Manual windows ftw!!

@tiagofilipe2481

2 жыл бұрын

That dont break

Back when 1600 CC's was enough. This car encompasses what made German cars of this era and earlier great. Americans picture the Autobahns full of Mercedes S classes and Porsches. The reality is that those were way outside the budget of most Germans. Most got by with 1.6 liter and 2.0 liter Ford's, Ooels and VW's, and often even 1500 or even 1300 cc engines. But the engines would be unburstable. A 1600 cc car like this BMW would still be able to cruise down the Autobahn at 4000 rpm, 5000 rpm or more for an hour or two at over 100 mph, without wondering or overwhelming the chassis. Very unlike the American cars of the time.

@yungboicontigo9278

2 жыл бұрын

Bro I bet Scotty Kilmer got mad when he saw that cuz he’s so biased against German cars. Scotty is a very bad guy man German cars are the goats especially Porsche we don’t care about reliability man those spoiled and entitled Lexus fanboys are the only ones who cares because they love to trash talk about German cars until an s65 or M5 beats them since Lexus are slow cars that is very outdated with a disgusting interior design

@alh06

2 жыл бұрын

@@yungboicontigo9278 No one even mentioned Scotty, and that's an inaccurate portrayal of Lexus.

@maxnewts

2 жыл бұрын

Careful this doesn’t imply that the size isn’t enough these days. I’m pretty sure with the a class 2.0 - even in normal format - they’re quick enough now. The highest performance 2.0 AMG has something like top end of 400bhp and 500nm torque (at least that’s what I have heard)… erm… something tells me they still are the thing to buy lmao 😂

@jehl1963

2 жыл бұрын

@@maxnewts Yeah, but to clarify - I was referring to 1600 and 2000 normally aspirated cars. Turbocharging is just a way to fit 3 liters of air into 2 liters of engine.

@yungboicontigo9278

2 жыл бұрын

@@alh06 what? Lexus fanboys are always trash talk about German cars, they barely give any respect them because they love to trash talk about reliability which German car guys don’t give a crap about. Go read the comments on Doug’s IS500 review and you’ll see Lexus fanboys being toxic all the time. I’m saying this rn, Lexus interiors and tech are absolutely hideous since they are lagging way behind in rivals. I’d rather buy a Mercedes or Audi over any Lexus period. Lexus has the worse fanbase ever way way worse then Tesla fans

This BMW has "just enough." Just enough power to be fun. Just enough input and tight suspension to be direct. Pushing 50, I was getting nostalgia from manual crank everything! This BMW 316 is just so charming. It's a car you adore.

@yungboicontigo9278

2 жыл бұрын

Sad to see where BMW is now. All they do is make ugly looking cars especially the grille plus their interiors aren’t good. Mercedes especially with the W223 s class has the best German car interior followed by Audi

@kai-matthiasbast8612

2 жыл бұрын

@@yungboicontigo9278 nah i prefer bmws ovet audi audi interiors are too much like a volkswagen and have no character to it just dark and boring

@papa_pt

2 жыл бұрын

@@yungboicontigo9278 lol the new S class has the usual all touchscreen garbage. Same with audi RS6 the double touchscreen disaster. BMW are actually the most usable interior rn

@yungboicontigo9278

2 жыл бұрын

@@papa_pt ignore the screens, the materials are really beautiful plus those ambient lighting, especially at night

@papa_pt

2 жыл бұрын

@@yungboicontigo9278 the materials are beautiful I agree, Bentley has a much better overall aesthetic without the chintzy touch screens though. I don't care about nighttime vodka bar lighting, even the cheapest cars have that now

My first car as a 17 years old was E30 320I sedan, i loved it so much, it was so much fun to drive and i am happy that my first car was an absolute legend.

@siddharthsharma8940

2 жыл бұрын

Lucky Man! My car at the age of 21 is an 82 HP i20. It takes 14 seconds to reach 100kmh lol

@henryshu6265

2 жыл бұрын

@@siddharthsharma8940 Well, guess my first car ain't so bad after all(It's a 03' Camry V6)!

@siddharthsharma8940

2 жыл бұрын

@@henryshu6265 My dad had an 03 Camry 2.4 in Manual, that we used for 12 years. I miss that car. Your V6 version must be no slouch

@henryshu6265

2 жыл бұрын

@@siddharthsharma8940 Yeah, I’m still using it as my daily now(I’m a college student that’s 21), it’s a nice cruiser!

