Did you feel cheated @ Bimmerfest?

[Lazr111]

Dude Justin, I know how you feel now. After getting home I realized my face was as red as yours... I called my fate at InNOut without knowing it...

[T Verdier]

it has outgrown that little fairground, and it would be cool if their where awards given for every chassis code. overall i had a blast just hanging out and getting to know everyone.

[IRON-E]

it has outgrown that little fairground, and it would be cool if their where awards given for every chassis code. overall i had a blast just hanging out and getting to know everyone.

so true! next time I say L.A. convention center!!!!!!!!

[elemenohpee]

I left to get lunch and when I came back the guy at the entrance was trying to charge me again even though I still had my ticket. I told him I would just turn around and leave because I wasn't going to pay another twenty bucks but thankfully there were some cooler guys working a little bit further who told me to just ignore him and park.

[CntrlcoastE30's]

It would of been nicer if I could of parked next to the other e30's but they were so disorganized that by 9:20, the police was just shoving cars anywhere.

But then again, so what. Pay the 20 bucks for coming in after 9 and then come in with a good attitude. So what to there being a lot of e46's and e90's. To me, they are cool cars as long as I'm not driving one.

Turner motosports guy came over to the e30 section, ireland was there and some other e30 vendors and that was cool enough. Driving an e30 doesn't give us the right to some seniority privileges and ricers should just be ignored from the start anways so whats the problem?

Well said Adam

[StereoInstaller1]

I sure hope some of you guys make it to the Picnic.

I had such a good time last year. Got to meet toms of people, the drive was pretty good (hope we stay in a group this year) and just generally enjoyed myself...plus XXX food rocked.

[CntrlcoastE30's]

it has outgrown that little fairground, and it would be cool if their where awards given for every chassis code. overall i had a blast just hanging out and getting to know everyone.

As a first and second year attendee we brought our built M20 2002 and one of the rarest BMW's ever built ( a 2002 voll cabrio - 1/200) we were not there to have people tell us how great we were for bringing the cars.

The second year we did not even park in the lot. It is not about the attention that our car brings - it is about the comraderie and the time shared with our friends and DRIVING the cars that brings the smiles per mile. The thing that was missed was rolling with Adam and Ian on the drive down and back. Maybe next year? If not we will be having many a mini "bimmerfest/E30 Fest" around here. :D

Joe funk stopped by the shop BOTH before and after the fest to hang with our buds here. THAT was what it was about. Joe graciously let me drive his 335iS and he got to drive the cabrio. We will be building 335's for Adam, Ian and I after that!

If someone has never organized an event they have no clue to the thankless hours it requires to do so. So ya'll can bitch to your hearts content, just remember that until you step up to the plate and take your best swing,all it shows is a bunch of whiney bench warmers.

[Mclassy]

I understand how some of you guys feel cheated. If it wasnt for the E30s then the E92s wouldnt exist, but in the same respect they are part of the family. How can people smack talk another bimmer??? I like bimmers across the board, E30s, E46s, and E92s.

[delatlanta1281]

I understand how some of you guys feel cheated. If it wasnt for the E30s then the E92s wouldnt exist, but in the same respect they are part of the family. How can people smack talk another bimmer??? I like bimmers across the board, E30s, E46s, and E92s.

I think it is more of an owner thing. I believe that newer bimmer owners aren't interested in the e30 due to the lack of technology. I can speak for most members on this board when I say we all respect the newer models. Sometimes the newer owners are the ones we can't stand. My car is complimented by two types of people at meets. VW people and people who work on their cars. Most newer bimmer owners don't work on their cars at all and don't have the appreciation for it. They just want to have the coolest gadgets, newest tuning, biggest sc, most cf, and the dopest rims.... also the coolest system. Those owners don't have the time to look at my e30, nor would they even know what they were looking at. That is of course, ok by me.
Where as a car like rwdrift's gets all the respect in the world from true enthusiasts.

[bmw_e30]

This was the best BF in the 8 years I've been going.

If you didn't come, you missed out on good times with good people.

Plus there was some interesting cars.

[T Verdier]

Im not whining im just giving a little constructive criticism it was a great fest. we cant expect everyone to have the same passion and patients for 20+ year old cars. i too love almost every bimmer put out. i would do the whole thing again and next year my car will be slammed and have my side skirts put on the right way(zender side skirts on backwards)

[Jeremiel5]

I understand how some of you guys feel cheated. If it wasnt for the E30s then the E92s wouldnt exist, but in the same respect they are part of the family. How can people smack talk another bimmer??? I like bimmers across the board, E30s, E46s, and E92s.

