howdy, just wanted to see if there are any other e30 m3 owners here. DTM, I know you are here, anyone else?Show some pics if you got them, maybe Rick has a great Alaska shot??:)Attachment 187993Attachment 187994
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howdy, just wanted to see if there are any other e30 m3 owners here. DTM, I know you are here, anyone else?Show some pics if you got them, maybe Rick has a great Alaska shot??:)Attachment 187993Attachment 187994
I love the E30 M3 box flair body style as I use to own an Audi Ur-Quattro with similar look.
Nice M3s you got there. Wouldn't mind picking one of these up down the road.
Thanks! I love the Ur-Quattro, would love to have one of those to tear around in. I hear the parts game is a toughie with the old Audi cars though, not the same availability as say Porsche or BMW.
Ay, Carumba --- don't remind me. All that stuff is still in storage, back East. Might retrieve later this summer, then . . . long thread . . . lots o' pics . . .Quote:
Originally Posted by ///msw3
Meanwhile . . . '69 911S EX LE' . . . . ? A tale to tell?
Rick Kreiskott
Whoops . . .Quote:
Originally Posted by LongRanger
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...-safe-and-warm
Never mind . . .
Rick Kreiskott
I really love the fact that the sterling went to Alaska! And the tale shall continue on the 69, need some road going shots and then the hunt for the original radio:) I can't wait to do a meet and drive in Morro Bay or something, for some great blue and green shots!
Are you located in Morro Bay? I was going to visit a friend in Paso Robles and check out Rebel Racing.
Boston for next 6 months then back to Bay area, I figure Morro Bay to be a good spot to visit the southern guys.
Not my E30, but we had some good battles ( my 901)....
Man that one red lined quick !
Once in a lifetime . . .Quote:
Originally Posted by ///msw3
(. . . at least)
Yukon Territory, August '03, in-bound from Fairbanks, somewhere between Haines Junction and Whitehorse. During the summers, any parts of the Trans-Alaska that need maintenance get torn-down and re-built. (Some summer ---- snowed here the week before.) I'm holding-up a traffic control point. Locals got a real kick outta the M3.
'Got any air in them tires?'
1059's gonna make this same trip.
Rick Kreiskott
Great pic! Sounds like a great battle, I would love to hear those two engines hitting the limit side by side.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Fusco
Nice, can't wait to see 1059 up there! I'm saving this pic now for the files, add to the history of where she's been. Do you still have the 318is?? That was a great example you had.Quote:
Originally Posted by LongRanger
187k miles and counting.Quote:
Originally Posted by ///msw3
Until it's stolen or crashed . . . I'm The Last Owner.
Rick Kreiskott
Here's my E30. While my first love is Porsche, I'll always have a special spot for this car. For me, it has been the perfect balance between fun and practical.
Hope to be soon. A friend's parents are getting older and are looking to liquidate and move. They bought it brand new in '89. It's silver with orange interior and has about 20K miles on it. It's been sitting in storage for many years. They said they'll sell it to me, but I'm not pressing the subject, I'll just wait....
Very nice, I love Alpine! Looks like pop out side windows, '88 perhaps. Wish I had the pop out windows and the non airbag wheel, makes for an easy swap to an acs or alpina wheel.Quote:
Originally Posted by reed
That sounds awesome! You will love it, and you gotta love the one owner history.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fidalgo911
i have had quite a few e30 bmws (325i's), and absolutely loved them. favorite daily driver ever. got sick of no AC or electrical issues popping up with every e30 i got so i upgraded to a 2000 328I about 3 years ago because it was modern, and still had the same feel.
I really want to get the e30 m3 one of these days...
I have an E30 M3, but haven't driven it for over a year, as it needs some minor surgery on the floorpan (jackpoints rusted...), and it can't pass yearly inspection with the rust. I've had the car for 5 years now, used it as my daily driver for a couple of years. Car has 166.000KM, rebuilt and uprated engine, but I NEED a carbonfibre airbox and Alpha N to get that glorious S14 sound. These are some old pictures, she's on 16inch Evo wheels now, and I took off those "eyebrow" things over the headlights.
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z408/Arlo911/02.jpg
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z408/Arlo911/01.jpg
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z408/Arlo911/04.jpg
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z408/Arlo911/05.jpg
She is very pretty, love evo wheels as well, they just look right. I agree on that carbon airbox and alpha n for the full sound of the s14, but I've yet to go there as well. Perhaps when it's rebuild time, 2.5 and a pretty carbon box:)
My old 88 with it's big brother.
Hey, Spence . . .Quote:
Originally Posted by ///msw3
Dug up some of my Alaska pics . . . so here's some more 'history' on your car . . .
