<![CDATA[New E30 Owner from West Bend!!]]>Hello,

I'm Sammi (Earl's girlfriend) and I just recently purchased an 1990 E30 318i. Not sure how many miles are on it due to the previous owner taking the speedometer out. The car is overall in decent shape; typically rust on under quarter panels on the driver side especially! The passenger seat is torn and unthreaded so I am looking for some new seats to put in. The dash is completely out along with the drivers side interior door. Positive note: she runs but she is idling a little funny. I replaced the spark plugs Friday night and found some oil on one so I'm hoping the cylinder isn't shot. Today, I'm hoping to put some premium gas in and see if that helps with the idling (Earl's idea). This is definitely going to be a big project and I am super excited...so yeah! Not sure what else to add so there ya go!

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/topic/3850/new-e30-owner-from-west-bendRSS for NodeWed, 16 Sep 2026 04:53:42 GMTSun, 12 Jul 2015 15:30:34 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Tue, 28 Jul 2015 02:43:07 GMT]]>Maybe she doesn't want her build thread to be 900 pages....

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60559https://wibimmers.com/post/60559Tue, 28 Jul 2015 02:43:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Tue, 28 Jul 2015 01:51:12 GMT]]>Sam needs to start a build thread to catch up on the current state of this car=)

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60553https://wibimmers.com/post/60553Tue, 28 Jul 2015 01:51:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Tue, 21 Jul 2015 23:55:36 GMT]]>need some updates as to whats been happening!
congrats again sammmmmmmmmi

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60340https://wibimmers.com/post/60340Tue, 21 Jul 2015 23:55:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:07:40 GMT]]>In4video

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60089https://wibimmers.com/post/60089Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:07:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:07:23 GMT]]>Unfortunately I missed the opportunity for a snapchat=/

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60088https://wibimmers.com/post/60088Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:07:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:01:08 GMT]]>

Earl said:

She did already=)

Pics or it didn't happen

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60087https://wibimmers.com/post/60087Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:01:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:53:49 GMT]]>She did already=)

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60086https://wibimmers.com/post/60086Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:53:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:36:04 GMT]]>

KaiserRolls said:

Do a burnout

I bet she won't...

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60085https://wibimmers.com/post/60085Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:36:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Tue, 14 Jul 2015 01:16:25 GMT]]>Do a burnout

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60061https://wibimmers.com/post/60061Tue, 14 Jul 2015 01:16:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Mon, 13 Jul 2015 22:33:30 GMT]]>No race, I just want this thing to be able to run first and then I can worry about the appearance. I'm voting for Earl to finish his because it's been like 3 years

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60051https://wibimmers.com/post/60051Mon, 13 Jul 2015 22:33:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Mon, 13 Jul 2015 21:09:47 GMT]]>Sam will win for sure=) I've made it a priority to get this dailyable

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60049https://wibimmers.com/post/60049Mon, 13 Jul 2015 21:09:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Mon, 13 Jul 2015 20:15:41 GMT]]>

Bassboy3313 said:

The race is on! Who's gonna finish theirs first between you and Earl :P

Thats not much of a race LOL. We all know whos gonna win.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60048https://wibimmers.com/post/60048Mon, 13 Jul 2015 20:15:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Mon, 13 Jul 2015 19:28:45 GMT]]>The race is on! Who's gonna finish theirs first between you and Earl :P

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60047https://wibimmers.com/post/60047Mon, 13 Jul 2015 19:28:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Mon, 13 Jul 2015 15:14:29 GMT]]>Yay! So cool you have a project car too know :)

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60044https://wibimmers.com/post/60044Mon, 13 Jul 2015 15:14:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:45:24 GMT]]>Good find. Like the wheels.

Yes an m42 is happier with premium. Idle issues check the mess of vacuum hoses for cracks/leaks.

Some black 3M duct tape and that rear plastic bumper will look good as new...

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60041https://wibimmers.com/post/60041Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:45:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:34:40 GMT]]>CMart: yes it is manual! I will keep you posted if I need it; I don't know why but the pictures make it look worse than it really is.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60038https://wibimmers.com/post/60038Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:34:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:19:58 GMT]]>Nice pick up!

I should have some IS stuff available over the next few weeks as well as a black front valance (picture shows that one may be dented?) for cheap if interested.

Is it a manual?

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60037https://wibimmers.com/post/60037Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:19:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Mon, 13 Jul 2015 12:04:32 GMT]]>Nice find!

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60034https://wibimmers.com/post/60034Mon, 13 Jul 2015 12:04:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Mon, 13 Jul 2015 01:35:41 GMT]]>Diamond Schwarz that is peeling crazy haha

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60026https://wibimmers.com/post/60026Mon, 13 Jul 2015 01:35:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Mon, 13 Jul 2015 01:19:23 GMT]]>Good find.  It's black, so that makes it nicer than most others I've seen ;)

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60025https://wibimmers.com/post/60025Mon, 13 Jul 2015 01:19:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:57:25 GMT]]>A friend in Campbellsport

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60024https://wibimmers.com/post/60024Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:57:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:36:39 GMT]]>Nice!  where'd you guys hunt this one down?

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60023https://wibimmers.com/post/60023Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:36:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Sun, 12 Jul 2015 23:10:20 GMT]]>We put 5 gallons of gas in to see if the old gas was bad and the car runs much better. We also seafoamed it for shits and giggles.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/60022https://wibimmers.com/post/60022Sun, 12 Jul 2015 23:10:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New E30 Owner from West Bend!! on Sun, 12 Jul 2015 16:55:00 GMT]]>Welcome!  Always had a soft spot for E30's

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