when did you know you were into E30s?

[bmwannabe]

Well heres my story:

I really just remembered this the other day. We were on the daycare bus ( I was about 10), and we were talkin about what kind of cars we all wanted to own when we grew up. So I told my teacher and everyone on the bus that I wanted a white BMW convertable, one of the ones with the "two headlights on each side". lol. little did i know that a few years later I would buy one, at age 15 (a 1986 325e) and my 2nd E30 ( a red 325i) when I was 18. I am now 19 looking back on it all. I just thought it was funny. Oh, and I believe the dream car had a MTech kit if i remember right. I also remember the daycare teacher telling me that my dream car was the same exact one that MC Hammer drove.

[Stu]

since before i can remember, I think it's in my blood.

[SykoBMW]

Stu knew my bro and I saw his car when he came to my house one time a few years ago, I started liking them after that.

[BS87]

One of my old HS teachers new i was looking for a car, and said he had an old 'Beeeeemer" for sale, so checked it out. I was Naieve about E30's at the time, and if i knew what i know now, would not have purchased it. But i guess it's good i did. The body is rusted and beat to all hell, but hard as i try i cannot kill that eta. To this day it takes redlines just fine, at 200k+ (90% origional parts)

[mph]

BMW's weren't my dream car. I've always wanted a Porsche, and will more than likely get one some day.

When I was 14 years old (4 years ago), one of my dads friends said he would sell me his daily driver when I was old enough and saved the money up myself. By 15, I had the money saved up. He wasn't ready to sell the car and didn't think I would want to buy it if I did save the money up. I saved up $2800 to buy a 1989 325is with 130,000 miles. Very nice car. That was my first e30, first BMW.

I've now owned 3 e30 BMW's. I have 2 in my driveway now. Very happy and very satisfied with what I have.

I'll be an e30 guy forever.

[niq_nak]

driving my car home from virginia where i got it from my uncle i started to like it. then after about 3 weeks once i learned how to drive manual well, i fell in love.

[hamann318is]

My parents started liking BMWs after they bought a 740. I was looking at cars at that time. I came across the Unix Nerd's BMW site, and once I saw a picture of the Sliver M-tech 2 E30 and reading about how amazing it was, I wanted one. I now know that I'll always be a E30 guy after caring for and maintaining one. Interestingly enough, the M-tech 2 was what caught my eye, but I don't like it anymore.

[Spencer]

My first e30 memory:
In our new Mazda MPV driving to my dads jewelry store. Parked right across the street of the store (west 4th and Burrard, Vancouver) was a dark green e30 touring, this was in 1993. My mom said “we should have got one of those instead”. She hated the MPV :-)

Also, my dad drove 7’s while I grew up so I guess it’s what I know.

Spencer

[Ryan Stewart]

I didnt want the car when I bought it. In fact I was just gonna drive it and sell it. Then bmwe30.net came along.....

[robert325is]

i didnt know shit about e30's or that they even existed until my parents showed me some pics of one they wanted to buy for me AKA me to buy myself... and then it was love at first site... right when i saw the pics i knew it was the car i had been looking for...

[e304lyfe]

the day i went to e30.de.................

always loved bimmers, '02 fan since day one (my dad had a malaga '72 2002), just didnt realize the potential of an e30 till i surfed the web.

didnt become an obsession till i started modding mine.

[kansas-ix]

Since high school but was a quattro fanantic then hence the ix, wasn't into RWD then, I always thought they were overpriced in HS but know I know you pay for quality. And as I understood cars more I understood that BMW were much simplier then an Audi.

[Dave]

When I first started to drive in 1986, one of my friends had a sweet 2002. I envied him so until he got t-boned by a drunk and his car was totalled. He got a nice Celica (back when they were rear drive) and I shortly after him got a Supra. At that time the e30s were new and a pipe dream to kids like us.

Years later, in 2000 when I bought my cabby it all came back. After having a few front drive cars in between, I loved having real RWD driving car. The boxy style of the e30 is still my favorite over the e36 and e46 models.

[Chris E30 Cab]

In '87 when I saw an M3 for the first time........but I was a lowly high school junior. Anyhow, the following year I got a 6yr old E12 528i and had alot of fun ;)

[MattE30]

My friend introduced me to the 3 series. I was going to buy either an e30 or e36, and it just so happened that the e36 I was going to buy sold before I could go see it, and all the other ones for sale were 4 doors.

I then saw a nice LM 325i, went and saw it, and bought it. Even though I was going to buy an e36, I would never have it that way now.