Great Story About a Man's 20 Year Relationship with His E30 - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

ZMM_OMG · 07-03-2012, 11:18 PM

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This is a story of one man's love for his car. David Duran has been driving his '87 BMW 325i for the last 20 years, it's his daily driver and his pride and joy. The E30 is considered by many as one of the finest BMW's ever made and has a huge following in the car scene worldwide. Dave's E30 is a classic example of keeping the dream alive, it looks as good today (if not better) than the day he got it and his dedication to the vehicle is quite humbling.

P.S. Could the interior of this car be any cleaner?!?

Davide92 · 07-04-2012, 12:23 AM

makes me miss my e30

bumere90 · 07-05-2012, 06:13 AM

thanks man
I almost fell in tears

Pavel · 07-05-2012, 06:18 AM

What a car!
Makes me wish I had an E30

JamieA · 07-05-2012, 06:29 AM

The E30 is the first BMW I can remember loving. My high school english teacher had one. She was also an ex-model, and so perhaps there was some heady mix of hormones and automotive and physical beauty going on there, but the E30 is inextricably linked in my mind to that time in my life, and it definitely places the E30 is a special place in my heart.

E91-Norway · 07-05-2012, 06:50 AM

What a nice car!

I had an E30 323 two doors 85 mod and one 87 325 like this....
I loved the E30, the easyest 3-series to drive ever. It was a perfect car!

lowell_b · 07-05-2012, 06:55 AM

"...if we're lucky enough to still have it around when my son is ready to drive, you know i want him to drive it. If he happens to crash it, then that would be part of the complete story"

wow....that part was very deep. Great video & story!!

smellthebeans · 07-05-2012, 07:01 AM

Better get one while you can. The cars I see are either headed for the junk yard or into someones collection.

Masheen · 07-05-2012, 07:01 AM

Such a great story on a great ikon of a car

Fuman · 07-05-2012, 07:24 AM

Nice and as closely original and clean, only short of a 750 v12 twin turbo engine swap, with removed badges to maintain the mysterious and clean look. But absolutely a video and story i can relate to and I love it.

kbryce · 07-05-2012, 07:26 AM

great story, great looking car, cool guy

makes me want to get an e30 tomorrow

tony20009 · 07-05-2012, 07:32 AM

Nice car. Nice job maintaining it .

Maconer98 · 07-05-2012, 07:53 AM

Very cool video. Makes me want one even more.

ts61gogo · 07-05-2012, 07:55 AM

As a 17 year old, I can only dream of owning an E30. But videos like this one inspire me to work on getting one on my own and then keeping it until one of us dies. Great vid!

Bamaben · 07-05-2012, 08:13 AM

"anybody that's every driven a BMW will tell you they won't go back"

So true! I tell people this every time when they ask me about getting one for themselves.

That is the best looking e30. Very nicely done!

DUI Elite · 07-05-2012, 08:16 AM

"anybody who's driven a BMW will tell you, that, they won't go back....ya know...i mean you hear this often..."

So amazingly true.

Everyone that has driven (a properly maintained) one that was used to not driving one, has enjoyed the experience from what I've seen.

JJFESQ · 07-05-2012, 08:18 AM

Love the e30

jtuds · 07-05-2012, 08:30 AM

This is the type of car buyer I want to be, not the "drive it for 3 years and get a new one" type.

This guy truly values that car because it means something to him. That's how it should be.

alpine_dirty30 · 07-05-2012, 08:30 AM

My car is an e30, actually in mint condition with original paint, videos like these have me wanting to keep it forever, just 18 and I deliver using my e30 lol

SHEEDI · 07-05-2012, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by bumere90

thanks man
I almost fell in tears

Aziz bhae.. Tension laine ka nahi

BAMxi · 07-05-2012, 08:39 AM

Awesome video. I've been casually searching for an e30 on and off for a year or so now. Mostly for fun, as I can't really buy another car right now, but I can tell you that an e30 as clean as his would demand a solid price, and would not be on the market for long. If I found one in that kind of shape, I'd have a hard time not wanting to sell my e90 and use the e30 as a DD. if you ever venture into an e30 forum, you'll see why it's tough to come by a relatively unmodded one that's not a bucket of rust. Those guys are swapping in engines and doing all kinds of crazy stuff to them. Anyway, great car!

doubleo · 07-05-2012, 08:43 AM

wow!

