Part you hate removing

[Jand3rson]

I hate all of it.

Seriously, the only reason I work on my car is because I don't want to spend money letting some rimjob do it.

I don't get that fuzzy feeling "when it's all done."

I hate working on cars.

Awwww, someone call the wambulance.

I think you need a Honda. This is clearly not the car for you.

[jintermont]

Replacing The oil pan on my 535i with the m30 still in the car was the biggest PITA I have had to deal with hands Down.

[Kruzen]

I hate all of it.

Seriously, the only reason I work on my car is because I don't want to spend money letting some rimjob do it.

I don't get that fuzzy feeling "when it's all done."

I hate working on cars.

I'd rather be driving it than breaking something in the process of fixing it.

Don't get me wrong, there's satisfaction in modding and turning your car into something great. But I think i'd be just as happy seeing it done to my specifications while I sip a latte and then go throw it around the track

[Jand3rson]

I'm not saying that it's sacrilegious to pay someone to work on your car. Hell, I dropped my G260 off at German Transaxle and told them "do what it needs, cause I'm not".

But this is just one of those cars that you shouldn't own if you don't want to fix shit yourself. Labor at European shops alone is generally $75-90 an hour or more, and often they WILL charge you book time for whatever it is, regardless of how long it takes.

[E30SPDFRK]

Heater cores hard in e30's? Are you kidding me? It's like a 40 minute job if that (even the late model cars with the valve)...

Honestly. Do one in a B5 passat then come back and complain about your e30.


I don't like doing rear subframes. Or diffs when you don't have a lift. Those 4 stupid bolts never line up.

[Jand3rson]

I don't like doing rear subframes. Or diffs when you don't have a lift. Those 4 stupid bolts never line up.

My subframe was the first one I'd ever done, and we got lucky, the damn thing pretty much just fell out.

Diffs have never been that much of a pain in the ass if you have a decent floor jack, but it took me 15 minutes to get the last top bolt lined up when I put my new one in this last time.

[E30SPDFRK]

I think the main thing I hate about rear subframes is the cars I've done it on. Rust makes every little small thing a pain in the ass to get off; the brake lines are always frozen or bad, the rear rotors never come off, the axles get stuck going in and out, the ABS sensors are stuck into the hubs, etc.

[Nairb]

Awwww, someone call the wambulance.

I think you need a Honda. This is clearly not the car for you.

You can say that about any car. Just because you enjoy working on your e30 doesn't mean you love it any more than I do.

I've done everything from suspension, dash replacement, fuel system, stereo, almost all the bushings (got my powerflex subframe/RTAB's installed, thank god), and a ton of minor stuff on my 318is.. I didn't enjoy doing any of it, but I love the shit out of my car.

This car is most definitely for me, because I enjoy driving it.

[DTM190]

I hate having to take my gas cap off... such a pain.

Another AE ;)

[TimR]

Top bolt on the tranny and the top bolt on a 84-86 starter

[Wh33lhop]

You can say that about any car. Just because you enjoy working on your e30 doesn't mean you love it any more than I do.

I've done everything from suspension, dash replacement, fuel system, stereo, almost all the bushings (got my powerflex subframe/RTAB's installed, thank god), and a ton of minor stuff on my 318is.. I didn't enjoy doing any of it, but I love the shit out of my car.

This car is most definitely for me, because I enjoy driving it.

Nobody says you don't like your car. You just may need your man card revoked. ;)

[T Verdier]

valve stem cap geeez!

Rear wheel bearings. ive heard they can be easy but ive done 2, one on my e30 were my friend a profesional shop owner took over an hour just getting the bearing out of the trailing arm, and the other night on my friends e46 it took three of us 7 hours total

[brainspo0n]

for some reason I always hate taking apart interiors (removing seats, tearing into doors, dashboard, etc)

[Simon S]

Rear main/supply brake hard line.

I hate it so much - I'm losing sleep about it.
8+ hours in, and I don't even have it disconnected yet..

I've worked my way through a lot of shit - but that fucker takes the cake.

[z31maniac]

Awwww, someone call the wambulance.

I think you need a Honda. This is clearly not the car for you.

Why?

I don't like working on cars either. But I'm raging cheap ass and for all but a few jobs, I don't trust the monkey's turning wrenches to not screw it up.

So I work on my own so there is money for travel and to use higher quality parts. I accept this aspect of E30 ownership.

Doesn't mean you have to like it.