@averagebro413

2 жыл бұрын

Objectively E30 is kind of a shitbox but i was happy to wake up because i would get to drive my E30 to school, i've felt like a super cool kid, I've driven my car like a total dick, but when you are 17, you are 17 :D

Wow! That's a rare Design Edition model! I think this is particularly special as it is a base engine - high spec car. That has to be quite rare! It seems to be in good shape, so it should be kept protected from rust and everything, they have gotten super expensive. Such a cool car, I hope the new owner will have a great time with it

@Marakeshh

2 жыл бұрын

@@Intelcroa it is still very rare.. only 3 for sale in germany right now. I have one myself here in romania, but it needs restauration... in germany one without tuv is 5000 euro+...

I'm from 1985. First car I ever drove in our driveway, and learned to drive on, was mum's silver 1989 E30 320i Touring . Inline 6 love all the way, can't erase that with any Tesla or any turbo junk. If I was now living in 1985, i'd buy an E30 any day! Whichever German gentleman (our lady) specced this car in 1990, sure had a strange choice. This car has all the options, including the special color, but on the base (lowest spec) engine

@gavinm7851

2 жыл бұрын

Guess he had his priorities

@henryshu6265

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! She must be a cool mom!

@Westside7be

2 жыл бұрын

@@henryshu6265 yes she is, even if she has been driving a grey TSI polo with hubcaps for quite a while now :D

I can't believe it. The dealer on the German number plates in the trunk is less than 2 miles away from my house. Didn't expect those cars to travel that far. Great BMW and great video, as usual!

Headlight adjustment is a nice thing but here in Germany many drivers don't have a clue about it. BTW the license plate is from Erlangen-Höchstadt, close to Nuremberg. E30 are already relatively rare in Germany, especially Tourings in good shape. A friend of mine has one in silver.

I love how Tedward connects us to old, current and future model cars. I'm always impressed by the diversity

I absolutely adore that Daytona Violet, also just 90s wagons in general

What a surprise !! After so many videos on 320 is,325i M3...(all beautiful obviously) finally a little 316 :-) As a owner of a '85 316(carburator not ignition) 2 door i'm so happy to see this

back when they used to be the ultimate driving machine. i still miss my 84 e30.

Finally more of an obtainable car! I am happy for you that you get to drive those expensive cars, but i really enjoy watching cars that are a bit cheaper :)

I still have my 1991 BMW 325i coupe 5sp, schwarz exterior with black leather, sunroof. This has been my daily driver since new!

Apart from the seat, it looks just like Vin's from Hoonigan

@dovydasgrigas441

2 жыл бұрын

i was wondering whether if it was that specific car lmao

@LazyFL

2 жыл бұрын

@@dovydasgrigas441 Same!

@chriss2412

2 жыл бұрын

Was looking for this comment! Anyway, this one’s even better… manual, sport 3 spoke wheel and the seats and door card pattern are timeless options

@povilasmarveloustv3810

2 жыл бұрын

@@chriss2412 The only thing Vin's e30 from Hoonigan's doesn't have is the 3 spoke steering wheel. it has the same seats, door cards, also a manual, etc, etc. Vin's drivers seat's bolstering has been re-upholstered with leather, which looks like it would be a fairly easy job to convert it back to original spec if he can find some matching fabric. Funny to see these two basically identical but very rare spec'd cars be featured in the same month on two different channels.

Just bought a '91 E30 318iS a couple months ago! Lots of work to get her perfect but man have I fallen in love with this car...

Loved this one. It’s so cool how it doesn’t really matter what BMW engine you drive, you can immediately tell who makes it by the sound. What a proper spec! Also, body roll is never a bad thing if it’s not sloppy. It’s just another way for the car to communicate with you.

@yungboicontigo9278

2 жыл бұрын

Back when BMW means “Ultimate driving machine” nowadays they make garbage unreliable trash with ugly looking cars. Safe to say that I very much prefer Mercedes now since they have way better interiors then bmw or even worse, Lexus 😂

@shadowfoxy3776

2 жыл бұрын

@@yungboicontigo9278 Mercedes have better looking interiors, but BMW does have the much better build quality on most cars. Excluding S class vs 7 Series right now. The 3 series is a much better put together car interior wise than the C class, so is the 5 series against the E class. But the C and E class look much more exciting inside. But The E class is not bad by anymeans, The C class is pretty horrible on its long term reviews tho ._.

