e21's?

[Eecen]

Damn that's a nice e21 and e23. Bastard.

[hendrixvodu]

i had a callaway turbo e21 it was a great car lots of fun....i had no issues with her great on gas and its like a more reliable 2002 i converted it to euro bumpers and 78 mirrors





heres what replaced here 85 745 executive turbo 5spd

[B Randon]

this!

the 320i's "improvements" over the 2002 don't add up to a better drive unless you swap them into a 2002!

thats what i am saying, the e21 is a parts car for the 02 just like the e36 is parts car for the e30

[brainspo0n]

To me a e21 is a great parts car for the 02, and even better if it is 320is. the seats, 5 speed, 3.91lsd, motor if you want to mess with that k jet, wheels, front rotors, and rear trailing arms. lol

this!

the 320i's "improvements" over the 2002 don't add up to a better drive unless you swap them into a 2002!

[bmwstephen]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z2Vtol47Tk

looks like they can take a beating

[Pantless Spency]

Your not trying hard enough. I had a E21 318i with 500,000km on the clock, and would break that shit out every time it rained. lol

The car was good actually I would thrash the shit out of it every day, and in my 5 years of ownership I never changed the oil or water. Though due to my recklessness the HG went after 5 years and I sold the car.

never changed the oil?
DAMN!
must've been burning off pretty good then i take it?
i use about 5quarts of oil a month in mine hahahhaa.

[BavarianSwap]

[QUOTE=Massimo;2990080]Your not trying hard enough. I had a E21 318i with 500,000km on the clock, and would break that shit out every time it rained. lol

you're right. I never intentionally tried to make the car break loose. I was referring to the gentlemen's concern about the car's safety. Maybe your tires were bald and the rain is a bit more slippery where you're from lol. Anyhow, I also agree with you about these cars being nearly bullet proof. My E21 has nearly 200k on it and is rock solid.

[Massimo]

I've never had the car break away in the rain.

Your not trying hard enough. I had a E21 318i with 500,000km on the clock, and would break that shit out every time it rained. lol

The car was good actually I would thrash the shit out of it every day, and in my 5 years of ownership I never changed the oil or water. Though due to my recklessness the HG went after 5 years and I sold the car.

[CarsSuck]

Well, to my knowledge the parts are specific to BMW, I've never heard of anyone using VW CIS stuff on these cars. That said, my dad's '79 still has its original fuel injection parts.

the bottom line here is that you want a DD, right? The e21 can't hold a candle to the e30 for that. The HVAC system is worthless. They get crap gas mileage, ( Dad's nearly stock 2.0 gets about 24 mpg highway, my 325i will do 28mpg). Safety wise, the body isn't nearly as stiff as the e30. We've seen several people walk away from very serious accidents in their e30s.

[bmwstephen]

i own an e21 and it is currently my DD
breaking away in rain?
very easy if you take hard corners, and don't go slow. throttle on the floor lets one wheel spin easily, and its so slow you might want to drive throttle on floor a lot hahaha.


MPG?
depends on milage.
if i try hard i can get 22MPG but my engine has 275k miles and burns about 5qts of oil a month.... LOL!

and concerning the injection system?
if it's an 83 then the mechanical injection system is kind of a head ache..... i haven't fixed mine yet, its just a hard cold start and needs to be warm before taking off or else i will suffer loss of power.

other than that its all carbed i believe.

ive lost my rear end around many corners in the rain, but i kinda try to now a days because it's so damn gutless it's easy to control and actually kinda fun 8)

what is the headache? I think e21's with m10 has the same kjet fuel system across all the years

[bmwstephen]

"All" 323s had vented fronts as well.

well we are talking about 320i's here. the e21 in the US is vastly different than a lot of the world models.

[iSOregon]

i tried to buy one today but the seller didnt pick up his damn phone

[Eecen]

"All" 323s had vented fronts as well.

[B Randon]

now the 77 had vented front brakes, but that was the only year.

[Eecen]

i also hear they lack many things that make an e30 safer such as disc brakes in the rear. sway bar in the rear.

Nothing wrong with un-vented front discs and drum rears, as long as it's maintained properly. I mean you can't go to the track and run hard, but daily driving it isn't a problem.

I believe late model e21s came with front and rear sway bars. Early cars only came with front (?), don't quote me on this. Here read this: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1146050