Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Two years of E30 Goodness

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

    Two years of E30 Goodness

    Today I officially cross the two year mark of owning an E30. And I'd never look back. It has been a great ride and experience. Probably the best car ownership experience of my life, so far.

    Some milestones so far:
    Almost 120K km since November 12, 2012
    one timing belt and water pump (almost time for #2)
    Two front bearings
    Rear subframe refresh.
    Minimal overall problems.

    So glad I decided to get this car. Makes me happy every day I drive it. :D
    Estoguy
    1986 BMW 325, Alpenweiss ~ "Elsa"

    Need a photographer, come visit my site: http://estoguy.wix.com/unique-perspectives

    #2
    Pleased that you still enjoy your car. But it's more than a little weird to remember unnecessarily specific dates/anniversaries unless of course you are Rain Man and we all know he can't drive.

    Comment


      #3
      Did he ever actually drive in the movie? I have a hard time recalling the dates I got my 2 cars, but then again some times I don't pay attention.

      Comment


        #4
        Wait...you've done 75,000 miles in two years? I thought I was pushing it with half that! WOW!
        Eternally searching for a nice set of BMW Sheepskin Seat Covers for Comfort Seats.

        Comment


          #5
          easily do-able if its a DD

          Comment


            #6
            glad to hear you love it.

            Comment


              #7
              37,000 miles a year is a lot.

              That's 100 miles a day.

              About 2 hours a day.

              720 hours a year.

              That's one entire month a year sitting in your E30.

              Congrats, you spend 1/12 of your life in your car.

              Roughly 1/8th of your waking hours.

              Ouch.

              Life is too short to drive a boring car.
              Drive it hard. Maintain it well.


              Convertible Technical & Discussion
              A Topless Memorandum

              Comment


                #8
                Originally posted by mr2peak View Post
                37,000 miles a year is a lot.

                That's 100 miles a day.

                About 2 hours a day.

                720 hours a year.

                That's one entire month a year sitting in your E30.

                Congrats, you spend 1/12 of your life in your car.

                Roughly 1/8th of your waking hours.

                Ouch.

                Life is too short to drive a boring car.
                Thankfully its ok tho, because hes in GODS CHARIOT

                I do 20,000ish Miles a year in my S50 Swapped car, it goes away for the winter so I dont kill myself
                1985 325e M50TU(Sold)
                1991 318is Slicktop (Sold)
                1990 325is Brilliantrot S50/5 Lug Swapped.
                1992 525i Manual shitbox Winter Beater

                Comment


                  #9
                  Yup, she's my DD, and I do love the time we spend together. I know the Eta isn't the sexiest E30 out there, but she sure is a fun car and especially for the winter driving, I feel owning her has made me a better driver overall.

                  I'm trying to get a better job... if that happens, thinking a possible engine swap to freshen her up a bit. Or even see what shape the old Eta is in. May just rebuild/recondition. Time will tell.
                  Estoguy
                  1986 BMW 325, Alpenweiss ~ "Elsa"

                  Need a photographer, come visit my site: http://estoguy.wix.com/unique-perspectives

                  Comment


                    #10
                    I do 20,000ish miles too with my m40.. Just swapped m42 e36 a month ago...


                    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
                    [ETA - E30 Adapters] 5 Lug kit with e46m3 front and e46 325/328i rear brake setup
                    ---------------------------------------------------------------
                    [ETA - E30 Adapters] - 5 Lug kit | DTM Shifter | DSSR
                    ---------------------------------------------------------------
                    Transaction Feedback

                    Comment


                      #11
                      6 month mark here and already put almost 10k on it. I do at least 75 miles a day driving to San Diego and back, 2-3 hours stuck in traffic. I also keep a log of my car's history with dates/mileage, I might not remember it but I can reference it.
                      sigpic
                      1991 325i Sport - Calypsorot Metallic - DAILY DRIVEN

                      WTB in SoCal: 8"/10" Lukebox, leather Sport steering wheel, 60L MotoMeter fuel gauge, Thule/Yakima roof rack

                      Comment

                      Working...
                      X