My First Car

[QuattroMan]

I get my Learners licence in 1 month and I got my first car yesterday, it is an 1983 BMW E30 323i. The car is in very good shape for it's age. Below are some pics. what do you think?

Now that's what you call a BMW,,,,nice car enjoy it bro!!

[Vindesh17]

that car looks really good for its age. I was looking for an older(82-88) 3 series to modify and use as a track day/weekend car in addition to my '01 330Ci which is an everyday car. but my dad said he's not going to buy me another car yet, well until I finish high school but we're also running out of space on our driveway too.

[Vindesh17]

Oh and one more thing, are the tyres and the exaust stock because they don't seem so in the pics.

[fa22_raptor]

Daayaaam! You got your first car before you even got your Ls?! You lucky sunnova... Nice car

[M3_E30]

wow, thats hardcore

your car is quite nice too...
i was wondering...which interior options does your car have, which differential is on it, and what are the specs on the motor...
...as you can see in my sig, ive had a few E30s myself...great cars

Oh and one more thing, are the tyres and the exaust stock because they don't seem so in the pics.

At the moment it has just the stock standard interior, howeverme and my dad have managed to track down a full recaro interior in light grey wich we should be picking up next week some time for around $700. The car only has the standard open diff, and locating a limited slip type one is very difficult and VERY expensive here in Australia. The wheels are standard type for the earlier (steel bumper bar type) E30's. I bought the car with a few goodies already attached these include an extractors back exhaust system (however i will probably change from the big oval exit to a twin round pipe exit) and bilstein shockies.

The specs for the car:
Max. output - 138.9 PS (137.0 bhp) (102.2 kW) @ 5300 rpmMax.
torque - 205.0 Nm (151 lbft) (20.9 kgm) @ 4000 rpm
0-100km/h - 8.80s
0-100mph - 25.20s


Below are some more pics of the car and the new strut brace I just put on.

[M3_E30]

yeah. he just upgraded the stopping power by putting on 6 piston AP racing(Custom built for lola for champ cars-my dad has contacts) on the front as well as m5 discs.

Here are some pics

[quattro_20v]

wow that car is just as old as me . still looks good, and the inline 6 will also sound nice

[BMW325]

cool stuff...

i was gonna ask why it looks so different under the hood...but then i realized; its RHD! so extra cool-points for that...
also, do you know why your battery is in the front and not in the back trunk? im not sure if it has to do with it being RHD or it being an earlier model...

sad you dont have the LSD...but overall it should be quite a fun first car ...my first car was just an automatic with the 121hp 2.7L eta

[M3_E30]

cool stuff...


also, do you know why your battery is in the front and not in the back trunk? im not sure if it has to do with it being RHD or it being an earlier model...

I am not sure why the battery is in the front but i suspect it is because the car is one of the first E30's.

Me and my dad are also biulding an e30 race car it is a 323 as well, however we are putting in a 325i head with a bit of work done to it with an eta 2.7 bottom end with custom built high compression pistons and a few other little things. we have converted thr car to a 5 stud design using E46 bits. the rollcage is getting built now. I will post some pics tonaight as i am at school now.

[M3_E30]

Click below for info and pics on me and my dads racecar.


http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum...ad.php?t=16401

[IWantAnAudiRS6]

Dude, I salute you. My car that I am getting after my driving license is got is also on my driveway, but it's a Lupo.

It looks surprisingly nice in white, maybe lowered by 3cm or so, and your dad's M3 is hot. E46 wheels, right? You should get the rear 19" ones on there

[quattro_20v]

you can buy like 3-5 BMW E30s for the price of one new lupo.. lupo is less in running costs tho I guess

[M3_E30]

Dude, I salute you. My car that I am getting after my driving license is got is also on my driveway, but it's a Lupo.

It looks surprisingly nice in white, maybe lowered by 3cm or so, and your dad's M3 is hot. E46 wheels, right? You should get the rear 19" ones on there

the standard springs are at the spring works now getting compresed by 30 mm at the front and 25mm at the rear. the fronts are also getting made variable rate for a stiff yet compliant ride when cruising and a hard and sharp handling ride when kaining through some twisty's.