Is an E30 prestigious?

[FredK]

Question for old people (blunt): Was the E30 ever "prestigious"?

Like in 1986, if you walked into the dealer and plunked down 26K for a 1986 325es, and drove down the boulevard, did that smack of prestige, or were you just regarded as a douche?

[scabzzzz]

i don't know if you're joking or not.. but either way, shut up. ;)

This is OT. I can say whatever I want. :) I really dont care though. I'd toss an E30 in the garbage just as quick as I'd toss a Civic in the garbage.

[NC325iC]

no, not prestigous, and I don't want it to be. never did.

I'm waiting for the day when E36s and E46s are the $1500, entry level BMWs (E36s are already there), and the people who just want a BMW badge move on to them simply because they're "newer", leaving mostly enthusiasts with the older cars. Kinda how nobody who just wants a BMW would drive a 2002 or E21..

it's strange though, I used to get all sorts of different attention (good and bad) when I first got my car. After 5-6 years, when the E46 was in it's prime i went totally unnoticed. Now that it's really getting older people stare at it again, but now i'm getting more bad attention than I ever did (from cops, wtf, I'm in my 30s, I don't pull a tenth of the stupid shit I did 10 years ago).

Last time I crossed the border, the guard asked me how long I've had my car.. I told him I bought it in 2002. He said "oh, you bought it new huh?". uhh.. no. this was with a set of beat to hell bottlecaps/snow tires, and I hadn't washed it in 2 months.

Ever notice how new BMW owners completely ignore old ones? they really are yuppie mobiles, they don't care about old cars because they aren't new. It's no wonder they've become fat, heavy, bloated, shells of what they once were. I swear the E90 is as big as an E39.

true story, people at work were talkin about how i must be rich cause i drive a bmw. Then i said it was an 89 and they were shocked that it wasnt rusted/faded and generally crap. some people just dont know what theyre looking at. And new bmws are stupid

[onaquest]

threads like this are a reminder that I'm wasting $

[nando]

Does anyone here really honestly give a fuck about some dude that's cramming a Skyline motor into an E30 and making it look like some clapped out over-engineered rice bucket race car? At the end of the day, the thread may get a lot of play, but its just another novelty that no one will give a shit about next year except for those hitting the Search button. I may drive a piece of shit boxy 4 eyed brick, but we all came here for the same reason and we shouldn't have to create a thread because of this dude to re-evaluate what we already know.

i don't know if you're joking or not.. but either way, shut up. ;)

[nando]

no, not prestigous, and I don't want it to be. never did.

I'm waiting for the day when E36s and E46s are the $1500, entry level BMWs (E36s are already there), and the people who just want a BMW badge move on to them simply because they're "newer", leaving mostly enthusiasts with the older cars. Kinda how nobody who just wants a BMW would drive a 2002 or E21..

it's strange though, I used to get all sorts of different attention (good and bad) when I first got my car. After 5-6 years, when the E46 was in it's prime i went totally unnoticed. Now that it's really getting older people stare at it again, but now i'm getting more bad attention than I ever did (from cops, wtf, I'm in my 30s, I don't pull a tenth of the stupid shit I did 10 years ago).

Last time I crossed the border, the guard asked me how long I've had my car.. I told him I bought it in 2002. He said "oh, you bought it new huh?". uhh.. no. this was with a set of beat to hell bottlecaps/snow tires, and I hadn't washed it in 2 months.

Ever notice how new BMW owners completely ignore old ones? they really are yuppie mobiles, they don't care about old cars because they aren't new. It's no wonder they've become fat, heavy, bloated, shells of what they once were. I swear the E90 is as big as an E39.

[scabzzzz]

eatpop

Does anyone here really honestly give a fuck about some dude that's cramming a Skyline motor into an E30 and making it look like some clapped out over-engineered race car that wont ever hit the track more than once? At the end of the day, the thread may get a lot of play, but its just another novelty that no one will give a shit about next year except for those hitting the Search button. I may drive a piece of shit boxy 4 eyed brick, but we all came here for the same reason and we shouldn't have to create a thread because of this dude to re-evaluate what we already know.

[dirty30]

Girls love the crank handle. And breaking stuff in them like said crank handle and glove box latches.

HAHAAHAHAHA

yeah thats a sig right thur

I get some looks in my e30, but probably because kids think the kirk rollbar is a "roll cage" and the sound coming out of the exhaust is something other than a warmed over NV M50.

[FredK]

eatpop

[scabzzzz]

WTF is this rant? Stupid.

Take your fucking skittled out Skyline motor to a Skyline forum you non purist fuck.

[newman]

they came with alot of tech and some pretty cool options that were ahead of their time. besides, when it comes down to it, i drive a bimmer, not a dodge.

Why is a 25 year old bimmer cooler than a 25 year old dodge. I mean, the shelby omni probably outperformed the E30 M3 in it's day... though that should probably be compared to some factory tuned M3...

[newman]

Datsun didnt make a 240sx, they made a 280Z. In fact, fuck the 240 all together. Because in Japan, its not even a 240sx. Its a completely different car. The chassis is the only thing that resembles the real deal in japan for US versions. Not the same. I mean, if we're talking E30 as it sits in Europe, this is a whole other conversation. In fact, now that I think about it, the 280Z is related to the 300ZX, not the 240sx. Either way its "borrowed" Porsche technology.
Edit: Forgot they made several flavors of Z's. So the 240Z exists. Still, fuck Nissan.

WTF is this rant? Stupid.

[McGyver]

they came with alot of tech and some pretty cool options that were ahead of their time. besides, when it comes down to it, i drive a bimmer, not a dodge.

[scabzzzz]

you're insane if you think 240s don't have "heritage". datsun 240Zs are to the 240sx as the 2002 is to the E30, so if you think in 10 years the e30 is going to carry prestige, then I anticipate the 240sx will too (except so many have been drifted into shit, lol).

And the CAMARO doesn't have heritage? It's like the fucking pinacle of "american muscle"... Not my cup of tea, but still, not without some heritage.

Datsun didnt make a 240sx, they made a 280Z. In fact, fuck the 240 all together. Because in Japan, its not even a 240sx. Its a completely different car. The chassis is the only thing that resembles the real deal in japan for US versions. Not the same. I mean, if we're talking E30 as it sits in Europe, this is a whole other conversation. In fact, now that I think about it, the 280Z is related to the 300ZX, not the 240sx. Either way its "borrowed" Porsche technology.
Edit: Forgot they made several flavors of Z's. So the 240Z exists. Still, fuck Nissan.

[Collin]

The only people that would ever drop jaw at my POS were neon owners, weird.