the "why our e30's are awesome" thread

[Zasz]

Because they're my favourite BMW.

Less rust prone than a 2002 or E9, cost way less to tune or maintain, and are more modern but not enough to tick you off.

They are so fun to throw around, and I look forward to driving mine every day.

Because I'm a hopeless romantic, the motorsport aspect gets me every time.

The people I've met through it, and continue to, are great.


And because I hate S13/4/5/6s.

[flyboyx]

i love the feel of my 3 spoke alpina steering wheel and the mz3 seats that i upgraded in my car. sometimes when i have no where to go, i just sit in the seat, make engine noises, and pretend to drive really really fast.

i love my hard top. i can't wait to strip the vinyl off and paint it alpinweis to match the car. i love how heavy and solid the doors feel when you open and close them. i love my euro smileys and the intensive wash system. when i come home from work, i love to just walk by the car as its sitting there in the garage and just stare at it for a minute or two on the way inside the house. i love the way the s52 sounds when you are just sitting there idling and you stab the throttle with your foot just a tiny bit.

excuse me, i need to go clean out the front of my shorts.

[Brezzi]

Because God's chariot.

[Jon325i]

You know an E30 is awesome when an E36 owner "trades-up" to an E30.

Jon

[illest318i]

I would have to say the way it looks
I never knew about e30's and I wasn't
Planning on buying one, but then I fell
In love with it the day I first saw it.

[///M42 sport]

That is, it exists in a car culture that is outside the realm of time. The e30 is my favorite car.

r u hi?

[Dj Buttchug]

I think about this, then remember theres a JDM contraption named the 240SX S13

was thinking the same thing

[///M42 sport]

bc shit needs maintenance randonmly and endlessly

[Conrad311]

cause chicks dig em. seriously, i nailed to g/fs first date in mine. wasnt easy physically, but i got it done.

and cause they are just a blast. ive stripped 3 e30s just to stock pile parts to keep mine going forever. i love it 95% of the time i have it, and i love it 100% of the time i drive it.

[5Toes]

I think about this, then remember theres a JDM contraption named the 240SX S13

[JTDay]

I think about this time to time. For me, when I think of the e30 and compare it to other cool cars, the e30 (and other BMW's) remains timeless. That is, it exists in a car culture that is outside the realm of time. The e30 is my favorite car.

[FunfGan]

• Just old enough to have the best of the older bmw attributes - the last of the classic bmws(3 series atleast)
• Lightweight and close to 50/50 weight distribution
• Can be made to handle very well with the abundance of aftermarket parts for it
• Can be made to be very fast accelerating in a variety of ways from forced induction to engine swaps with lots of information on doing so
• Classic bmw looks and styling
• Hood opens the cool way:)
• Just enough amenities and only the things I care about - no extra electronic nannies to break and distract from the driving experience
• Popular platform for so many different things from drifting to racing to even 4x4 status offroading
• And last but not least - the community

...too many things to name

^Pretty much hits the nail on the head.

Duh, because racecar.

No.

[NyC35AV]

Duh, because racecar.

[slaterd]

the classic OO==lll==OO look
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[alB5]

-how easy it is to work on
-always look forward to driving it