I grew up being ferried around in various E30 3-Series BMWs as my parents owned just about every model in the range between 1984 and 1990. A rare treat once I passed my driving test was being allowed out in the 318i they had at the time, so the E30 has always been my favourite […]
Category Archive for 'Cars'
First introduced in 1987 for homologation into the German DTM race series, BMWs E30 M3 is widely regarded as one of the finest racing cars of its era. It cleaned up in DTM, in BTCC and many other racing series against the likes of Ford Sierra Cosworths and the Mercedes 190.
The required 500 road cars […]
I bought this car for £2,000 in August 2003 from a private ad in the Autotrader whilst I was working on a job in Southend-On-Sea. Because I was making the daily 210 mile round-trip from my home in Norwich to the clients site, I wanted something cheap that was comfy and would be a […]
My first BMW, an E-reg 320i SE Auto in Dolphin Grey. I bought this car on June 4th 1996 from a fellow member of the Norfolk group of Advanced Motorcyclists (yes I’m a bike nut as well!) for a price of £4,000.
It had 67,392 miles on the clock when I bought it, and was […]
I was exceptionally fortunate with this car, in that it didn’t cost me a penny to run in the 7 months I owned it, beyond petrol and insurance. It transpired that the Sport 190 wasn’t quite as production ready as it should have been, and in return for allowing Lotus to continue to develop […]