I noticed you didn't mention e36..? they're ugly, huh? lol, jk

I think it is more of an owner thing. I believe that newer bimmer owners aren't interested in the e30 due to the lack of technology. I can speak for most members on this board when I say we all respect the newer models. Sometimes the newer owners are the ones we can't stand. My car is complimented by two types of people at meets. VW people and people who work on their cars. Most newer bimmer owners don't work on their cars at all and don't have the appreciation for it. They just want to have the coolest gadgets, newest tuning, biggest sc, most cf, and the dopest rims.... also the coolest system. Those owners don't have the time to look at my e30, nor would they even know what they were looking at. That is of course, ok by me.
Where as a car like rwdrift's gets all the respect in the world from true enthusiasts.

+1 ; I don't get compliments from newer BMW owners other than, "oh cool, you drive a BMW too? what year?" and after mentioning my year, that's when I see a different look in their faces pertaining to haughtiness... I met a lot of cool people there, but majority of the cool peeps were 2002, e21, e28 and e30 owners while many of the other bmw owners (e36 and above) gave me an arrogant look when I complimented their rides or what not (maybe it was my Filipino straw hat that killed it, idk...). However, I did notice that many of these people that gave me an arrogant look either had eyes that can be blind folded with a dental floss or simply has very large noses, :nice:, but that's just based on my observation

Im not whining im just giving a little constructive criticism it was a great fest. we cant expect everyone to have the same passion and patients for 20+ year old cars. i too love almost every bimmer put out. i would do the whole thing again and next year my car will be slammed and have my side skirts put on the right way(zender side skirts on backwards)

haha, that was your ride!? I knew it was installed backwards, hehe, I thought I was just really b l a z e d... Nice ride!







As long as I get to see this:


and holla at someone like this:


then I HAD FUN! the only thing is, I forgot to get phone numbers 'cuz I was so fixated in many of the tight ass rides rather than focusing on the tight ASSes.(period).


other than that, the other part of my FUN day at bimmerfest was trying to sell these wheels:

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=110159

[e30e]

My summary:

First bfest for me, I thought it was a little too big and commercial but thats what happens when you get car people together. I took pretty stock m3 sedan and never was asked anything about, which is fine I honestly felt out place not having a super-modified car. Pretty much seem's like boost is over-rated now that everyone has it. When I took pictures of car that I liked for example e30's and 02's and e34 people looked at me like I was crazy. I spent most of the week at the Ramada, the older guys (m5 guys and z guys) and e21 guys were the coolest people.

Most e30 and e36 guys were either really cool and enthusaistic or total douches. Same could probably be said for me since I was drinking most of the time and I DONT have a filter on my mouth when I do that. I didnt speak to any newer car guys unless they were talking to someone I knew because really they didn't give a shit about anything but themselves but thats most people in general.

ESS TUNING's AJ was cool as shit total cool to talk about "CARS" in general, he loves the new corvette which was funny coming from a european. His HHR got molested was the funniest thing ever on Sunday morning when still hungover. ESS Tuning car's are f'n sick, especially the white z4m.

The new m3 is ugly, its ugly in pictures, its ugly in person, its ugly in race/modified form, and every 335i guy to me looked a 50kmillionaire who is proud to have a $700 a month car bill and be broke from it but act like they were baller.

Did anyone see the "rapper" making his music video at bfest, total fag.


Anywho worth the 500+ in hotel expenses and 300+ for gas, no but 300+ in booze made it worth it and plus vacations are never worth the money its about relaxing and having a good time, which I did. Plus seeing my buddy pull on 911 in his s/c m3 was f'n awesome.

FUCKING CHUCK LIDDEL SON! TOTALLY DRUNK PICTURE TAKING

[Fidhle007]

Bavarian Autosport's Show 'n' Shine usually has a half-decent E30 turnout for you east coasters. This past year had lot's of cool swap cars and such and Best of Show went to a 2002 touring in MINT condition, which spoke volumes about the participant's view of BMWs.

[el bob]

New cars bring the money. Money keeps shops in business. I love E30s, but I know what keeps shows running.