1986 BMW 325i E30 - M3's Long Lost Cousin
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
- Almost every M3 ever made has an inline 6, except the E92 and E30. So what would it have been like if the E30 also came with an inline 6? Behold the 325i.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:11 Drivetrain
1:47 Interior
3:00 Driving Experience
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This is cool too.
Dad had a Facelift E30 325i SE manual in Glacier Blue for over 18 years... starting in my late teens. I drove it home from the Auckland dealer up to home in Whangarei for him, because he didn't want to drive an unfamilar car in Auckland traffic😎. Had lots of good times in that car - like getting pulled over with 7 people in it 🤣
I wish I'd kept it 😞
Haha that’s awesome!
Subscribed from UK, Channel deserves more subs, some great cars being reviewed, loving the content, short and covers all the bases with some amazing scenery to boot.
Yh I'm from UK too, been subbed for a few years now, check out his older videos on the Accords etc, lots of footage
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I'm from uk to been subbed a while now
Love the M20, has it's quirks, but I've got a rebuilt 12:1 compression 2.9L stroker, with lots of headwork, forged internals, big cam, ITBs, sequential injection, coil on plug etc etc making 170-180kw at the wheels. Very cool, simple, small engine. Has lots of character.
Very nice! Yeah it’s a fun motor
IMO still one of the most beautiful cars to have been made. My first car was a 89 320i ( with the 6 cylinder and a stick ) in Grey and it was an incredible car! slow as anything but fun to drive. I wish I still had that car ( I bought it in 2006 for $4000 and now it would be worth $30k )
Nice man and yeah they’re worth way too much now aye
30k ? American Dollars ?
@@melaniezimmermann-jv7th NZD, about 18k USD
@@KiwiCarLife there are some cars I regret letting go, that was one of them!
Sreten from M539 Restorations also lowered his E30, despite being an OEM-only snob. The suspension has comically long travel.
Yeah makes sense to modernise it a bit
His was one of the earliest examples and it seem to be even higher, especially at the back. This one looks like it's leveled as least, but the firmer suspension would definitely help. Also it's worth to mention that the high tyre profile also highly affects the body roll feeling.
These have a huge following in South Africa, even has it's own name - Gusheshe
Oh wow really? Thats cool. And you guys also have a 333i too I think
@@KiwiCarLife yeah there was the 325is and the 333i. I believe the 333i had the engine from the 733i of the time, and due to size constraints, owners could have aircon or power steering, but not both 😁
Owned 2x manual E30 325i, the steering and brakes are questionable, but I enjoyed those old cars, there is actually a rod going from the drivers side brake pedal to the passenger side, which ruins any brake feel
Oh wow really? Yeah brakes weren’t good haha
Is this road close to wellington? looking for a nice spot for a sunday drive!~
Nah it’s in Auckland
_considering a 1986 VL commodore with Nissan n/a 3.0 RB30(?) came with 114kw that lil 2.5 is punching hard….another cool review_
Wow 114kW that’s so weak HAHA
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There was a very good example of a BMW 325i E30 often parked outside my apartment complex in Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. The only downside with it was that it had the automatic transmission, rather than the manual transmission. I really don't like automatic transmissions, they detract from the driving experience, especially when you have a special engine like a V8 or V12.
Yeah that’s the trouble aye, manual ones got cheap and were bought by yobbos, whereas the autos tended to be owned by old men and looked after
Hey just FYI the fuel send line in this car is super dry rotted and cracked!!
Oh dear
Are you comin to Cars & Coffee sometime? 😁
Yeah I usually go every month
@@KiwiCarLife Oh awesome! I’d love to meet NZ’s very own Jeremy Clarkson!
@@swarlz_jr8042 oh goodness I could never live up to him haha
6 cylinders is what bmw does best along with Porsche
Yes agree
the s14 and the m42 were excellent 4 cylinders from BMW, but i agree, 6 cylinders are top tier from bmw
Hmm, brakes shouldn't be that bad, might need a little work. Steering should also have decent feedback... clearly not a restored example you're reviewing. The suspension is supposed to be that way... body roll was an indicator as to how hard you were trying but the grip was always pretty good and progressive when it let go (hence their 'hoonability') Compare that to the contemporary Holdens & Fords of the day and the E30 had positively rigid suspension. These days my E30 M3 has softer suspension than my F21 125d. Just imagine how a motoring writer from 1989 would perceive today's godawful runflats and springs made from granite.
Bear in mind I'm comparing it to modern cars. For the time I'm sure it was great but today it's very old. Still a great car though!
Yes it’s old. However we’re still talking 4 wheel discs and ABS. Same tech we’re using today. It’s not like it’s cable operated drums. The brakes should really be much better. I still have one today and the brakes and brake feel is very much still relevant. Since the E30 most steering has got worse in terms of feel and feedback… though E30 does have too many turns lock-to-lock.