My old 318i saloon and my 325i tourer

[ImysE30]

Any more pictures, engine bay/interior?

Welcome mate, good to see someone who has the balls to do something different

[touringkev]

havnt done anything to the under bonnet area yet mate just dropped a 2.5 in as it was a 2.0l the interior has been started dvd player and media mirror speaker upgrades and a big bass box in the luggage area so in answer to the other guy yes i do always drive with my window open with very heavy bass banging out usually drum n bass or hip hop occassionaly rock or love songs or reggae not fussed as long as its loud and keeping the rust at bay lol.

[steve325i]

Its not my cup of tea, but fair play to you Kev for doing something different and doing all the work yourself.

[ChemicalAl]

Don't be so deffensive kev,it's only a bit of banter.If your gonna do your beemer up like an Ali G ride,replace the traditional badge with a badge that says 'gangster', then post it on an enthusiasts website,your opening yourself up for a ribbing.Welcome to the Zone anyway.

Think this sums it up well enough.

Personally, I think they're both seriously ott (that touring rear is pretty ugly), but I can really appreciate your dedication, and ability to work on cars. Just wish you had the same taste as the majority on here, and used your undoubted ability to keep them as close to original as possible. These cars are design icons (probably why you chose them in the first place), why feck arond with them?

However, where are my manners - Welcome to the zone fella!

[Nobby_N]

Seeming as you think your so tuff why are you running off crying.
Ive offered to fulfil your wishes and call you gay to your face and spit shine your large parting.

I think this quote should win the prize! pmsl

[Jhonno]

Err.. Welcome to the forum. You will need a thick skin, but you wont find a better resource for info on these old turds.

[town325i]

but everything i do on my cars i do myself i havnt got a rich daddy or a healthy bank account to book my car into garages or dealers so what i do i am proud of

i think you will find that 90% of this forum is the same most of us use these cars as a daily driver so we need to fix them ourselves just to keep the costs down

[capri_rob]

Welcome to the zone kev. That location in the black car pics looks very familiar - Sutton Park ?

[beemerbird]

Welcome to the zone, Kev. As has been used in completely the wrong context in an earlier post, this is a site for E30 enthusiasts, so you obviously have as much 'right' to be here as the OEM brigade.

I applaud the fact that you have a personal vision about how you want your cars to be. Makes a refreshing change

This site is a brilliant resource for all things E30, so please don't let any of the above bother you. Personally, however, I doubt it has done

[beemerbird]

This site is more for the purist but some people like to modify.

This site is for people who like, love, have or want E30s.
Kev - search in the Photo Gallery for the thread by Steve, who founded the E30 zone (called 'It's time to come clean'). This may put a smile on your face

[touringkev]

cheers guys i aint bothered as i said before, i am thick skinned big belly,d bald headed and tattoo,d , so i always get stick from people unfortunatly i dont have a parting though, at the end of the day e30,s are my life i eat sleep work and deffo play these cars, so because mine isnt like anybody elses, then that doesnt make me a target for unwelcomed comments, im not a knob im a well informed likeable person, iv been around the modified car scene for many years, thats what i like .
yes mate that is sutton park good find there
anyway now the formals are out the way can we get onto the good side of owning these cars.

[RicoSuave]

this is my old saloon

I didn't even notice the Wanksta motor! I was too busy checking out the fat chicks getting it on in the background

As most people have said, it's not really my cuppa tea but fair play on pushing the boundaries.

Anyway, welcome to the forum.

[beemerbird]

cheers guys

And Gals IF you don't mind

[braxtonator]

Sorry mate but what was you thinking of trying to smooth out the original number plate bit and then after doing a terrible job of that you stick the number plate under the rear bumper bit.
And come on why put gangsta you should of put Dave Courtney if you wanna be like him and play gangster
Plus you still have the problem of getting black exhaust marks on the rear valance cmon get with the times and work it out like we all did

[gooner1]

Love it or Hate it, vive le difference, and welcome to the War Zone, oops, E30 Zone.

[touringkev]

sorry thanks guys and GALS , the gangsta badge was put on there for a laugh for a show we attended at the pod, i dont like any badges whatsoever, the number plate was put as far under the bumper as poss specifically to piss the old bill off as i was always getting pulled for it so they had to get on their hands and knees to see the number plate lights in the bumper, tbh i didnt like the smoothed panel on the back as it was my first attempt at any kind of smoothing but hey we all do things that we dont like afterwards.

[Mucker_325i]

Not to my taste, but i do like most tourings. Mine isnt a 316i with rusty arches and dull paintwork either.

[Hellbound]

Welcome to the zone Kev, I'm kind of a newbie but haven't bothered to introduce myself in the newbie section because that's not how I roll. You'll find this site a friendly place and valuable resource, people here are often happy to help you out if you've got a question. It may even influence you on the taste front too. If modifying is your bag, how about the Euro look?

As for your cars, all I can say is you've got bigger balls than me.

[KimH]

Go for it. The bottom line, irrespective of taste or individual preference, is that it's another E30 saved: another vote in the consensus that these are cars are something special and are worthy of saving. Like many others, though I would not choose to do this myself, I’d prefer to see this car driven than scrapped.