Cars that compare to the E30

[anabolice30]

My friend had a cb7 accord. Was a fun little bullet proof grocery getter. Till he r3vd it, got a girlfriend and fell off the face of the earth :(

[MPLFoster]

wow this makes me want an accord...looks amazing!

Thanks, man. It's been a champ. If you get one, it'll be a champ for you too.

ahh the cb7. only thing I like about it was the teal dash lights on and that undeniable feeling of riding in a "fast n furious 90s hot rod".

I used to have teal dash lights. but i eventually did a cluster swap from a BB6...now they're red. And my dash clock is from a dc2, so it's white.

My friend had a cb7 accord. Was a fun little bullet proof grocery getter. Till he r3vd it, got a girlfriend and fell off the face of the earth :(

Bummer, man. sounds like there's some deep hurt there...wanna talk about it?

[keefy6]

Just thought about this thread.. Pontiac Fiero GT



For those of us that remember these, what were they like to drive?
Comparable? I know mid-engine, but curious if any similarity

[george graves]

Just thought about this thread.. Pontiac Fiero GT
For those of us that remember these, what were they like to drive?
Comparable? I know mid-engine, but curious if any similarity

Man, all I remember is that they had a really bad rep as a turd - mechanics hated working on them, and they didn't exactly handle well or fast in any measurable way. A few years later Toyota released the mr2, but even that was kinda a disappointment as it was plastic interior, and had no real soul. Awesome idea, but fell short.

The Fiero GT ended up as a used car no one wanted to spend the money to fix, and all have been recycled since.

You can tell a good car from bad by how many are left on the road. Like old Volvo 240's and such. Not to say a 240 is like a e30.

Did someone already mention a VW Golf GTI, or Corrado? That's kinda a 90's budget sports car. Merkur XR4Ti comes to mind. Oh, and there was a 4 door cosworth powered (ford of europe) UK only car. Astroria? Or something. 400 HP, it could do 200 mph, way, way ahead if it's time.

[matthugie]

I've only driven a stock Fiero GT but I really didn't like it. There is no power whatsoever, brakes were meh, steering was sloppy... Even in stock form the e30 is much better.

[markseven]

Man, all I remember is that they had a really bad rep as a turd - mechanics hated working on them, and they didn't exactly handle well or fast in any measurable way. A few years later Toyota released the mr2, but even that was kinda a disappointment as it was plastic interior, and had no real soul. Awesome idea, but fell short.

The Fiero GT ended up as a used car no one wanted to spend the money to fix, and all have been recycled since.

You can tell a good car from bad by how many are left on the road. Like old Volvo 240's and such. Not to say a 240 is like a e30.

Did someone already mention a VW Golf GTI, or Corrado? That's kinda a 90's budget sports car. Merkur XR4Ti comes to mind. Oh, and there was a 4 door cosworth powered (ford of europe) UK only car. Astroria? Or something. 400 HP, it could do 200 mph, way, way ahead if it's time.

I remember the first-gen MR2 being very well received by the automotive press and was in many ways a big success. IIRC it was on many 10-Best lists. My cousin bought one an 87MY and absolutely loved it.

[Nesset]

I'm on the 190e is the only comparable car to the E30 bandwagon. Sorry but no 4 cylinder Japanese car is remotely similar other than maybe drivetrain.

[keefy6]

George/Matthugie that's kind of what I thought...the MR2 is a good one

[ainadude]

Someone already mentioned the Saab 900 Turbo. Personally, I'd say its smaller, lighter predecessor, the 99 Turbo, is a better match. Was considered superior to an E21 323i by at least some European auto pubs; can't say how it compares to a well-sorted E30, but my non-turbo 99LE was a blast to drive (wish it looked as nice as the one below ... would pay real money for one like it)

[Vincent Brick]

My votes go to AE86, XR4Ti/Sierra and laugh if you will but Fox body Mustang, especially notchback, SVO and Capri variants.

I loved my early twin cam Dodge Neons and always wanted a RWD equivalent, I have found the E30 and AE86 coupe close to that having owned both now. I could go on an embarrassingly long philosophical tirade on the parallels in comparing the E30 to AE86 and the Les Paul to Stratocaster, respectively.

[george graves]

Saab 900

IIRC the "Saab 900 SPG" was the M3ish car from Saab. FWD - so, yea. But built by fighter plane engineers so YES!

XR4Ti/Sierra

I'm amazed at how often a xr4ti comes up given they are so few of them in the states.

[Stanley Rockafella]

iirc XR4Ti's were relatively common in Canada in the late 80's

[Vincent Brick]

Similar size, German chassis, IRS. I was obsessed with them as a kid, my 4th grade teacher almost bought one new and gave me the sales brochure since he knew I liked them, still have it. An old roommate had an XR4Ti I turned wrenches on with him, would love to own a nice one.

[george graves]

You all should add this channel to your youtube subscription list. They cover everthing from DMC Deloreans, to Subaru BRATs.

https://www.youtube.com/user/RegularCars

Here's a sample - e46 review. The e30 get brought up in the first 10 seconds, and it's spot on funny.

[24v e30]

+1 for the RX-7

As someone who's owned 5 of them and 3 e30's, I'd say they feel very much the same, especially the Series 4 (86-88) FC's.

The N/A models are akin to late model 318i's.. slightly underpowered, but light and chuckable, while the Turbo II's compare more to the 325.