R3vlimited vs. E30tech vs. bimmerforums??

[dandingo]

I'm brand new to E30s and to BMWs, just got an '88 325iS. I've gotten a lot of helpful info from all three of these sights. I'm just a little confused. They all seem like they're pretty much the exact same setup and the info even seems to be very similar. So can someone enlighten me as to the difference of the three?? I'm on all three but I'd like to narrow it down because I keep getting confused as to where I post stuff. :pimp:

[Julien]

r3v: if you like beastiality and/or 24v swaps
e30tech: reserved to west virginian inbreds who enjoy turbocharging cars from the 80s
BF.C: if you love your new fucking haircut and drive an e36 m3.

/thread

[Mot]

r3v: if you like beastiality and/or 24v swaps
e30tech: reserved to west virginians who enjoy turbocharging cars from the 80s
BF.C: if you love your new fucking haircut and drive an e36 m3.

/thread

Ya thats pretty much the gist of it.

r3v has by far the most tech info but we are also a jaded and close knit bunch so expect a rough welcome, if you stick around you will learn to love it.

E30tech is really good for turbo info but I find the rest of the forum to be really boring... and they arnt as brutal or honest.

Bf.C dont even bother for e30 info...

[VacMan]

bf.c has the best moderator around...but is only good for entertainment value for the most part. Most of the knowledgeable people on bf.c frequent all 3 sites. It's kind of where the newbs start before they graduate to one of the other 2 sites. I'm trying to bring up the quality of the information, but it's an uphill battle.

R3V has an excellent tech section, knowledgeable people, but doesn't suffer fools lightly. Users are generally honest to a fault and have an acerbic response to most anything, regardless of the topic.

e30tech is where the fools who aren't suffered lightly by R3V go. I think I have 4 posts there.

Tim

[dandingo]

Thanks for the help. I'm not looking for stuff to be sugarcoated. I'm new to these cars and want honesty. Best way to do things, what looks good, what to do and what not to do. I think I'll stick around here. From what I've posted here, I've gotten a lot of good info.

By the way, are all three sites run by the same person/company? Is there a reaon everything is pretty similar?

[E30_fiend]

^^^^^^
Very true on all points.

The welcome is harsh but you will learn to love r3v.


E30_Fiend

[dandingo]

Seems like there's a lot more people on here that're in Socal, too. That's definitely a plus. Seemed like bimmerforums most were in the midwest and east coast.

[whiltebeitel]

Thanks for the help. I'm not looking for stuff to be sugarcoated. I'm new to these cars and want honesty. Best way to do things, what looks good, what to do and what not to do. I think I'll stick around here. From what I've posted here, I've gotten a lot of good info.

By the way, are all three sites run by the same person/company? Is there a reaon everything is pretty similar?

Nope, all run by different people with different ideas and tastes. They all run an VBulliten software, so that may be what you are talking about.

[h0lmes]

I know we are probably a little biased, but r3v is the best e30 forum hands down. E30 tech is great for turbo info but beyond that it is pretty useless. Bimmerforums is for hair gelled, pop collared, metrosexual, high school, e36 street racers. Seriously.

[nando]

you can hate on E30tech all you like, but there are people like ixer there who know far more than 99% of everyone on this board (including me).

any way you look at it, most of the crowd buying older BMWs is just looking to get the best BMW they can afford. You end up with a lot of poor kids who bus tables and the only thing they can buy is a 325e (or a 92 325i).

[dandingo]

Nope, all run by different people with different ideas and tastes. They all run an VBulliten software, so that may be what you are talking about.

That's kinda what I figured but I wasn't sure. Any forum I'm on at this point is gonna help me since I'm so new to these cars. My goal is to have a fun daily driver that handles and drives bitchin. I bought the car from the original owner and it has 149xxx miles.

I'm doing the timing belt and water pump tomorrow even though he said he did it last year. I just want that piece of mind.

I'm also hopefully doing suspension in the next month as well as a chip. On bimmerforums, everyone swore by the Mark D. chip. Does this sound right??

[James Crivellone]

BFC I cannot comment on as I'm not a member, nor plan to be (reminds me of DTMPower)

e30tech..well.. my main issue is the lack of care given by the site owners to the community/site..

my at least

[dandingo]

BFC I cannot comment on as I'm not a member, nor plan to be (reminds me of DTMPower)

e30tech..well.. my main issue is the lack of care given by the site owners to the community/site..

my at least

Thanks for the two cents. It's rare to actually here from a site owner. I'm also into old school hot rods and on a site called the H.A.M.B. (hokey ass message board) and the owner's on there a lot. It helps a lot to make sure everything's set up right and running smooth.

I think I've found my new home! Thanks to everyone that's pitched in, I appreciate it.

[JasonC]

Welcome to the site.

[nando]

BFC I cannot comment on as I'm not a member, nor plan to be (reminds me of DTMPower)

e30tech..well.. my main issue is the lack of care given by the site owners to the community/site..

my at least

agreed - Chris seems to be in it more for his own profit than the good of the community. Some of his decisions are poor (like banning acnico for selling hawt euro goodies), and he leaves the moderators there high and dry most of the time.