COTM ~July 2013~ elguapo84

[kingston]

Nothing better than MTech 1. Gorgeous car!! I'm way jealous!!!!

[oliver.r]

bosss

[Raxe]

Very lovely! Major soft spot for MT1.

[golde30]

Car looked beautiful @ the picnic.

Did i see you stopped on the side of I5 afterwards though? I woulda stopped, but our caravan was doing around 90mph, kinda hard to stop in coordination at that speed...

[PogiMonster]

BEAUTIFUL, sweet car bro!

[dishwab]

As far as I'm concerned, an early M-Tech 1 coupe is the essential (non-m) E30. That interior is a nice bonus, too.

[Cephas]

Excellent work man. Sorry about the first car, what a shame. The new one looks fantastic though!

[elguapo84]

Wheel specs when I bought them!
BBS RS 17x8.5" +6 fronts and 17x10" +13 rears.

If I reduced them to 8" and 9", respectively, am I correct in calculating the new offset to ~0 for both front/rear?

Tires are Yokohama S.Drive 195/40/17 fronts and 225/35/17 rears. I've got some space under the fenders... Any tire size recommendations that will still be a tad stretched, but at least flush with the lips?

Thanks all for the kind words. Was great getting the car down to the picnic this year. So many beauties!

[elguapo84]

Car looked beautiful @ the picnic.

Did i see you stopped on the side of I5 afterwards though? I woulda stopped, but our caravan was doing around 90mph, kinda hard to stop in coordination at that speed...

Wasn't me... I'm sure someone stopped for that poor stranded E30 though :)

[3URO_BOY]

Wasn't me... I'm sure someone stopped for that poor stranded E30 though :)

Hey that was me my alternator went out! :( but I took that new American garbage and put in a used OG one!

[BMW JEDI]

It's the Spanish check panel that sets it apart from the hordes of gorgeous MT1's out there. It's all in the details.

I'm still drooling.

What is so special about the Spanish check panel? :???:

[elguapo84]

What is so special about the Spanish check panel? :???:

Haha it's not that it's particularly special. It's just a small detail that adds a little uniqueness and a funny story to the car. If I could find a Spanish OBC, or at least Spanish buttons, I'd be stoked, as it would help complete the theme.

[TrentW]

So sad to see the demise of the Alpine car, but you've redeemed yourself with this one. Beautiful.

[elguapo84]

So sad to see the demise of the Alpine car, but you've redeemed yourself with this one. Beautiful.

I know... RIP.

Important thing is that lessons were learned and nobody was gravely hurt. M-techs, while extremely rare, are more replaceable than a human life :)

[cbouchez]

Great looking car!