How many Tech2 Sports were imported to the UK

[hubble]

Dimbag you're better off out of here. My Brother's going for good next year to Aus

[dimebag_from_hell]

I know hubble, its just getting set up, money together etc. There is no way im staying in northern ireland, my god its a shithole. Its the 11th nite tonight, all the sectarian cunts are out lighting bombfires and acting the maggot getting ready for marching tommorrow. Its a sad sad situation......

[hubble]

I know hubble, its just getting set up, money together etc. There is no way im staying in northern ireland, my god its a shithole. Its the 11th nite tonight, all the sectarian ***** are out lighting bombfires and acting the maggot getting ready for marching tommorrow. Its a sad sad situation......

That Bad hey?? Have you been to Aus before? I've heard so much about it. All good things. Will most certainly be a better quality of life for you over there. I know it;s far from home, but I'm sure you'll adjust. Hope it works out for you fella.

[bss325i]

How about having a Sport register section?

Most definitely!

Well there is a Hartge register on here and thats only in single figures. The sport is a seperate model despite what people may say and at least a register would be alot more active.

It could go along the lines of what build date, colour, transmition, and interior trim each one has and would be a good source for buyers/owners etc.

Mods can this happen?

[Jon_Bmw]

Something that has always interested me with those DVLA figures, is that they are supplied by muppets

I'll explain:

We all know how easy it is to adjust your v5 to included e30 325 sport, or in the case of birmingham, e30 320 4 door sport.

Now the reverse also applies. A lot of sports do not have sport written on the log book iirc.

So what figure have the DVLA given you.

I do fear its sadly a useless one, given 1) the intelligence of your average DVLA pen pusher and 2) The amount of sports that arn't sports, and the sports that arn't a sport on the log book.


The dvla, certainly arn't privey to the information BMW UK are and cannot say whether something is or isn't a sport off the chassis number.

Thoughts anyone?

[bss325i]

Something that has always interested me with those DVLA figures, is that they are supplied by muppets

I'll explain:

We all know how easy it is to adjust your v5 to included e30 325 sport, or in the case of birmingham, e30 320 4 door sport.

Now the reverse also applies. A lot of sports do not have sport written on the log book iirc.

So what figure have the DVLA given you.

I do fear its sadly a useless one, given 1) the intelligence of your average DVLA pen pusher and 2) The amount of sports that arn't sports, and the sports that arn't a sport on the log book.


The dvla, certainly arn't privey to the information BMW UK are and cannot say whether something is or isn't a sport off the chassis number.

Thoughts anyone?

Only a dealer print out from the chassis number can confirm weather its genuine or not.

A bit like a letter from Sytners for an Alpina except a BMW dealer wont sting you for £50!

[325iconv]

Ive just seenthis thread been a good read and to find out I own one of 318 1989 sports thjat are still on the road is good to know,better get on with the repaint to get it mint again

[Alex]

Ive just seenthis thread been a good read and to find out I own one of 318 1989 sports thjat are still on the road is good to know,better get on with the repaint to get it mint again

no such thing as a 318 sport

[dimebag_from_hell]

I know hubble, its just getting set up, money together etc. There is no way im staying in northern ireland, my god its a shithole. Its the 11th nite tonight, all the sectarian ***** are out lighting bombfires and acting the maggot getting ready for marching tommorrow. Its a sad sad situation......

That Bad hey?? Have you been to Aus before? I've heard so much about it. All good things. Will most certainly be a better quality of life for you over there. I know it;s far from home, but I'm sure you'll adjust. Hope it works out for you fella.

Yea its not good, na ive never being to Aus but i know alot of fellas who are leaving for there. It cant be worse than where im at...cheers for the support lad!

[325iconv]

doh sorry 318 of the 325 sports left

[Alex]

doh sorry 318 of the 325 sports left

ah i see lol

[doughboy]

mmm, that 86 is sexy

[dimebag_from_hell]

mmm, that 86 is sexy

Seems to be a good few 86 fans, a bit of topic but heres another couple of beautys

A fully restored red over black



A fully restored silver over black, these are like hens teeth!!

