Like most of you, I'd like to think there is more to our particular strain of the e30 virus than just 1 thread. I have 3 other e30, all M20's including 2 cabrios, but I will have the M10 when all the others have been laid to rest.
Why ? Well...aside from having had it for 14 years and knowing it better than I know my (fill in your most intimate thought or place) and:
it truly is "tossable"
when I work on it I can see EVERYTHING and never have to crane my neck or crawl under it for access.
I can climb in the engine bay to work on it just like on a semi.
It gets better mileage than my M20's
There are only 8 valves to adjust
It has NO TIMING BELT...did I mention it has no timing belt.
You cant do a drum to disc swap on an M20 car (with few exceptions)
it has a 4-600lb weight advantage over an M20.
your sunroof and window switches NEVER go bad because you dont have any
Only 4 spark plugs to replace, reduces maintenance costs.
Rotor and distrubor cap is $20 not $75
The battery does not cut in to valuable trunk space.
You can change V belts without pulling the radiator
You can adjust the advance without changing the cam gear.
45MM strut houses have less unsprung weight than the 51mm (I did say that out loud)
It is not nose heavy
What else ?
Why ? Well...aside from having had it for 14 years and knowing it better than I know my (fill in your most intimate thought or place) and:
it truly is "tossable"
when I work on it I can see EVERYTHING and never have to crane my neck or crawl under it for access.
I can climb in the engine bay to work on it just like on a semi.
It gets better mileage than my M20's
There are only 8 valves to adjust
It has NO TIMING BELT...did I mention it has no timing belt.
You cant do a drum to disc swap on an M20 car (with few exceptions)
it has a 4-600lb weight advantage over an M20.
your sunroof and window switches NEVER go bad because you dont have any
Only 4 spark plugs to replace, reduces maintenance costs.
Rotor and distrubor cap is $20 not $75
The battery does not cut in to valuable trunk space.
You can change V belts without pulling the radiator
You can adjust the advance without changing the cam gear.
45MM strut houses have less unsprung weight than the 51mm (I did say that out loud)
It is not nose heavy
What else ?
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