The E30 has been lying in pieces at the workshop for more than 4 years now. There are still plans to rebuild the E30 but not so soon. However, i have been gathering some ideas on the perfect E30. Here’s a picture of the E30 some years ago, along with Shedden’s Widebody E46, at the time.
My recent trip to Koh Samui island turned out to be much more than a perfect holiday. I didn’t expect to see any real cars there, let alone an Euro scene in Samui. Within my 5 minute bus trip to the Baan Talay Resort (which is in my opinion the best in accomodation experience, The Talay rooms.), I’ve already laid my eyes on this Schnitzer, above. People there actually ferry their cars from mainland Thailand considering, there pretty much isn’t any flat roads to drive on the small island.
Later that day, I rented a Cub bike (or kap cai) and came back here to take some pictures. I concluded a few days later that he must run a business in that market area. A sticker in the rear also mentioned BMWE34Club.com, a prominent Thai BMW E34 club site. He must be a local a local Euro carboy. Touring the Samui Island in my rental bike for 5 days also made it easier to absorb the experience. The slower speed gives you more time to see, the ease of a bike also allows you stop or detour at any time (almost). You can even ride without helmets.
Time to share a little about my E30. Well, it’s a 1989 E30 325i manual from the UK. It’s got a 2.7 stroker from the 325e ETA engine. As for mods, there’s Unichip, Borla full exhaust, Hamann HM2 in 18X8.5 ET13 from the E39 to match the wider body. It’s also got E36ti 5 lug conversion, with E46 325i Continue reading