Just bought my First E30!

[Rascal2pt0]

88 325i Manual. Absolutely loving it. She was sitting in a field for about a year, installed a slave cylinder on site and now she's back on the road. I've owned Pontiacs most of my live and now a Honda FIT. Even with its worn out struts and rough idle due to spark plugs that look like they have never been changed the car just feels amazing. I understand now what is meant by the "Ultimate Driving Machine". This is my first BMW, i'm sure it won't be my last.

[pharow]

well welcome to R3V. good luck, and have fun with it. post some pics when you get a chance. we would all love to see her.

[drumad]

Christiansburg eh? I went to school out at VT.

Welcome! You've probably driven your e30 more already than I've driven mine -_-.

[threlevenguy]

Hey I go to Radford so if you need any help or whatever with your new learning experience, PM me.
-Matt

[Rascal2pt0]

I'll be driving it home tonight. It needed a slave cylinder which I replaced yesterday evening. But didn't want to drive an unfamiliar car home in the pitch black of night. ill try to get some good pics today or tomorrow.

threlevnguy: I may take you up on that at some time

[ubernasty]

no pictars?

[StereoInstaller1]

Hey man, great score. I bet the car was happy to get rescued. When it acts up (they do, it will) remind it what it felt like to be abandoned like that. all dirty and misused and how you came along and rescued it.

I feel no shame at all in reminding mine how it was...always filthy, driven by a flaming homo, never seeing a proper apex, filthy oil, bad ball joints, shitty worn out suspension...real desperation, one step above a bus pass.

Many an issue has resolved itself after a stern warning of "I found you hiding in an alley in Portland, I can put your filthy ass back there too" and it becomes the subservient bitch it was made to be.

Yes, I love these cars. You will too.

Plus you will no longer have to think your car is a Cadillac.

Welcome to R3V.

Luke

[jeffw]

luke you are a fucking wierdo lol


welcome. you will love this car as much as us i guarantee it

[StereoInstaller1]

Jeff, tell me you haven't seen my car act up

[Vtec?lol]

Congrats. If the car has been sitting that long, make sure you go get the timing belt replaced asap or else your opinion on BMW's will go straight to shit.
It's about a 3 hr job and the belt is about $20.

[Rascal2pt0]

Congrats. If the car has been sitting that long, make sure you go get the timing belt replaced asap or else your opinion on BMW's will go straight to shit.
It's about a 3 hr job and the belt is about $20.

Luckily the guy who owned it before the guy i bought it from actually cared about the car so I do have a record with the last timing belt listed, and some other maintenance. Technically Its got around 6K left on the belt if you go by 50K intervals but I'm going to do it anyways along with the cam seal and the other belts, plus any other leaky seals I see while I've got it apart.

[325ix]

congrats. You will fall in love with the car, if and when you ever think about selling it, you wont. You will become attached to like no other car.

[StereoInstaller1]

Plus you will no longer have to think your car is a Cadillac.

Did no one get this? You aren't even gonna try and say it isn't funny.

[BeLzEbUb58]

Welcome to the site. I have two e30's, 4-door 325i and a 325iS. Recent acquisition from an R3V member and was saved from the wrecking yard. Learn what you can here and sift through the inevitable BS that is slung around. There is definitely good and bad info here. Mostly good.

[BeLzEbUb58]

Did no one get this? You aren't even gonna try and say it isn't funny.

Well, my Calypso Red 4-door does resemble a Cadillac Cimmaron. Or is that the Cim-Moron. I just need to chrome the front grills.