If you had to replace your e30 with something else, what would it be?

[619E30]

Datsun 510
E30 M3
Alpina B6 3.5S
Alpina B10 Bi Turbo
or
Alpina B7

[Jonny Cash]

considering the e30 serves its purpose well, id have to go for something a little different.

Buy a $200 Fiesta and do a mid-engine yamaha v6 SHOgun replica.

[BrooklynMW]

Hmm, this question raises a lot of ethical and philisophical concerns. If I had to replace my e30? As in, due to uncontrollable circumstances? As in, it was totalled? Or suddenly the Nazi party rose again in Germany, and all German vehicles were made illegal in the US? Hmm.

Or if I just felt like replacing it cuz I was bored?

Well, let's see.

Scenario 1: My e30 was totalled, and I wish to replace it with another car that was equally as classic, sporty, yet reliable as a daily driver.
-e24
-e28, 535is
-Mk II Scirocco, Wolfsburg edition

Scenario 2: I came into a mass disposable income and can afford any car I want.
-Delorean, Stage II upgrade
-e9
-Any Aston Martin, Alfa, or Maserati
-'63 Beetle


Scenario 3: I decide to give up this lifestyle choice of maintaining a classic car so girls will like me, take the practical route, start a family, and finance a new car that's safe, sensible, reliable, yet still a little stylish and sporty:
-Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen TDI
-Audi A3 TDI
-'08-'09 Subaru Outback 2.5XT (I hate the '10's)

Scenario 4: I still have an affinity for maintaining old cars, but instead of sports cars, I change my tune for All Terrain Vehicles. Good for camping, beach hopping, hiking, etc.
-Subaru Brat
-'89-ish Jeep Wrangler Renegade (square headlights)
-Mitsubishi Mighty Max

[graphikg]

Lancia Delta Integrale

Dont we wish...

The only other car I was thinking I would buy besides keeping my e30 was a used 2008 STi hatch. This car is actually attainable - Lancia Integrale a bit more difficult.

[santiago]

I have 2 cars I truly love but if I had to replace them, I think I would take my E46 Touring and get a full S54 transplant done.

[santiago]

Dont we wish...

The only other car I was thinking I would buy besides keeping my e30 was a used 2008 STi hatch. This car is actually attainable - Lancia Integrale a bit more difficult.

If you're Canada, they can be found. I was at a local speed shop (Charles Hammer Group) and came across one in the showroom. He told me he had 3 of them. I then noticed a couple come up on BringaTrailer.com available in Canada.

You're getting close to the 25 year exemption so you can probably get one in a few years.

[HarryPotter]

Well, Porsche was using a MFI (mechanical fuel injection) system on the production 2.4 liter motors in 1973 but in late 1973 they began using Bosch CIS (continuous fuel injection) on the magnesium-cased 2.7 liter engines. Here's an overview of the topic....

http://members.rennlist.com/jimwms/CIS/CIShome.html

CIS

"shudders"

[5Toes]

5toes what the fuck are u doing here then? i always thought u had an eta lol

Nah. Im buying one soon though within the next 6 monthes.

[Emre]

I've replaced my E30 318is with a Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 recently. Here are some pics from the car's track debut at Tremblant last month:







I've still got my E30, but the Cosworth is the new track toy. Still a work in progress at the moment, however.

[Emre]

Funny you say that as I sold my WRX and then bought my e30.

Funny, but I basically did the same thing. I bought my Evo VIII back in 2003 and I thought for sure that would be the end of the E30. After a few years, I realized that the E30 was more fun to drive and it came back out of storage. I ended up selling the Evo VIII and keeping the E30.

[VicSkimmr]

Unless I needed to get rid of it to accommodate a larger family, then it would be either an Audi A5 Avant or a MINI Countryman to pair with our classic Mini.

[agustingig]

e39 M5

[JJ1]

I would want my soul back.