Most interesting fact

[swindy]

Here I am trying to re-learn things about the E30 so here's your chance to brag, tell me and the rest of the forum the most interesting fact you know about the E30. Any model, any nationality, and modification.

Think the most interesting fact i know is that BMW made a four wheel drive version of the car called the 325ix available in Gemany in 2 door saloon and Touring. Not a great fact considering some I have heard but thats the most interesting one I knew before I came on here.

YOUR TURN.............

[Jesus325iTouring]

An E30 325i SE 4 door saloon is capable of driving down the Ridgeway!

[johnono]

325 ix is also available in a 4dr saloon, which is noice..

[Jesus325iTouring]

325 ix is also available in a 4dr saloon, which is noice..

And probably better for tackleing the Ridgeway!

[johnono]

happy easter jesus

[Jesus325iTouring]

happy easter jesus

Cheers Johnono....

[6potWil6pot]

The side light coming on when the ignitions off if you pull the indicators further than they usually go...
What a useless gimmick lol!

[naylor04]

The side light coming on when the ignitions off if you pull the indicators further than they usually go...
What a useless gimmick lol!

Isnt that used for the parking lights, i know on mine ,depending on which way i pull my indicator, alters which side light comes on, also same with rear lights.
Just a thought.

Lee.

[Simon13]

I've read somewhere that Alpina developed the M20 2.5, but BMW said thanks and nicked it off them like they did with the 4.6is V8 X5 engine!

So that was how the 2.7's came about when they went back to the drawing board?!

[e30nerd]

1982-1990 2 doors - total of 1,108,972
1982-1990 4 doors - total of 1,056,563

I can list it by model but it may bore you

I wonder how many are still on the road? - Anyone from the DVLA here? I think Total BMW had an article listing the curent number still registered

the highest UK sales year was 1989 with 29 072 being produced

You can see where I get my name from now

[Simon13]

no keep going!

[e30nerd]

no keep going!

oh ... ok if you force me

production wise:
89-90 318iS 38,613
82-90 320i/2dr 198,279
82-90 320i/4dr 181,680
82-90 323i/2dr 64,076 not sure about the years
82-90 323i/4dr 26,700
85-90 325i/2dr 112, 368
85-90 325i/4dr 82,873
85-90 325iX 29,553
83-88 325e 2&4dr 189,287
86-90 M3 saloons 17,184
88-91 M3 cab 785
86-90 320i cab 25,620
85-90 325i cab 72,586

does not inclue the cars built running alnog side the e36

[e30nerd]

Sales
1980 6 463
1981 10 330
1982 13 776
1983 14 214
1984 16 258
1985 20 793
1986 24 125
1987 24 883
1988 26 441
1989 29 072
1990 25 119
1991 25 699

I'm not that much of a nerd - all plagerised from Jeremy Walton's Collectors Guide to the BMW 3-series

[Zayyan]

This may be a stupid question but how come there were sales in 80/81?

Were these just pre-orders?

The side light coming on when the ignitions off if you pull the indicators further than they usually go...
What a useless gimmick lol!

Isnt that used for the parking lights, i know on mine ,depending on which way i pull my indicator, alters which side light comes on, also same with rear lights.
Just a thought.

Lee.

I just tried this...and it works!

Gotta agree it's a useless gimmick!

For me the most interesting fact is the way the front wheels bank, I may be showing my stupidity here but I don't think many other cars at the time did it?

[e30nerd]

I'm not sure - the book does cover the e21 so it may be the tail end of those sales

[mrLEE30]

325iX was only a 4dr saloon (according to my german mate) prove him wrong!!?? (they also made a 525ix too!!)

i like the parking light thingy cause i can leave my angel eyes on when parked!! not too long though!

mrlee

[Moofles]

ok mr lee





note the iX-only arches/skirts...

[andrewe30m3]

Interesting e30 fact ... erm - If you have the doors open you can operate the electric windows and sunroof with the ignition off.

Also some cool trickery with the OBC but can't remember how to access this.

Interesting E36 fact - There is a sequence with the ignition barrel and the mileage reset button that gets Speedo and Rev counter to fly all the way round and then back again ... AKA Mercedes McLaren SLR Style on startup.