I miss the simplicity and directness of older BMWs.

@kretsche9990

2 жыл бұрын

And the design... New BMW are really shaped for the Asian market. Ugly af.

1990…. 318 saloon… E30….. dolphin grey…. Luther on the stereo cassette… I upgraded the rear speakers to a pair of pioneer dual cone thumpers! Summer evenings… country pub… beautiful girl in the passenger seat….. oh boy…. Take me back…. Just for a day…….😁

My first car is an E46 with the bigger version of this engine (1.9l M43TU-b19 UL). And for 105hp, it's really fun.

I got to the end of this video, and I only realized that I had reached the end when you said "Thanks for watching". What a fun, quirky car from an era past, but not long forgotten. Love your videos man!

I have a 89 touring imported from Spain. Now it’s with me in South Carolina. Love seeing videos of them in the states, thanks for sharing!

we are very much looking forward to seeing an e28 review, keep up the great content !!

License Plates say "ERH" which tells that the car was originally driven in Erlangen, Bavaria. Very cool!

@165324

2 жыл бұрын

More precisely the licence plate stands for Erlangen-Höchstadt. Erlangen is "ER" ;)

2:38 "Less than 140 horsepower." - Well yeah, it has 99 horsepower.

@TedwardDrives

2 жыл бұрын

Oh I thought I had read 130ish. My bad! My butt dyno isn’t calibrated this low

@andressolano2033

2 жыл бұрын

@@TedwardDrives that number is for the 1.8L M42 engine from the 318is, which is the DOHC version of the M40. I own a 1991 4-door 318i, and it comes with that engine and it is a ton of fun! I'd be great if you could drive one to compare the difference between the two, you can look for a 318is or a regular 318i from 1991

@oilman930

2 жыл бұрын

103 horsepower actually.

@tommeiner9983

2 жыл бұрын

@@oilman930 Nope, it's 99 (or 101 if you use PS (whatever that is)). I didn't see 103 anywhere.

@georgeyaknowthegeorgeyeathatme

Жыл бұрын

@@oilman930 103 is for the fuel injected m10 engine which which was the first 4 cylinder used until 1987ish

Thank you for that wonderful insight! I have an 316 from 1985, and it still drives beautyfully. Greetings from Germany!

Damnit Tom! Now I want one!

@TedwardDrives

2 жыл бұрын

I sold myself on this one too 😂

The absolute essence of good driving dynamics an e30, just can’t be beat. And it’s a wagon! Awesome!

The headlight adjustment is for if you are towing a caravan or trailer. The back suspension squats when towing. Also if you have a full load in the trunk (boot).

Manual hand crank roof is so charming to me, and it eliminates one fear I have for cars with sun roofs, when they get stuck.

I loved that car! Such a beautiful , sporty wagon. I love that thing. My favourite colour was the green metallic. And yes, the 1.6 4-pot was absolutely enough, and such a pleasure to drive. What a GRRRREAT video.

Never knew this interior come in purple! I absolutely love it! I got two 88 model E34s, same window cranks and sunroof crank, just slightly bigger car with 200kg more and more sound isolation. These old bimmers are my preference overall when comes to daily drivers with actual soul

That 316i is immaculate. The cars were very robust and distinctive and look great today. They have no problem doing 100mph and a great favourite with diy mechanics as they were engineered to work on.

Hello my American friend. Thanks for the great review of the 1993 BMW E30 316i.✅👍🔥👀✍🔔

Love the cars you feature man! Older bmws ans vws is heaven

When I was little I got to ride in one of these. Looked great back then, looks great now.

Great video of a very nice e30 touring! I've owned my 325i convertible for a long time, and can't imagine not having it 😊

Literally just bid on one of these on cars and bids. Absolutely addicted to bmws and thought it looked sick but didn’t really know anything about them but now after seeing this I really hope to get the car. Love your videos man

@TedwardDrives

2 жыл бұрын

This one will be on cars and bids soon!

Great video. I just bought a low mileage 86 325e 5speed a few months ago. Looking forward to spring to get it back out on the road.

Nice bimmer, love the videos! gives me a chance to see cars i've never seen before.

What a charming car! I drive an e46 320i here in Germany and I wish for a 6th gear every time on the autobahn. Great, relaxing video as always! :)

This is THE CAR; not only for BMW enthusiasts, rather for anyone who truly wants something special in the garage!

this car speaks for it self! its a piece of art

I loved my E30. I miss the old BMWs. Thanks. Oh, and "knife through warm butter" is the best way to describe the transmission.

