The E30 generation BMW 3-series is zippy, reliable, simple to maintain, and cheap to buy — which is why it has become the beater of choice for many folks. Prices were good for years, but the nice examples have started to appreciate and you’ll have a hard time finding V8 swapped examples like this for […]
Not too many years ago, you could pick up a clean BMW E30 for reasonable money. It is a completely different market for these cars in 2018. Nice condition plastic bumper cars are very difficult to find under ten grand. Today’s feature is a interesting euro import that could be a really nice car with […]
The E30 generation BMW 3-series sold in large numbers (2.5 million according to the interweb) from 1982 through 1994 in coupe, sedan, estate, & convertible trim…but you don’t often find “showroom condition” examples of the 325 for any price. Find this 1987 BMW 325e offered for $5900 in Rancho Cucamonga, CA via craigslist. Tip from Rock On! […]
The E30 generation BMW was a significant improvement over the E21 that it replaced, but more in the evolutionary sense than revolutionary. It was still powered by inline-4 and inline-6 M-series engines, used rack-and-pinion with MacPherson struts up front, and semi-trailing arms out back…but each part was just a little bit better in the new […]
The E30 generation BMW 3-series have all but disappeared from modern traffic, you will see the occasional beater or fan boy stanced version cruising around. Few and far between are the original condition E30s with a manual gearbox that look as good as this next one. Find this 1986 BMW 325e E30 offered for $9,000 […]
Top Gear USA (starring racer Tanner Foust, car nerd Rutledge Wood, and inexplicably annoying Adam Ferrara) was in its fifth season last summer but nothing was ever filmed/released this summer. It is probably a good bet that the show has been canned, but nothing official so far….which is a shame because it was a good […]
Roadkill is a DT special feature where we post cars that are seen on the side of the road by our readers and staff. Just be sure to include contact info for the seller if you submit some roadkill. Today’s roadkill comes from Sean S who writes: Remember when there was no internet but we […]
The E30 generation BMW 3-series is popular choice for budget car buyers who want something that looks classy, drives decent, and doesn’t cost an arm and leg. It won’t offer the same amenities or speed as newer iterations of BMW’s compact sedan, but swap in a V8 from a 5 Series and you are […]
Owning a BMW E30 is not without their its pitfalls; most have been trashed by teenagers (since values sunk to happy meal change in the 2000s) and they never had Japanese levels of reliability, you will likely have a regular list of little jobs that need attention. But they do combine a light and nimble […]
The BMW 325e was an E30 variant created to offer greater fuel economy from the small six cylinder engine, the e was an abbreviation for the greek letter eta, or “engineering speak” for efficiency. The eta version was slower than a standard 325, but its low compression engine offers supple off idle torque and is […]