07-05-2012, 06:13 AM	#3
bumere90 Grozniy Drives: E90 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: FL Posts: 2,351 iTrader: (11)	thanks man I almost fell in tears __________________ http://funnyasduck.net/wp-content/up...imated-gif.gif

07-05-2012, 06:29 AM	#5
JamieA Colonel Drives: E90 325i SG Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 2,145 iTrader: (0)	The E30 is the first BMW I can remember loving. My high school english teacher had one. She was also an ex-model, and so perhaps there was some heady mix of hormones and automotive and physical beauty going on there, but the E30 is inextricably linked in my mind to that time in my life, and it definitely places the E30 is a special place in my heart. __________________ '05 E90 325i 6sp Man SG 118,032km on the odo (retired) '06 E90 325i Step SG 121,021km on the odo (retired) '08 E90 325i LCI Step \| Space Grey \| Black/Burr Walnut \| Adaptive Xenons with HBA \| CA \| Navi Pro \| 17in mixed tyres \| 105,437 on the odo

07-05-2012, 06:50 AM	#6
E91-Norway Enlisted Member Drives: 12 F30 320D Sport M Performanc Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 34 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 320D [0.00]	Wow What a nice car! I had an E30 323 two doors 85 mod and one 87 325 like this.... I loved the E30, the easyest 3-series to drive ever. It was a perfect car!

07-05-2012, 06:55 AM	#7
lowell_b Enlisted Member Drives: 2007 E70 X5 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 41 iTrader: (0)	"...if we're lucky enough to still have it around when my son is ready to drive, you know i want him to drive it. If he happens to crash it, then that would be part of the complete story" wow....that part was very deep. Great video & story!! __________________ Laughter is the BEST medicine.

07-05-2012, 07:01 AM	#8
smellthebeans Major Drives: LPCs Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Stuttgart Posts: 1,379 iTrader: (2) Garage List 2011 328i Coupe [0.00] 1990 325i [0.00]	Better get one while you can. The cars I see are either headed for the junk yard or into someones collection. __________________

07-04-2012, 12:23 AM	#2
Davide92 Private Drives: BMW 335i coupe Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: California Posts: 79 iTrader: (0)	makes me miss my e30

07-05-2012, 06:18 AM	#4
Pavel Powered by: Drives: 2011 E90 335i M-sport Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 615 iTrader: (0)	What a car! Makes me wish I had an E30

07-05-2012, 07:01 AM	#9
Masheen I'm An F18 Bro Drives: 08 E93 320iA M Sport. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: At The Set Of #AngerManagment. Posts: 972 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008. BMW 320i. [3.70]	Such a great story on a great ikon of a car __________________ E93 320i M Sport. Fully loaded at the factory in Germany. And: BMW M Sport suspension, GP thunders 8500K fog, BMW 225M winter wheels. BMW Performance 313 summer wheels. Black BMW Performance grill. BMW Performance back exhaust, BMW Performance stripes, BMW Performance mirror caps in carbon, BMW Performance rear diffusor, BMW Performance splitters, BMW Performance alu pedals and LUX Angel Eyes.

07-05-2012, 07:24 AM	#10
Fuman Enlisted Member Drives: E92 335i FBO JB4 e-Cutout Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Perth Posts: 44 iTrader: (0)	Nice and as closely original and clean, only short of a 750 v12 twin turbo engine swap, with removed badges to maintain the mysterious and clean look. But absolutely a video and story i can relate to and I love it.

