How far are you comfortable driving you car?

[kid325e]

i would drive mine across the country. Been maintained properly.

x2..

[funcrew]

When it's over 110F, my car is very uncomfortable going more that a mile and a half or so, when the interior heats up like a pizza oven. This sucks as the E30 is my daily driver, and it's over 110F for four months here.

I realize this isn't what the PO meant, but it's still true.

[4bangerfury]

Melbourne to NJ and back is not a problem in the 318is. I always have a basic ratchet set and some spare oil and coolant for long trips though.

I bought a 325e in Austin earlier this year sight unseen and drove it back to Melbourne. The car wasn't maintained at all but it made the trip with a few stops along the way due to a shitty fuel pump. Once it sat for a bit and cooled, it fired right back up and drove for a few more hours. These cars are fucking tough.

[Asbradley21]

I drive my car constantly on several thousand mile trips without issue on a normal basis.

[HarryPotter]

I'd take it just about anywhere once I get an actual new battery, and a diff bushing.

[gearheadE30]

At this point, I drive it about 100m and that's about as far as I want to go just in case something does happen, but then again I'm still working on tuning it and the turbo setup only has a few hundred miles under it's belt....still have a few bugs to work out. Once I flush coolant this weekend and maybe do an oil change I'll feel better, just because I want to make sure the hg isn't leaking.

[McGyver]

i would drive my cabbie to cali today if i had money for gas, the coupe needs more of the neglected maintenance done before i trust it.

[325ix]

I would drive mine across the country. Been maintained properly.

[e30:)]

i have driven mine from washington to california and back 3 times at 800 miles one way. one of the trips was from gig harbor washington to chico ca to san fran ca back to gig harbor... after everthting it was like 2200 miles.
If i had money for gas i would drive to new york tomorrow.

[Reap3r]

The way mine is at the moment. Probably not that far :P Mabye 300km's.

[Jaxx_]

drove to tail of the dragon and roads around the area and back, total of about 6 hours each way, plus a days worth of driving. No problems with my e30, can't say the same for others. Well, I did have one problem -- it wouldn't touch anything above 90, and would lose speed up hills.

[Schnitzer318is]

Been to Miami and back a 3 years ago... and then to Melbourne 2 years ago. The first trip was a total of ~3000 miles, and the second was a few hundred less. That is with the low mileage 318is (~30,000 on motor for first trip). I have taken my wife's 325 eta to Dallas and back with no problems... great mileage too (~35mpg).

Maintenance is king with these. Keep up with your T-belts, oil changes, water pumps, and plugs. They'll run forever.

[grantlacey11]

i drove mine down from oregon down to the bay when i bought her, then found out one of the oil journals to the camshafts was clogged and roasted the intake cam,,,,yes, still ran like a champ! bullet proof!!

[M-technik-3]

How many times did your odometer roll around?


I don't take my E30 on too many long trips, not comfy enough, thats what the E34 is for. But the previous owner took it on a few trips from San Diego to Phoenix.

So sorry i'm on a 26 hour day. we do make bloopers every now and then. It was meant as 1000 miles or 1K and in my sleepy mode it came out as bumble fingers.

[briansjacobs]

well with no headlights, turn signals, radio, license or insurance, not far + plus with 4.10 gearing and 100 octane it would get expensive, but other than that, I would drive it anywhere. If it can handle hours on end at redline, it can handle whatever mileage you want to throw at it!