The Beauty in Simplicity

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  • McCoolidge
    Wrencher
    • Aug 2006
    • 226
    #1

    The Beauty in Simplicity

    Last night, my friend that got a new Range Rover HSE came over and we took it for a cruise. I think the car is beatiful and elegant, and so is his Carrera 4, but I noticed something, these cars are so complicated compared to the e30. I learned really that I loved the simplicity of our cars and how easy they are.
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    • psloan
      R3V OG
      • Nov 2006
      • 9815
      #2
      02s are way simpler...
      "We praise or find fault, depending on which of the two provides more opportunity for our powers of judgement to shine."

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        • Bimmerista
          R3V Elite
          • Nov 2005
          • 5425
          #3
          +1

          I sure as hell am not crazy about the whole iDrive system in the newer BMWs.

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            • bwanac
              No R3VLimiter
              • Oct 2003
              • 3354
              #4
              once everything is dialed in on a new car... its pretty similar.

              i just prefer the bare bones of the e30.

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                • Nick
                  Wrencher
                  • Oct 2006
                  • 279
                  #5
                  The I-drive isn't really all that bad once you get used to it.
                  It's actually downright intuitive.

                  New cars are far more efficient and capable. They're quieter, generally faster, and arguably, on a per-unit basis, more reliable.

                  Older cars, on the other hand, can be more rewarding to drive.
                  Have you ever driven an MG?? It FEELS like a sportscar, and they're FUN to drive, but they're slow, primitive, and handle like CRAP.

                  The e30 has just the right mix of technology, convienience, and raw sportscar to suit my taste. It's got things that some new cars still don't have, and it's fun to drive, affordable, and easy to work on.

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                    • CarsSuck
                      E30 Modder
                      • Oct 2005
                      • 968
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Nick
                      Have you ever driven an MG??
                      Some people just need some drama in their lives...
                      --Will

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                        • Nick
                          Wrencher
                          • Oct 2006
                          • 279
                          #7
                          Ah-hahahahahaha

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                            • Jean
                              Moderator
                              • Aug 2006
                              • 18228
                              #8
                              Originally posted by CarsSuck
                              Some people just need some drama in their lives...
                              lol!
                              Mtech1 v8 build thread - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=413205



                              OEM v8 manual chip or dme - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho....php?p=4938827

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                                • e30frosh
                                  R3VLimited
                                  • Dec 2004
                                  • 2170
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by Nick
                                  unit
                                  Heh...unit...heh

                                  Every day I wake up we drink a lot of coffee and watch the CNN
                                  Every day I wake up to a bowl of clover honey and let the locusts fly in.
                                  Lobsterbacks attack the town again
                                  Wrap all my things in aluminum
                                  Beams of darkness streak across the sky
                                  Pink rays from the ancient satellite
                                  Every time I look out my window same three dogs looking back at me.
                                  Every time I open my windows cranes fly in to terrorize me.

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                                    • Jscotty
                                      Banned
                                      • Jan 2007
                                      • 2285
                                      #10
                                      What I like about working on the E30 is that everything is modular and relatively easy to get to. Its like the engineers designed the car to be disassembled because they considered that parts can and often do go bad. The Germans just have a completely different attitude when it comes to keeping the car serviced and maintaintained. Most German manufacturers even include a set of hand tools with the car.

                                      In contrast the American car manufacturers tend to build the car in such a way where you can't get to the spark plugs, the power steering pump, or the drive belts simply because they assembled all of the components of the engine outside of the car and then shoe-horned it into the car from underneath. So then 100K down the road when you have a problem, you gotta bend your arm in directions that you didn't know that it could go just to be able to replace the alternator.

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                                        • 325Projectz
                                          E30 Mastermind
                                          • Jan 2005
                                          • 1956
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by Bimmerista
                                          +1

                                          I sure as hell am not crazy about the whole iDrive system in the newer BMWs.
                                          idrive is the dopest shit ever!
                                          91 m3

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