hybrid 1043 Report post Posted July 12, 2009 ... for the first time today. Shes always looked at it and while she has grown to the shape of them .. she hasn't really got this obsession with these cars. Today that changed. Left the e46 at a friends place after a night off in town drinking. So the missus and I went to pick up the car in the e30. I asked her to drive there to get use driving it as with full race brakes and race suspension and a 3.15 diff on the getrag 260 gear box .. it takes a little bit of a knack and isn't the easiest if your new to it. (at least till the new stuff goes in ) Well after her driving it back by her self .. we both got home and now she wants one!. Her message on facebook this afternoon "Has a hard on for e30's after driving one" my words were "at a girl" Any body elses wife / GF have the same experience? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hi-Tek 3 Report post Posted July 12, 2009 Mine refuses to drive my E30 M3, when I owned the Sierra Cosworth she wouldn't drive that either... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martyyn 2 Report post Posted July 12, 2009 Mine has already decided she wants to have the 318is and I havent even taken delivery of it yet ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antil33t 90 Report post Posted July 12, 2009 (edited) My mum took my E30 for a drive. She wants one. she's after a new car soon, to replace her lancer.. trying to convince her an e46 330i is the way to go Edited July 12, 2009 by antil33t Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted July 12, 2009 My wife was reluctant to drive my car after I did the manual conversion. She's quite at home with it now though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted July 12, 2009 GF hated all my e30's when I got them, now she thinks the Tech2 is hers :S wont let me sell it. Pretty sure BMW's just grow on you. She's moved on to loving e34's now but the only car she says she never wants is a Ti "because they look like pregnant whales with no tail's" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forrest 35 Report post Posted July 12, 2009 (edited) My girlfriend has loved driving both my e30's. She especially loves the new one with the LSD and I quote "I love to go sideways" Edited July 12, 2009 by Forrest Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3 SERIES 93 Report post Posted July 12, 2009 My Mrs does NOT drive my car. End of story! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted July 12, 2009 Mum had one new in the 80’s and she still raves about it. Brooke drives ours whenever she wants, she likes the attention. Its easy to drive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 35 Report post Posted July 12, 2009 ditto to all the above. KT prefers the e30 over the mr2, but isn't into the drive of a stock one. Doesn't like the soft handling or boring look. As with Brooke^^ she loves the looks she gets because of how rowdy and different it is. Only problem is the lead foot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 178 Report post Posted July 12, 2009 Wouldn't let my GF drive my car to find out if she likes it or not! She still hates me for selling the E36. The E30 is too "bumpy" apparently. *sigh*. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DRTDVL 0 Report post Posted July 12, 2009 the gf aviods driving my cars... espcially the 205... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobimmer 694 Report post Posted July 12, 2009 One of my old GF's stacked my E39. Needless to say,she never drove it again. My mum borrowed the 7 series for a day and never wanted to drive it again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CamB 48 Report post Posted July 12, 2009 My wife likes the M3. She did NOT like the race car (mostly the heavy unassisted steering). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted July 12, 2009 ditto to all the above. KT prefers the e30 over the mr2, but isn't into the drive of a stock one. Doesn't like the soft handling or boring look. As with Brooke^^ she loves the looks she gets because of how rowdy and different it is. Only problem is the lead foot. Lol at lead foot. Miraculously Brooke’s average consumption is a lot higher than mine, she doesn’t drive fast but drives aggressive, floors it from the lights, breaks at the last minute and her speed is up and down all the time… She get pissed off when I drive the car throughout the weekend at an assertive brisk pace and yet lower her average consumption half a litre per 100km. Totally trust her driving the E30 though, it’s only an old POS BMW after all. She has done a couple of track sessions as well as BMW driver training and is a very defensive driver, she drives better than most people I know and see on the road. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
laadeelaa 0 Report post Posted July 12, 2009 T'Hell with driving my bf's one (pretty sure I could convince him to let me to though ), I'm getting my own one! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaydubs 0 Report post Posted July 12, 2009 my gf likes the 325 but she can't drive it. She also thinks the MTech 2 going on will make it look less like a "classic" car, but i think she'll just have to get used to it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
byza213 1 Report post Posted July 12, 2009 my gf loves all manual bmws only likes bmws and her t.i manual is to small she says and looking for a sedan now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bimmer boy 21 Report post Posted July 12, 2009 Last few girlfriends didnt really even bat an eyelid at the E30, or the E36 for that matter, they all had better BMWs, Audis or Mercs than any of my cars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi535 538 Report post Posted July 12, 2009 (edited) , she doesn’t drive fast but drives aggressive, floors it from the lights, breaks at the last minute and her speed is up and down all the time… and is a very defensive driver, she drives better than most people I know and see on the road.those two statements seem at odds with one another..Mary drives the E34 only when there is no alternative...doesnt like the size,heavy clutch and slow change and even tho i see e30 as the e 34 little brother she reckons e30s are "boxy and ugly" Edited July 12, 2009 by kiwi535 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted July 12, 2009 They do don’t they.. I was trying to say the way she operates the car is far from smooth and economical, her actual driving and awareness of other road users is quite good.. but it’s not hard to drive better than nine out of ten New Zealanders! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brockie123 31 Report post Posted July 13, 2009 my ex girlfriend used to say she hated my e30's.. but after time she secretly loved it.. i could tell cause she always wanted to sober drive. and i seen her round town a few times and she now has one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ari Gold Report post Posted July 13, 2009 I circumvented the problem by not having a missus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boost Junky 1 Report post Posted July 13, 2009 I circumvented the problem by not having a missus. +1 I find that method works rather well Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ED1RTY 2 Report post Posted July 13, 2009 I circumvented the problem by not having a missus. +2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites