this is what i left my e30 for

[canakami]

Lovely 5er, sir.

[leegf]

would be interested in hearing more about how it got to this point. looks like it was born a euro car - if it wasn't you did a great job converting it.

nice car.

thanks! yes, it was born a euro car so the bumpers were already 'done', but everything else was basically stock, tired e28, including the crappy sealed beams (that presumably replaced the euro lights during the federalization process) and the red federalization markers that you typically see drilled into the body panels. the euro lights, m5 chin spoiler, m-tech trunk spoiler- these are all new. think of a stock e28 (but with euro bumpers being the sole differentiator), and that was basically this car- at least visually.

[audiquattrot]

some crappy iPhone pix i took of her yesterday. leegf's E28 and my dirty E46

[Lodsin]

Hopefully from here you go back to e30's. Just get the M3 badge thrown on and make it as nice looking as you do every car I've seen from you.

Love the car regardless I'm just e30 biased. How's the e36? Hope you give it a decent romp now and again.

-Ben

[leegf]

Hopefully from here you go back to e30's. Just get the M3 badge thrown on and make it as nice looking as you do every car I've seen from you.

Love the car regardless I'm just e30 biased. How's the e36? Hope you give it a decent romp now and again.

-Ben

thanks! i consider myself e30 biased as well, i'm just waiting for the right one now.

the e36 is fine. the best part is that it's such a different driving experience from the e28 that i feel like there's room to enjoy both. each one is great in its own way. the e28 basically feels and drives like it's been carved out of a slab of granite, whereas the e36 is turbine smooth and clearly the athlete of the two.

[kevmac858]

what a beautiful e28, I love those cars. only car I wanted to see after I read the title to be honest :grin:

[dude8383]

Well done sir. Hoping to see it this weekend!

[8380 Labs]

thanks! yes, it was born a euro car so the bumpers were already 'done', but everything else was basically stock, tired e28, including the crappy sealed beams (that presumably replaced the euro lights during the federalization process) and the red federalization markers that you typically see drilled into the body panels. the euro lights, m5 chin spoiler, m-tech trunk spoiler- these are all new. think of a stock e28 (but with euro bumpers being the sole differentiator), and that was basically this car- at least visually.

very nice.

one complaint: mirrors need to be body-colored. :D

[leegf]

very nice.

one complaint: mirrors need to be body-colored. :D

depends on who you ask ;) in the US, body-colored mirrors first appeared in '88 -- mine is an '86. in europe (which is more appropriate for my example), they were optional equipment from as early as '85. i went back and forth on this one a little before deciding i liked the black mirrors better. i think they make the car stand out just a little bit more, even if some may argue it's not necessarily in a good way.

[squidmaster]

ah that's near perfect.

[getouth]

legit!

[matthugie]

Wow, that is beautiful. Definitely no hating going on here.

[MazterDizazter]

So, so jealous. I'd leave my E30 in a heartbeat for the right E28!

[CrusherCurtis]

and yes it is an m30, specifically a high-compression euro m30b34.

Win

[Killacortes]

Car is tits!