My 325is vs my '04 VW R32

[warmseth]

pix of said e30, im also in la..

http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/sethclark/sets/72157627516119593/

[e30trooper]

http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/sethcla...7627516119593/

clean car! id say ditch the 32 and keep the e30. As long as you keep it up to par with maintenance there should be no issues what so ever. I drive my e30 all day everyday. I mean I cant say nothing is always perfect.. The past year i have replaced , trans , cap rotor/plugs and wires, did head gasket , recently my fuel pump went out and then my alt. belt took a dump. Since then no issues and I drive my car like i stole it. I don't see my car breaking down any time soon. MGP isn't to bad. On the freeway I avg just about 26/27.

All and all , dont give up on it. Lets say you sell it, you will want another e30 and you wont find one cheap than what you sold you car and guess what? You get to replace all those parts you just did!

Anyways its up to you. Id gladly take your car for free with as many problems you can put into it :D

[Ayman]

I already saw the Craigslist ad he put up :(

[VinniE30]

Your wife does not like the e30? See what she says once she picks herself up off the floor and wipes the blood from her face.

Is your avatar an illustration of this?

[M-technik-3]

Rented a Prius for two weeks, hated it and never got more that 43 mpg. I'd rather have a tuned TDi anyday over the goof mobile.

Wish Audi would bring there A6 wagons here with twin turbo clean diesels.

[ohthejosh]

Get a CR-Z?

[MikeDE]

Also my wife has no love for this car.

I have the same problem, my Wife has Zero love for my Touring.

I say take the E30 off the road spend the winter/spring doing a Resto. Replace all of the maintenance stuff that will go wrong in the near future, all of the old clips holding the interior together, stuff like that. I did one on my Touring(more mechanical than cosmetic) and I couldn't be happier.

Instead of spending the money on a Pruis or another abortion of an automobile, spend it on the E30 so it'll go for another 20yrs. You love it, so it doesn't matter. Plus, after the E30, good luck finding another car that will satisfy you.

[ohthejosh]

Plus, after the E30, good luck finding another car that will satisfy you.

so true.

[CrusherCurtis]

Rented a Prius for two weeks, hated it and never got more that 43 mpg.

Stop whining I ever get over 23 mpg. In my jeep that number drops to 15!

[e30austin]

M50TU swap into E30. 1000HP boost and 80+ MPG. Sell R32. #duhwinning

In all seriousness, sell the R32 while you can still get your money out of it. Use that money and swap an M50 into your E30. The E30 is stupidly cheap to maintain. The VW isn't.

Just my $.02.

[frankel]

Coming from a Volkswagen mark4 background I can comment on this: i used to own a 20AE GTI, and my buddy an R32. We frequently swapped cars and still go on drives all the time - there is great onramps / offramp driving around where we live. My GTI was rear ended and totalled which allowed me to pick up an e30 m3 as my daily driver. Same scenario, lots of small things need to be fixed and I dont have the time to work on the car for the majority of the work.
My friend with the r32 would now gladly trade me his car for mine although I never would and when we ride shotgun in each others cars, the old BMW out performs his r32 and is way more fun to drive because the front end doesnt push on heavy throttle out of corners.
He is ready to get rid of the r32 since riding in the m3 and is now looking at a porsche. While the r32 was a good car for VW in the era it came out, its still a vw and will require maintenance as time goes on. The torque converters will get softer and rear slide will only upset them more as the tire wear. I havent seen your e30, but I'd say keep it and continue to enjoy it, otherwise the next guy will.
As far as buying a prius, I'd go for a small pick up and tow the bikes to the track. Im looking for a good small pickup for trailing my zx6r to local socal tracks as well. Cheers!

[Conki]

Get a diesel Smart ForTwo. 69MPG rules.
And it's RWD haha

[M-technik-3]

Stop whining I ever get over 23 mpg. In my jeep that number drops to 15!

Whining? no telling it how it is.

[ROLLingKING]

this has been an interesting read.

I couldnt agree more with the drive by wire shit. I hopped in my boys 2010 mazdaspeed 3 and the gas was totally disconnected from the car. I did not like it at all. Then when he got in my car he said the gas is soooo heavy.haha

I think you and me are similar in that we just have more of an attraction with old, simple, well balanced cars. The e30 is a car I will own for a ooong time. New cars really dont even get me excited. Theyre way to heavy, cost a lot, and need major maintenance a lot sooner than brand new cars should ever need. They also handle like marshmallows and have so much computer bullshit it doesnt allow you to spin tires or lock up all 4 when braking. Keep the e30. youre probably almost done fixing the little problems with it.

[InuFaye]

Drive by wire is fucking awful.

One of the reasons I didnt buy an e46 m3.