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Simon13
The longest resto in the world !
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Tue Aug 03, 2010 6:12 pm

i think i've had about 16 now :o 28 next month 8O
Dezzy
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Tue Aug 03, 2010 6:15 pm

30 last Monday :eek:

5 E30's so far.
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toecutter666
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Location: bedfordshire

Tue Aug 03, 2010 6:15 pm

Just turned 37 today and on my second e30, always wanted an e30 when growing up but could only afford mk2 escorts, mk1 astras and any other piece of rusty junk. Looking and getting a third if something i fancy turns up.
bedumon
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Wed Aug 04, 2010 12:51 am

Turned 20 a few months ago and on my 1st E30. Nice 316i, hopefully many more to come.......definately S14 powered in the future.
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Twisty
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Location: Torbay

Wed Aug 04, 2010 1:50 am

Im 21 and on my first e30. Like others have said the thought of owning a relatively new car has never appealed to me.
octanejunkie
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Location: Somerset England

Wed Aug 04, 2010 9:12 am

I'm 32. I've had loads of Beemers.
Jesus325iTouring
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Frog freak !
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Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:44 am

Had my first E30 at 20,now 35 and still driving them :D
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X5 V8 for thrills, CRV for chills, Range Rover P38 V8 for sooooo much aggravation...
shimsheemer
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Location: South

Wed Aug 04, 2010 11:42 am

31 and on my 5th E30. Like to think I've experienced the best that the E30 has to offer.

One of the ones who saw them as a kid and just had to have one...
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silversideofthemoon
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Location: near a river in the north west

Wed Aug 04, 2010 4:24 pm

am 32 and on my 4th touring
formally touringandy.............driving e30 320i touring and e39 535i
gary
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Thu Aug 05, 2010 12:55 pm

41 and on 5 E30's
bobski
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Location: worcestershire/lee on solent

Thu Aug 05, 2010 1:58 pm

i,m nearly 27, 11 bmws since i turned 18 with my first sport, 5 of which were e30's all 2.5's and 3 of sports 1 cab and now IS with 2.5 in. rest were 3.0 and 3.2's say no more........ bitten by the bug.
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dalbye30
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Fri Aug 06, 2010 1:24 pm

good man sounds like yu like ya fast beemers
fuzzy
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Location: melbourne Australia

Fri Aug 06, 2010 1:25 pm

ive just turned 40 and grown out of e30's. i dont imagine ill ever have another. i only really had one but by fook it was a good one.
Rav335uk
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Fri Aug 06, 2010 1:36 pm

Jusy over the big 4 0 and my 1st e30 owned for the last 14yrs. :D
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If you Got "Haters",Then your doing something Right!
CR24v??? Where's it all gone?? LOL
Morat
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Fri Aug 06, 2010 1:43 pm

38, 3rd touring. Not my only car but I do love it!
E30 Touring 0.35 cD - more slippery than prison soap :)

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Praise the Lard... and pass the dripping!
320iAN
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Fri Aug 06, 2010 1:47 pm

40yrs young & had 4 E30's my latest is the first 4 pot E30 ive owned :twisted:

ive had a few other BM's & my first car way back before i had a licence was a 323i E21 winkeye
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zaust
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Fri Aug 06, 2010 2:18 pm

36 soon for me, Currently have 3 but owned load's of e30's, and just because I love the way they drive and look. And also finding a decent manta is to costly now day's .. I work with new car's and just don't like them.
M30 Tech 1 Touring on gas.
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DJL1987
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Location: Middlesbrough

Fri Aug 06, 2010 3:36 pm

Morat wrote:Most people are older than 19 :)
There are two main sorts of E30 owner, young guys who don't want to drive a saxo... and everyone else :D
Made me chuckle, as the car before my IS was a Saxo VTR!

I'm 23, on my first and probably last E30 (it's never getting sold, ever.)
Nay
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Fri Aug 06, 2010 3:58 pm

Im 22, but had my first E30 when I turned 20, which is my red 320i SE auto. At 21 I bought a 325i project car.

I'm contemplating my 3rd E30 as we speak! (2nd 325i). Mainly to do with the fact my 320i is basically dead now, rust destroying the scuttle, pink disease, and so on.

I've also had an E34 535i!
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Uni is killing the project.
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DJL1987
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Fri Aug 06, 2010 4:15 pm

Nay wrote:Im 22, but had my first E30 when I turned 20, which is my red 320i SE auto. At 21 I bought a 325i project car.

