New Member, New E30

[Woo]

Wow that paint came out beautiful. Great looking car!

Thanks!

Great looking car, and well done for keeping it so original. A 2 door E30 325i is such a rare car here in the UK!

Really? So what is more common there? E30 320i 4 door? One thing I know for sure is that my Lotus Elise is much more common there in the UK. Most people don't even know what it is here. It's sad that they don't import them to the USA anymore.

[Kedge]

Really? So what is more common there? E30 320i 4 door? One thing I know for sure is that my Lotus Elise is much more common there in the UK. Most people don't even know what it is here. It's sad that they don't import them to the USA anymore.

Not sure what the most common E30 is nowadays, but most likely 318i or 320i. There's still a good number of 325i Sports in the UK, but seems to be very few non Sport 2 doors. Also plenty of 325i Tourings still kicking about.

The Elise certainly is a fairly common site in the UK, why did they stop importing them? Safety related?

[Woo]

Not sure what the most common E30 is nowadays, but most likely 318i or 320i. There's still a good number of 325i Sports in the UK, but seems to be very few non Sport 2 doors. Also plenty of 325i Tourings still kicking about.

The Elise certainly is a fairly common site in the UK, why did they stop importing them? Safety related?

Correct. The Elise no longer meets US crash safety requirements. Lotus has said that the next Elise/Exige will meet them, but there are no plans to update the current model.

And I would love to get my hands on one of those E30 325i touring models that are so plentiful where you live...