@@FastAsFunk I had one of these, same front spoiler, same wheels, Mtech steering wheel just like this one. The seats were black with the chequered pattern.
No, it was not. This car was made as a Golf GTi rival and was the first M43 engined car. Few years later there was an E36 318is Class2 model which actualy was a homologation special. 2500 where build of these cars
There is no homologation special about the 318is. it just a competitor to mk2 gti, gsi and so on. 16v engine with 325 swaybars and the bigger 51mm frontdampers. Didn't even come with an lsd as standard + it used the smaller diff. the e36 is class II (witch I even have owned) was one on the other hand. Came with the m3 GT bodykit on a sedan. Economical car and well eqiped but fast, deffinelty not!
Comments are correct. The difference between the E30 and E36 318is was the M42 on the former, and M44 on the latter. Some differences on both engines included timing chain revisions etc. Supposedly the IS has less understeer than the 325i E30 because of the lower front end weight, so with the similar suspension setup as a 325i sport the IS's were slightly nicer cars to handle in the bends.
This. Makes it feel like a cheap cable tv programme where you have no confidence the content is good enough to hold people’s attention. To be fair other Auto YT channels do it, but this felt especially unnecessary.
Love what you do Jonny, but not the spoiler at the beginning. You have just introduced completely spoils the whole anticipation of what the car is and how you progress!
Yes, it's a bit USA reality TV for me. Will we have a recap too? 'Last time on the Late Brake Show'. However, maybe most viewers like it and the metrics will show that. If that keeps Jonny and co in business then so be it.
Great video and beautiful car but also agree with the comments about the ‘coming-up’ section at the start. It was actually a compete ‘spoiler’ segment and took away all of the usual suspense.
Not sure about the new introduction as prefer the surprises as the episode progresses. Great episode on a great car, please keep these episodes coming along…hopefully keeping the surprises hidden until the appropriate moments. Thanks Jonny 👍👍
What amazing timing to watch this episode. Fixing a mates E24 635csi and I was working my way back from the fuel rail to eventually the in tank pump. 40 years worth of rust and debris absolutely clogging up the gauze filter on the bottom, preventing the brand new pump I'd just fitted from picking it up. All cleaned out now.
I notice quite a few others airing their complaint about the 'coming up in this episode', so not to pile on, but... I was just thinking the same as the video started. Absolutely love the show, and especially the journey to discover and fix the issues, so I feel like I've already seen a summary of the episode, might as well not bother and just skip to the end to see if it starts. I'm sure Johnny appreciates the feedback and takes it as intended anyway! It's all said with love for the show.
Can’t wait for the 106 Rallye episode, I had a white Series 1 (1.3 8v) in my youth and what an amazing car it was. It was a little bundle of fun and I just loved it.
Agree with many of the comments.......don't like the "coming up in this episode" spoilers! Other then that it was great fun. Love hearing the family car history too.
This is great. Back in the very early 90's as a very young man, I had a 1983 E30 BMW 323i and shortly after, my late father decided to buy a 1990 E30 BMW 318i. Brings back some memories. 👍
Thanks, Jonny, for highlighting my favorite model BMW. After ten years, I sold my (350K-mile) Brillantrot 318is in 2018. However, two years later acquired a Diamantschwarz example with cloth interior and a mere 200K miles. I brought it back to life and this time, I swear to never sell it. As rare as this model is, enthusiasts can't seem to refrain from swapping larger, more powerful (S50, S52, S54, etc.) into the chassis. That's OK, but in my opinion, they're missing the point. The spirit of the early BMWs (1600-2, 2002, 2002tii) lives on in the 318is. And that's the car I loved first.
Sweet, sweet motor; amazing what people have poked away, unused. The 'coming up' bit kinda spoiled what was coming, though. Keep up the good work though! 👏👏
After the opening scene I felt like I didn't need to watch this episode. Please don't do that again please. As for the car. Epic motor. I had one back in the late 90's. 150bhp but so very different to a 6 cylinder. This one has some decent mileage considering it's been off the road so long. Also looks like it's had plenty of paint done as it looks like 50 shades of grey. Still awesome tho. Shame about the tank. I seem to remember changing the tank on mine. Think the have a habit of rotting out.
So many have already beat me to it but I’ll say it anyways. No need for a “coming up in this video” Teaser Trailer Johnny. We as an audience are already invested and interested into clicking on this video and we don’t need a teaser showing us good bits before we’ve seen it. Sure, it doesn’t hurt to try it but we’d prefer it wasn’t done again. Yet another great video with a great car and great story behind it 👍👍
Had my e46 m3 for about 15 years and added an e30 325i in the past year, which I’ve listed after since being a kid. Also sold my newer Audi and went backwards for a e61 535d as my daily, hated the e60 when it came out but love it now as my do all daily. Very few new cars appeal to me anymore. I don’t want to be forced into buying a suv as manufacturers have decided that’s what we want, an old estate is roomy, perfect for kids and tools and towing for me, and has many features a new car wouldn’t have like hud and auto dipping lights. Great for £4K and I’m not buying into a ridiculous pcp! Long term the e30 will stay over the e46 m3 for me.
