One honest chromie

[martauto]

Fogs now fitted




Mart.

[tomtomiS]

wow thats looks like a nice example. liking the lack of mileage too

[martauto]

[quote="tomtomiS"]wow thats looks like a nice example. liking the lack of mileage too[/quote

Cheers mate! Had her 3 years now

Mart.

[Simon13]

was this at Gaydon just gone?

[oakey]

Nice! I'd love a white 2door chromie

[Andyboy]

Chrome is just so right.

[martauto]

Thanks guys,
Sorry Simon but Ive not been there at all mate, but maybe one day

Thanks for the comments!!


Mart.

[vinni]

Mart the old girl is looking good mate.

[Alex]

looks like a good find

was this on ebay????

im sure i seen one similar on ebay on a trailer

[Blitz]

Looks great, I love chromies.

[Ollie_bwoii]

I just love a chromie!

This looks exactly like one that was broke down oppostie my school yesterday, except it was a 320i!

My friend noticed it before me, and i love her soooo much now for loving the car!!!!!!!!!!!

[jamie323i]

Nice looking chromie Mart!

My first E30 was a 316,i take it that is the carb version,i had one with a weber carb conversion,went quite well for a little car.

Nice honest looking car,my 323i has only 82k on the clock,not bad for a 84 car.

[scottidog]

Is this the one that was on ebay??? I live in leeds/bradford and was gunna bid. wish i had now

[fingerman]

Very nice that

[NL-BMW]

Nice chromie

[dom-1984-320i]

Chrome is just so right.

Could not of put it better myself!

[Alex]

Chrome is just so right.

Could not of put it better myself!

well they are the originals and the originals are always best

[martauto]

Is this the one that was on ebay??? I live in leeds/bradford and was gunna bid. wish i had now

Cheers for the comments guys.

Ive had this for over 4 years now so you didnt miss out mate lol


Mart.

[Ollie_bwoii]

Just a query as i will be buying my first car soon and wondered what a 316 drove like???????? Also do they have a sweet engine note or sound like a bag of bolts????????

[Flozman]

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Ollie, M10 engine goes like stink once you take the wankey carb off. 100 times better then the M40.

[Ollie_bwoii]

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Ollie, M10 engine goes like stink once you take the wankey carb off. 100 times better then the M40.

So what carb do you replace it with??????

[martauto]

Just a query as i will be buying my first car soon and wondered what a 316 drove like???????? Also do they have a sweet engine note or sound like a bag of bolts????????

Mine sounds fine mate, even with a massive 73K on the clock.

Mart.

[hennared323i]

Top drawer fella

[martauto]

Top drawer fella

Nice.


Mart.

[bmwbreaker]

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Ollie, M10 engine goes like stink once you take the wankey carb off. 100 times better then the M40.

So what carb do you replace it with??????

you fit a weber conversion carb that turns it into a manual choke. I have found the performance out of the little M10 to be pretty good considerings its an age old 1.8.

It does drink the fuel mind if you keep opening the second intake with some heavy right foot though!

[martauto]

You want to try it with an auto box for round town consumption.lol
20-22 but I do live in a very hilly place.

35-38 on a good run.
I even had 40 down in Norfolk, honest!!

Mart.

[hennabm]

Nice looking 316. I had a D plater with the Webber conversion on it. It was no problem and sold the carb after the car was scrapped for around £35.
Being of a more mature standing ie 27, I remember cars with chokes but my 8 year old daughter found it funny as no other car she had known had this stick to pull out and push in
The way the cable had been fitted was to the left of the steering column on the lip where the under tray screws to.

[Alex]

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Ollie, M10 engine goes like stink once you take the wankey carb off. 100 times better then the M40.

So what carb do you replace it with??????

you fit a weber conversion carb that turns it into a manual choke. I have found the performance out of the little M10 to be pretty good considerings its an age old 1.8.

It does drink the fuel mind if you keep opening the second intake with some heavy right foot though!

lol i hear mixed reveiws about the weber carb its more reliable but some people say it makes no difference in preformance, but i suppose it depends how shagged the electronic pierburg is

[bmwsport]

That is awesome fella! Loving the alpine rightness

[Ollie_bwoii]

I really like this car! Very clean!

Any more pics?

[e30topless]

I had a Weber fitted to my first chromie 316' made a big difference to fuel consumption

the conversion meant that I lost the mpg gauge on the clocks which annoyed me

[hennabm]

I didn't notice any performance gains, just good mpg and better starting.

[Alex]

I didn't notice any performance gains, just good mpg and better starting.

i think people who notice gains are the ones which had absolute knackerd pierburg ones

[e30topless]

and better starting.

not if your wife can't work a choke' she used to dump it in carparks regularly

when she couldn't start it (choke left out)

[hennabm]

In the good old days it used to be said that the cars came with a handbag hook especially for women ie the choke pulled out