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coologic
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Fri Jun 01, 2018 9:40 am
Car Of The Month
Tourings Only
This month we would like you to show us your E30s Tourings, how it's taken is up to you, on any device, location or setting.
The brief:
The photo can be taken anyway you like as long as its an E30 Touring.
The rules:
It must be your own art work and not plagiarised from the net. There will be plenty of time to get your art work complete and voting will take place via a poll once everyone has submitted their designs at the end of the month.
1 entry per member.
No asking on other forums / social media sites for people to vote either!
The process:
The competition starts on the 1st of each month,
Entries close on the 22/06/18
Voting will start on the 23/06/18
Votes close on the 30/06/18
Prize...
This months prize is an exclusive E30 Zone COTM Winners mug.

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aimlessrock
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Fri Jun 01, 2018 11:39 am
given we are now in June could next months COTM be convertibles??- just a suggestion
E30 320i Convertible (1989)
190 Mercedes (1988)
"there is nothing more expensive than a cheap E30"
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martauto
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Sat Jun 02, 2018 6:17 pm
Satan wrote:Nah wait until January..........
Might be on the road then mate .lol.
Mart.
Only the E46 cab left now.
Just got too old.
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Simon13
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Sat Jun 02, 2018 8:53 pm
not the best but my favourite, i don't even own this car anymore but i did for 6 years!
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TriggerFish
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Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:08 pm
OldEnglish68 wrote:Photo taken by a friend - I will remove if it shouldn't be here.
That's awesome!
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coologic
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Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:50 pm
OldEnglish68 wrote:
Photo taken by a friend - I will remove if it shouldn't be here.
Its your E30 does not matter where the image comes from.

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OldEnglish68
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Fri Jun 08, 2018 7:48 am
coologic wrote:OldEnglish68 wrote:
Photo taken by a friend - I will remove if it shouldn't be here.
Its your E30 does not matter where the image comes from.

Great. Thank you. Pic was taken last week after a jolly good clean-up!

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OldEnglish68
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Fri Jun 08, 2018 4:39 pm
mineralblue wrote:clearly a dying breed touring owners...
Yes, we're very special!

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magpie
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Fri Jun 08, 2018 11:36 pm
no retreat . no surrender !


m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds

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mineralblue
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Sat Jun 09, 2018 4:58 pm
And I’m hoping my engine is back from danthe before yours is. Otherwise there’s a stewards inquiry!
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OldEnglish68
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Thu Jun 14, 2018 2:23 pm
mineralblue wrote:Can cabs be postponed 'til August.. I should have mine back by then

Looks like we'll need at least until then to get a decent numbers of Tourings in the game!

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Steve
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Thu Jun 14, 2018 3:12 pm
OldEnglish68 wrote:mineralblue wrote:Can cabs be postponed 'til August.. I should have mine back by then

Looks like we'll need at least until then to get a decent numbers of Tourings in the game!

You're right, get posting people.

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Jesus325iTouring
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Thu Jun 14, 2018 3:37 pm
The end of the E30 road for Jesus.........

X5 V8 for thrills, CRV for chills, Range Rover P38 V8 for sooooo much aggravation...
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martauto
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Thu Jun 14, 2018 8:00 pm
mineralblue wrote:Can cabs be postponed 'til August.. I should have mine back by then

I`ll second that !!!
Mart.
Only the E46 cab left now.
Just got too old.
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bobbin1982
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Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:56 pm
Simon13 wrote:
not the best but my favourite, i don't even own this car anymore but i did for 6 years!
If only my diamond shwartz looked like this!!
Very nice
Driving my digger!!!!
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Satan
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Fri Jun 15, 2018 1:15 am
martauto wrote:mineralblue wrote:Can cabs be postponed 'til August.. I should have mine back by then

I`ll second that !!!
Mart.
Half cabs don't count ;o))
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magpie
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Mon Jun 18, 2018 3:03 pm
is that a respray ^^^ never seen a calypso touring

m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
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Tedswagon
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Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:02 pm
It was a re-spray. It was a really really good paint job. Original paint was grey. I had to sell it but it wouldn't even get £300 on eBay. Listed it a few times. So in the end I broke it for parts - I was totally broke at the time and needed to get as much as possible.

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TPS
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Mon Jun 18, 2018 10:05 pm
There some good competition here

1991 325i Touring Alpine White II
1994 318i Touring Sterling Silver
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Simon13
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Wed Jun 20, 2018 12:15 am
magpie wrote:is that a respray ^^^ never seen a calypso touring
3 factory 325's sold in this colour iirc. One was owned by princess Dianas Dad from new he put like 200k on it.
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martauto
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Thu Jun 21, 2018 2:25 pm
I have never really been into Tourings style wise that much, but I must say this group stand out sooooo much.
Mart.
Only the E46 cab left now.
Just got too old.