Picked up a new ride........

[e30polak]

I had an S52 E30, I'll take this car anyday hands down.

Quick, nice, quiet, handles great and I don't have to deal with an abhorrent ride quality or constant tramlining. Of, and of course 6spd.

The VQ motor kicks ass.

I'll get another E30 one of these days when I don't have to drive it everyday.

:down: Damn, I never thought I'd hear this from you Buddy, I don't approve of your statement...

I love my e30 as my DD! :woowoo:

But really, Alot of newer cars do nothing for me

This.

True, E30 is a great adult car if you're poor.

If you're talking about money, IMO here are the options better than a 350Z for the money spent:

e46 M3
Supercharged E36 M3
e39 M5
WRX/STi
Evo 8

I really have nothing against the 350Zs, but I would never buy one.

Drive one. 350Z has tons more bottom end than the S52 swap in an E30, rides better, turns better and I don't fracture a verterbrae every time I hit a bump in the road.

:roll: Ok.... not if you have a ZF with 3.46 gearing. I spank 350Zs in any area of the power band, but ESPECIALLY down low. My car is way more of a torque monster then any stock 350Z.

I understand why you made the decision for the newer car, but I guess the Zs don't do it for me at all. A bunch of my friends have them, and they're great cars, but I would rather build something a bit older for the money. Enjoy the car Buddy, I'm sure you'll love it.

[z31maniac]

Newer BMWs were off the list due to maintenance costs. My buddy just picked up a 2004 M3. Nice car, but he paid almost $5k more than I did for my Z and he got a car with 65k miles vs 20k.

And I'll pass on turbo/AWD unless I've owned it from the beginning. Ever looked up a clutch replacement on an STi/EVO? Reliability/maintenance concerns played a big part in the decision to go Japanese.

I did a 50-130 pull against an STi a few weeks ago, dead even to 100 then I started slowly pullng away. I realize you can easily dial up the boost, but then we go back to reliability/maintenance. I don't want to be constantly screwing with something on the car.

Your car is geared pretty low. I know it feels torquey on the street, but I'd bet the car would actually be faster in the 1/4 mile with less extreme gearing. Less time spent changing gears and the engine gets to spend a longer period of tome in each gear in it's sweet spot.

We tested that on my R6 and I actually was slower when we geared the bike down like you have your car.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Oh shit, I'm going on friday. When are you going?!

I'll be there this weekend too.

[e30polak]

Newer BMWs were off the list due to maintenance costs. My buddy just picked up a 2004 M3. Nice car, but he paid almost $5k more than I did for my Z and he got a car with 65k miles vs 20k.

And I'll pass on turbo/AWD unless I've owned it from the beginning. Ever looked up a clutch replacement on an STi/EVO? Reliability/maintenance concerns played a big part in the decision to go Japanese.

I did a 50-130 pull against an STi a few weeks ago, dead even to 100 then I started slowly pullng away. I realize you can easily dial up the boost, but then we go back to reliability/maintenance. I don't want to be constantly screwing with something on the car.

Your car is geared pretty low. I know it feels torquey on the street, but I'd bet the car would actually be faster in the 1/4 mile with less extreme gearing. Less time spent changing gears and the engine gets to spend a longer period of tome in each gear in it's sweet spot.

We tested that on my R6 and I actually was slower when we geared the bike down like you have your car.

All very valid reasons Buddy. I'm not trying to say that the Z is a bad choice by any means, it's simply not my cup of tea.

1/4 mile wise my gearing is perfect, and it's best for my uses. I drive 85% street and 15% highway roughly, so I'd rather get into power-band quicker in each gear. I also found the 3.46 to be the besty for the canyons - I almost never have to get out of 3rd gear. I had a 3.25 before, and I didnt' car for it as much. The only gearing I would go far besides the 3.46 is a 2.93. The 2.93 is definitely better as an overall straight line gear, and better for gas milage, but it's not as fun.

