BMW trend

[Liam]

Different?

Style?

Seeing all of this actually makes a whole lot of things that were bugging the hell out of me make a whole lot more sense.

[atomic]

cosmetics dont detract from performance. 195's stretched onto 8 inch rims with 4 different offsets do.

fixed

[blunttech]

I just hung around the guys that want to be low as possible and pull off lowest offset of wheels. I like performance everything, but I get tired off seeing the same old thing that is in every single thread. Different is sometimes good, and then sometime bad. For example: The volvo lip or garage rubber.

you live in one of the nicest cities in the united states. i love that place

[BimmerScreamer]

before my e30 I had a 05 mini with a good bit of work into it. I borrowed alot of stuff from the vw scene. I have to admit for shows or meets I did take the wrench to the coilovers and lower it to the pavement, but that KILLED the handling so afterwards I would just raise it back up.

[pwagon717]

I just hung around the guys that want to be low as possible and pull off lowest offset of wheels. I like performance everything, but I get tired off seeing the same old thing that is in every single thread. Different is sometimes good, and then sometime bad. For example: The volvo lip or garage rubber.

[Stephen]

Im not defending 195s on 8s, that is dumb. I just like the additional creativity (within reason) that the VW scene has brought.

And as far as suspension, on e30s you can get low with springs that are still actually nice, like GCs or IE3s etc.. so we can have function and form in that respect, unlike the dubbers

[hugh jass]

Like our euro grills, smilies, mtech 1 kits and spoilers, our splitters, are IS lips, our startecs and MHWs those all add alot of horsepower. :p

Not knocking the stuff, it all looks so good, my only point is we do it too, just maybe not as out there as the VW scene.

Now, the e30 scene definitely does put a bigger emphasis on performance and actually driving the car, as it should.. but we still have are little cosmetic bits.

there is a big difference between is lips and euro grills and et0 16x9s with 195s and suspension riding on the bump stops with no travel. cosmetic mods are fine as long as they don't hinder the abilities of the car. imo, of course.

[blunttech]

Like our euro grills, smilies, mtech 1 kits and spoilers, our splitters, are IS lips, our startecs and MHWs those all add alot of horsepower. :p

Not knocking the stuff, it all looks so good, my only point is we do it too, just maybe not as out there as the VW scene.

Now, the e30 scene definitely does put a bigger emphasis on performance and actually driving the car, as it should.. but we still have are little cosmetic bits.

cosmetics dont detract from performance. 195's stretched onto 8 inch rims do.

[blunttech]

yeah, function over form is more true to what bmw is about imo. mimicking the non-functional vw styling trends is lame and un-original.

exactly, bmw is about handling and engineering. im not a purist by any means but the reason i own bmw's is because they do everything pretty well. there are faster cars and i like street rods,for instance, that have mods that serve no purpose but to look cool. but when you take a car like a bmw and add shitty stretched tires that hinder performance its fucking stupid.

[BakesE30]

Ultimately I agree with the performance>looks, however how much performance is really needed for the streets? In the end its all about personal preference.

[dashboardmonkey]

I like where some mods are going. Function over form definitely. Although I hate it when people put a fucking park bench on the trunk..........of any car.

[Stephen]

Like our euro grills, smilies, mtech 1 kits and spoilers, our splitters, are IS lips, our startecs and MHWs those all add alot of horsepower. :p

Not knocking the stuff, it all looks so good, my only point is we do it too, just maybe not as out there as the VW scene.

Now, the e30 scene definitely does put a bigger emphasis on performance and actually driving the car, as it should.. but we still have are little cosmetic bits.

[Jean]

I stopped buying that magazine when I started seeing more and more "VW" like mods with stretched tyres and all other "show" mods.

Weaksauce.

[hugh jass]

i like to drive and have the car perform to its fullest so i think it sucks. but its just the natural progression. things change.

yeah, function over form is more true to what bmw is about imo. mimicking the non-functional vw styling trends is lame and un-original.

[blunttech]

i like to drive and have the car perform to its fullest so i think it sucks. but its just the natural progression. things change.