Little trip, 1st two weeks of Aug '03 --- Tustin CA/Abbottsford BC/Fairbanks AK/Dalton Highway via the Trans-Alaska Highway, aka The ALCAN . . .
. . . and back.
Rick
PS 'Circle' = arctic . . .
Tough car.
Rain. Fog. Road construction. Critters. (Big) About 7200 miles, round trip.
Do this again, with a Real M3 ---- any time!
Rick
Awesome Rick! Thanks for the photos, I will have to add them to her file. You really put her to good use, she's probably bored now sitting in a garage wondering where are all of the dead bugs:) Once I get back to CA, I will start driving her in anger/joy again! These e30 m3's are really made to be driven, much like the early 911, it's such an easy transition to make.
Yup.Quote:
Originally Posted by ///msw3
Same kinda power-band.
S14 is dead below 3000 . . .
Then, starting at ~3500, the torque shows up . . .
Then, at 4500 --- car feels like it looses a 1000 pounds . . . takes-off . . .
These cars rev soooooo hard, too --- stockers are safe to 7800 . . . . but will lunch their AC. Cars come with TWO limiters --- the first, the 'soft' one, an ignition cut-out, kicks in at around 7200-7300, followed by the 'hard' one, a fuel shut-off, at 7500 --- if the stumbling motor didn't get your attention.
Tooling around, at 6000+ . . . barks/woofs like a liter-bike.
Destroys corners, too. Only car I've ever heard of that'll fail its unibody 'cause it corners so hard. (Look for dimples in the rear corners of the sunroof opening.) Good reason NOT to upgrade things too much. Unless you cage it.
This was my 2nd M3, and seriously modified suspension: full Turner re-enforcements --- both sub-frames, + shock mounts + bar-mounts + bushings, KONI SAs, Eibach springs and bars, rotors/pads, +2 on the wheels, Bridgestones . . . not race duty --- but you've seen the receipts. Stock motor (intake/exhaust/chip), and everything fixed. Not the prettiest car, when I had 'er, but ---- OMG . . . could that car corner. Tail-wagging terrorist. You could find my house just by following the black marks around the corners. Lousy drag-racer but . . . every Pony-car pilot in the 'hood had been pounced and pummeled enough times to know the sound of us rolling in . . . at >7000 . . .
Incoming! . . .
Rick
I have owned a 90 E30 M3 yrs and yrs ago really like it
but have had a few of the Mercedes Cosworth 2.3-16v , like it much better
Most stable cornering car it seemed to alway know what you wanted it to do ,
plus the interior was way nicer too
I have always had a secret desire for one of these, I would guess that this is one damn fun car.Quote:
Originally Posted by dporsche74
yes they are just one of most fun car to drive out there
few more years the EVO 1 and EVO 2 will be old enough to import to the States without butchering them up,
Im afraid prices might be thought the roof in 5 more yrs
That's looking pretty tough, The ORIGINAL black series:)
Hmm.
The original M-B 190 2.3 16v came out in the US just a little before the first M3s, 1986? I really wanted to like this car, too --- the last Benz I can remember coming with a 5-speed (a dog-'box, yet!) --- but I just didn't fit behind the wheel. Car felt small inside, too, almost Japanese. Pricier than the M3, too. Back then, Dealers could at least justify the price. After all --- 'this is a Mercedes.'
The 190 2.3 16vs that were sold here are interesting, but much more sedan-like than the M3. I've looked at used ones, off-and-on, but these cars were never numerous. (Versus ~5K M3s imported.) Never see the M-B cars raced, whereas M3s seen to live on tracks --- even now. The M-Bs have a reputation for snapping their T-chains, too. And pricier to fix. After all --- this is a Mercedes.'
M-B's Evo I and II cars are pretty rare, only built about 500 each, '90 and '91? and never imported. (Never seen one come up for sale --- anywhere.) Much more focused car, with dedicated short-stroke 2.5 liters, built specifically for DTM homologation. AMG pedaled 'power packs' for these, too, as I recall.
But kind of a footnote, these cars. M-B finally won the DTM with the Evo II, in '92? --- after BMW and AUDI left.
Good luck importing any Evo. EPA may waive their smog requirements . . . but the DoT's safety regs will still apply --- 'bags, chimes, inter-lock, intrusion beams, seat belts, instruments and lighting. And hope they don't look too close at the bodywork. 'Don't see this one pictured in my US Models book. Zis thing crash-tested?'
Gulp.
RVK
PS And how come I'm always seeing M-B 190 2.3-16v fans turning-up on M3 threads --- even at M3 events . . . but never the other way around? ;)
I owned this '87 M3 Group A (newly built) for a while. I drove it at the Nürburgring. It was very fast and nicely balanced.
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YES! So cool, thanks for posting! Must have been a friggin blast. Did it have an s14 in it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Oliviero