Interesting - Money Pit Assassins

[2ndName]

Lucky! I can't just turn it off until it's too late and I've placed the order.

[mikewbd]

I'm the opposite, my eta was bought for 200. A little over a grand and a headgasket, timing belt, water pump, all new meyle bushings/arms front and back, struts, LSD and axles later. I have not spent a dime more on it except for gas and oil.

[nando]

Well I have been DDing my car now for 6 months take me an hour to drive to work and a hour home. No not on a freeway in slow 60km/h roads with lots of traffic lights. Yes my E30 is a lot of fun to drive, but I find my self wanting something newer with climate control, autotragic, smooth taking off, safer (lots of crazy people in peak hour traffic). No matter what E30 you have it will not compare to a newer model car, even if you rebuilt it to spec.

The E30 needs to be driven and driven hard, I just can't do that in peak hour traffic, if a toyota camery fits the bill then yes I will drive a toyota camery.

I would be happy to DD my E30 if it only took me 10 min to get to work.

I wouldn't want to drive an automatic in any conditions, traffic or not. I'd way rather drive a standard. it's not like you have to really think about it. smooth driving is up to the driver, instead of an awful slushbox. Also it gives me something to do other than stare at red lights :)

but, driving an E30 in stoplight-golight-stoplight-golight would drive me batty too, mostly because the car wants to be free. fortunately I don't have that kind of drive.

[clarkson]

So my 2.8 Dbilas cammed stroker is even run in yet and I am already spending money on doing a 265 dogleg conversion to go behind it. Addicted? Totally.

[2ndName]

Lol, a happy wife is a happy life. No wife aggro means more modding, haha

[Massimo]

Ah okay, mine is a bit different. 15 mins commute in the very early morning so I get to blast is on the freeway. I also come him 1 hour before traffic starts so it's a nice stroll.

Well you are a lucky man and I envy you. Besides the pants wearing of course. :D

[2ndName]

Well I have been DDing my car now for 6 months take me an hour to drive to work and a hour home. No not on a freeway in slow 60km/h roads with lots of traffic lights. Yes my E30 is a lot of fun to drive, but I find my self wanting something newer with climate control, autotragic, smooth taking off, safer (lots of crazy people in peak hour traffic). No matter what E30 you have it will not compare to a newer model car, even if you rebuilt it to spec.

The E30 needs to be driven and driven hard, I just can't do that in peak hour traffic, if a toyota camery fits the bill then yes I will drive a toyota camery.

I would be happy to DD my E30 if it only took me 10 min to get to work.

Ah okay, mine is a bit different. 15 mins commute in the very early morning so I get to blast is on the freeway. I also come him 1 hour before traffic starts so it's a nice stroll.

[GillesBigCowboy]

I don't think I will ever DD anything else... Whenever I am driving another car or truck I am just telling myself how much i miss the steering feel, linear throttle, tossability, unique style, etc... Am I obsessed and have I lost all objectivity?... No, I think I am brilliant! Now the guy who has 18 Gremlins in his yard; he has a disturbing obsession.

[Dsun]

lol using a E30 as the DD with an E90 as the weekend will never happen.

It will be the E90 as the DD and the E30 as the Weekender. It is really that simple a E90 is a great DD comphy has all the luxuries and is easy, an E30 is a fun car to drive and not something that is great for DD.

Anyways well done and welcome to the addiction.

+1 so true

[Massimo]

I don't get this attitude. The E30 was used as a DD by millions of people for years, and suddenly it's not good enough to drive anymore?

I also don't get having a car that just sits in the garage. It's just a hunk of metal, use the damn thing like it's meant to be used. If my E30 sat in the garage 90% of the time I'd have to sell it because it would piss me off that it just sat there not being used.

because there are more comfortable, quieter, more fuel efficient cars, with more tractable power bands, more creature comforts, great sound systems, brighter headlamp output, and better road manners that have been made in the 20-odd years since.


not that i want one anyway but some people drive a lot of highway miles and the e30 is, in my opinion, ill-suited to that type of driving.

You mean like a Toyota Camry?

I'd rather stab myself in the balls.

also, it sounds like you're talking a stock E30. Most of those things are solved with common upgrades. My only "stereo" is an inline 6 BTW. :p



3-4 hours? dude, that really sucks. I'd also rather stab myself in the balls than drive that far for work. I understand it's not that easy to just change your job or home. that's fair enough, although driving an appliance for 4 hours a day would drive me batty. I'd hate to waste basically 1/4 of my day driving to work. my drive is about 10-15 minutes each way and 5 of that is probably getting coffee and/or breakfast. Guess I can count my blessings.

Well I have been DDing my car now for 6 months take me an hour to drive to work and a hour home. No not on a freeway in slow 60km/h roads with lots of traffic lights. Yes my E30 is a lot of fun to drive, but I find my self wanting something newer with climate control, autotragic, smooth taking off, safer (lots of crazy people in peak hour traffic). No matter what E30 you have it will not compare to a newer model car, even if you rebuilt it to spec.

