There is an old expression in the used car blogging community and it goes something like “there is no such thing as too many postings for good used E30 sedans.” Okay, in truth there is no such expression because there really isn’t a used car blogging community, mostly it is a bunch of dudes who […]
The E30 generation yuppie mobile solidified BMW’s reputation for building clean looking, relatively quick, manual transmission equipped sport sedans. We prefer the plastic bumper post 1990 look but it is getting hard to find an original clean example. Most E30s have been neglected (bad), crashed (worse) or stanced out (worst) and it is refreshing to find […]
BMW values are all over the map from model to model; while the later, faster more capable E36 M3 can be had for dirt cheap (~$5k), prices of the original E30 M3 have taken off into the realm of legitimately valuable modern classics (~$30k). The depreciation curve has definitely “inflected” for the E30 M3 but […]
In an attempt to avoid the label of being stereotypical BMW E30 fanboys, we are going to start this listing with a disclaimer that not only do we not own flat brim hats, but we’ve never tasted monster energy drink and never use the expression “no worries”. Unfortunately during the late ’80s most American cars […]
The BMW E30 3-series is one of those classic sedans that show up regularly on Daily Turismo because they are inexpensive and great to drive. The stock engines are simple and lack the power of later BMW mills, so we are constantly tempted by the E30 with a later model engine shoved up front. Find […]
The Garagistic BMW E30 with an M60 V8 that we featured on our site in February here, is now on ebay via a no-reserve auction. The ebay ad has some additional photos and the car still looks like the best way to have fun in the front seat of a BMW 3-series. The car is […]
There is no hiding our appreciation for E30 BMW 3-series and we will get lots of hate-mail for being fan-boys, we can’t help it! Someone is about to get a fantastic deal on this 1989 BMW 325i 5spd currently bidding on ebay $6,900 with 15 hours to go. Bid on it, buy it and then […]
The E30 BMW chassis is well known for its build quality, nimble chassis and sweet sounding inline-6 engines. It isn’t known for speed, even the M3 version is slow compared to most modern machinery, so it makes sense to swap in a big V8 from another BMW…right? Why not let someone else do the work […]
The E30 BMW 3-series continues to have some of the better buys on the market for folks looking for rear drive, manual trans equipped sedans. We really like the look of this 1985 BMW 320i European import equipped with a M50 inline 6 swap, for sale in Charlotte, NC for $8500 via r3vlimted.com forums. This […]
The E30 generation BMW M3 is a rare sight on the pages of the Daily Turismo as most examples that aren’t salvaged titled wrecks have long ago appreciated to silly prices. It’s probably because the E30 M3 is a wickedly fun car to drive and built like a tank, but nonetheless we will claim it’s […]