Video: Chris Harris' E30 325i Budget Rally Car (Mis)adventures - BMW 3-Series Forum (F30 / F32)

Jason · 06-13-2012, 04:37 PM

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Video: Chris Harris' E30 325i Budget Rally Car (Mis)adventures

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Bought for £4000, Chris and pals take the 325 for its first gravel test. Many things go wrong. Watch the adventure (or misadventure) that results from their trip to rally this 170hp Alpina engined E30 325i for the first time.

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BMWinNorthdakota · 06-13-2012, 06:33 PM

yeeeee boiiiiii

This guy lives a dream.. An absolute blast

e36 · 06-13-2012, 06:56 PM

i want to rally an e30 now

GMW · 06-13-2012, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by e36

i want to rally an e30 now

+1

formula M · 06-13-2012, 11:19 PM

That is too uncanny...

I nearly flipped my e80 a hundred times in Northern Michigan, Wisconsin Canada... on all the dirt roads & fire routs our club use to terrorize.

I am still fuming that I couldn't nab an M coupe & now have to wait 3rs for an M2... but make no mistake, I'll be banging gears in the upper peninsula when I get my M2. (Only now, I can afford the mishaps )

Chris's video^ just stirs those emotions right up!

DrivenByE30 · 06-14-2012, 12:16 AM

The magical thing about the e30 is that:

... you can do anything with an E30!

love those e30!

m-technik · 06-14-2012, 12:19 AM

Reminds me of the time i "test drove" my uncles e30 325 with an m50 block along the Finnish forest roads...Still the most fun I've had on 4-wheels!

raffyg2388 · 06-14-2012, 04:17 AM

This guy has the best job and is really entertaining to watch. Classis bimmer too.

Dante · 06-14-2012, 06:05 AM

Gotta love the E30!
I know I love mine! Sideways is more fun.

M Silva · 06-14-2012, 06:20 AM

Makes me wanna go rooCKK through dirt!

Ash83 · 06-14-2012, 09:19 AM

I want one now

JasonCSU · 06-14-2012, 11:13 AM

Nice vid. It reminds me of the recent Top Gear rallycross experiment, and makes me even more happy for recently adding an E30 to my stable.

JasonCSU · 06-14-2012, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Dante

Gotta love the E30!
I know I love mine! Sideways is more fun.

Your 320is is a rare and really nice example of an E30. Definitely one of the best looking I have seen. I wish I had the black interior like your car.

W/// · 06-14-2012, 03:30 PM

I love my E30

Rich@GTBPerformance · 06-14-2012, 04:34 PM

Fantastic video. I might get a second E30 for just this purpose!

Dante · 06-19-2012, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonCSU

Your 320is is a rare and really nice example of an E30. Definitely one of the best looking I have seen. I wish I had the black interior like your car.

Thanks for the kind words!

Any chance to see yours?

JasonCSU · 06-19-2012, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Dante

Thanks for the kind words!

Any chance to see yours?

I'll have to snap some pictures of it and post them to my garage.

06-13-2012, 04:37 PM	#1
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06-13-2012, 11:19 PM	#5
formula M in the shadows.. Drives: M2 turbo coupe.. if Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Urban tarmac Posts: 986 iTrader: (0)	That is too uncanny... I nearly flipped my e80 a hundred times in Northern Michigan, Wisconsin Canada... on all the dirt roads & fire routs our club use to terrorize. I am still fuming that I couldn't nab an M coupe & now have to wait 3rs for an M2... but make no mistake, I'll be banging gears in the upper peninsula when I get my M2. (Only now, I can afford the mishaps ) Chris's video^ just stirs those emotions right up! __________________ 2012 BMW DTM livery

06-14-2012, 12:16 AM	#6
DrivenByE30 Colonel Drives: '12 F30 Lux 335i 6MT Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: OC - SoCal Posts: 2,174 iTrader: (0)	The magical thing about the e30 is that: ... you can do anything with an E30! love those e30! __________________ all 3 are MT > F30 Luxury 335i 6MT- The dream driven... _..._4/12/12 ED trip MASSIVE photo thread here <<<

