[RobUK]

Here's the old girl - our mobile 'sitting room'. Might not be the most inspiring drive on twisty roads, but for regular 300+ mile trips between the north and south, there's no beating it. Got it new and in 14 years, never once let us down and completely relaxing to travel in, and the fact that after all this time it doesn't rattle or squeak, helps my OCD no end

[TurboWeasel]

Originally Posted by danb1979

E30 touring

Always wanted one; wanted one since I saw Edd China do up the 325i they got on WD all them years ago; looked such a cool car. Dirt cheap as they all were back then; same with the E39 M5s...

Should have got out of JDM Honda's then really... Hindsight n all that

Yeah crazy cheap prices way back when! That black metallic E30 325i Touring I picked up for £2500 in 2001 and it was absolutely mint, no rust on it anywhere. You will struggle to find a rust free one now!

I honestly don't know what's happened to BMW. They seemed to care about their image and heritage a lot more in those days and made some truly amazing cars. They were so far ahead of the competition in terms of quality and driver appeal. Oh well, long live the old school bimmers

If I had a workshop, I would totally be doing an E30 resto mod with a modern engine and chassis

Originally Posted by isleaiw1

A VR6 Corrado in that blackberry colour is still on my dream cars list, or an R32 in lapiz blue or whatever it was called in that day...

I had an E30 saloon (2 door, 318iS) as I hadnt grown to appreciate estates back then, but would love a nice E30 325i Sport Touring now.... well with modern performance and luxuries!

I learned my love of estates with Volvo 850s...

PS ETA that F30 looks stunning, still a great design and in a lovely colour

Thank you I do really like the F30's styling. Probably the last of the good looking 3 series imo. G20s are OK ish, but definitely not as handsome dear old 30

I loved the old 850s! My Granddad had a T5R and that thing flew!

Yep Lapiz blue is the MK5 R32 colour Extremely charismatic cars. That howling engine with DSG is sublime.

Blackberry Corrados look amazing. VW did some great paint in those days. Well, they were hand made by Karmann coach works, which is why they didn't rust half as much as the factory made Golfs of the time

Mine was Ice Grey Violet. A really curious paint that flip flopped from moody grey purple to bluish silver in the sun, with a hint of pink. I loved it

[danb1979]

Originally Posted by TurboWeasel

Yeah crazy cheap prices way back when! That black metallic E30 325i Touring I picked up for £2500 in 2001 and it was absolutely mint, no rust on it anywhere. You will struggle to find a rust free one now!

I honestly don't know what's happened to BMW. They seemed to care about their image and heritage a lot more in those days and made some truly amazing cars. They were so far ahead of the competition in terms of quality and driver appeal. Oh well, long live the old school bimmers

If I had a workshop, I would totally be doing an E30 resto mod with a modern engine and chassis

Yup; I watched a Youtube'r somewhere around Manchester that bought his Dad's clapped out 318i E30 touring; had all the metal work done and had it fully protected/undersealed and then dropped a supercharged M54 30i engine into it with various different parts from the E36/E46 cars; with the faster rack up front, on Nitron coilovers set for road driving with custom spring rates and a 6 speed manual box

Fully road legal with all OEM cooling system bar a thicker rad and a cooler stat; a nigh on standard exhaust that wasn't loud at all...

Looked and sounded stunning

But took his video's down as of course, some shysters decided that they'd try and steal it etc

It was a gorgeous car; in BMW red with genuine 17" BBS Style 5s etc

[Panchoa]

The current stable.

[Panchoa]

Going back a few years…..had many cars but these are the ones that always made me look back…..actually regret selling the M3 and S5 the most.

[danb1979]

Cousins Taycan making my F31 look small!

The Taycan is tiny inside!

[boba-fett]