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  • Axxe
    No R3VLimiter
    • Aug 2004
    • 3355

    #31
    I'd get a 5spd 4runner and put a hitch on it to pull the E30 around when it's FUBAR.


    Keep it slideways!!

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    • e9nine
      E30 Mastermind
      • Oct 2003
      • 1890

      #32
      Originally posted by Axxe
      I'd get a 5spd 4runner and put a hitch on it to pull the E30 around when it's FUBAR.
      Two Words: Head Gasket...be careful with 4runners.

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      • ping65810
        Grease Monkey
        • Sep 2005
        • 366

        #33
        I've had great luck with both of my e30's- my 84 that went to 320k before the floor went, and my 87 with 250k on it now. The mid-90s Camrys are great, old Hondas the same way. I would also reccomend an old Mercedes, you can't kill those, and mechaniclly they are very similar to the e30.

        I paid $500 for my 86 Mercedes 300e, and I get around 21mpg in town, and around 25 highway. Not to mention it handles like a BMW, and is a great highway car.
        01 325Ci
        87 325iS w/ M30B35 swap

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        • James Crivellone
          Head Janitor
          • Oct 2003
          • 6301

          #34
          Originally posted by e9nine
          Two Words: Head Gasket...be careful with 4runners.
          My 3VZ-E has been awesome, its only been through one set according to the service records.

          and I have 209,XXX Miles on it

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          • MR 325
            Moderator
            • Oct 2003
            • 37827

            #35
            I still say fuck those V6 Toyota motors, they suck

            22R-E all the way!!!
            BimmerHeads
            Classic BMW Specialists
            Santa Clarita, CA

            www.BimmerHeads.com

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            • royalflush313
              R3VLimited
              • Mar 2004
              • 2070

              #36
              Chevy Chevette.

              Cheap, and seem to never break.
              At least with my friends Chevette. We had to drop it off a small cliff 4 times for it to stop working.
              Everytime we dropped it, the motor would stop, then when we goto crank it, starts right up and purrs.
              ~ Go Canucks Go! ~

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              • hamann318is
                No R3VLimiter
                • Jul 2004
                • 3382

                #37
                Originally posted by Digitalwave
                An E30 or even an E34 would be last on my list of a cheap, reliable DD...

                How much space do you really need? 95ish Honda Accords have good space, and are good DD's.
                The E30 has a great amount of space. I'd like a bit more, and I'm looking for 4 doors. I might have a in-family hook up for a '01 Le Sabre. Ballin'.
                The BMW 318 is back. With a vengeance.

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                • Matt86es
                  Mod Crazy
                  • Aug 2004
                  • 616

                  #38
                  Originally posted by MR 325
                  I still say fuck those V6 Toyota motors, they suck

                  22R-E all the way!!!
                  Hell Yeah! 22-R's are one of the most reliable engines ever! I would definately want the convenience of the later fuel injected ones though.

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                  • Rob
                    Moderator
                    • Oct 2003
                    • 8166

                    #39
                    or you could be like Syko, take your bling e30 to college, destroy it, then try to sell it...
                    BEERTECH

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                    • e30sd
                      Fistee
                      • Jan 2004
                      • 5517

                      #40
                      burn?!?!?@?
                      sigpic

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                      • Digitalwave
                        is a poseur
                        • Oct 2003
                        • 6281

                        #41
                        Originally posted by Rob
                        or you could be like Syko, take your bling e30 to college, destroy it, then try to sell it...
                        That's pretty much what I've done.

                        RISING EDGE

                        Let's drive fast and have fun.

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                        • MR 325
                          Moderator
                          • Oct 2003
                          • 37827

                          #42
                          Originally posted by Matt86es
                          Hell Yeah! 22-R's are one of the most reliable engines ever! I would definately want the convenience of the later fuel injected ones though.
                          :pimp:
                          BimmerHeads
                          Classic BMW Specialists
                          Santa Clarita, CA

                          www.BimmerHeads.com

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                          • Avus E30
                            No R3VLimiter
                            • Feb 2005
                            • 3650

                            #43
                            Im still saying the volvo, bullet-proof and will run forever
                            HDE30 <3

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                            • kansas-ix
                              E30 Mastermind
                              • Jan 2004
                              • 1600

                              #44
                              A 318 is a great daily. Mine is like a dream 28mpg and handles.
                              E30 325ix 62k

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                              • grapedrink
                                E30 Mastermind
                                • Nov 2003
                                • 1514

                                #45
                                Originally posted by Avus E30
                                Im still saying the volvo, bullet-proof and will run forever

                                Originally posted by DaveCN
                                Welcome.

                                Your car is a piece of shit.

                                Most of them here are, too.

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