deane30 30 Report post Posted January 26, 2008 (edited) CAR NOW FOR SALE ON TRADE ME End of an era. Please see next two pages for more details. Hi guys and girls,I've had my car since September and been a member since October.I've always been a huge fan of e30's and finally had a chance to buy one last year.i'm a fan of the standard look and although I would have much prefered an m325i I'm only a poor student and had to settle for a 1988 320i (facelift).Although its nothing flash, it is in excellent condition.The colour is Mineralblau and it is the only one this colour I have seen in NZ others may have seen more this colour?it has only done 120k's and is mechanically very good, has been reguarly serviced and has just had the cambelt done.Cosmetically it is very good as well. No dents and only a couple of very small scratches that you would expect on a 20yr old paint job. i am waiting on a new fog light cover that is expected to arrive soon as the other one has come off. the previous owner put a spoiler on and colour coded the bumpers as well as replacing all the badges with new ones, including the centre caps.The interior is as new. No cracks in the dash or rips in the seats. And still nice and shiny. One thing I would like is a Tech-1 steering wheel to go in it, i'm not a fan of the four spokes. Edited July 26, 2014 by deane30 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThreeOneEight 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2008 Wow, that colour is so 1988! I love it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted January 27, 2008 rock on, lovin the colour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMW POWER 2 Report post Posted January 27, 2008 Heya! Nice car, its great how you love it for its mintness and will look after it... not after speed. Slow BMW's are about style Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deane30 30 Report post Posted January 27, 2008 Heya! Nice car, its great how you love it for its mintness and will look after it... not after speed. Slow BMW's are about style Thanks guys, eventually i will get a faster one but I think i'd have to keep this one to! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creaver 55 Report post Posted January 27, 2008 Looks awesome mate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Simon* Report post Posted January 28, 2008 Well done it looks very good and more importantly well loved Welcome - and yeah, I like the colour too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cainchapman 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2008 Welcome, I've never seen that colour before. Great example. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Court M3 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 nice starting point! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 35 Report post Posted February 27, 2008 Awesome - reminds me of my first e30. Exactly the same as yours, but atlantisblau. Mint, unmolested auto 320i 4-door FTW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deane30 30 Report post Posted February 28, 2008 Thanks for your kind comments guys. I have since added an M-tech 1 steering wheel and if you read my post in the off topic section you will see the trouble I am having getting a new fog light blank cover Thanks again Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeddy 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2008 Can i ask where you got your m tech steering wheel and how much it cost? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deane30 30 Report post Posted February 28, 2008 Can i ask where you got your m tech steering wheel and how much it cost? Yea sure, i got it from trademe for $65 (i think). From a guy with user name retr072. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cale 36 Report post Posted February 28, 2008 Mint E30, never ever seen that colour before either, Good on ya! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeddy 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2008 Yea sure, i got it from trademe for $65 (i think). From a guy with user name retr072. That sounds pretty cheap. Thought about converting it to manual? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deane30 30 Report post Posted August 27, 2009 (edited) Weeeee update I thought I would post up a few more pics of my car since I have done a couple of small things to it since last time. So far I've: - Added a Tech1 steering wheel - Got some BBS basket weaves - Added europlates - Kept the maintenance etc up I've only added factory options as the plan for this car is to keep it pretty stock. Eventually I want to buy an M325i or an e30 cab and spend all my money on that. I apologies for the poor image quality and my complete lack of photo taking ability Edited August 29, 2010 by deane30 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mitchE30 0 Report post Posted August 27, 2009 like to see your car not a blinkblink wheels Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OP6 27 Report post Posted August 28, 2009 Deane the car is looking fantastic, very impressed that you are still keeping it stock, the temptation to stray into modified territory must be great. Well done Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted August 28, 2009 looking good, that colour is badass, suits its stock appearance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deane30 30 Report post Posted August 29, 2010 2010 update: - Manual conversion thanks to Jon at JK southern euro - 30-40mm drop thanks to Jon again - New shift gaitor and knob from Euro-Italian Car is still pretty stock. I've been thinking about replacing the spoiler with one of the black rubber ones. What do you guys reckon? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nath 134 Report post Posted August 29, 2010 Wow that's an awesome colour man! looking very good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobimmer 694 Report post Posted August 29, 2010 like to see your car not a blinkblink wheels car looks mint mate well done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lucan 196 Report post Posted August 29, 2010 Mmm that colour! Black spoiler would look good IMO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deane30 30 Report post Posted August 30, 2010 Yea im def leaning towards the black spoiler. I also removed the model badge from the back to make it look a bit cleaner. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deane30 30 Report post Posted July 26, 2014 Car now for sale See trademe ad Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites