New member here......

[M3fiftyseven]

Hey all, I just registered....

I just rediscovered how great E30's are. I raced an E30 M3 in BMW CCA and NASA for a few years. I moved on to an E36 from there, and on the street I've been driving an E36 M3 (now sold) and a Porsche 996.

I just picked up a 1989 E30 325is, and I can't say how much I love driving the thing, Altough it doesn't have the power of the E36, I love tossing it around corners the way I never could with the E36, and don't want to in the 996. I feel like I'm "rediscovering" the E30 magic.

Since I bought it, I've gone completely through just about every tune up/maintenance item, and the car's running really strong, except for a somewhat rough warm idle. On throttle, though, it's smooth as silk. So I'll be doing some searches on idle issues you guys may have posted about in the past.

Anyway, I hope I can contribute to your community. I'll spend most of my time initially here just seeing how the place works. Thanks. Scott.

PS. Here's a couple shots of the car, right after I bought it. I now have replaced the tires with 225/45-17's all the way around (if you look closely at the photos you'll see that the previous owner had a larger (50) aspect ratio on the front than the back (45) for some weird reason.

[Matto]

Whoa, those tires look funny. Great looking car though!

[MattE30]

Welcome to the boards!

You've got a clean looking e30 there, and nice Alpinas :up:

[Ryan Stewart]

well he was half right. You should have different aspect ratios front to back but the difference is you should have (stock) 205/50 on the fronts and 225/45 on the rear.

If those are staggered Alpinas I spy, currently worth as much as you probably paid for the car (or more if you got a deal on the car).

One question I have is you said 17s. Are you sure? If so those are either knockoffs or you should have 5 lugs under there (although the lips look like the ET28 E30 wheels)

[slammed_e30]

welcome, looks like a nice e30. Post some more pics in members rides later.

[theberglar]

welcome, looks like a nice e30.

[KenC]

Re: New member here......

So I'll be doing some searches on idle issues you guys may have posted about in the past.

I like you already.


Do you have any pictures of the Porsche?

[M3fiftyseven]

Wow, Ryan, nice eye.....they're Alpina 7's and 8's. I tossed the old tires and put on 225/45's all the way around.....didn't want the understeer that can come with the 205's. The car looks a lot better and handles great now. You're right, too, I typo'd 17's......they're 16's.

I've looked at the value of the Alpinas. The previous owner gave me the receipts, and the owner prior to him paid about $360 each back in '95, if I remember right.

Thanks for maintaining R3V, Ryan. Thanks for the welcomes, everyone else.

[Ryan Stewart]

They look clean. If they are mint then they are worth more than most E30s :shock:

The suspension setup looks like a nice setup too. It looks like you found a car from an enthusiast. :up: Great find!

Dont worry, we will have you convinced that your old car was a POS and that E30s are the pinnacle of BMW engineering within 6 months.... then you will be one of us, one of us, one of us. :jk:

Too bad you have the lower rear arch, or you could fit 245s on the back. ;)

[parkerbink]

Welcome, great looking car you have there!

[F|2eeSTy|e]

Nice looking ride, as slammed said... post some updated pics when you can 8)

[e30Matt]

Schweet.

[M3fiftyseven]

kencopperwheat asked about P-car pics.....

Here's the garage queen....driven pretty much only once a weekend......the only car I may never selll......


I thought I had a shot of the 996, but I must have taken it off the server.....I'll add it in an edit tonight.

[Jonathan M3]

Nice collection of cars you got there, welcome!

[Ryan Stewart]

Im gonna take it kinda off topic from the "Hey I;m a noob, look at me!' and ask how the 225s all around look?

I have 225 up front and 245 in back on mine. I corrected the understeer the same way Alpina did with a stiffer rear bar (although I wasnt willing to spend 400 on just a rear bar)

Also, start a post in "Members Rides" of this car with updated pics and specs on this car (i.e suspension and other mods) as we are all dying to know.