Is an E30 prestigious?

[u3b3rg33k]

I think e30 m3's are the most prestigious BMW, right after the e9 3.0csl, which is a straight out sex goddess

That right there is my dream car (I wouldn't turn it down if it had flares either). I'd rather have a 3.0 CSL than an e30 m3.

I'm absolutely 100% certain the average joe wouldn't know what it is, or even that it's a BMW unless they were close enough to see the badges, but that doesn't and won't matter to me at all. If I'm ever in a good position to buy one, I will.

[delatlanta1281]

what is the deal with rob anyways?

A question for the ages my friend.

[funcrew]

For the record, I've owned my E30 for 3.5 years and never driven it...

I'd still swap cars with you.

[JasonC]

bumping this thread, cause after seeing the comments in the thread with the e30 and a GM V6 in it and a few other comments through out the board in other threads. I got to wonder what the new guys on board think. Personaly i think the e30 is a great car. but it's not the bees knees... Cause every car has its problems, no matter who made it.

[slaterd]

To me...yes. In my area...yes. But is its Prestige Worldwide????

[mikeedler]

I feel a bit embarrassed for my 12y/o daughter when I pick her up at school in mine. All the other parents are driving 40-60k cars, and mine was free. All her friends think it's awesome, and all the MILFS stare! I don't think it is really prestige, but it is something a bit "special" in a cool way. I do feel like I am in a FERRARI when I am in my E30M3 though!

[Sagaris]

It is most certainly rob.

As far as i'm concerned, as soon as a new generation of car is produced, the previous generation ceases to be a status symbol (if it even qualifies in the first place)

if the e30 was made by Chrysler, Mercury, Lada, Renault, whatever. I would still like it for being a good looking compact RWD car with an inline 6.

[u3b3rg33k]

bumping this thread, cause after seeing the comments in the thread with the e30 and a GM V6 in it and a few other comments through out the board in other threads. I got to wonder what the new guys on board think. Personaly i think the e30 is a great car. but it's not the bees knees... Cause every car has its problems, no matter who made it.

I saw this come up in new posts, and I was about to post, but everything I wanted to say now I already said.

[F34R]

I'm not new to the board(lurking since 05) or e30s. Been owning them and other BMW models since I was 16. I just love how well they are made and I love the look. To me they are not flashy or something to boast about. To me it is a day alone on a twisty back road in the early fall that makes me fall in love over and over again.

When people ask what I drive I say "an old BMW". They never bring it up again and my joy shall be horded =) Don't need any other people out there learning the reason for the love behind them!

Even with the new one I am building and how much money and cool shit I have sunk into it I still say an old BMW. Fact is the only thing old on it is the shell and wiring xD

[Gubernaculum]

The e30's got personality. I wouldn't say prestige. I know I miss both of mine. Like an ugly dog. I wouldn't say it ever contributed greatly to me getting laid.

[MAXELHOFF]

olde economy shit box...but a good one!

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When people ask what I drive I say "an old shit-box BMW". They never bring it up again and my joy shall be hoarded. I fixed this thought.free image

[OniKyan]

If anybody asks what I drive, I'll say, "I drive an E30". If they don't know what that is, they aren't worth my time, or explanation.

[Wh33lhop]

If anybody asks what I drive, I'll say, "I drive an E30". If they don't know what that is, they aren't worth my time, or explanation.

Don't be stupid. There are plenty of awesome people out there who have no clue what an E30 is.

[Galactodactyl]

It's still the most successful touring car of its time isn't it? That counts for something.

[funcrew]

This is just one data point, but my daughter's mentally, emotionally, developmentally, hormonally, and chromosomally challenged Jehovah's Witness friend thinks my box-stock 325i sedan is God's own chariot. No-one else likes it, including my wife. I always take it on dates, to test her loyalty (dates with my wife I mean, not my daughter's aforementioned friend).