opinions welcom: best year of the e30?

[varg]

Personally, I don't care. As long as it has an M20B25, a fixed roof, and 51mm tubes. The diving board equipped, early valence 325is is my favorite look for an E30 though.

[cat97628]

The one you own

[reelizmpro]

Barring the special models I will pick the 89 325iS.

[rturbo 930]

89, closely followed by 88.

[UlrichFennec]

I'd say anything from 87 on.

[Stanley Rockafella]

Your mom

[Streichholzschächtelchen]

87 is. has the badass airdam, newer motronic, all the bells and whistles stock, and doesn't rub rear arches like a vert or late model. doesn't have the abnormalities of 84-86 cars, like the rear seatbelt mounts. Hooks right up to m30 swap too.

[Kevinl]

1989

No Air bag
Elipsiods
plastic bumpers
motronic 1.3

[E30SPDFRK]

The first year cars have small differences like grooved door handles

Wat?

[reelizmpro]

Wat?

84-85 door handles are ribbed underneath for extra pleasure.

[Danny]

Over 13,000 your mom posts are hidden throughout r3v.

That's more or less accurate.

[george graves]

1989

No Air bag
Elipsiods
plastic bumpers
motronic 1.3

325is, yes. But all can be retrofitted.

The best year of e30 is the one you have next to full set of air tools, and ready to strip apart, rebuild, and re-paint.

[AwakenNoMore]

I think in matters more on whats equipped than the year.
Mine's a 3/91 build date coupe with all the sport goodies, only things that I didn't get where the heated seats, maplight mirror, 13 button OBC and it WAS automatic. Ellipsoids and non-airbag wheel are the only things I've retrofitted so far (besides the manual swap).

[Kershaw]

325is, yes. But all can be retrofitted.

The best year of e30 is the one you have next to full set of air tools, and ready to strip apart, rebuild, and re-paint.

True enough. Really the year doesn't matter too much anymore, few are kept stock.

The best e30 is going to be the most rust free e30 with good paint. Everything else is fairly simple to change.

[F34R]

That's more or less accurate.

Sup


And at the thread...84-87 higher rear arches/smaller tails> all