Oooh how lovely. I love me an E30. I had a 316, (succumbed to terminal rust after a gallant 230,000 miles), two 320i’s (one part exchanged for the other which was almost immediately stolen) and a particularly lovely 325i (also stolen, though it bravely withstood a number of ham fisted theft attempts before finally being spirited away) before deciding I should perhaps try something else. The seats would collapse, they would rust like billy-o and they were an object of intense desire to my local recidivists. Despite this the love remains strong and an early chrome bumper like this is very much on the dream garage list, a 323i would be perfect. Thank you for this most excellent review of this glorious machine sir.
Sir, that sounds like very high mileage indeed. You can't buy them for No Budget Reviews money any more, unfortunately. The rust was quite bad, like many cars of the era, this is quite a survivor with the rust in some really strange places, which will be dealt with at some point. Let's hope the local recidivists don't get their hands on this one again...
A rather solid example. Shame about the smashed driver's side window. Very acceptable by the standards in 1984. One of the best engineered cars of that decade.
An extremely well engineered car, they were quite expensive back in the day and not very well equipped, but most people did choose to add quite a few options.
Hello Mr Lloyd. What a lovely E30. As you know I had a few over the years. My first car was an E30 back when I was 15. It was a 14 year old 1985 318i followed by a 1989’coupe and a 325i touring, before the age of 19. Oh and a 1991 316i coupe in white. I wish the brand was still produced the older BMWs. I hope you are well!! :)
Mr Woollard, sir! How are you? I thought you might enjoy this video. These pre-facelift E30s do seem quite rare now, although you would know about that better than me. I do hope that you enjoyed it!
Excellent review, Mr Lloyd, I love the E30 3 series. My first car was a G-reg 318i Lux coupe in Calypso Red metallic. It was a fantastic car, bags of charm, and had all those traditional BMW qualities, which are sadly lacking on present-day models.
@lloydvehicleconsulting Yes, it was a lovely car, Mr Lloyd. It came in as a part exchange at a car dealership in Duffield Derbyshire. At the time I was the car valeter there, you may have passed the place going to the great British car journey in Ambergate. Looking back, I wish I was more sensible and kept hold of it.
In 1984 everyone wanted either a 320i or a 323i. It just seemed to be the perfect Sports Saloon with the smoothest engine and an amazing ride. The best looking version was the Touring and the 325i could demolish a Capri 2.8 Injection. .
Hi Joseph enjoyed the video I have never owner or even been in a BMW when I was a young man in Nottingham I had a love of VW Beetles in fact 21 of them many were swaps at VW meets I also had a Notchback which was so fast and three buses and two campers so if you ever feature these I would be excited to see your review as always best regards Andy Allen,
@@lloydvehicleconsulting I know they are it's one of those cars you really wish you had kept the main issue I had at the time was it neede 5 star petrol and for a good while I could get it ev en though it was expensive it went off the market so I had a Volkswagen specilist garage detune it to run on 4 star and it really was not the same joyful drive after that so like a idiot I sold it on best regards Andy Allen.
Had about 3 320is and about 4 325i and one 325i estate all e30s lovely cars real drivers car that you had to drive with a bit of respect or they would want to kill you the price of them now is mad I don't think any of mine cost more then £800 with a bit of tax and moted I know a few cost £250 from a repossession yard and one off my mates dad for £220 aww them days are long gone
Yes, these are not No Budget Reviews cars any more. They seem to be around in rather plentiful numbers compared with other cars of their era, despite of the rust and other issues. The Tourings are probably my favourites. As you say, if you want to flick out the back end, you certainly can, particularly on a loose surface!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting It's still great. Yeah, I think ABS became available around 85? Cheers, I like the way you respond, you don't become emotional or upset, you just say it like it is.
I am sure that you are right, sir. The Mark III Granada had ABS from its launch in early 1985. I can assure you, sometimes my responses are not as measured, but I have already removed the silly comment in question by then, so it doesn't matter so much.
