Twenty years of plastic and Touring wrongness!

[Andyboy]

The plastic bumper and Touring E30 came out 20 years ago this month! September 1987!

How time flies - I remember these when they came out.

[Chris-W]

Christ I'm old.

[d6dph]

Aww bless, Are you getting all nostalgic Andy?

[touringandy]

wats with the wrongness part ? feck all wrong with tourings

[Andyboy]

wats with the wrongness part ? feck all wrong with tourings

Three words:

Chrome
Chrome
Chrome.

[jonb]

Tourings are nice in standard form. But they are going through the council stage now, and they day has gone. They were a classy motor about 10 years back.

Chrome will make a comeback but not for a while yet.

[tomson]

Tourings are nice in standard form. But they are going through the council stage now, and they day has gone. They were a classy motor about 10 years back.

Chrome will make a comeback but not for a while yet.

Is that because they fell into your price range mrb?!

[tomson]

wats with the wrongness part ? feck all wrong with tourings

Three words:

Chrome
Chrome
Chrome.

And another three:

Rust
Rust
Rust.

[gooner1]

Aaaah, so tourings are immune from rust are they

[Ziggy]

Aaaah, so tourings are immune from rust are they

Galvanised, just like the iS dontyaknow.

[gooner1]

Hmmmm, from what ive seen on here they must of missed the tailgate then.

[Ziggy]

and the rest of it!

[ed325i]

They rust just like anyother e30.

[maxfield]

I wasn't even born then

[pnd]

yes it was a long time ago and you could really drive them then far fewer cars on the road and no speed cameras and the bloody things were reliable then too. Don't you just love progress.

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Aaaah, so tourings are immune from rust are they

Galvanised, just like the iS dontyaknow.

[jonb]

Aaaah, so tourings are immune from rust are they

Galvanised, just like the iS dontyaknow.

Thats right. Although there was a batch of white is's that had scuttle issues.

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Chrome will make a comeback but not for a while yet.

Hopefully not, looking at the state of the front of new Saabs!

[jonb]

What i mean is, chrome e30"s will be sought after one day. Maybe after spadge is laid to rest with his gas axe.

[Rosc0PColtrane]

A cali look e30?

[Ziggy]

A nice straight non messed-with Y plate 323i in a nice colour, is a nice car. Once they're worth enough (ie there's hardly any left!) for the necessary restoration work to be worthwhile, they'll be more desirable than facelifts.

[jonb]

A cali look e30?

not with those bumpers.

[ed325i]

What i mean is, chrome e30"s will be sought after one day. Maybe after spadge is laid to rest with his gas axe.

Well said

[jibowski]

are i.s's galvanised??

[Rosc0PColtrane]

narp

[Simon13]

all E30's have galvanising (sp) just not enough of it obviously

most tourings seem to hold it together better than any saloon, my touring is the best shell i've had it's not rotton anywhere and it's twice round the clock

i've never seen a touring as rusty as the saloons go

[munky30]

my £200 turd had two 2" spots of rust on one sill and has a big hole in the scuttle. Thats all.

Tourings tend to have had an easier life, are bought by family types (at a guess) that look after them a bit more.

2/4 doors were bought by yuppies that think a valet is as good as a service.

[Rosc0PColtrane]

Touring and Cabby also made in a different factory to the saloon too, the 5 series factory. Apparantly had an impact on the quality of the builds.

[pnd]

tourings may not rust as much in general for the reason stated above but they didn't tend to have an easy life most have big mileages as they are used as utility vehicles.

[munky30]

I'd rather have motorway/hauling mileage than something thats been ragged to within an inch of its life. Thats my job

[Simon13]

they were built and dingofing (sp) was a brandnew plant with newer technology, hence why they are more resiliant along with cabs

[antony]

The plastic bumper and Touring E30 came out 20 years ago this month! September 1987!

How time flies when your having fun

^fixed^

[Stiggler]

Tourings rule, end of.

[touringandy]

wats with the wrongness part ? feck all wrong with tourings

Three words:

Chrome
Chrome
Chrome.

And another three:

Rust
Rust
Rust.

correct me if am wrong as do all e30`s

[fuzzy]

Three words:

Chrome
Chrome
Chrome.

And another three:

Rust
Rust
Rust.

correct me if am wrong as do all e30`s

your not wrong
but although im having issues with mine atm the condition of the floor and arches are perfect with no rust spots or holes anywhere and unbroken underseal .the good thing about tourings though is i dont think any of them came inflicted with chrome