[bss325i]

mmm, that 86 is sexy

Seems to be a good few 86 fans, a bit of topic but heres another couple of beautys

A fully restored red over black



A fully restored silver over black, these are like hens teeth!!

I can see the apeal but i just dont like rice.

[dimebag_from_hell]

A good ae86 will actually cost more than when they came out of the factory, now thats what puts me of buying one

[Simon13]

I know hubble, its just getting set up, money together etc. There is no way im staying in northern ireland, my god its a shithole. Its the 11th nite tonight, all the sectarian ***** are out lighting bombfires and acting the maggot getting ready for marching tommorrow. Its a sad sad situation......

That Bad hey?? Have you been to Aus before? I've heard so much about it. All good things. Will most certainly be a better quality of life for you over there. I know it;s far from home, but I'm sure you'll adjust. Hope it works out for you fella.

Yea its not good, na ive never being to Aus but i know alot of fellas who are leaving for there. It cant be worse than where im at...cheers for the support lad!

the grass isn't greener, a foreman on my firm went last year was nearly back after 6 months it was tough, they've only stayed because his missus is Oz. Despite what adverts in the sun are saying! they hate the english like we do the poles out there and it isn't easy or the promised land everyone paints. They make life difficult. We're all going into a tough time ahead.

Any country in the world will have booms and recessions it's the economic cycle. Why people jump ship early or get surprised by it is beyond me!

I know more who've gone and come back. I'd like to go to see myself but theres always two sides.

[dimebag_from_hell]

That Bad hey?? Have you been to Aus before? I've heard so much about it. All good things. Will most certainly be a better quality of life for you over there. I know it;s far from home, but I'm sure you'll adjust. Hope it works out for you fella.

Yea its not good, na ive never being to Aus but i know alot of fellas who are leaving for there. It cant be worse than where im at...cheers for the support lad!

the grass isn't greener, a foreman on my firm went last year was nearly back after 6 months it was tough, they've only stayed because his missus is Oz. Despite what adverts in the sun are saying! they hate the english like we do the poles out there and it isn't easy or the promised land everyone paints. They make life difficult. We're all going into a tough time ahead.

Any country in the world will have booms and recessions it's the economic cycle. Why people jump ship early or get surprised by it is beyond me!

I know more who've gone and come back. I'd like to go to see myself but theres always two sides.

They may hate the english but i hear they love the irish At the moment, work in NI is non existent and making a good life for yourself here is difficult. I know fellas who went to uni in middlesborough, YES middlesborough...VOTED THE WORST PLACE TO LIVE IN THE UK? Yet everyone of them told me how much better it was than NI, a few of them just havnt came home.

Either way, i need to get out. Even if it was scotland, id rather be there then here....no offence to the scottish lmao

[hubble]

The sport is a separate model despite what people may say and at least a register would be alot more active.

It could go along the lines of what build date, colour, transmission, and interior trim each one has and would be a good source for buyers/owners etc.

Mods can this happen?

I'm fully behind this Mods and would be a great idea. Something to consider.

[dimebag_from_hell]

The sport is a separate model despite what people may say and at least a register would be alot more active.

It could go along the lines of what build date, colour, transmission, and interior trim each one has and would be a good source for buyers/owners etc.

Mods can this happen?

I'm fully behind this Mods and would be a great idea. Something to consider.

x2

[fuzzy]

mmm, that 86 is sexy

Seems to be a good few 86 fans, a bit of topic but heres another couple of beautys

A fully restored red over black



A fully restored silver over black, these are like hens teeth!!

i was never a great fan of the corrola prefering the ma61 and ra61 of the same era.
[/quote]

[dimebag_from_hell]

sry fuzzy, never heard of it

[fuzzy]

sry fuzzy, never heard of it

youve never heard of the celica and supra from the same age as the corrolla?

[Gwynleym10]

Something that has always interested me with those DVLA figures, is that they are supplied by muppets

I'll explain:

We all know how easy it is to adjust your v5 to included e30 325 sport, or in the case of birmingham, e30 320 4 door sport.

Now the reverse also applies. A lot of sports do not have sport written on the log book iirc.

So what figure have the DVLA given you.

I do fear its sadly a useless one, given 1) the intelligence of your average DVLA pen pusher and 2) The amount of sports that arn't sports, and the sports that arn't a sport on the log book.


