[sestomosi]

Well she's mine now for the princely sum of £400 8-)

Little damp inside engine runs fine no signs of dodgy head gasket worst piece of rust is the fuel filler everywhere else is cosmetic

and best of all the whole History of the car is complete








































the bloke was a little upset to let go but I promised him he can have a drive when shes done up

so that's a scooter and a BMW to do up now \m/\m/

the cars a long term project though.

please Ignore other thread as Ive abandoned it.

[Ndptbudd]

not a bad little bummer mobile that one.

here's something to aim for...

[toopyimport]

Or not.. thats a horrendous waste of an e30.

[sestomosi]

Or not.. thats a horrendous waste of an e30.

..eh ? ..

[Slintreeoost]

Nice E30!

The main thing to watch out for on those cars is the cooling system. The radiator, water pump, and thermostat housing are all prone to failure. Visually inspect them often and replace the cooling system every 3 years (only costs ~$250 for everything).

Other then that, they're very solid, reliable cars. Underneath its very similar to my E36, but a good deal lighter.
Should be a blast to drive.

Join the forums over at bimmerforums.com...its a great community.

[Doncarlito]

One of the few BMW body styles I like although, personally, I'd prefer a 2 door coupe[thumbup]

Have fun, matey, and make SURE the heater works

[kuzbaslachek]

We had the best versions of the E30 here in SA, hence why they are still extremely popular here.
We had 2.7L 325s, and 333i which had the straight six from the old m5. Even today these cars are ridiculously fast, my previous mechanic had one of the most powerful ones in the country running nitrous and twin turbos.

[sestomosi]

the 327 was a less powerful car

the e stood for economy which meant a 2.7 ltr with only 120 hp lol

you Americans and Africans and your crazy emissions

never mind.....

I should read threads better in future ..

[kuzbaslachek]

Thats where youre wrong, we had the 325iS, which had a 200HP+ 2.7L motor. It was tuned and developed by Alpina in conjunction with BMW Motorsport SA. The car was also lightened and strengthen in places.

[sestomosi]

Thats where youre wrong, we had the 325iS, which had a 200HP+ 2.7L motor. It was tuned and developed by Alpina in conjunction with BMW Motorsport SA. The car was also lightened and strengthen in places.

yeah thats why I edited my post but left my mistake up there so others could see I had made a mistake

I admit when Im wrong you see

[kuzbaslachek]

yeah thats why I edited my post but left my mistake up there so others could see I had made a mistake

I admit when Im wrong you see

No biggy, i was just trying to show you the potential these cars have, they are completely badass and with a competent driver behind the wheel they will put away almost anything on the track.

In fact id love to see a modern tuned e30 go up against a new M3 on a track, im sure on a twisty track the new e90 wouldnt keep up with the nimbler and precise e30.

[toopyimport]

..eh ? ..

Not yours, Kyros originally posted one with a riced out kit for a front bumper running either 19s or 20s.


I would be weary of having a 20 year old canvas roof of anything european though. Hell, my Mk2 GTi is hard enough to keep dry. Just make sure you keep the BBS.

[sestomosi]

Not yours, Kyros originally posted one with a riced out kit for a front bumper running either 19s or 20s.


I would be weary of having a 20 year old canvas roof of anything european though. Hell, my Mk2 GTi is hard enough to keep dry. Just make sure you keep the BBS.

the roof had been replaced about 8 years ago got the reciept for it in the paperwork pack up...

3 grands worth of German mohair [yes]

thats quite a lot of hair for the mohoney lol

[Slintreeoost]

Not yours, Kyros originally posted one with a riced out kit for a front bumper running either 19s or 20s.


I would be weary of having a 20 year old canvas roof of anything european though. Hell, my Mk2 GTi is hard enough to keep dry. Just make sure you keep the BBS.

Heh, that was my first car, actually. Loved it to death.
Got me hooked on German cars.

[toopyimport]

Heh, that was my first car, actually. Loved it to death.
Got me hooked on German cars.

16v or 8v is the question though

[Slintreeoost]

16v or 8v is the question though

8 valve.

But it made stepping up to a 24 valve straight 6 all the more amazing.

[kuzbaslachek]

8 valve.

But it made stepping up to a 24 valve straight 6 all the more amazing.

8V was the faster one if i recall correctly ? Due to the lighter weight.

[sestomosi]

[Patgaepx]

that's nothing get the welder out and it's sorted in an day or two [yes]

EDIT: you should see the land rover i'm trying to put back together at the moment

[toopyimport]

8V was the faster one if i recall correctly ? Due to the lighter weight.

Not quite. They're about the same weight. The 16v just has a lot more top end. 134hp vs 105hp. It makes a pretty big difference.