E30 curbside classic

[bimmer630]

http://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbside-classics-european/curbside-classic-1985-bmw-318i-teutonic-respite-at-the-tail-end-of-the-great-brougham-epoch/

maybe a repost, but I havent seen it here before.

funny reading the comments of the ignorant, claiming E30 designers "cheaped out" by putting plugs on the window crank holes and window switches in the center console.

[Wschnitz]

Haha window switches are still in the center console so you can rest your arm on the door handle without pressing buttons.

[bimmer630]

I always liked the idea of switches in the center console. people who get in my car are confused sometimes... but its a better idea i think

[JasonC]

What 16yo wrote that? Comparing a base compact car (318i) to a Chrysler Fifth Avenue... Two different cars of the times. IMHO, the 5th Ave would make a great durby car, and the 4 door 318i would make a great parts car.

[bimmer630]

What 16yo wrote that? Comparing a base compact car (318i) to a Chrysler Fifth Avenue... Two different cars of the times. IMHO, the 5th Ave would make a great durby car, and the 4 door 318i would make a great parts car.

I think his use of the Chrysler was just showing how lame the offerings from the US carmakers were compared to the European cars

[Herr Faust Schinken]

i love all the BMW hate on there , seriously the plugs in the door cards and window switches on the console is what these people bitch about , i had to post a few rebuttals as a mater of principle

[AntiScope]

I prefer the switch in the console because I don't have to take my left hand off the wheel. Just use my right hand, and it's right next to the shifter. Makes sense to me.

[nick475]

I prefer the switch in the console because I don't have to take my left hand off the wheel. Just use my right hand, and it's right next to the shifter. Makes sense to me.

Agreed. It just makes things much easier

[Herr Faust Schinken]

I prefer the switch in the console because I don't have to take my left hand off the wheel. Just use my right hand, and it's right next to the shifter. Makes sense to me.

thats why BMW did it like that it so you don't haft to take your hand off the wheel to open the windows , i get annoyed now when i drive car that has them on the door

[JasonC]

I think his use of the Chrysler was just showing how lame the offerings from the US carmakers were compared to the European cars

Lame offerings in 1985?

Buick;
Skyhawk T-Type
Regal T-Type
Grand National

Chevrolet;
Camaro IROC-Z
Monte Carlo SS
Monte Carlo SS Auro Coupe
Corvette

Chrysler;
Lazer
LeBaron GTS

Dodge;
Daytona Turbo Z
Omni GLH
Shelby Charger
Lancer

Ford;
EXP Turbo
Mustang

Mercury;
Capri RS 5.0
Cougar XR-7

Oldsmobile;
Cutlass 442

Plymouth;
Their line up did suck unless you wanted a mini van lol

Pontiac;
Fiero
Sunbird
Firebird
Trans Am
Grand Prix


Yeah lets see here, lets compare the other American cars offered in 1985 to the 1985 318i. If i was to walk into a dealership in 1985 and look at the BMW 318i and seen what it offered (m10, seats that feel like you're sitting on a park bench, huge aluminum bumpers, wheels that look like bottle caps, $16,000 price tag!) Now i know most on here hate American cars and trucks. But i got to wonder if most can't take a step back and really look and see past their fan boyism. A lot of the cars i listed i really like, but i do see theings on those cars and think, WTF GM or Mopar... What was you thinking there LOL!

My pick for 85 Would be an Monte Carlo SS, white with t-tops $9,500-$11,000 new

Or a Buick Grand National, fully loaded with t-tops also $12,600 new

thats why BMW did it like that it so you don't haft to take your hand off the wheel to open the windows , i get annoyed now when i drive car that has them on the door

BMW made windows where you didn't have to take your hands off the wheel? I didn't know they offered a telekinesis package for the car!

[bimmer630]

Monte Carlos are one of my least favorite cars. Sorry. Ugly body shape, lethargic fuel guzzling v8, and the worst part...a Chevy bowie on the trunk.

318s weren't barnstormers but the e30 in general was a better car than any of those listed. Turbo Mopars were cool I guess but ugh front wheel drive

[mikeedler]

that write-up should have been a comparison of a 1986 M3 to a 1986 FORD tempo.






that would have been a much better comparison.

I love me some e30s, but honestly, out of those 2 cars posted, give me that comfy ass Chrysler 5th AVE.!!!!!!!

that 318 really does look sad, even though E30 interiors/exteriors can look very nice.

[bimmer630]

I had a fifth Ave. It was comfy but a pile of crap. It had that spark control computer on the aircleaner which I'm pretty sure was faulty, because on the highway it would just die after a certain time.. then if u waited it would start up again and run for a short time .. I ended up smashing it up against the highway guardrails..I was so mad at the car.
Later on I parked it and people stole the plates and burned the car

[Raccoon]

BMW made windows where you didn't have to take your hands off the wheel? I didn't know they offered a telekinesis package for the car!

:twisted::twisted::twisted:

[JasonC]

I had a fifth Ave. It was comfy but a pile of crap. It had that spark control computer on the aircleaner which I'm pretty sure was faulty, because on the highway it would just die after a certain time.. then if u waited it would start up again and run for a short time .. I ended up smashing it up against the highway guardrails..I was so mad at the car.
Later on I parked it and people stole the plates and burned the car

Yeah the lean burn system on them did suck. Most took it off and put a normal old 2Bbl on it.