Andrew

[Jesus325iTouring]

Interesting E36 fact - There is a sequence with the ignition barrel and the mileage reset button that gets Speedo and Rev counter to fly all the way round and then back again ... AKA Mercedes McLaren SLR Style on startup.

Andrew

I've always wanted mine to do this

[Davenotouring]

I think the parking light thing is quite useful, say if one side of your car is poking out a little too far into the road or something

[Zayyan]

Interesting E36 fact - There is a sequence with the ignition barrel and the mileage reset button that gets Speedo and Rev counter to fly all the way round and then back again ... AKA Mercedes McLaren SLR Style on startup.

Andrew

I've always wanted mine to do this

Anyone know what this sequence is? I've got some E36 wrongness outside I can try it out on

[mrLEE30]

ah ha

one wronged german!!!! cheers Moofles That is a Yank version no??

mrlee

[Moofles]

yup tis a yank version

the thing about the e36 speedo/rev counter, apparently it also flashes a load of the lights etc, its some kind of self test ive been told. its something like you hold down the mileage reset button and turn the ignition (not all the way presumably) but i never got the chance to try this on the z3 before its demise!

[Demlotcrew]

King kong aint got sh!t on me !

[mrLEE30]

Now then, I confronted my german friend and he now claims thats not what he said!! he said that it was the 324 diesel (turbo??) only available in four door. now can anyone prove this wrong??!!

mr lee

[Ziggy]

The side light coming on when the ignitions off if you pull the indicators further than they usually go...
What a useless gimmick lol!

Guys, read the highway code!!

"All vehicles MUST display parking lights when parked on a road or a lay-by on a road with a speed limit greater than 30 mph."

[pacerpete]

Mrlee30 your german friend needs to 1. stop listening to bon jovi, 2. cut up his membership for the David hasselhof fan club, 3. get his mullet and tache sorted and finally read a few more books about e30s. BMW DID make touring IXs and touring 324TDs, i have been involved in the demise of both and seen them in the flesh.

[Simon13]

The m20 engine was originally called an M60, it was renamed for the E28,E30 models. Don't ask why i don't know! The M60 tag was revived later on in about 92/93 for the 3.0 and 4.0 litre V8's

[Widge]

If you have the OBC - in the range function - press the 1 button and the 1000 button (I think) and it will tell yuo how much fuel the car recons there is in the tank!!

[Moofles]

mrlee is this your german friend?

either way he is quite clearly a tit, tell him to stop trying to impress people, and go and actually read up instead! heheh

[325dude]

this is probably know by all but i will say it any way the m3 engines block is the same as the on in the old 2002 and was also in the highest horsepower F1 racing car to be built to date the m10 the engine produced 1500horse power and considering the block was only a 1.4 liter four pot at this point (i might be wrong about the liters but i dont think i am) not bad really .................ok ...ok.........it did have a HUGE turbo but hey how cool........................j

[technoviolet]

this is probably know by all but i will say it any way the m3 engines block is the same as the on in the old 2002 and was also in the highest horsepower F1 racing car to be built to date the m10 the engine produced 1500horse power and considering the block was only a 1.4 liter four pot at this point (i might be wrong about the liters but i dont think i am) not bad really .................ok ...ok.........it did have a HUGE turbo but hey how cool........................j

I remember seeing a program about this.unbelievable stuff.wasn't there something about them preferring to use second hand blocks for this also which they would leave outside to weather harden,the lads would pop outside to have a p*ss on them to help the process.i sh*t you not!

[Gunni]

some e30Ԛ´s possibly only motronic 1.0 had the gauges tacho and speedo jump after you turn the car off,

I have only seen it in 2 cars and itԚ´s owned by the same guy,
.

another funny fact,
If you let your engine overheat it will not require ignition to run, will not run well but stumple, also has to have carb,

[Pal318is]

Last time I looked there was approximately 1,200 318is's in the uk....Don't know how many are left out of that figure now!?
I know where some of them are though.........!!

[Widge]

some e30Ԛ´s possibly only motronic 1.0 had the gauges tacho and speedo jump after you turn the car off,

My car does this now, it's an '88 325i and only the rev counter does it.

Interesting fact although not E30 related. The M1 had gilloutine throttles to reduce turbulence caused by a butterfly on full throttle openings!