Another German Daily... BMW E30 iS

[Winston]

Its that time of year again to buy another E30 for some winter fun.. Ive owned a 318i Touring and a 325i coupe both were had for a bargain price but this was reflected in there condition .. I think they are great cars but they seem to have gone up alot in price recently

I had read how the 318iS was the best E30 of the bunch (bar the M3).. So hunted through the for sale ads for a few months and came up with this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110593663499&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

I have already done a few bits to it.. Like change the wheels and rip the front spoiler off lol

Pics to follow over the weekend :approve:

 

[Leeshez]

Looks good. Keep us posted .

 

[Daniel]

Nice car!

Why did you take the wheels off? They look realy nice.

 

[Gally]

Nice car!

Why did you take the wheels off? They look realy nice.

They are not rusty enough?

 

[theduck]

Want to swap the wheels for the ones on my 5er?

 

[daveski]

Looks nice, local to me too. I want to own a E30 at some point so will be interested to see how you get on with it

 

[LIL B]

I hope you know that front splitter is worth £90.

 

[Winston]

The Original wheels have alot of laquar creep and need a refurb.. Ive fitted some like this wheel bellow but in 14x7J and fully polished

The Ronal LS will be going up for sale.. this afternoon

PS... I think ive finally out grown my lust for rust

 

[Winston]

I hope you know that front splitter is worth £90.

They seem to have dropped in value since i last wanted one... they go for about £40 ish on E30zone?.. but i will be putting it on ebay and seeing how it does

 

[f0xy]

E30 meet in a few weeks :clown:

 

[BIFCAIDS]

lols ill try n get that 5 of my uncle ha ha ha

 

[Sir_Dave]

Lovely car!!

Dont ruin it.

 

[Daniel]

Lovely car!!

Dont ruin it.

I'm willing to bet it will be in several hundred pieces by the end of the weekend.

 

[bendee]

really like that, fancy a swap for a rallye lol

 

[adam172]

The Ronal LS will be going up for sale.. this afternoon

how much you puting them up for ?

 

[Winston]

I will try very hard not to ruin it sir.... but no promises

I buy BMW's so i don't have to take them appart :approve:

I like rallyes alot.. but its french, so no tar

E30 meet FTW!!!


Edit... £350ono

 

[bendee]

you got me browsing pistonheads now ya c**t

 

[Winston]

Some good ones on ebay... Silver 318iS with a cage and white 318iS (in manchester, sods law lol)

 

[Jason_E]

Always wanted an E30. And a MK1 scirroco. I envy you.

 

[theduck]

Like the new wheels.

Take it the Ronals (though I thought they were BBS) ones have decent life on the tires??

 

[Winston]

Loads of tread and rainsport 2's (perfect winters)... detailed pictures here - http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h175/76ball/Ronal%20LS%20and%20BMW%20parts/

Is your 5.. 4 stud?

Jason... don't envy me.. just my garage.. I suck lol

 

[sting]

How random!

I used to potter around in this. Going back a good 5 years now.

This is how she looked when in my possession.




Sorry about the poor quality photos i think they were taken with a antique camara phone.

If you ever fancy selling it, let me know. Its the only car I've ever regretted selling.

 

[Winston]

Small world...

Thanks for the pictures... its no way near as mint as it was in those pictures... It makes me think twice about removing the splitter tho

So did you buy it off the guy that fitted all the iS parts?... I will keep you in mind when i come to sell it

 

[theduck]

Oh pee, think mine are 5stud

 

[sting]

Yeah i bought it as it was. Only addition i made was the fitting of a l.s.d.

I probably spent a small fortune on maintanece & servicing bits & bobs. It was a really clean car when i sold it.

Im thinking you should defo keep the splitter just maybe paint it white again like it was.

 

[Christopher]

Looks great mate!

 

[Winston]

Don't get me wrong its still in good condition but 5 years does take its toll on a car of this age... I will see how comes up this weekend after a detail

Thank you for fitting the LSD.... Makes it much more fun than my other E30's and was the main reason for purchasing the car.

 

[Triki]

I had a E30 325 for a bit. Stupid low on springs, was so much fun over the winter.

 

[Ian_182]

Nice car for the money...

 

[SamP]

Im rocking around in a 320i atm. Needs less auto, more cylinders and less height. Cant wait to start spending monies on it!

 

[Ali]

My fav shape M3 (E30)

 

[wilky19]

really want one of these as a daily.

how do you find it as a daily?

 

[Winston]

They make great dailys.. buy one with lots of history and reciepts and it should go forever.. The only down side is the 6cylinder engines are not so great on juice, thats why i went for an iS in a hope that the 16V engine would be would be better.. It used £12 driving home from Nots to Manc.. That'll do for me

A few snaps from yesterday.... It doesn't look that low but i still managed to tw*t the sump driving in there lol.. And im still not sure what splitter to go for.. standard or iS?










Cheers folks
Winston

 

[VeinAST]

Nicely done! I regret sellng my 320i Coupe!

Im after a 325i when my insurance is due

 

[Addz]

Nice! Love E30's

 

[SamP]

They make great dailys.. buy one with lots of history and reciepts and it should go forever.. The only down side is the 6cylinder engines are not so great on juice, thats why i went for an iS in a hope that the 16V engine would be would be better.. It used £12 driving home from Nots to Manc.. That'll do for me

Tell me about it. 17mpg average driving like miss daisy.

 

[theduck]

Just realised this is an m42 engine

/Jealous

 

[Martin]

Looks nice mate, I have a liking for e30's but they seem to be too expensive for a 325 which I would have to have.

 

[Winston]

There all pretty slow tbh Martin.... This 318iS isn't far off, if not the same pace as my 325i was once its up in the revs and its much more nimble to boot

I would love to drive one with an E36 M3 engine <3

 

[Rob]

I really like these, something about them is just effortlessly cool.