I'm contemplating my 3rd E30 as we speak! (2nd 325i). Mainly to do with the fact my 320i is basically dead now, rust destroying the scuttle, pink disease, and so on.

I've also had an E34 535i!

That the same as an M535? They look so nice, I'd love one some day! What was it like?
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Alyn
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Fri Aug 06, 2010 5:26 pm

I'm 55 and I'm on my 3rd:

316 bought new in 1985
320 Cabby bought new in 1987
325 Cabby bought Jan 2010 (and thoroughly enjoying it)
bmw9818
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Location: Croydon

Fri Aug 06, 2010 6:18 pm

im 20 with my first e30, best car ever, get so many nice comments about my car ! :drive:
sunnyr83
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Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:03 pm

Im 27 and on my 6th e30 in a row..love the looks the interior mainly the dashboard layout, even a battered rust bucket still looks good (from a distance). Hate driving any other newish car find them too boring..people who slate them for being old, ugly blah blah blah are those that have never driven or sat as a passenger in an e30....love it.. :D
autoalex
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Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:12 pm

I'm 25 and on my first....

Dalbye30, I hope you realise that you will now need to collect all this data (which you asked for) and work out a nice cross-section!!

I'm reckoning the average owner is approx 34, on his second E30...
e30shed
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Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:24 pm

36 yrs and 4th E30
Also had a 2 E28's, 2 Edirty6's, and numerous E46's and E9x's as company cars.
E30's are my favourite 3 series :)
1988 325i SE h/c
Black sport leather, mtec suspension -60mm, LSD, tech1 steering wheel, chipped motronic 1.3 & numerous scabby bits R.I.P
2003 320d ES pov R.I.P Now in swirlflap heaven.
2001 330i SE MV1's
1987 M535i Alpine white
vokietis
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Location: North London

Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:41 pm

32yrs curently have
1988 325 cabby
1989 325 two door m52 b28 conversion
1985 325e two door (will do m60 b40 swap soon)
1990 316i with lpg multipoint injection
1987 e28 m535i
1996 e34 540i 6speed manual (will be used as a donor car)
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ah
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Location: surrey

Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:56 pm

I'm 45 this year.
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Born on the 23 April 1990 320i Alpinweiss ll kabriolett! (SOLD BUT NOT FORGOTTEN !) :cry:
leeparkes
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Married to the E30 Zone
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Location: Black country

Fri Aug 06, 2010 8:06 pm

36 and on my third E30
Cypriotgeeza wrote:I done both my mates in my old 318is
felt so proud,even tried it with a E30 325i and got put in my place.. :o:
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THE_Liam
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Fri Aug 06, 2010 8:59 pm

I'm looking for my first E30 and I'm 23 next week :)

Had 11 cars, mainly French but never a Saxo 8)
burtcocain
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E30 Zone Newbie
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Fri Aug 06, 2010 9:08 pm

Im 32 and on my second e30. i also own a e39 540i-ive owned 6 BMW's total.....i will NEVER own any other make!!
Topblag
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Fri Aug 06, 2010 9:21 pm

I'm 36, first E30 was when I was 22. Kept it off the road for 7 years, sold it in 2003 and got divorced so it didn't get replaced. Bought my 2nd E30 2 years ago, now I've got three - Cabby, Sport and sh*tter.
1990 325i Cab auto in Alpine White II
1988 Alpina C2.5 moredoor in Black, 71k
1990 325ix, moredoor auto in Laser Blue. 51k
1984 Hartge H35 in Black
2004 996 C4S in Silver 43k manual
2006 Audi S6 V10 in Black 58k
Jones
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Location: Gloucestershire/Bristol

Sat Aug 07, 2010 4:56 pm

20, E30 316i lux owned since i was 16, been driving it on and off since.
aaronsmart
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Location: Bournemouth

Sat Aug 07, 2010 5:38 pm

im 19 on my first e30
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mattrs
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Sat Aug 07, 2010 5:49 pm

I am 31 and on my 5th one!

Wise choice, there damm good cars!
cragles
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Location: Grays, Essex

Sat Aug 07, 2010 6:11 pm

I'm 30, but I was 28 when I got the e30 after a couple of e46's.

Thinking about chopping in my current e46 (daily driver) for another e30 though, since I only do 10,000 rather than the previous 30,000 miles a year now
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