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      10-10-2019, 09:13 AM   #29
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Originally Posted by JasonCSU View Post
I believe the production numbers comparison is to show the potential future collectibility of 1 series models. Many E30s have been produced, and they have developed even more of a collectible/cult status as of late. With even fewer 1ers being produced, it's possible we may see a similar trend in the future.
I owned a 1989 E30 325i for 18 years, bought new. The E30 is getting some collector status mainly because the first M3 was produced using the E30 platform. The M3 had 24 more HP and 4 pounds more torque than the M20B25. The M20, once BMW put the right cylinderhead on it, was an excellent example of a BMW 6. The US street version of the M3 was not much better of a drive than the E30 with a sport package. The M10 and M20 eta versions of the E30 were slow, under-powered cars and sold to a newly created YUPPIE Roundel-hound class who fell out of the 1980s Regan economy. The only decent E30 to buy are the 1988 325is versions, and the the following year 1989 E30 because BMW dropped the eta M20 and used just the M20B25. The 1990 E30 318 did get the M42, which was a modern 4-cylinder and vastly superior to the tractor-motor M10. Of course an E30 M3 is a collector car now, but a plain Jane M10 or eta powered E30 are better off left as parts cars.
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