1987 BMW E30 316, 41,000 Miles, Scotland

[Stanley Rockafella]

how much for the headlights shipped to canada?

[Navarone]

Looks clean! Seeing an air cleaner on the m10 in a late e30 looks so strange...

Hey that word cuppa, I though my mom made that up, but I guess not! My grandpa was Scottish and grew up in Hull and married a Canadian and came to California. I guess it's Scottish!? Or just not American!

[rturbo 930]

Wow, that thing is mint! Gonna keep the auto in there or swap it for a manual?

Seems like quite a few here have Scottish connections. My grandmother is from Edinburgh, and moved around Scotland and England before coming to the US just after WW2. Would love to go and visit all the places she lived.

[dannyyisntt]

Hey Danny, thanks very much mate - much appreciated indeed :-) Aw excellent, do you know what part of Scotland they come from? Kind Regards, Russell.

Yessiree I do, my family came over from Lanark. We're part of the Craig clan

[henryki]

Thanks all, much appreciated indeed :-) Henryki, that's only about 30 minutes from where I live - be sure to swing in for a cuppa next time your over and you can get a look at the car :-)

Navarone, I have updated the pictures above with under bonnet shots :-)

Kind Regards

Russell.

I'm too down, we should grab a pint and nerd out about E30's and whatnot haha, I should be headed your way around spring/summer time still working out the details.

[RustyRuss]

how much for the headlights shipped to canada?

Hi Rockafella, :p afraid they will be staying with me and the car. Im sure youll pick some up though.

[RustyRuss]

Looks clean! Seeing an air cleaner on the m10 in a late e30 looks so strange...

Hey that word cuppa, I though my mom made that up, but I guess not! My grandpa was Scottish and grew up in Hull and married a Canadian and came to California. I guess it's Scottish!? Or just not American!

Cheers Navarone... I agree completely - its the first 316 ive ever came across and it being a facelifted car even for me when I opened the bonnet for the first time I was like wow, just looks so out of place. 1987 on an E reg like this car was the last year the m10 was available being replaced just as few months into the E30 facelift with the 316i. The M10 cars are now extremely rare as they were always the first ones to get parted out for body panels and interior trim - they have always been regarded as the poverty ugly worthless duckling of the E30 range but this makes me love the car all the more - for me less is more! Makes cleaning in the bay great though - its laughable how much space is under the bonnet!! Did the M10 carb fed make it stateside in the E21 or in the 2002 series?

Haha "a cuppa" or "a brew" two great sayings for a cup of tea :-) Great that you have Scottish / UK connections too :-)

[RustyRuss]

Wow, that thing is mint! Gonna keep the auto in there or swap it for a manual?

Seems like quite a few here have Scottish connections. My grandmother is from Edinburgh, and moved around Scotland and England before coming to the US just after WW2. Would love to go and visit all the places she lived.

Many thanks, much appreciated indeed :-) I prefer things standard so sticking with the auto. Fantastic about your Gran - I look across to Edinburgh from our lounge window :-) Be sure to say hello if you do come across - youd love it :-)

[RustyRuss]

Yessiree I do, my family came over from Lanark. We're part of the Craig clan

Fantastic, know it well and about an hour or so from me. Used to go out with a girl from Lanark as it happens!!

[RustyRuss]

I'm too down, we should grab a pint and nerd out about E30's and whatnot haha, I should be headed your way around spring/summer time still working out the details.

A pint and a nerd about E30's is an absolute must when you visit - count me in for that one :-)

[RustyRuss]

Heres everyone talking about coming to Scotland when I myself am going stateside on the 30th of this month - myself and my Mum are taking a trip to Las Vegas for the week as weve always wanted to go...cant wait!! Anyone from Nevada here I wonder? Not sure what to expect really, anyone ever been? It will be bright and vibrant im predicting. Really looking forward to it. Ill be on E30 Watch

[sapurvis]

I love it! What a museum piece you have there. Simply beautiful at how clean she is. Like the day she rolled of the assembly line. The fact that she has no options makes the car special in a weird way, but in a very cool way. Here's to many happy motoring summer days! Cheers.

[RustyRuss]

I love it! What a museum piece you have there. Simply beautiful at how clean she is. Like the day she rolled of the assembly line. The fact that she has no options makes the car special in a weird way, but in a very cool way. Here's to many happy motoring summer days! Cheers.

Thanks very much indeed Sapurvis, that's really appreciated :-) That's one of the reasons I love the car so much is its complete lack of specification it just somehow seems to be the better for it! Im looking forward to some nice summer motoring like you say :-) Ill keep the thread updated with day out photos :-) Hope you are well. Kind Regards Russell. Ps, your E30 looks stunning in your signature :-)

[johnnyp]

Wow that's a nice e30 and a 316! My first e30 was a 316 that I owned for 7 years while working in Switzerland. Even though they're at the bottom of the engine totem pole they're still quite a pleasure to drive. Always wondered how many more of these cars were still out there in the wild, and I never expected to see one in such nice shape or post face-lift.

The M10 is an easy to work on and bulletproof engine, the carb on the other hand... be prepared. What you have on your hands isn't the nice and simple Pierburgs from the 2002s/e21s but the computer controlled Pierburg 2BE. The electric choke specifically can be a bit of a bear to deal with if it starts to act up. If you haven't already, it's really worth it to track down a copy of the Haynes Solex & Pierburg Carb Manual. Mine is in storage right now, but if you don't mind waiting a few months I'll be able to dig it up and scan the relevant pages.

[RustyRuss]

Hi Johnny, great to hear from you and thank you very much indeed for replying and for your kind words - that's much appreciated indeed :-) Great to hear from someone who has owned a 316!! Those 7 years in Switzerland must have been very pleasurable? What was your 316 like? You have confirmed the niggling suspicion that I had that the 2BE was a bit of knightmare setup...but seen as how im a purist im not going to bow down to the "just replace it with a Webber" ethos that ive heard so much about. I would genuinely and sincerely really appreciate the scans of the pages from the manual, thank you :-) Did you experience any woes with your 2BE at all? Hope you are well. Kindest Regards, Russell.