Absolutely gorgeous piece of excellent German engineering! I love just about everything about it. Thank you for showing it. By the way, the state you live in looks very beautiful. I live in northern Finland, and here we have lot’s of snow and cold already… I like the autumn-y vibes I see on this video!

Nice introduction, thx!

I had an E30 325e for a while. Really miss that car. It was a ton of fun.

Great video , I owned a 1991 325is 2dr coupe . I did a daily run from Miami to Ft Lauderdale on I95 , doing 75mph-90 mph car felt solid. Never let me down and the car was already 10 yrs old! I bought it new and left it at my parents in Miami for years as i was working in NYC. Sold it regrettably as I had no space to store it and gas tank corroded in 2007 . What a mistake having sold that car. It was so simple no luxury items to complicate things and break - old German tech vs New German junk. My dad years ago had a Mercedes 1971 4 dr, it was the most reliable car ever .so sad new German cars have lost their charm .

Another awesome video keep em coming

M tech is one of my favorite patterns. I have blue m tech on my front seat centers, shift boot, and speaker shelf in my E21.

Wow, I really enjoyed watching your video. The E30s are so iconic. Actually I drive a 318d from 2017 but the engine still sounds very similar and I hope to get an E30 in the future just for fun. By the way, greetings from Germany.

Awesome vid! 🔥🔥

I actually own a 318i Touring in the same colour. It was called the Design Edition. I will swap the engine to an slightly more lively 16V M42 out of an 318is. It really makes a difference. I use it for driving around town so I don’t need massive power. Those M42 you can push to around 200 PS/HP. Wich is in such a small car decent. And it is a nice contrast to my other E39 540i manual Sport Edition Touring. One for around town and the other for bigger trips.

@jaredtippets6255

2 жыл бұрын

I’d recommend a downing Atlanta, GKD, or Hyde supercharger. Easy bolt on, relatively cheap, and smooth power. I’m installing on a Downing Atlanta on my Z3 M44 currently

@r3db3arpaw97

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaredtippets6255 I forgot to mention. I‘m from Germany. And I want to have the historical registration. So I have to pay less money for insurence. I actually have also an E36 AC Schnitzer 3.2 Touring, a Volvo 960 Estate (965) first generation which I‘m planning to give it the T5 engine. And than I‘m currently looking for a Chevy G30 4x4 Extended as a family and camping vehicle. Than I want to have a Lotus Elise with a K20/K24. And I want to have some real classic racer to take part on rallyes, hill races and 24h Classic Nürburgring race (wich actually goes 3 hours). Everything should be period correct to get those plates. And than there is this lovely thing called TÜV in Germany.

I have such a soft spot for an E30 touring.

Reminds me of my '76 2002.....gr8 vid!

Love it!😭

I remember as a kid riding in my dad's friend's BMW 318ti sedan in black, it was the most comfortable car I ever rode in. I imagine this car is even more so.😎

I have the identical wagon (same year, color everything). Doing a S54 swap in January. Love my purple wagon!

daytona violet is my favorite bmw color!

There's a guy on my road with an alpine m5, I think the 3rd on made(says 003 alp on plate) i think that's the coolest bmw currently, but that definitely was in its day 👌

"Poison or Whitesnake, eh you'd probably be more classy than that if you're driving this" Come on, no need to disrespect the classics man! Lol great vid Tedward, have a nice day.

I would LOVE an interior like that. So cool :)

Headlight adjustment is useful for heavy loads or towing, where the car can pitch upward more than normal

The layout of the E30 cockpit was sooo far ahead of the competition. And everything was very satisfying to touch and operate.

Gorgeous and clearly loved all its life.

STUNNING BMW WAGON........

Awesome car, thx!

Mat from Carwow drove an early 90s M5 in this purple. Absolutely stunning color, especially with a gray interior. Makes me want to either wrap or repaint my 3er wagon.

Beautiful car. Hope all is well bud!

@TedwardDrives

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks you too!

Golden era of BMW

Fun fact: headlight adjustment is still a usual feature in most European cars (or Japanese which are sold in Europe). I didn't realize you don't have in America.