The dvla, certainly arn't privey to the information BMW UK are and cannot say whether something is or isn't a sport off the chassis number.

Thoughts anyone?

TBH the guy who supplied me with the figures from the DVLA was very helpful, I suspect he bent the FOI rules and spent longer on it than you are supposed to before they start charging.

I do agree that a lot of them may not be genuine sports as it is pretty easy to add that to the V5.

But it is a ball park figure, BMW dealers would have far less of a clue, as they have no idea what is on the roads.

I'm not sure but you may be able to pay the DVLA to get chassis numbers, which you could then check with BMW to see if they are genuine - No I'm not going to test this out though!

I'll do another FOI in 6 months time or so, as this one is getting on for a year and a half old, it will be interesting to see how many e30's are being lost a year!

Figures are also based on ones on the road, i.e taxed ones so there may be a number of untaxed ones in peoples garages getting restored etc.

[hubble]

Thanks Gwynleym10

[Jon_Bmw]

Gwynleym10 I wasn't having a go at you. But if people take the figures as gospel, that is wrong in my opinion.

It'll be funny when there are more sports on the register this time around, especially from BU1 postcodes.

[George_Of_The_Jungle]

i see a load of fakes driving around, i'm pretty sure mine is a real sport, should check really

[SHAKEELE30]

How are you supposed to tell a sport from any other, just by looking at it, theres no way u can imo, as its easy to make a replica. IVe heard that sports were suposed to have a black roof lining, but i had a 325 with a black roof liningand im sure it wasnt a sport.

[hubble]

How are you supposed to tell a sport from any other, just by looking at it, theres no way u can imo, as its easy to make a replica. IVe heard that sports were suposed to have a black roof lining, but i had a 325 with a black roof liningand im sure it wasnt a sport.

Definitely a black roof lining and extremely hard to put one in place. I'm sure someone will be on shortly to fully explain in detail the cars factory spec.

[Simon13]

As hubble said changing a roof lining to factory standard is a very involved job, removing all the glass and sunroof and gublins. Not a 5 minute job and no one who builds a rep ever does this bit.

Genuine sports won't say sport on a chassis check at the main dealer but that the option of M-tecknic sport package was ticked which gave the car all the kit,gearbox,slipper etc

[Chris-W]

The sport is a separate model despite what people may say and at least a register would be alot more active.

It could go along the lines of what build date, colour, transmission, and interior trim each one has and would be a good source for buyers/owners etc.

Mods can this happen?

I'm fully behind this Mods and would be a great idea. Something to consider.

x2

Sounds like an ideal candidate for the upcoming Zone Wiki which will be launched v. soon.

I'll start off a section.

[Morat]

ooh wiki sounds good, I'd be very interested in that.

[Speedtouch]

[quote="bss325i]
The sport is a seperate model despite what people may say and at least a register would be alot more active.
[/quote]

Irritatingly, Practical Classics magazine's price guide lists both 325i/Sport under the same valuation category. Sport owners, vent your wrath at practical.classics@bauerconsumer.co.uk

[hubble]

I'm fully behind this Mods and would be a great idea. Something to consider.

x2

Sounds like an ideal candidate for the upcoming Zone Wiki which will be launched v. soon.

I'll start off a section.

I'm all excited

[SHAKEELE30]

I know of one sport, its in diamond schartz colour, black basically, got the kit, cloth interior, G reg, the guy is quite old, he has had it since new, taken to bmw for his services etc, looks very clean, parked up in the garage all the time, unless he drives it, its got about 100k on it, but the car seems very solid, and i want it, asked to sell it to me but doesnt seem like he wants to... Still going to keep buggin him everytime i see him

[hubble]

I know of one sport, its in diamond schartz colour, black basically, got the kit, cloth interior, G reg, the guy is quite old, he has had it since new, taken to bmw for his services etc, looks very clean, parked up in the garage all the time, unless he drives it, its got about 100k on it, but the car seems very solid, and i want it, asked to sell it to me but doesnt seem like he wants to... Still going to keep buggin him everytime i see him

I hope he doesn't sell you it. You'lll only end up carving it up