Tower and get the E30 as quick as possible, you will not regret it. Trust me I'm a doctor!

[peejay]

Welcome aboard Slidey, watch out you will info' overdose on here!!



Peejay.

[rowemeister]

Welcome to the 'zone' mate.

Its not just rear wheel fun you will be getting! You will have build quality and a feeling of greatness.

[slider2]

lol, cheers guys. one of the reasons i want to change is in fact the build quality issue....my pug rattles like a good 'un, even though most of the interior has been ditched..
ive basically been turning it into a track day car, but now i want a change. typical really!

[Stoney_god]

you'll never be the same again !!

[slider2]

blimey, you werent jokin about the info overload!
ive some long nights ahead of me!

[A1BMW325iSport]

welcome to the zone dude

Matt

[dazleeds]

welcome to thezone fella

[iDreamBeemer]

Welcome

[georgen]

Welcome dude. You'll never go back once you've driven an E30 !!

[316eyes]

Welcome to the zone mate. But a word of warning - if your going to read all the info on e30's on this forum you will NEVER have time to drive your car!!!!!!!!!

[slider2]

thanks again guys!
im slowly working my way through the archives...
only prob is i really need to sell my 205 before i get another car as the driveway is getting full...oops!
can i ask, what is a standard e30 like to drive? handling wise (providing the suspension isnt fooked that is), and is the difference in power very noticeable between a 1.6, 1.8 and a 2.0? cheers

[slider2]

/\/\ any info peeps...? /\/\

[smithy318i]

Welcome.

It depends on what you look at. My 316 (M10 carb) ran quite well, but once i got in my 318i I wondered why i even bothered with the 316. That said, I got another 318i which ran like a bag of shyte.
Some say the 320i is crap (but i can't comment on that one)
I don't dare jump in a 325i coz i might kill myself.

[Turbo-Brown]

thanks again guys!
im slowly working my way through the archives...
only prob is i really need to sell my 205 before i get another car as the driveway is getting full...oops!
can i ask, what is a standard e30 like to drive? handling wise (providing the suspension isnt fooked that is), and is the difference in power very noticeable between a 1.6, 1.8 and a 2.0? cheers

They're nothing like the 205 (I changed from a 1.9 to a 325 last year) the handling's nowhere as twitchy and the cabin's nowhere near as squeeky.

Pedals in the 205 are better for heel & toeing and the steering wheel will feel strangely high in the Beemer compared to the 205.

Other than that, they're miles better! No torque steer, no juddering through the steering when you break traction.

Wouldn't say they were any more or less forgiving than the 205 in terms of losing it though.

One last thing, I got BETTER economy out of the 325i than the 1.9 so don't necessarily buy one of the smaller engines on those grounds

EDIT> Oh it's you! Made it over from the 205GTidrivers then Hey do I get some kind of pyramid scheme reward for bringing in new people?

[slider2]

lol fancy seeing you here!!