best year for e30 and why??

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  • djjerme
    R3V Elite
    • Sep 2010
    • 5082

    #31
    Originally posted by Stanley Rockafella

    The more I see these conversions posted, the more I want a set
    Looks so 80's/Delorean-ish
    I thought it makes the E30 look more like an early 80's Nissan Maxima.

    (which is an on going joke in PRO3..)
    1991 325i MT2 Touring (JDM bro)
    2016 Ford Flex
    2011 Audi A3 - wife's other German car

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    • fakeplstctrees
      Member
      • Jun 2013
      • 92

      #32
      Am I alone in this, being of the mind that the e30 was and is perfect just the way it rolled off the assembly floor in Munich. No modifications, as unchanged as possible, thirty years down the road? I wanted one when they were the current model in BMW showrooms, and all over the streets of the town I grew up in. But I was just a kid then, no money, no driver's license, no chance of parking one for a yuppie at the country club I caddied at.

      But to answer the OP, and give my opinion on best year and configuration, I'd have to say that I love the steel diving board bumpers on cabriolet's only, they just look so sophisticated that way, I'm a fan of the 1987 model. And plastic bumpers on coupe's, 1989 is my choice for coupe's. Just my 2 cents here. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

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      Last edited by fakeplstctrees; 05-21-2016, 04:49 AM.

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      • Fsnow
        Advanced Member
        • May 2015
        • 184

        #33
        Originally posted by djjerme
        I thought it makes the E30 look more like an early 80's Nissan Maxima.

        (which is an on going joke in PRO3..)
        Kind of looks like a 80s pontiac 6000 too.
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        1991 318is x 2 .

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        • staysideways
          Grease Monkey
          • Dec 2013
          • 373

          #34
          89 map light tweeters mostly 12 botton obc no airbag early style pedal box (better for swaps) already has ellipsoids and the single fuelpump others are just a plus


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          • iXguido
            Mod Crazy
            • Nov 2009
            • 716

            #35
            ^ sounds like you're talking about '88

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            • lukeADE335i
              E30 Fanatic
              • Apr 2013
              • 1384

              #36
              89, but any LCI e30 really.

              BMW got their body galvanising sorted so they don't rust anything like the earlies.

              This trumps pretty much everything else.

              I drive my car in the rain without fear. :)
              My e30: OEM+ with M30B35

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              • staysideways
                Grease Monkey
                • Dec 2013
                • 373

                #37
                Originally posted by lukeADE335i
                89, but any LCI e30 really.



                BMW got their body galvanising sorted so they don't rust anything like the earlies.



                This trumps pretty much everything else.



                I drive my car in the rain without fear. :)


                Everytime it rains I feel bad driving my car until I get it repainted because the paint has chipped from rolling the rear fenders

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                • staysideways
                  Grease Monkey
                  • Dec 2013
                  • 373

                  #38
                  Originally posted by iXguido
                  ^ sounds like you're talking about '88


                  I have an 89 and has most of those options standard

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                  • getouth
                    No R3VLimiter
                    • Jan 2010
                    • 3343

                    #39
                    There was never a bad E30 made in any year!
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                    "The Best E30's were built with two camshafts four cylinders and sixteen valves!".

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                    • JeLani
                      E30 Mastermind
                      • Aug 2015
                      • 1552

                      #40
                      Originally posted by estoguy
                      '86 or bust! ;D





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                      1986 LTW M52 (First project 2015- )
                      1998 e36 328ic/5 -
                      Roundie alpina pig cheek’d (1969)
                      1967 2002 parts car
                      1994 318iS junked.

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                      • 808e30325i
                        E30 Addict
                        • Mar 2010
                        • 537

                        #41
                        In my garage I have an '87,'88 and '89 overall I would have to pick the '89.
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