Out of all the e30s i've owned, I've never...

[nando]

You're both missing out! The 4 speed auto is actually pretty good for a daily & you can't go past the practicality of the 4 door that still looks 95% the same as the 2 door! :D

On the rarity front, must be our lack of rain here (living in one of the hottest / driest cities on the planet has to have some advantages) but including me, there's 3 e30 owners in my street.

I agree on the 4-door - TBH, 2 door E30s seem strange to me.

But the auto - meh. All E30s we're meant to be manuals. And mine was originally an auto...

[AWDBOB]

Come to think of it...E30s are so rare around here, I have never met another owner.

There are a bunch of us in Indy!

[lukeADE335i]

driven an automatic one...

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owned a four-door.

You're both missing out! The 4 speed auto is actually pretty good for a daily & you can't go past the practicality of the 4 door that still looks 95% the same as the 2 door! :D

On the rarity front, must be our lack of rain here (living in one of the hottest / driest cities on the planet has to have some advantages) but including me, there's 3 e30 owners in my street.

[dnguyen1963]

Come to think of it...E30s are so rare around here, I have never met another owner.

[decay]

owned a four-door.

[TobyB]

driven an automatic one...

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[dnguyen1963]

Never had a light that flashes "IDIOT" when I do something wrong with the car.

[lukeADE335i]

lol... or any other annoying service messages, sensor errors that brick the car or seatbelt alarms.

[digger]

never had "danger to manifold" come up on the dash

[325e '87]

This thread has a way of sticking in your mind.

Ive never wished for a tilt steering wheel.
Ive never not looked back at her when i park.
Ive never not felt bad for choosing the interstate for a long ride. Seems like putting a dog on a leash to me. (I’m a lifelong companion to labs. Ive been owned by three so far......)

[Fraser]

Never installed an aftermarket chip on an e30 and felt a lick of power increase.....

(Ok maybe on an eta I had decades ago...)

[nando]

^ lol

I kinda wish I had... in a sick, twisted way. :p

[Kershaw]

Never have I ever:

- crashed an e30 M3.

[SOneThreeCoupe]

Funny how sometimes you can avoid common issues over and over. I've owned 20ish e30s now and I've never:

- Had to replace SI board batteries
- Put one in a ditch/had an accident
- Lost an IS lip


How about you guys?

I rolled my first one three months after getting it.

Drove it for two more years. Completely, utterly reliable.

[Das Delfin]

^ never had an m badge on the front of my car...until now