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There's an E30 316i on TM at the moment proudly sporting a tow bar. Probably pretty handy if the dog has a greasy stick stuck somewhere.

@madda_joe

@E30 325i Rag-Top bugger about leaving the lights on - on mine if I leave them on only the park lights stay on? I was nursing a hangover Sunday and completely missed where the other E30s parked too - looking forward to a sunny outing next time in full health!

https://jalopnik.com/we-have-reached-the-inflection-point-where-chinese-seda-1848821592 Front end of the actual Hongqi looks a bit better in pictures IMO but I bet in the flesh it is full of weird angles. I'm sure the new BMWs will look expensive and 'striking' in the flesh which is probably the goal - the days of 'pretty' cars are gone. Not a fan of the skinny lights, big grill needs bigger lights - reminds me of these:

Car getting better step by step - this morning changed out my control arms and sway bar links for fresh Meyle HD, along with Revshift 80a poly CABs. Such an easy job with new lollipops and the poly bushes. Steering definitely feels sharper and tighter now, especially with the new Yokos which I’m in love with. In need of an alignment but will wait till I do the tierods in a few weeks (had planned on doing them today but realised I had not ordered the ‘locking plate’ washer thingees. Have a new rubber steering joint bushing but wonder if I should go poly here too or is it just a waste of time trying to turn a 35 year old car into a scalpel? No intention to change to a quicker rack due to cert.

Hopefully tomorrow, pending potential hangover 😂

E Tron RS GT is a stunning design IMO

Don’t have a link sorry but I’m pretty sure all the ones on Ali Express / EBay are essentially the same, unless they include a replacement touch screen (which you don’t need - the stock Audi screen looks great once it’s fed a pretty interface). Just bought one for the F31 and it looks really similar too.

Good to know - I've got a new one sitting in the basement with some CarPro pads and products to give the E30 a going over! Just got to find some time haha

And sold to first viewer at full asking - wish they were all this easy! Hoping it's all plain-ish sailing for the new owner - should be with all the work we had sorted on it.

Looks great, as does the garage floor! Must say, I’m not missing the dark car maintenance but damn, when they are clean they look amazing 👌

I'm installing a wireless carplay module into my F31 tomorrow, surely a better solution unless you are a big fan of listening to adverts on the old wireless?

Following for when I need to get the E30 sunroof tray sorted later this year 😬

@Cement 100% Supermarkets are shocking for this - I think Bunnings (or Mitre 10?) do it with about 3-4 less un-needed button presses.

Jeez that’s a good offer

Saw that the other day - Harry is not a fan, is he! to be fair, what a heavy pig this car is. Reminded me to watch some of his older videos, what a lifestyle...

BMW 2002, Recent restoration, a few tasteful period correct modifications, goes pretty well - no low ballers.

@325iRod I think the stock NZ M325i / Mtechnic package was 20mm front and 14.5mm rear - mine came with older model non-adjustable Whiteline bars 22mm and 16mm. I think the new whiteline bars are now 24mm and 16mm. Its handling damn good for an old girl now, especially with new sticky tyres. Once I do Control arms, tierods, CABs, subframe, RTABs it should be significantly better - as you would bloody hope haha

Nice, I have a 16" rear bar on mine (22mm front) but wouldn't mind it having a 'tighter arse' so will do the RTABs / subframe / diff bush sometime this year. For subframe I imagine 80a poly would be fine, will likely stick to OEM for diff carrier. Weitz Industries (Hamilton) have a rear sway - presume its 12mm though https://weitzindustries.com/collections/e30-suspension/products/e30-rear-sway-bar?variant=35081111077022 Edit: sorry, its actually out of stock...

Hmmmmm... this or an F31 330d, an E46 M3 and a nice E30 🤔

Haha I’ve had your tools in the boot for a month 😬 its still a bit lower than it was then too

Put in some additional / thicker spring pads in the E30 front and rear to raise it 5-10mm all-round, along with new front brake pads while I was at it. Subtle changes - Extra 6mm rear spring pads in the rear and added 9mm and 3mm front spring shims - fair bit of work but I'm *very* happy with it now - ride height is aesthetically perfect for me - its still quite low, but getting in and out of my driveway now is less of a challenge (still scrapes if not careful but margin of error is higher now). Height is very even now, with the 16's and Ad08Rs filling out the arches perfectly.

Cheers man, this will be an outsourced maintenance car unless it’s something minor - got an Autosure ‘Extreme Plus’ warranty that covers everything but the kitchen sink (And DPF)

Tidied her up for some 'for sale' photos - has been faultless since the big service in October and cleaned up really nice. Will be putting it on TM, should be a good deal for someone wanting to look a bit flash on a budget as we took all the big maintenance hits on it for the next while!

Ahhh good to know! I have not seen them in the flesh and assumed it was a different skirt