Top Gear this weekend

GransportFan1

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I remeber when we had a sex education lesson at school and they showed a picture of what gonorhia was, fecking nasty to say the least.

Dem, i want an e30 320 coupe but i cant get insured on classic car insurance as i am too young and with normal car insurance it costs an arm and leg.
 

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My friend bought a 320 conv in white, hes doing it up....love the look but you need a 2.5 to get the car going....

I had a 318is in e36 i loved it, had it at 18 & everyone at college hated me for it, only because i showed them up in thier L reg corsa & puntos hahahaha

Even had a nicer car than the teachers....sorry bout this ramblng on just takes me back thats all.....my point is adam, do what you can to just be on the road this year & a panda is still the best one then you can buy a 320......with 1 year driving also better financially youll be alright but not from the beginning.....
 

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GransportFan1

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My friend bought a 320 conv in white, hes doing it up....love the look but you need a 2.5 to get the car going....

I had a 318is in e36 i loved it, had it at 18 & everyone at college hated me for it, only because i showed them up in thier L reg corsa & puntos hahahaha

Even had a nicer car than the teachers....sorry bout this ramblng on just takes me back thats all.....my point is adam, do what you can to just be on the road this year & a panda is still the best one then you can buy a 320......with 1 year driving also better financially youll be alright but not from the beginning.....

Dem, we had a 318 E36 Sport Coupe in Blue, really liked that car a lot, sold it for a 328 Sport, that was a weapon.
 

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The 328 was powerful, i had my coupe with M tech kit in black, it looked like an M3 but with 1.9 economy.....

Andy, would love the 3.2 straight 6 in an E30.....
 

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3.2 engine in a E30 is a huge amount of work, not to mention money. The extra usable power over the 2.8 is all at the top end, so unless you're racing or tracking the car there is little point. Much better to drop the M52 2.8 engine in as it's a much more straight forward conversion and significantly less cost. Talking of 2.8 24v engines in E30s - mine should be ready to start this weekend:
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Dem, someone has put an M5 V10/V8 engine in an E30 M3 i think, cant remember which engine but it has big one.

Yes, E30 M3 with a 5.0 V10. Have a look at this - watch it waste a 997 GT3 RS. I would love to own this car!
[video=youtube;HiRaJaJK_dw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiRaJaJK_dw[/video]
 

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Yep, you can see from the video the 997 has the cage installed etc. There are a bunch of other videos of this car wasting M5s, M6s, RS6s plus other interesting machinery. It's an absolute beast and the conversion looks like it came from the factory.
 

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That is the video, thanks for posting Mark. Dem, visit M5board.com some mental stuff on that forum, cars literally tuned to the max. Think they are based in Sweden.
 

Andyk

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Yes, E30 M3 with a 5.0 V10. Have a look at this - watch it waste a 997 GT3 RS. I would love to own this car!
[video=youtube;HiRaJaJK_dw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiRaJaJK_dw[/video]

Seen that before.....Stunning for a car from the 80's/90's
 

Andyk

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3.2 engine in a E30 is a huge amount of work, not to mention money. The extra usable power over the 2.8 is all at the top end, so unless you're racing or tracking the car there is little point. Much better to drop the M52 2.8 engine in as it's a much more straight forward conversion and significantly less cost. Talking of 2.8 24v engines in E30s - mine should be ready to start this weekend:
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MAF, much sure you keep us updates on this...really interested.