The fall of R3v?

[LateFan]

What happened after I sold my last e30

Ante up!

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=362957

[reelizmpro]

The cars are almost 30 years old now. How many times are we going to discuss the same topics before we are just over it. Unless it's a new product, everything has been covered pretty well in the archives. Same with S14.net, just more people buying as an investment.

[chadthestampede]

I think it's because farbin doesn't post as much.

[Rsully70sev]

Dar·win·ism
ˈdärwəˌnizəm/
noun
the theory of the evolution of species by natural selection advanced by Charles Darwin.

[dereliiict]

I've had a new to me e30 for a week now, and I know that my situation has changed as well.

Unlike how it used to be, I had to buy a well sorted example rather than a bucket to polish. I live 3000 miles away from my shop and tools now, parking r in a multilevel garage that will not allow anything too crazy to go on.

So I go with turnkey and just tinker in my free time. Slightly changes how I read around here probably.

I know that this time I will not be selling any e30. I remember growing number up, my father invested in the muscle cars of his era when he could still make hoard barn finds for cheap and sits on what could be a gold mine, if he decided to sink the money in to begin restoring. I have no doubts that one day, these simpler little RWD cars will command amazing values.

[E30_Pare]

The cars are almost 30 years old now. How many times are we going to discuss the same topics before we are just over it. Unless it's a new product, everything has been covered pretty well in the archives. Same with S14.net, just more people buying as an investment.

2nd. Back when I joined the e30 aftermarket was just starting to boom. Nowadays you can build an e30 from mostly aftermarket parts. As for cheap rwd cars I feel like e36s will be making another comeback soon.

[2mAn]

R3v is soft now?... go fuck yourself

[phreshkid]

I've met a few really good dudes on r3v. I am not at all disappointed in my life choices except maybe like 10 of them.

[LateFan]

The Alfa clubs used to be about sports cars and racing. Now that crowd is quite a bit older. The forums now are about restoration, finding parts, trouble-shooting, and nostalgia. If they quit selling BMWs after 1991, we would be the same.

I rediscovered the E30, got excited, came to the best forum to learn about it, and found it has a lot of funny, smart people.

[e30austin]

Facebook completely ruined what was left of the forums. Sad, but true. I miss how things used to be. Not sure how everyone else feels about this, but since Facebook groups became increasingly popular, the local communities have completely died off (probably in response to all the dumb fucks that Facebook seems to draw to them, these are people that would not last 5 minutes here). I posted a thread in the PNW section about getting some locals together for a meet or dinner and had about 3-4 responses. We used to regularly have 20+ cars per meet, that we did usually every 3 weeks-1 month.

I personally just lurk since I really don't have much to add to the very little chatter on here. My cars mostly sit idle (I drive the silver 330is once a week or so) since I have very little time to do anything to them as of late. Fuck working. ha

In short, I wish we could all get together for a little meet like we used to, but I don't really see it happening.

[dereliiict]

That's why I've been posting in the hunting/fishing section for the PNW. I would love to get some folks together for a meet and greet.

The lady and I rode our bikes to RDM before I got back into a car, saw nothing I really could get into. A Dinan badged e30m3 drove through but didn't stop.

Maybe a r3v coast drive? I get superb keg pricing through my work to help grease conversation as well. I will commit to helping organize something up.

[e30austin]

That's why I've been posting in the hunting/fishing section for the PNW. I would love to get some folks together for a meet and greet.

The lady and I rode our bikes to RDM before I got back into a car, saw nothing I really could get into. A Dinan badged e30m3 drove through but didn't stop.

Maybe a r3v coast drive? I get superb keg pricing through my work to help grease conversation as well. I will commit to helping organize something up.

I avoid RDM like the plague. That also hasn't helped the community. So much sketchiness down there. The M3 belongs to my best friend (it's a real Dinan 2.5 car).

[dereliiict]

I avoid RDM like the plague. That also hasn't helped the community. So much sketchiness down there. The M3 belongs to my best friend (it's a real Dinan 2.5 car).

I sort of had the feeling that I was going to get clubbed in the head and my dog stolen, much less what would happen if I brought a car down.

There was a Teurk'd event at Pat's Acres Monday, but I had to work through it. Wouldn't have been much of a BMW presence anyway, though.

That car is beautiful. He's a very lucky man.

[KIRIEIW]

forum seems about the same as a year ago. FB r3v page, however....80% of posts are stupid questions that can be found with a simple Google search

Fixed.

[UlrichFennec]

Fixed.

Agreed on that front. I took a quick glimpse of the FB page and immediately backed out.

That, and r3v's got a pretty good group of people here. I've gotten a good amount of advice and leads on what I should do with my old German box, good reception and all the threads with people showing their interest and passion for their car is pretty inspiring.