Why do you drive your e30?

[funcrew]

lol....even if it's a "chick car"....i would still take it over any 325e or 318i...i mean don't take me wrong, i have an 85 318i with manaul windows, no power anything..and it's as slow as a freakin smart car lol. i am not saying my E30 is "fast"...i am just saying it's quick for an old piece of shit bmw. :nice:

Also Good job, Janderson....it really show how of a nice Moderator you're. there was no need of calling names, i used that sign "" just because i love using it lol...it's not like i am trying to give you the finger or somthing.

I am done with this thread. :roll:

if an e30 is a chick car, then why do you guys have/own one.:giggle:

2500 posts at this place and you're still rising to the bait? Geez.

[e30evt]

Because its cheap, a blast to drive and still gets awesome gas milage- even if the fuel filter clogged up last week.:hitler:

[funcrew]

If I wanted a pre-school answer I would have asked for one. I don't think it would be unreasonable to expect people to be creative in responding. Obviously people do things with their cars in addition to just getting from point A to point B.

Is it my imagination, or is the OP's tone taking on that all-familiar mood that happens when noobs first post here? The "why are these guys shitting on my thread when they don't even know me" one?

[constructor]

Because I want to try and get chicks.

[rloewy]

I drive an E30 because my '02 had only 2 doors and the back seat was not big enough for the child seats.

I drove an '02 because I could never find a nice, affordable Alfa Romeo Giulia Super.

I wanted a Giulia Super because I could not fit the kids in the Miata.

So... I guess that I drive an E30 because it's the closest thing to a Miata with 4 doors/seats.

... I consider this a compliment to the E30 - they are fantastic, fun cars that offer the utility that classic sport cars can not. I am sure that some of the less secure ones will not ... - but I do not care. If you are not secure in yourself - not my problem ...

[Kovs]

Because my favorite movie is Wall Street, I lust after Polo apparel, and I seek status. Plus Tiffany Amber Thiessen drove one in Saved by the Bell.

[catchuk]

Its my daily driver because its inexpensive to repair when it it does rarely break down, and its good on gas.

[Stu]

Meh, my 3.2 car is probably hovering right around ~2,500# now with the addition of the passenger seat. Weight will go up soon though-- it's getting a ZF (cant find any decent 260's around here..), 5-lug, and a bigger radiator w/ separate reservoir. I'll be up to normal weight :(.

Are you doing any track days in the 318is, or keeping that one away from the races? I'm just buttoning the black car up now so that it will be ready for a few events in the fall and didnt know if you were going to be out or not.

2500 is still very light; my black 3liter car was 2620 though it was a late model. You should be happy with the 5-lug setup, I'd only suggest to get the biggest front brakes possible. I was never happy with my 3liter car at CMP because I was limited by the stock 4-lug setup, even with Carbo's or HT10's...it had a nice suspension and killer driveline but the brakes just weren't there.

I'll be tracking the white 318is but not until next Spring. Hopefully we can get up and do a trackday together, that would be a lot of fun.

[RainierHooker]

Because everytime I fly somewhere and get a rental car, I realize I should've just driven the e30 down.
For instance, I'm currently driving an '08 Yukon, and everywhere I drive, here on the Colorado state highways, I wish I was carving the corners in my little Henna, rather than floating through them in the behemoth.

[mikeedler]

I drive mine cause its Cheap and if something breaks its even cheaper.-- it drives o.k. too.

[ACMF74]

I wanted since I saw my first M3 in 1988....

I was walking home from school and saw a Brilliantrot stopped under a light....since that day I knew I had to have one.

my first e30 was a '89 325i in 92 and a '88 M3 in 1996.

[rThor432]

This 318is doesn't feel too slow either, I think the light flywheel and some of the engine tricks account for a lot of that, even though the power isn't too much more than stock. It's 2460# with full trim, hard to believe that's what your 3.2 car weighs! But believe me there have been moments when I wish it had the 3liter under the hood. ;) It has a mild suspension under it that I thought would do the job but the roll stiffness just isn't there so I'm changing it up soon; I figure if it can't do too much on the straightaways I need all the exit speed I can get! :D

Meh, my 3.2 car is probably hovering right around ~2,500# now with the addition of the passenger seat. Weight will go up soon though-- it's getting a ZF (cant find any decent 260's around here..), 5-lug, and a bigger radiator w/ separate reservoir. I'll be up to normal weight :(.

Are you doing any track days in the 318is, or keeping that one away from the races? I'm just buttoning the black car up now so that it will be ready for a few events in the fall and didnt know if you were going to be out or not.

[Stu]

Something wrong with aftermarket swaybars? ;)

It's got big bars with strut mounted front links, but it's still not enough. :)

[whiltebeitel]

Because I wanted an E28, but when dad sold his, I bought the best BMW I could get at the time.

[Wh33lhop]

I'll be honest, my chipped/injector'd/blown head gasket B25 4 door feels quick to me when it's cold out, the windows are down and the car is empty.

I always know in the back of my head that it's not, but nobody really expects the little shitbox to be the screamer that it is and I've put a surprised look on a few faces.