Gem's E30 325D Touring

[GemE30]

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[Quaser]

It's a common fault on those - I had a 525tds with a dodgy fuel pump - used 50% veg oil - saved a bundle on fuel, and the car ran much better too - I sold it to someone in Ireland advertising that runs fine on veg oil and he bought it because of that (and advised of fuel pump issue)

[GemE30]

Don't really want to go down the veg oil route tbh. If I have any problems with the new one then maybe.

Thanks for the advice though

[GemE30]

Few pics from Retro Rides Gathering.



Next to John's & Wrong un's.







& a few just playing around at the barn.

[GemE30]

Made it on to the write up for Slam Sanctuary along with Mat's E30 (My old one).
http://www.slamsanctuary.com/2013/08/ev ... ring-2013/

[dirtee-herbert]

LOOKING GOOD!

there are some amazing cars in that coverage link.

[GemE30]

Thanks, yeah car of the show for me was the Audi Quattro

[steve_k]

Loving the shot of your old e30. Proper rat look lol.

[GemE30]

It's not meant to be rat look lol.

[GemE30]

Touch Wood, Smokey is running and driving perfectly. Finally seem to be getting somewhere with her.






Just need to save up to get a respray and sort my dint out.

[scjimbo]

I swear I saw you the other week at harry bucklands scrapyard.

Pickings were mighty thin in there.

[GemE30]

Yeah would've been me, I was there August 17th as we were down for the Retro Rides Gathering, had a Austin 1100, graffiti mini, 190e / cavalier & few other cars with us

[scjimbo]

Yeah would've been me, I was there August 17th as we were down for the Retro Rides Gathering, had a Austin 1100, graffiti mini, 190e / cavalier & few other cars with us

Yeah thats the one. Its the knuckle duster sticker in the back I recognised.

Nice to see another one in these parts.

[GemE30]

Yeah I love going there, we go every year as part of the show

[GemE30]

Opinions please.. Looking to get my wheels refurbed and resprayed.

Which colour looks better? I'm swaying towards the white..

White


Black


Grey

[magpie]

sparkly silver

[GemE30]

There already sparkly silver.. lol.

So, yesterday we went to Players in Essex yesterday & Smokey didn't miss a beat... We did 486 miles round trip and she worked perfectly! (Touch wood).

Couple of photo's from the show..






Thanks to those who got pics of her

[andrew_baran]

Hey Gem, car was looking great at Players on Sunday. Splitter is looking especially mashed up now!

How are the Dibed front top mounts holding up? I bought a set the other day, but the bearing inside them is really tight... Do yours make any noise turning lock to lock or anything?

Cheers.

[GemE30]

Alright dude, were you in the e30?

I could really use a new splitter or respray but never have the time ha. There pretty good, no noise as of yet, only noise i get is from the tyres on full lock

[andrew_baran]

That's good to hear. I was there with my Touring too - but the guy at the gate said there wasn't any space left for show parking! We walked through to the show gate, and there were people paying for tickets! Oh well, not a big deal.

[GemE30]

You had to pay at the gate I think? It was my first time so no idea

[GemE30]

So yesterday was spent giving Smokey a clean and treated the splitter to a respray... same colour as the engine bay / grilles.


Went to a meet last night.. and some fuckwit stole my power steering cap of all things.

[steve_k]

Still looking good gem

How do you get on with the MOT with the yellow headlights??

[GemE30]

Perfectly fine. There not illegal.

Few more pics from the meet

[GemE30]

Treated the car to a new gear knob gaitor as mine was tatty.

& found this pic from a meet we went to.. Can you guess which one's mine?

[dirtee-herbert]

Im still liking this TD touring. new pics look sweet Gem. Painting up the lip has tidied up the front loads.

[GemE30]

Cheers dude. Need to sort my front panel out as it's bent but you can't tell as much now

[dirtee-herbert]

Cheers dude. Need to sort my front panel out as it's bent but you can't tell as much now

cant tell at all from the pics.

what sort of MPG are you getting from the TD lump in the touring?

[GemE30]

TDS*

On motorway journey's we've worked out to around 73mpg which is better than my father in law's bora.

Short journey's it's not that good. Fella lives around 45 mins away so it's quite good for that as well.

[dirtee-herbert]

TDS*

On motorway journey's we've worked out to around 73mpg which is better than my father in law's bora.

Short journey's it's not that good. Fella lives around 45 mins away so it's quite good for that as well.

haha TDS sorry

73 MPG

I may have to consider a TDS swap im my toring then if you dont mind

[GemE30]

Nah I don't mind. It was bound to happen eventually

[GemE30]

I sneaked a few photo's with one of the wedding cars on Saturday


Few pics from the Lichfield meet.... highlight of the night was being asked if it was a 2.8 as it didn't look like a 2.5. ;)

[GemE30]

Got bored on friday so me and a friend headed to a local graffiti tunnel.

[ImysE30]

Very cool touring and i'm not a touring fan

[GemE30]

Cheers dude

Quick pic from MFN.

So, came back from Centre Parcs earlier than expected.. as our friend took the bikes on her bike rack, we had to find a way to get them home with us... Wasn't to bad, had to cable tied the boot.

Couldn't resist a photo of the height difference between mine & a standard car

The car's developing a few problems that are starting to really wind me up as well. When the heaters on, it intermittently flickers on and off along with the electric window switches doing the same.. quite off the heater will still blow without the key in the ignition & it's started to eat propshaft donuts..