Hankering for an E30 convertible.

Babw · Post by **Babw** » Sun Aug 04, 2019 10:02 pm

Anyone have any experience with E30 convertibles?

Keeping the Z4M but fancy something a bit older to cruise around in. Only a short drive to work and live on the coast so in my mind the E30 would be a superb cruiser for driving slowly on sunny days.

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Sun Aug 04, 2019 10:47 pm

No experience of an E30, but a mate of mine bought a clean E36 Convertible recently and it makes a nice cruiser.

So I can see the appeal.

Capa · Post by **Capa** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 5:13 pm

I'd have thought they'd have been a bit flobbery. But if you're only crusing...

I occasionally drove a friends e30 coupe with a 3.5 lump thrown into it. The thing was a complete animal. I mean it was a complete shed that needed thousands thrown into it to sort the rot out, but there's a part of me that does regret not buying it off him.

Babw · Post by **Babw** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 9:47 pm

I've ended up with a few speed orientated cars and even the Zed I find it difficult to drive slowly, only thing I've owned that I enjoyed driving slowly was a Range Rover and that wasn't really a summer day car.

Really on the hunt for one and probably a 320/325i or engine swap for the noise. If anyone knows of one for sale then do message me.

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 10:08 pm

No problem driving the Zed slowly, or quickly for that matter. Agree the E30 sounds like a perfect lazy day cruiser though.

mr wilks · Post by **mr wilks** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 10:12 pm

Ive had one

a K plate 320i lux convertible , truly woeful experience , once id got to grips with the rusty cills & loose trim i was still left with a car that drove like a Grimbsy trawler

buy one for nostalgia but don't expect much from it

R60BBA · Post by **R60BBA** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 12:59 am

mr wilks wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2019 10:12 pm Ive had one a K plate 320i lux convertible , truly woeful experience , once id got to grips with the rusty cills & loose trim i was still left with a car that drove like a Grimbsy trawler buy one for nostalgia but don't expect much from it

I couldn’t imagine you in an E30

Bing · Post by **Bing** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 6:11 am

Tap up inkey$ on here - he’s got a red 325i that he’s done loads to, and at one point recently he mentioned he was looking to sell. Not sure if he did or not. I’ll message him

Bing · Post by **Bing** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:21 am

Here’s the link to PH :

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds ... et/9751920

Going up on collectingcars.com soon.

He’s looking for £13k or thereabouts. Inkey$ is very well known on here, it’ll be worth it. Like I said, he’s done a lot of work to it. I’ve seen the car a couple of times in the metal and it’s lovely.

inkey$ · Post by **inkey$** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:33 am

Thanks Bing and hi Babw.
I am indeed. PM me for more details. Not sure where you are in the country but I’m in SE London. As an ex-Z4M owner, I’d love it to go somewhere here.

mr wilks · Post by **mr wilks** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:38 am

R60BBA wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2019 12:59 am
mr wilks wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2019 10:12 pm Ive had one a K plate 320i lux convertible , truly woeful experience , once id got to grips with the rusty cills & loose trim i was still left with a car that drove like a Grimbsy trawler buy one for nostalgia but don't expect much from it
I couldn’t imagine you in an E30

wasn't the longest of ownerships

master cylinder went & left me stranded in France with 2 nippers under 6 with wife at home in UK.
It was gone within weeks of getting it home

inkey$ · Post by **inkey$** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:35 pm

Soon to be live on collecting cars, along with lots of photos.
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/198 ... iolet-e30/

Babw · Post by **Babw** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:38 pm

inkey$ wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:33 am Thanks Bing and hi Babw.
I am indeed. PM me for more details. Not sure where you are in the country but I’m in SE London. As an ex-Z4M owner, I’d love it to go somewhere here.

Lovely car inkey$ but right now it's more than I want to spend and to avoid getting lynched by the missus I'll have to look at cheaper options.

inkey$ · Post by **inkey$** » Tue Aug 06, 2019 10:45 pm

Babw wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:38 pm
inkey$ wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:33 am Thanks Bing and hi Babw.
I am indeed. PM me for more details. Not sure where you are in the country but I’m in SE London. As an ex-Z4M owner, I’d love it to go somewhere here.
Lovely car inkey$ but right now it's more than I want to spend and to avoid getting lynched by the missus I'll have to look at cheaper options.

Thanks and no problem! There are a few about; just make sure you get as close to oem as possible, look for the common rust areas and if you can, get yourself a 325 in manual. Don’t listen to the naysayers - the M20B25 straight six is a peach, sounds incredible and even with a ragtop, the vert is more than capable of amazing fun on the twisties

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