07-05-2012, 07:26 AM	#11
kbryce I have to return some video tapes Drives: e92 335i 6mt Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Albany/NYC Posts: 2,717 iTrader: (0)	great story, great looking car, cool guy makes me want to get an e30 tomorrow __________________ 13 Black Sapphire e92 335i - 6mt - VMR VB3 - Black Kidneys - BMS Performance Intake - Muffler Delete - Cyba Scoops 10 Le Mans Blue e92 335i - 09 Monaco Blue e92 328i xdrive - 07 Sparkling Graphite e92 328xi

07-05-2012, 07:32 AM	#12
tony20009 Colonel Drives: BMW 335i - Coupe Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 2,200 iTrader: (0)	Nice car. Nice job maintaining it . __________________ Cheers, Tony ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ '07, e92 335i, *Sparkling Graphite, Coral Leather, Aluminum, 6-speed*

07-05-2012, 07:53 AM	#13
Maconer98 Second Lieutenant Drives: 2010 BMW 135i AW/CORAL RED MT Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NYC - Brooklyn Posts: 289 iTrader: (5)	Very cool video. Makes me want one even more. __________________ Cold Weather Pkg / Sport Pkg / Active Steering / Comfort Access / Prem Hi-Fi / Bluetooth / Rear PDC / BMW Perf 313s wrapped with Michelin PSSs / Dunlop Winter Sport 3D (winter) on 17'' Motegis / Blacked Out 135i badge / BMW Performance Grills / BMW Performance Power Kit Stage 1 / BMW Performance Exhaust

07-05-2012, 07:55 AM	#14
ts61gogo Private Drives: Does not exist yet Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Frankfurt Posts: 95 iTrader: (0)	As a 17 year old, I can only dream of owning an E30. But videos like this one inspire me to work on getting one on my own and then keeping it until one of us dies. Great vid!

07-05-2012, 08:13 AM	#15
Bamaben Lieutenant Drives: 07 335i blk/blk/alum 6MT Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 447 iTrader: (0)	"anybody that's every driven a BMW will tell you they won't go back" So true! I tell people this every time when they ask me about getting one for themselves. That is the best looking e30. Very nicely done! __________________ It takes a big man to cry. It takes an even bigger man to laugh at him-- Jack Handey mods: blackout grill, finishing rods, badges, Blacklines.

07-05-2012, 08:16 AM	#16
DUI Elite ///M at Heart Drives: 2006 SGM E90 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 1,328 iTrader: (2)	"anybody who's driven a BMW will tell you, that, they won't go back....ya know...i mean you hear this often..." So amazingly true. Everyone that has driven (a properly maintained) one that was used to not driving one, has enjoyed the experience from what I've seen.

07-05-2012, 08:18 AM	#17
JJFESQ Big Poppa Drives: E93 335i Join Date: May 2012 Location: Long Island Posts: 139 iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 E93 335i [1.00] 2009 X5 3.0 [0.00]	Love the e30 __________________ E93 335i 2009 Black Sapphire / Cream

07-05-2012, 08:30 AM	#18
jtuds Captain Drives: 335i M Sport ordered Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: 1.5-2 hrs west of Toronto Posts: 829 iTrader: (0)	This is the type of car buyer I want to be, not the "drive it for 3 years and get a new one" type. This guy truly values that car because it means something to him. That's how it should be.

07-05-2012, 08:30 AM	#19
alpine_dirty30 New Member Drives: 1991 bmw e30 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: miami,fl Posts: 21 iTrader: (0)	My car is an e30, actually in mint condition with original paint, videos like these have me wanting to keep it forever, just 18 and I deliver using my e30 lol

07-05-2012, 08:39 AM	#21
BAMxi First Lieutenant Drives: E90 328xi Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 378 iTrader: (3) Garage List 2007 328xi [5.00]	Awesome video. I've been casually searching for an e30 on and off for a year or so now. Mostly for fun, as I can't really buy another car right now, but I can tell you that an e30 as clean as his would demand a solid price, and would not be on the market for long. If I found one in that kind of shape, I'd have a hard time not wanting to sell my e90 and use the e30 as a DD. if you ever venture into an e30 forum, you'll see why it's tough to come by a relatively unmodded one that's not a bucket of rust. Those guys are swapping in engines and doing all kinds of crazy stuff to them. Anyway, great car! __________________ Eibach Pro Kit \| 19" Avant Garde M341 \| BMS PBX

07-05-2012, 08:43 AM	#22
doubleo Memento Mori Drives: '11 E90 M3 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 114 iTrader: (0)	wow!

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