BMW E30 enthusiasts?

MrCat · January 5, 2020

On 1/5/2020 at 12:47 PM, □AVANTE□ said:

These are the same reasons for the existence of any kind of grooves. Either way, sweet! Is your car a 318i?

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Yeah true

This car is a 318is. The 'is' was made between 1990 and 1991, towards the end of the E30 series. BMW mainly wanted to position this against the popular VW Golf Gti back then.

fiat fan · January 21, 2020

Looking good. Always satisfying to have good brakes and suspension. Thats a beautiful car now. Must be one of the best around I'm sure!

MrCat · February 2, 2020

Just a quick weekend job to try and get a bit of extra work years from my battery. Installed a battery kill switch. Its quite easy to install in this case since the battery is in the boot. Decided to put between the negative terminal and ground since that was the easiest.

Kill switch and new terminals. Home-made bracket:

Installed and all working fine :

Edited February 2, 2020 by MrCat

MrCat · May 15, 2020

Any E30 / Old Beemer news from SL?? Anyone?? ?

Faaarks sake, life is not eventful these days..!!

Havent checked under the cover of my car in about 2 months, i think it is still there...

fiat fan · May 16, 2020

There is an E30 with a 2C for sale

Edited May 16, 2020 by fiat fan
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tilvin · May 16, 2020

On 5/16/2020 at 10:16 AM, fiat fan said:

E30 with a 2C

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හපොයි...???

Kavvz · May 16, 2020

On 5/16/2020 at 10:16 AM, fiat fan said:

There is an E30 with a 2C for sale

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This is like the ultimate හපොයි.. situation for you @tilvin !! You'll have climb to the roof of your house, stand on the roof top and yell හපොයි...? at the top of your voice for at least 5 mins straight today buddy....

speed8 · May 16, 2020

America: Let's LS swap everything!

Sri Lanka: Let's 2C swap everything!

AVANTE · May 16, 2020

On 5/16/2020 at 4:35 PM, speed8 said:

America: Let's LS swap everything!

Sri Lanka: Let's 2C swap everything!

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Couldn't have said it better.

Utter molestation of an E30.

Edited May 17, 2020 by AVANTE
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fiat fan · May 17, 2020

On 5/16/2020 at 5:04 PM, AVANTE said:

Couldn't have said it better.

Utter molestation of an E36.

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E30 bro

MrCat · May 17, 2020

On 5/16/2020 at 10:16 AM, fiat fan said:

There is an E30 with a 2C for sale

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Yeah, saw that before Exterior 'seems' to be in better shape that most but. Easy fix (i.e. M40 swap) 'if' the front sub-frame and gear box mounts etc.. are not hacked up...

I`d love to feel how it drives actually. I am guessing kinda sad with a bit of torque low down but nothing else. The last time I drove a 2C was probably a 64- Corolla.

fiat fan · May 17, 2020

On 5/17/2020 at 1:36 AM, MrCat said:

Yeah, saw that before Exterior 'seems' to be in better shape that most but. Easy fix (i.e. M40 swap) 'if' the front sub-frame and gear box mounts etc.. are not hacked up...

I`d love to feel how it drives actually. I am guessing kinda sad with a bit of torque low down but nothing else. The last time I drove a 2C was probably a 64- Corolla.

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But 18 thel wada karanawa bro!

AVANTE · May 17, 2020

On 5/17/2020 at 1:27 AM, fiat fan said:

E30 bro

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Ayyo, I'm so obsessed over the E36 it's everywhere ?‍♂️?

I put up the ad link but it was a no no and needed approval by a mod and all so didn't bother.

tilvin · May 17, 2020

On 5/17/2020 at 1:37 AM, fiat fan said:

18 thel wada

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In original Toyotas, 2C works 10~11 kmpl. But in BMW....???.???

Edited May 17, 2020 by tilvin

fiat fan · May 17, 2020

On 5/17/2020 at 5:52 AM, AVANTE said:

Ayyo, I'm so obsessed over the E36 it's everywhere ?‍♂️?

I put up the ad link but it was a no no and needed approval by a mod and all so didn't bother.

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No directs links bro

Haha u and ur e36.we need to buy u one asap

fiat fan · May 17, 2020

On 5/17/2020 at 6:14 AM, tilvin said:

In original Toyotas, 2C works 10~11 kmpl. But in BMW....???.???

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Exactly. The owner is lying. He hates his life and his car. But he's doing the love my car but its gotta go thing.

AVANTE · May 17, 2020

On 5/17/2020 at 6:58 AM, fiat fan said:

Exactly. The owner is lying. He hates his life and his car. But he's doing the love my car but its gotta go thing.

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Probably hates his wife too.

MrCat · July 23, 2020

Hmmm... speaking of E30 M3's..... ??

News

Edited July 23, 2020 by MrCat

speed8 · July 23, 2020

Won't be long until we see examples selling for double of that I guess.

MrCat · July 24, 2020

On 7/23/2020 at 5:00 PM, speed8 said:

Won't be long until we see examples selling for double of that I guess.

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Still remember the days I saw $30k E30 M3`s and thought that price is mental for a little E30..!! ?

MrCat · September 3, 2020

A friend bought a 2020 M2 Competition recently. 331kW and 550Nm of Twin Turbo straight six glory! Revvs all the way to redline with absolutely no signs of lag! A bit too much power and torque for the rear wheels to cope with at times, but lots of fun!

Here`s the little beast next to my little nugget.!! Surprisingly, almost the same length. Track and width is a different story

I know one cannot compare 400+ HP and 2020 design and chassis dynamics to a 30 year old car, but to be totally honest, the E30 still gives me more smiles per gallon! Maybe it`s just me.

kush · September 3, 2020

Fun part is exploring the limits of the car which you could do in the E30. New M cars cannot be enjoyed properly unless you have access to private roads or track.

MrCat · September 3, 2020

On 9/3/2020 at 5:43 AM, kush said:

Fun part is exploring the limits of the car which you could do in the E30. New M cars cannot be enjoyed properly unless you have access to private roads or track.

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That`s exactly right, fun within not so crazy speed limits is key here. Even when compared to an older "M" car, the drama and the raw-ness is just not there in the new ones. Cant blame the manufacturer really, just different times (and gov regulations, and user expectations, and all that jazz )