E30 hierarchy...(Top Trumps)

[e30topless]

Without getting into hair splitting (evo this, evo that, Alpina this etc.), and ignoring bodyshells, this my Top Trumps:

M3
Alpina
318is
325i
323i
320i
318i (M40)
318i (other)
316i
316
All autos
Anything council

so other than owning a 318is what experience have you got with the other models to decide the order of the list ?

[Speedtouch]

I'd rate the 333i and South African 325iS as worthy of a mention too.

http://www.alpina-archive.com/?page_id=7678

Oh, and let's not forget the Baur convertibles!

[Rav335uk]

No Alex, i'm always around

[johnl320]

I dunno why people slate the m30, I love driving mine and most passengers are surprised by the way it gets going.

[Alex]

No Alex, i'm always around

Like me then, Got nothing else better to do on a friday night

[Rav335uk]

I dunno why people slate the m30, I love driving mine and most passengers are surprised by the way it gets going.

Most of the Haterz have never been in one John,

[Alex]

i just like winding rav up

I cant imagine them being slow, Rav you will have to take me out in it at the pod this year

[e30topless]

I dunno why people slate the m30, I love driving mine and most passengers are surprised by the way it gets going.

Most of the Haterz have never been in one John,

they resort to the 24v donks in total fear of the M30 Torque curve

[Ajsingh]

Topless a 318is is a "baby m3" so its top ranks, init bruv!

Lol epic fail this thread

[DanThe]

I dunno why people slate the m30, I love driving mine and most passengers are surprised by the way it gets going.

Most of the Haterz have never been in one John,

No need, most 24v just go past them

[Simon13]

such bickering!

where does a 325i sport fir in?!

[MARKYMARKY]

Blah blah blah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[e301988325i]

I dunno why people slate the m30, I love driving mine and most passengers are surprised by the way it gets going.

it's a bit like saying Cheryl Cole is fat, no one believes it, no one means it, & they know they don't stand a chance. Shame they're such heavy boat anchors.

[johnl320]

I dont get it Alex, but I'm not the brightest

[Simon13]

I've been in an M30 3.5 touring that Andy on here used to own. That was doing 260bhp with the torque to go. An M30 engined e30 is a serious weapon, even one with a good stock engine shifts. They'll give a proper 2.7 a match on the road. - That hurts to say that for me!

[Dezzy]

No Hartge option?

[fastdiablo]

I've been in an M30 3.5 touring that Andy on here used to own. That was doing 260bhp with the torque to go. An M30 engined e30 is a serious weapon, even one with a good stock engine shifts. They'll give a proper 2.7 a match on the road. - That hurts to say that for me!

That car's alive and well still Simon and living in Northants

[Simon13]

good it did end up forsale with some div at one point. I take it you rescued it?!

[fastdiablo]

good it did end up forsale with some div at one point. I take it you rescued it?!

I've had the car now for near on 3 years, I was that div that had it up for sale about a year ago. Finances weren't so good and it was having running problems. I got some silly offers and ridiculous questions through ebay (normal I suppose) so decided to keep it. I changed the fuel pump and relay with no joy, it turned out it was the coil pack that was failing intermittently. Andy used a 24v scorpio pack, I changed that and its now running better than when I first got it

So where would this stand in the hierarchy ? . . .

[Simon13]

do you have a few porkas then? i just remember seeing it forsale on a driveway next to a 911 of some sort

[fastdiablo]

do you have a few porkas then? i just remember seeing it forsale on a driveway next to a 911 of some sort

Ah, no, that was the div I bought it off, LOL,

He had little network going that was buying 911's from the States then selling them into Europe, seemed like a family business that was doing quite well. If you remember the porkas in the pic didn't have any rear bumpers, they had taken them off along with some other bits to change them to EU spec to sell on.

He said he bought it to go drifting in, not sure it had enough power for him . . .
(I'm no drift monkey but a mate can drift it really well, not that I let him very often)

It had a real $hitty and worn cloth interior when I got it (I think Andy sold it stripped out but not sure) that I binned straight away and replaced with the full leather I took out of my old touring that had died of tin rot. I think the coil pack had started to give up back then when I first got it. After bit of a service I got it running better but not like now, it now ticks over much smoother, picks up much cleaner and even sounds sharper

I had it remapped to run on unleaded from EN 85 as there's not much of that for sale round here so its lost a little power, its now only making 250 bhp but at least I can fill up where ever I want !

[Simon13]

Good stuff indeed the Div i was referring to wasn't you! phew

[fastdiablo]

Good stuff indeed the Div i was referring to wasn't you! phew

PMSL, no, not this time ! . . .

[mrLEE30]

fixed and locked

325i
323i
320i

anything else is a variant or not enough cylinders

[George]

[George]

[fuzzy]

as far as controversial threads go this is lame. is this the best that we now get ? you need a new angle.

[DanThe]

Hierarchy = fastest wins

[Cloggy Saint]

Hierarchy = fastest wins

Incorrect.

1) Anythng that isn't a rusted out chavved up mess
2) who cares?

[DanThe]

Hierarchy = fastest wins

Incorrect.

1) Anythng that isn't a rusted out chavved up mess and very fast
2) Anything that isnt a rusted out chavved up mess but slower
3) Any other scrap

EFA

[BEERBOY123]

LAG

[Cloggy Saint]

EFA? LAG?

[Simon13]

eh? are we so lazy we can't type whole words now?!

[DanThe]

? CBA..