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1990 BMW E30 M42 - "318is Touring" EDITED

thomfr Part of things Trying to assemble the Duett again.. Posts: 658	1990 BMW E30 M42 - "318is Touring" EDITED thomfr @thomfr
	Jan 19, 2021 22:12:12 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I have a very big weak spot for the E30 as I passed my driving test in a 324d.. Think the IS is the nicest balanced e30, less weight in the nose and plenty of power. More important, wishing you a fast recovery! Thom
	73' Alfa Giulia Super 64' Volvo Duett 65' Volvo Duett 67' Volvo Amazon 123GT 09' Ford Focus 1.8 20' VW ID4 71' Benelli Motorella 65' Cyrus Speciaal The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys

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Sam Stirrup Part of things Posts: 28	1990 BMW E30 M42 - "318is Touring" EDITED Sam Stirrup @stirrup
	Jan 20, 2021 11:25:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jan 19, 2021 22:12:12 GMT thomfr said: I have a very big weak spot for the E30 as I passed my driving test in a 324d.. Think the IS is the nicest balanced e30, less weight in the nose and plenty of power. More important, wishing you a fast recovery! Thom That's not a bad first car eh! Yeah the IS is farily poised and nice to drive - haven't been able to compare to a 325i mind! Thanks, appreciate the kind words!
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Sam Stirrup Part of things Posts: 28	1990 BMW E30 M42 - "318is Touring" EDITED Sam Stirrup @stirrup
	Mar 20, 2021 16:20:38 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	No massive updates as I've been in and out of hospital regarding heart surgery and not really "allowed" to do much. I had noticed that the passenger headlight was loose so thought it was missing a bolt - turns out it had just come lose from a mounting point so got it back on with a simple push. However, whilst the grill was all off it was worth a clean down. Much better! Also, Jasmine changed the wheels on the car for me today whilst I was "supervising". It is annoying that I'm not able to get stuck in myself at the moment but I think this small change has such a big impact! That's it for now! I think I might have to consider selling this one really - with the recent surgery news and my first operation already being canceled, it is more than likely that with 12 week recovery time that I won't get to drive this in the summer. In addition to taking it off the road for winter means another year it's not being used properly. I was looking to buy my first house at the end of the year/ start of next year so really doesn't make any sense for this to be sat when someone can enjoy it. That's my thought process on it at the moment, shame really. Let's see what happens.
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thomfr Part of things Trying to assemble the Duett again.. Posts: 658	1990 BMW E30 M42 - "318is Touring" EDITED thomfr @thomfr
	Mar 20, 2021 18:55:37 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nicest color and wheel combo! Pity it is rhd. Thom
	73' Alfa Giulia Super 64' Volvo Duett 65' Volvo Duett 67' Volvo Amazon 123GT 09' Ford Focus 1.8 20' VW ID4 71' Benelli Motorella 65' Cyrus Speciaal The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys

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Sam Stirrup Part of things Posts: 28	1990 BMW E30 M42 - "318is Touring" EDITED Sam Stirrup @stirrup
	Mar 22, 2021 11:54:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Mar 20, 2021 18:55:37 GMT thomfr said: Nicest color and wheel combo! Pity it is rhd. Thom Thanks Thom - appreciate it!
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Sam Stirrup Part of things Posts: 28	1990 BMW E30 M42 - "318is Touring" EDITED Sam Stirrup @stirrup
	Mar 28, 2021 12:49:29 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Little update with the E30 - I was getting a bit bored and thought I'd start to do some jobs which annoyed me so started with the adhesive glue left from the padding under the bonnet. It started off looking like this - attempted it for one day using WD40 and some weird plastic scraper but wasn't getting anywhere quickly. Amazon Prime came to the rescue so bought a new plastic scraper and blades with some sticky solution remover which really helped! I did a little for the next day over a couple hours and then finished it off the day after. I think it came out relatively well! There was some stange waxoyl smeared across each of the subsections - I accidently chipped into it on the passenger side so you can see it a bit more clearly in the pics. I left it in the middle and drivers side. Thought I might as well give the bay a general clean at this point: Proceeded to giving the inside a hoover and wipe although the carpets really ruin the perfectness. They need redying ideally. At this point, I was enjoying working on the car and taking my time. Decided to give the car a good wash with Carbon Collective Lusso and started compounding by hand with Megiuars Ultimate: Came out much better! Started then giving it a hand polish - tried Autofinnese Tripple Polish but wasn't happy with it. Tried something more aggressive and landed with Autoglym Super Resin. It was then waxed with Megiuars Professional Hi-Tech Yellow Caranuba Wax and topped with Auto Finnesse Spray Wax: I decided whilst the car was clean and looking great that I would put the car up for sale: Cat trying to help! Sale ad was written and listed on Friday 26th March at £7000. After a lot of initial interest and many messages going back and forth - a young lad from Staffordshire said he would put a deposit down immediatley and take it at full asking price. He said he would look after it so as promised he sent a deposit and left straight away and took it away on a trailer. Bittersweet sale for me but it's going to a good home which gives me sollace and its money for my house. An abrupt end to this chapter but hope this was of some interest at least. Thanks, Sam
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