WHAT WOULD YOU OWN IF NOT AN E30 ??

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Fri Mar 10, 2006 9:46 pm

as the title suggests.. dunno if its been on here before I own a vw and more on the dub forums , and this questions was raised and the E30 was a firm favourire with the dubbers. so for the same type of money that you have spent what would be another choice ??
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I would like to put the Audi KV 5-pot in a MK2 Golf or a Scirocco, but I have gone jap recently and some interesting machinery then comes into the radar.
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E36 M3 or Integra Type R.
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Fri Mar 10, 2006 10:03 pm

For the same sort of money as the cecotto i guess id have an e36 M3 GT or save a bit more and get an e46 m3
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Fri Mar 10, 2006 10:08 pm

It would be a Vauxhall Zafira because thats what I own.


But if the question was, what would you like to own!


It would be this

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and this at the same time

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Ideally, sat along side the M3 in the garage!
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Fri Mar 10, 2006 10:16 pm

I've always fancied an E34 M5 but I'm now waiting for the E39s to come into range 8)

There are alot of cars I'd consider. Literally dozens.

Ultimately, something interesing and RWD.
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Fri Mar 10, 2006 10:17 pm

R33 Skyline GTS
Delta intergrali evo
Mk1 Escort with Cosy lump :mad: :D
I'd love to own a 290 Brookland's Capri, just for the experience :)
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Fri Mar 10, 2006 10:42 pm

For Ԛ£1.5k Honda CRX
For Ԛ£4-7k Porsche 944 S2 or Turbo SE

Possibly SX200, MKI/II Golf GTI, Corrado VR6, or Clio Williams for inbetween money

And an outside chance of E34 525i sport, M5, E28 535i
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golf vr6.
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Lordschleife wrote:For Ԛ£1.5k Honda CRX
For Ԛ£4-7k Porsche 944 S2 or Turbo SE

Possibly SX200, MKI/II Golf GTI, Corrado VR6, or Clio Williams for inbetween money

And an outside chance of E34 525i sport, M5, E28 535i
An excellent choice sir

If i could find one and had the guts for it I would love to aquire a Renault Alpine A610 Turbo or a GTA V6t
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Fri Mar 10, 2006 10:52 pm

E30BeemerLad wrote:
Lordschleife wrote:For Ԛ£1.5k Honda CRX
For Ԛ£4-7k Porsche 944 S2 or Turbo SE

Possibly SX200, MKI/II Golf GTI, Corrado VR6, or Clio Williams for inbetween money

And an outside chance of E34 525i sport, M5, E28 535i
An excellent choice sir

If i could find one and had the guts for it I would love to aquire a Renault Alpine A610 Turbo or a GTA V6t
Why thankyou! <bows>

Renault Alpine - you nutter! :P
Cheers,
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Fri Mar 10, 2006 10:56 pm

Actually last year I saw an Alpine parked up on someones drive couple of miles from here, looked like it wasnt used much these days and a 2nd or 3rd car.
Wonder if its still there...
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MKII Mexico or a Fiat Mirafiori both mucho fun but i like my estates so id have to say T5 Please, your gettin ex police ones for a song just now gotta be worth a shot 8)
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Delta intergrali evo
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Corrado VR6, just for the noise and the fact that nothing else on the road looks remotely similar to them.

Possibly a E30 320is, very understated.
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Vr6 mk2 golf
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i'm with simon on the audi quattro what a car started a whole new generation and a sound that nothing can match even today :wan:
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I'm liking simons choice big time...but it would have to be an rs200...evo of course, nothing like 650bhp and 0-60 in 2.2 seconds winkeye winkeye
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audi quattro turbo , lotus carlton , mazda 323 gtx 4wd turbo , 200sx , evo 6 ralli art!!

theres some of my favs! :cool:
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Hartge h35 e30... ( for sale in near future )
bmw 328i sport e36 :)
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Sat Mar 11, 2006 10:33 am

good question, gotta be rear wheel drive i reckon

later model E34 M5, power and luxury :cool:

merc 190E 2.5 16V

E32 750iL

300ZX twin turbo

older caterham/lotus 7

all must be getting fairly cheap in price by now

but really wouldn't mind one of these....

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If the E30 didnt exist all together id have probably gone for a mk1 Toyota MR2 (came close to buying one anyway!) or a mk2 Golf GTi, not sure about 8v or 16vs tho.

Mind you, my current car ive deemed as a good replacement :bolt:
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rwd saphire cossie
ae86 twin cam corolla
nissan 200sx
vr6 vw corrado
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more than likely and e36 or e34 of some varient
Bollocks to this 24v scrap!
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Golf GTI, the car that started it all !
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Sat Mar 11, 2006 12:27 pm

Most likely an Impreza, that and the sport are the only cars i dont mind heavy insurance on, but failing that then a Peugeot 106 S2 Rallye.
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In place of the M3 possibly a Lancia delta Inegrale Evo II or Audi Quattro 20v

The 325i sport I would replace with a Ford Escort MKII RS 2000
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Sat Mar 11, 2006 2:54 pm

bigrimz wrote:as the title suggests.. dunno if its been on here before I own a vw and more on the dub forums , and this questions was raised and the E30 was a firm favourire with the dubbers. so for the same type of money that you have spent what would be another choice ??
hmm, I spent Ԛ£300 on my e30, so i'm kinda limited...

Ԛ£188 bought me an e34 535i and Ԛ£100 bought me an e32 735i, so thats not too bad.

for Ԛ£300 i'd probably buy a skudder of a "valver nova" as they are scary as feck.

maybe a 190e merc.

or a humped mk2 golf gti 8v small bumper in black.
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jonbuoy wrote:R33 Skyline GTS
I have been very tempted by one of them :twisted:
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Sat Mar 11, 2006 3:39 pm

RX7 hope to have one as my next car aswell as the E30, id also have a supra or mk2 escort or sierra cossi and a loooowwww mk2 golf gti 8v.
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Sat Mar 11, 2006 4:55 pm

sorry abit off topic but I have been offered an evo Integrale for Ԛ£6k. L reg, about 70k miles and rebuilt engine and new turbo about 5k ago. ALll bills and history too. It needs a respray though as its got abit of surface rust bubbling up. Is that good money you think?
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Sat Mar 11, 2006 6:01 pm

e34 540i would be my choice
1986 325i - Gone. 1993 318i touring, m52 in the planning stages.
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Sat Mar 11, 2006 6:40 pm

If I had to buy something for about the same money as an E30, I'd go for an original Mercedes 190 Cosworth - understated (if it's not been tarted up) and got to be a future collectable.
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e30m3lover wrote:sorry abit off topic but I have been offered an evo Integrale for Ԛ£6k. L reg, about 70k miles and rebuilt engine and new turbo about 5k ago. ALll bills and history too. It needs a respray though as its got abit of surface rust bubbling up. Is that good money you think?
It sound's pretty good as everything has been rebuilt :cool:
My mate bought one a couple of year's ago that was in pretty good nick and payed 9k for it, it sounded gorgous :D
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