Great video tedward

@TedwardDrives

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

That purple is so beautiful

Debadged badge on the left seems like it was a regular ///M badge usual on E30s with M-packages I or II. I have it on my E30 and this was a standard option with those packages. Why was Alpina put on, that's beyond my imagination :) Color and interior combination is just wonderful and cars with such rare combos are really sought after these days here in Germany, no matter what engine. It would be also interesting to say that this 1.6 M40, if original, doesn't even go above 100HP (98HP). M40 was also used in E36 with a slight power bump to 101HP. There were also 1.8L versions of this engine. Given this lowly power figures, it is never too slow. It's featherweight compared to today's BMWs with probably something just slightly above 1200kg full wet.

Vincent Anatra from Hoonigan got one when he was in germany a couple of months back, it is a great car! i would love to have one of those

Wait this is so cool. One of my dream cars and it was imported from my city. At least the license plates in the trunk are from around here.

Still a great sounding engine!

This is what cars are about!

Nice " design edition model ", i drove a similiar model 1994 here in Germany in dark blue metallic already with an airbag and ABS....these design editio models are even in Germany very rare, only a few in good conditions are on the market, I loved the look and the execellent handling of the BMW !

WOW! An american that likes manual gears!

😂 so true! the consumption gauge mostly shows zero or infinity^^ i have one too in my (much newer) E61, but i think it was the last generation to have it

We had an 318i 2-Door, which was noticeably more agile than the 316i. And it was light: 1050Kgs without driver with 110PS was plenty back then. Good for 195Km/h on the Autobahn and cruised all day at 160Km/h without much ruckus. 0-100Km/h in 10s was'nt bad for the time either and still not bad today.

I actually had a memory of the hand crank sunroof, my grandpa used to open it once in a while when I was really young(He had a 95' Toyota Exsior before, by the way, Exsior is a sedan that's sort of a Corolla alternative)!

I don't like BMW, but this one I would buy with a big smile on my face

I learned to drive in a 316i e30.

Funny how an e30 m3 was at my middle school pickup line today and get home and this is in my recommended edit: you mentioned the "ultimate cool dad picking up his kids" right as I was writing this lol

Pretty crazy. Vin from hoonigan just bought this exact car from Germany.

Those cars got rare even in bavaria, the home sweet home of BMW :) When I was a child my dad drove a red E30 318i Touring :) But please wait with high rpm and full throttle till the engine and engine oil is hot, the aluminium cylinder head can tear easily. Its a problem that has the m20 6-cylinder engine as well.

imagine if this had a 6 cylinder engine, that would be just the perfect experience

@rhythm_is_life

2 жыл бұрын

I felt the same way about the E36 318ti hatch. BMW made a 323ti hatch with the 2.5-liter, 170hp inline-6 but unfortunately it wasn't sold in the US:(

@robi4387

2 жыл бұрын

It was in the day when BMW made a decent 4 cylinder. But you're right the M20 is sweet. They just didn't make/sell many 320i Touring like hen's teeth and not many more 325iT either.

@nvl2691

2 жыл бұрын

@@rhythm_is_life I have one... and they're so much fun. They only made about 15'000 of them too!

This is the car from Hoonigan? looks lovely! and i love your videos!

Nice wagon

what a beauty. an e36 wagon would be cool to see. an e31 850 or even 840 would easily top this!!

@TedwardDrives

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve driven the 850 and I think I still prefer this even though the v12 sounds great

Lovely little wagon, i would probably give one of my testicals if i could own one like that. Unfortunately even in Germany there are almost no E30s left, it is months (years?) ago since i saw one the last time. Btw: funny to see the original german license plates in the trunk. ERH stands for "Erlangen-Höchstadt" in Bavaria.

You shoud try e36 325i , amazing car amazing handling, and also so much fun to drive it ! 🙏

Holy crap. Oh man. Oh gosh. The purple M Tech upholstery, on Daytona Violet... I might faint

@9:57... ah the classic a-hole in a tinted out Altima coupe with NY plates tailgating you on his way to play with his phone at Planet Fitness...

That's funny. I just saw a post from FCP Euro on Instagram about 4 classic german cars being imported to the US and thought that must be the daytona red E30 Touring, but it's actually another one 🤣

Not sure if you’ve driven one on the channel yet, but if you ever can, please drive a 190E. One of my favorite cars, and would love to watch you drive one and hear your thoughts of it.

This thing is sweet!! Bet this thing is unicorn rare

I miss my e30. It was in diamond black metallic. Then a color blind guy turned into us. Totaled the car. Rip. Had it about ten years ago. Hearing those familiar sounds is bittersweet.