Enjoy your Z. Can't wait to see the wheel choice and the drop on that bitch! :pimp:

[E30Nova]

Hate the cars looks, the make, the year all you want but these cars flat out perform. That car doesent need huge wheels, fancy suspension, or engine mods. Brembo's, sticky tires, and a good driver and that thing will kick ass.

Its completley true. We drive e30's because we're poor. I DD'd my e30 for about 6 months, and it was terrible. It was much more aprreciated driven only once or twice a week. Now all of a sudden I like my e30 so much better now that my trucks on the road,

I DD my e30 because the Nova is out of commission right now. I love it. Even with a stock M20, solid motor and trans mounts and IE3's/Bilsteins. I have no regrets about DD'ing it, and the fact that it's 22 years old is irrelevant.

Different strokes for different folks I guess. *shrug*

Matt

[MIKe30]

Not until July. Girlfriend and I are taking a little vacation.

I would have liked to keep the 318, but it didn't make sense to have both.

What are you picking up?
.

Don't take sand to the beach!!

and it's a secret. I will say it only has two seats and it's not japanese! :p

should be getting here on friday... but I'll be gone and wont be back to see it until monday. :/

I spank 350Zs in any area of the power band, in a straight line.

fixed.

I'll be there this weekend too.

nice, where are you staying? I'll be hard rock.

[Farbin Kaiber]

I always stay at teh Sahara. It's the last place on the strip where I get that old school Vegas feeling.

[e30polak]

fixed.

No Mike, I'll take one in the canyons and on most tracks to. My s54 e30 M3 is going to spank any Z on the track! :twisted:

[Iain]

Ever looked up a clutch replacement on an STi/EVO?

Don't be soft - do it yourself. With 1 helper I can do a clutch on a Subaru in under 3 hours, drive-in, drive-out. That's lying on my back with basic garage tools, so anyone should be able to do it. The only PITA thing with them is doing timing belts (which is just fiddly) or bleeding the clutch on an early turbo model (bleed nipple halfway up the slave = WTF?!).

Subaru wagons are FTW as a daily. I'm about to replace my 300,000km-old '94 Liberty GX wagon with a '94 Legacy GT wagon as my new daily driver. Just need to get rid of those rubbish twin turbos!

A Z33 would be pretty fucking nice, though. I rate those cars.

[Wh33lhop]

Concave/flat faced wide RPF1s are fucking awesome. DO it. :D

[z31maniac]

No Mike, I'll take one in the canyons and on most tracks to. My s54 e30 M3 is going to spank any Z on the track! :twisted:

275/40/18s + sways = 1G on the skidpad in these cars.

Take your swap car to the next trackday in your area where some Z33s will be and see if you "spank" them. I suspect you will be surprised.

Even with the stock shitty sized tires and stock suspension, this car destroys my last two E30s even the 318 with RT615s and properly setup GCs can't dream of coming close.

[FredK]

Four 275/40/18s = 2 E30s in good shape.

:razz:

[z31maniac]

Four 275/40/18s = 2 E30s in good shape.

:razz:

Hahaha, I know!

It's really insane what Michelin/Pirelli want for their tires in the 18/19" range.

[einstein57]

Ever looked up a clutch replacement on an STi/EVO?

Ever look up how frequently the clutch and tranny need to be replaced on your car? 30-50k miles between clutch jobs seem to be the norm. Kinda why i chose the rx8. Not to mention the better reviews. But the e30 is more reliable and fun to drive. I like my 95 thunderbird more then the mazda. Also prefer the e30 over the fiance's e60. I'm also 28 and if i were to get a newer car to DD it would be a yaris. Next year i'm getting rid of all my post 87 cars and getting an e39 touring or a 95 m3 to daily.

[bimmer_E30]

my last two E30s even the 318 with RT615s and properly setup GCs can't dream of coming close.

i call B.S on this one