The E30 needs to be driven and driven hard, I just can't do that in peak hour traffic, if a toyota camery fits the bill then yes I will drive a toyota camery.

I would be happy to DD my E30 if it only took me 10 min to get to work.

[nando]

because there are more comfortable, quieter, more fuel efficient cars, with more tractable power bands, more creature comforts, great sound systems, brighter headlamp output, and better road manners that have been made in the 20-odd years since.


not that i want one anyway but some people drive a lot of highway miles and the e30 is, in my opinion, ill-suited to that type of driving.

You mean like a Toyota Camry?

I'd rather stab myself in the balls.

also, it sounds like you're talking a stock E30. Most of those things are solved with common upgrades. My only "stereo" is an inline 6 BTW. :p

nando, VinniE30: when you have the commute i have man, you'll definitely change your mind - i average 3-4hours on the road a day. the refinement and fuel economy of a newer car makes a huge difference then. i do wish i could DD an e30, but it's just not practical with the new technologies and fuel prices. i'd love to have a 330d e46 for a DD if i could afford it. the e30 would then be free to be my toy, with no compromises to be made for DD use.

then again, maybe i'm getting old. :p me 15 years ago would probably kick the crap out of me now.

3-4 hours? dude, that really sucks. I'd also rather stab myself in the balls than drive that far for work. I understand it's not that easy to just change your job or home. that's fair enough, although driving an appliance for 4 hours a day would drive me batty. I'd hate to waste basically 1/4 of my day driving to work. my drive is about 10-15 minutes each way and 5 of that is probably getting coffee and/or breakfast. Guess I can count my blessings.

[MikeDE]

Sometimes I buy shit for an e30 I don't even have yet lol

This^....I have basically a parts warehouse in my cellar. By the time I get another E30 i'll be sick to death of staring at them. I want someone to come with a trailer so I can unload it all in one shot.

[VinniE30]

nando, VinniE30: when you have the commute i have man, you'll definitely change your mind - i average 3-4hours on the road a day. the refinement and fuel economy of a newer car makes a huge difference then. i do wish i could DD an e30, but it's just not practical with the new technologies and fuel prices. i'd love to have a 330d e46 for a DD if i could afford it. the e30 would then be free to be my toy, with no compromises to be made for DD use.

then again, maybe i'm getting old. me 15 years ago would probably kick the crap out of me now.

because there are more comfortable, quieter, more fuel efficient cars, with more tractable power bands, more creature comforts, great sound systems, brighter headlamp output, and better road manners that have been made in the 20-odd years since.


not that i want one anyway but some people drive a lot of highway miles and the e30 is, in my opinion, ill-suited to that type of driving.

Comfortable? That's subjective. and I think my e30 is just as comfortable as an e46. This all depends on your seats too. Many people with e30s don't have stock seats... there's lots of nice options out there.

Quieter? Newer 3 series are definitely quieter than an e30. But I couldn't care less about this. If I had to say, then i'd say I actually prefer the more pronounced road/wind and engine noise of the e30.

More fuel efficient? We're talking about e46 and e90 here so i'll use this as an example. An eta or m42 e30 gets just as good gas mileage if not better. If you want power then a 24v swap will get you very good gas mileage and also lots of power.

More tractable power bands? Depends on engine but a 24v swap or M30 swap combined with the much much lower weight of the e30 makes for great pickup in stop and go traffic. Probably better than any e46. And any non-turbo e90. Overall a VANOS 24v swap will have a very "tractable" power band.

more creature comforts, great sound systems, brighter headlamp output?
All those things can be upgraded on an e30. But I don't really care about creature comforts. I've found after having newer daily drivers that I highly value simplicity in a car. Less distractions, less things to break, more minimalist, more of what a "pure" car.

So don't get me wrong, I completely understand why different people drive newer cars but they should also understand why for someone like me and probably many other people on here, an e30 is just as good if not better.

[frag]

nando, VinniE30: when you have the commute i have man, you'll definitely change your mind - i average 3-4hours on the road a day. the refinement and fuel economy of a newer car makes a huge difference then. i do wish i could DD an e30, but it's just not practical with the new technologies and fuel prices. i'd love to have a 330d e46 for a DD if i could afford it. the e30 would then be free to be my toy, with no compromises to be made for DD use.

then again, maybe i'm getting old. :p me 15 years ago would probably kick the crap out of me now.

[evandael]

I don't get this attitude. The E30 was used as a DD by millions of people for years, and suddenly it's not good enough to drive anymore?

because there are more comfortable, quieter, more fuel efficient cars, with more tractable power bands, more creature comforts, great sound systems, brighter headlamp output, and better road manners that have been made in the 20-odd years since.


not that i want one anyway but some people drive a lot of highway miles and the e30 is, in my opinion, ill-suited to that type of driving.