Be realistic: What IS a car that is a good replacement for a E30?

[jaywood]

190e cosworth. Easy

[MokinWeet]

I know im the 100th person to say it but my buddies old miata was an absolute blast and they can be found for dirt cheap. They are also fairly reliable, great on gas, and bitches can hop right in the passenger seat with the top down.

to anyone recommending fwd cars, really? Read the title.

[marshallnoise]

I know im the 100th person to say it but my buddies old miata was an absolute blast and they can be found for dirt cheap. They are also fairly reliable, great on gas, and bitches can hop right in the passenger seat with the top down.

to anyone reccomending fwd cars, really? Read the title.

I would own an Miata if I didn't instantly look like Donkey Kong in Mario Kart. :D

[e30onBBSs]

This dude at work is seriously considering paying 7 grand for my new e30.. I want to rebuild the m20b27 and head swap but have such limited space that I might take his offer and get a miata until I move out of the house. I'm trying to convince my friends to get them too because e30's are just a bit too $ for daily status for most of us in the BMW class. Would be epic to be 10 miatas deep

[Wschnitz]

Miatas are cheap man, for the price of a normal e30 you can get a super clean NA or NB

[Exodus_2pt0]

I'll sell you mine for $1500. Needs rear brake hard line repaired, lots of fad words could be used to describe how it looks though.

Only downside is rust, but its cosmetic. The car has been very reliable up until the brake line failed. It would sit for months, and when I needed it she always fired right up.

http://winchester.craigslist.org/cto/5197038030.html

Road trip, road trip, road trip. I'll even help you fix the brake line.... If I don't fix it myself in the next few weeks.

[nando]

You couldn't pay me to own a Miata..

[mr2peak]

There isn't a good replacement, that's why we all own E30's.

FT86/BRZ is the only real option. Otherwise you're just back in another 80's-90's older car, and at that point you might as well be driving an e30

[Stanley Rockafella]

242GT

http://bringatrailer.com/2015/09/23/1979-volvo-242-gt/

[Exodus_2pt0]

You couldn't pay me to own a Miata..

Everyone has a price.

[oliver.r]

i sold the m3. kept and finished the 2002. couldnt be happier

[2mAn]

Ive really been thinking about a 2002 myself recently, but damn my E30 is fun

[varg]

242GT

http://bringatrailer.com/2015/09/23/1979-volvo-242-gt/

Eh... 240s are good cars, but they're a fair amount heavier than an E30, have a live rear axle, and if you're making any decent amount of power you'll frag the weak stock transmissions, BTDT. It costs a pretty penny for the adapters and gearbox if you want to have a strong manual, T5s are the cheapest option but they aren't as strong as a run of the mill Getrag 260, which I recall being a little more expensive to swap in because of the adapters. The M90 is another option but is $$$$ as I recall. I loved my turbocharged 244, but I like my E30 a lot more, and it isn't even the right one!

[Vincent Brick]

I probably posted in this thread before, but since my E30 has been down the last 3 weeks for a nightmare suspension job I have put almost 2000 miles on an AP1 S2000 on KW V2s, including a 600 mile round trip to Havasu, and one of those is almost certainly going to be my next car. I actually find it incredibly more comfortable than my E30, loads more fun, more simple, and I have no use for a back seat. My boss and coworker have both owned several and say they can get me into one for under $10k, and they have lots of spares if I need them.

I should probably at least drive a Miata before making that jump, I've never had the opportunity, but in stock form I can't see it being anything but a disappointment compared to the S2k, and not needing a ton of mods is part of the S2k appeal for me.

[Exodus_2pt0]

Don't bother, I used to have a little annual event I would do. I would take my girlfriend (so the salesman couldn't ride), and take an S2000 out for a extended test drive. Did it 3 years in a row. I do prefer the 2.0 models though, a little more raw.

I own a beater Miata now, it doesn't compare.