M3 for me I think

Great video this with a fantastic selection of E30's. I was lucky enough to own a lovely Macau Blue with leather/ Motorsport cloth trim Cecotto between 98'/02'. A great driving car and so surprisingly reliable, no real issues during my 4 years of ownership. A near standard car apart from a Hartge exhaust and a pair of AC Schnitzer electric mirrors which I thought improved the look over the standard mirrors. I would love one again but would have to raid my pension pot which the wife may have something to say about🤣.

What is the name of that green paint on the alpina?

Enjoyable video, I lost my eyesight in the late 2000s but had the fortune and pleasure of both, seeing and driving the 325i sports these cars bring back some happy memories! Good stuff

Cool cars. Were the regular BMWs available with automatic transmission?

My Hartge 335 1986 was my best car ever

Hartge 335, superior handling

1:11 How unreliable it was as well + a rust bucket. 😂 I would have never flinched buying one though. I had a ride in a new e12 in '81. I fell in love instantly. It was the first I sat in that had electric windows, power steering etc. An older colleague of mine saw my my new e90 MSport. He realised I was a petrolhead because I specc'd the car to my taste. He reminisced about an e12 he had in the early 80s which had the common problem with overheating. We had a good laugh about BMW reliability. To some of our purists, it has to be a 6 banger & above. 😂❤

Wo ist der Beste Alpina B7 Biturbo S mit 360 PS und 295 km/h Spitze

Ma man from Munich legend fame. Got to give it to ya, still dedicated to the e30’s despite the fame of Munich legends and all that, wink wink, lol. Good luck under the new biz brand.

good watch - enjoyed that. must have been a good day driving the E30 range

325i Sport !

Very enjoyable

I would choose the 325is

Apina is an ugly car. Whats up with all the stripes?

The ac schnitzer e30 m3 for me!

An E46 M3 weighs 1,495kgs. An E30 325i would be around 1,200kgs.

Without a doubt the c2 2.7 alpina👌

A B6 please..

All utterly lovely, also in addition (as it wasn’t a “performance” model), you didn’t mention the earlier “family four door” 323i six cylinder E30 (that I owned) and was the milder predecessor to the 325i but still just as lovely to drive and own. 🙏👍

What brand of wheels this Supra has?

What about the 318is ? It is more rare then most On the e30 and sportier

the linup in this video is simply JAW DROPPING

Great thanks for sharing and interesting how the 4 pot had advantages over the 6 in these cars

Gota be the e30 m3 they just look incredible

M52/ M54 motors make the e30 a delightfully drivable fun to own for a decent price 80's car.

M3

Unfortunately a lot of talking. Can reed those facts in a book. I would have preferred some unmistakable E30 engine sound. Even the starter would have done it.

Narrow body cars will never do when M3 exists. Just like E46. The E36 328is owners got the best deal of all, there is no widebody E36 M3 to constantly remind them of their "lesser" car.

The Alpina's may not be the quickest e30 produced but their engine's are torque monsters and pull like a train, M3 looks the best with it's boxed archer's but have to go with that B6 Alpina. would have them all and more if I could afford them. 😢😢😢

Epic machine! Specially the Evolution 6 speed with the big brakes + 18" M Pars

If we are talking modern BMWs I wouldn't touch one.

So wish you could have gave us a 360 degree of the cars exterior and interior, for me personally I would have gone for Alpina 2.2 the b6 would have been stolen... Where can I find one today right hand fairly priced

where is the e30 evo2v🤭

Promo sm

Excellent video!👍

they weigh nowhere near 1600kg

Where is the audio of the lovely engines and exhausts?

Alpina's were interesting but as said below I preferred the standard E30's. Even if I had the money back then and now I think I would still opt for a standard car - as I did with my 325i coupe.

Great video! My 1991 325i coupe went through Classic Hero's hands at some stage - car still has its sticker on the back window. Car now in Ireland.

Great comparison. Where ist the "3,5" gone? The sign must be "B6 3,5"! 😉

Let’s not forget hartge built some beautiful e30s, I had a h26 still have an e30 m3 and a mtec2 sport, but my all time favourite would have have to be a 2 door c22.7 alpina 👌🇩🇪

Alpina 2.7

1600kg ??? I don’t think that’s correct

Love the channel Barney and look forward to your videos. I enjoy seeing these old school BMs even the E24s in such excellent condition narrated with in dept history and technical stats. Thanks for a great channel

Never driven M3, but almost all original models, original Alpina C1, built M30b35 and my own stroked 2.7 similar to Alpina I would say I would go for the B6. It is probably amazing

I would have loved a B6 3.5S here in Sweden.

I had a 1989 b6 3,5 in 1991 with just the b6 3,5 badge in the front. When racing I let the other cars hang on to 50kmh and just when they were shifting to 2nd I would hit the gas, 1st did 85kmh :p

Anybody know the name of the blue color Alpina? Ty.

I can't believe that he kept saying Alpina v6.