06-14-2012, 12:19 AM	#7
m-technik Captain Drives: E92 335, E36 Ti, Porsche 986 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Canada Posts: 782 iTrader: (0)	Reminds me of the time i "test drove" my uncles e30 325 with an m50 block along the Finnish forest roads...Still the most fun I've had on 4-wheels! __________________ Monaco Blue E92 335 - i-Forged Senekas, KW V2 Coilovers, OEM Bmw Aero lip, AFE DCI, LUX H8 Lapis Blue Porsche 986 -Aero kit, 996 5-spoke wheels Jet Black E36 Ti - E36 M3 drivetrain, Full M-Tech, H&R Coilovers, 3.73 LSD, M-Clubsport interior and much more...

06-14-2012, 06:05 AM	#9
Dante Major Drives: E91 330d / E89 Z4 Sdrive 30i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bavaria Posts: 1,431 iTrader: (0) Garage List 1986 E28 M535i [4.50] 1989 E30 320is 2-door [5.00] 2009 E89 Z4 Sdrive 30i [5.00] 2010 E91 330d Touring [5.00] 1970 MGB GT [0.00]	Gotta love the E30! I know I love mine! Sideways is more fun. __________________ 2013 F31 330d Touring, ///M-Sport, Alpine White, Alcantara/Cloth, Piano Black Trim, 19" Style M403, 8AT On Order! 2009 E89 Z4 SDrive 30i, TiAg, Leather Coral Red, Alu Trim, 19" Style 296, 6MT 1989 E30 320is, ///M-Technik II, S14 Engine, Sterling Silver, Leather Black, 16" BBS RS 003, 5MT 1986 E28 ///M535i, Achat Green, Pine Green Cloth, 16" ALPINA, 5MT New pics

06-13-2012, 06:33 PM	#2
BMWinNorthdakota Banned Drives: 2007 bmw 335i e90 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Fargo ND Posts: 1,111 iTrader: (0)	yeeeee boiiiiii This guy lives a dream.. An absolute blast

06-13-2012, 06:56 PM	#3
e36 Private First Class Drives: BMWs Join Date: May 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 178 iTrader: (0)	i want to rally an e30 now

06-14-2012, 04:17 AM	#8
raffyg2388 New Member Drives: e90 328i I6 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: socal. Posts: 25 iTrader: (0)	This guy has the best job and is really entertaining to watch. Classis bimmer too.

06-14-2012, 06:20 AM	#10
M Silva Private Drives: an old fast bimmer Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Portugal Posts: 57 iTrader: (0)	Makes me wanna go rooCKK through dirt!

06-14-2012, 09:19 AM	#11
Ash83 Major Drives: 05' 325i/10' 135i/10' Audi A4 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,098 iTrader: (1)	I want one now __________________ Alpine White, Coral RED , Glacier Silver Aluminum trim, M sport, 6MT, NAV, HiFi, USB-iPod, Bluetooth

06-14-2012, 11:13 AM	#12
JasonCSU Lieutenant Colonel Drives: '08 135i, '03 WRX Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,990 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2003 Subaru WRX [0.00] 1988 BMW 325is [0.00] 2008 BMW 135i [0.00]	Nice vid. It reminds me of the recent Top Gear rallycross experiment, and makes me even more happy for recently adding an E30 to my stable. __________________ Delivered in Munich, broken in on the Nurburgring.

06-14-2012, 03:30 PM	#14
W/// Major Drives: E30 Vert & E92 M3 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: SC Posts: 1,248 iTrader: (2)	I love my E30 __________________ 2008 E92 M3: Sparkling Graphite - Bamboo Beige - 6MT - CF Roof - OEM ZCP Wheels - ACM Test Pipes - Borla S-Type - BPM Stage II Tune & Coding- RS Technik Spacers (12F/12R)

06-14-2012, 04:34 PM	#15
Rich@GTBPerformance Bimmerpost Gold Supporting Vendor Drives: A hard bargain Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 6,423 iTrader: (4)	Fantastic video. I might get a second E30 for just this purpose! __________________ Your Home For Premium BMW Aftermarket Parts www.gtbperformance.com \| sales@gtbperformance.com \| Facebook \| 973 429 2839

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