Hello from Philly – looking for my first E30!

[pseudodennis]

New member here from the Philadelphia area — excited to finally join!

I'm hoping to acquire my first E30 within the next year and looking forward to learning from this community as I start...

[jp5Touring]

Just purchased a 1990 M3 a couple months back. Thrilled to say the least. The M3 forums are pretty slow so I hope it's okay with this.
Longtime BMW guy with a 2001 e39 Touring and a 1973 2002 also....

[digger]

The blowby and vapors go up thought the bitch tube (and likely oil return holes aswell) into the valve cover, then through the baffling system back into the intake due to vacuum. Since they get routed...

[blastcaves]

Hoping someone can identify this part. The internet and AI search tools have failed me so far. I'm missing one of these rectangular grommets. Anyone have a part number or a link to one for purchase?...

[zaq123]

So I have this really slight metallic clenching noise on the driver's side. Sounds almost like axle shaft splines are hitting splines in the hub on take off (common VW problem) but it is not. It appears...

[Natman61]

Hi, my winter project was renewing a 90 325 I cab. I deleted the cat, replaced the O2 sensor, replaced the original injectors with 19lb 4 pintle Ford 5.0 style, in anticipation of adding a Conforti chip...

[Bey_v2]

Selling a bunch of stuff...

Mtech1 spoiler $450
Mtech door sills $300
IS side skirts $250. one is cracked in half.
Sparco harness bar $200
Front strut brace $150...

[LJ851]

I have a feeling there are some fantastic stories of incredibly stupid shit we have done to our vehicles, particularly in our youth. Some of these events may be 40 years old and some may have happened...

[be34st]

Sometimes I wish that we had just a general nonsense thread, sometimes I just want to share a quick rant, or thought with r3v without creating a new thread.


We have a new guy here...

[patrick88m3]

Here's a fun purchase story.
I think around 7th or 8th grade I started to get into BMWs. This car sat right off the highway going through town, so I'd see it every day on the way to school. I talked...

[chrisca70]

FS: Lot of Miscellaneous E30 parts

• Parts left from restoring projects
• These are bits that I no longer need but would be a nice stash for someone restoring or wanting spares.
• All electronics parts

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[JasonWilson48]

Ugh... I hate writing new posts from scratch. So much to share... And I'm sure I'll miss things. First, RIP my last car, but now we cannibalize it and KEEP MOVING FORWARD. (cue ending seen of Meet the...

[mtech325]

Hi everyone,

Since I feel "Little Red" has finally gotten to a presentable point, it's time to share some pictures. I had initially (and impulsively) bought this car to be a fun...

[2mAn]

2025 List: 174 E30s sold (4 more than last year. Just a +3% increase)

Average of E30s, not including M3s $19,126 (-13% YoY)

Average price, by model:

M3 (24) = $74,154...

[e30m3s54turbo]

I bought this car in 2000 from a friend. It is 1988 m3. I did not come with s14 motor,diff,muffler door cars.

Most of the parts installed on the car I did take few pics.

Shell...