Hi all, thanks guys for another awesome episode. I just love the E30 era, never owned one though. Much Respect and Appreciation from South Africa...🙏🙏🙏
Johnny …. Dan from Australia here. I always await with great anticipation your latest barn finds … it’s fun to watch, it’s exciting to see what’s in the shed/barn/garage and the anticipation of what lurks underneath the covers/blankets/boxes … But like an unwrapped Christmas present sitting under a Xmas tree … the latest BMW reveal, was… well … an anticlimax .. as it was revealed .. before the reveal.. Please Johnny … dont ruin Xmas 😢
E30 318 touring was my first company car, loved it, then I got an E34 525ix now that I wished I kept, went all over Central and Eastern Europe with it. Any weather any road.
I have one of these 318is that I've been restoring for 10 YEARS! Loved the car when I first drove it, MOT expired and it's been laid up in my garage since, uneconomic repair, slowly working through all the rust. It's now almost completed a full nut and.bolt resto - should be OEM++ when it's done, morenof amjourney than I ever anticipated. Great to see another out there being revived and Great content Jonny!
Actually traded in a 320i for a 318is... sure I missed the straight six noise but the 318is was much more lively, nimble in it's feet and used less fuel. Diamant schwarz paint with black leather m-tech seats and steering wheel sitting on Koni suspension. Never new it was a homologation special 🤔.
I was working at the BMW dealership in Leeds when the 318is was launched - just SUCH a great car to drive... A light front-end meant it turned in beautifully. And not enough umph to get you in to trouble, but just enough to have an absolute riot blasting up through the gears... WOW... what a find that one is 😎
coming in this episode bit gives the video a bit cheap cable show vibe. i know it maybe gives some people the itch to watch if they know what is coming up but to me it takes away the mystery. so i wouldnt make a regular thing to have it in the episode.
Superb I had 2 of these cars e30 320 SE. Which was one of the slowest but a smooth harmonically balanced 6 cylinder 20 MPG thing of beauty. I do still miss driving those cars. I am away into a corner to cry for a wee bit now..
I've been watching your show for ages now and Finally You are doing my car. Bought my 1990 E30 318is in 2003 to dry store it. I drive it every few months and mot it annually. The E30 model was my first car in the early 80's and I had to get one for keeps. It's been a joy to own and drive in the sunny days.
Great episode JS! Ive wanted an E30 318is since what feels like the dawn of time. I owned the E36 equivalent which is also a genuine rarity and great, revvy thing with the similar engine in M44 guise. I was browsing the E30 is when they were going for under £2.5k back in 2005 or so. A dad that didnt let me have one as a first car and who said "they'll still be cheap and available when you're a bit older son, but you cant have one as a first car" meant that I was too late when they started hitting silly money a few years back. Ended up settling on just the E30 318i Lux which comes with the same rear boot spoiler and 14" style 5's, but would love the real deal. I recently offered a bloke £15k for his 318is at a car show and he turned it down because he wanted more for it! Crazy how these have exploded in value.
That error of BMW, we would always check the fuel pump relay first when diagnosing an inop fuel pump. They were notorious for failing and I always kept a spare in my E30 M3.
Great episode, lived next to a guy in Huntingdon who had a E30 M3 left hand drive i think inbright red! Did not understand what a iconic car that was at the time. What a find and what a car. cheers
my dad has a early Capri with a factory v8 4 speed manual in hes garage ,it came fom South Africa ,he snapped an axle and when the tow truck backed it in the driveway he pushed it into the back of the garage in front of the table tennis and ol canoe ,its neen there since 1983
@@TheLateBrakeShow its definetly a Ford Capri ,im going to get my uncle to move it outside and ill take some photos ,no i live in Melbourne Victoria Australia ,would you still like for me to email you some photos still ,he drove it all the way from Fremantle with mum mid 1970s to Melbourne which is right across the other side of Australia ,its pretty old but cool
Lovely car, and very much forgotton as its bigger brother, the 325i was the one to have, always remember the cooling fan being noisey on these cars for some reason. Great video as always👍
I had one of these on a G plate in red. It’s the one car I regret selling. It was superb to drive. Would happily and predictably hang out its rear on a bend. I changed the steering wheel for the m tech 2 version. Excellent car.
I also had a ti, bought second hand with a supercharger kit installed. Always wanted to upgrade to the M sport spec but sold when the projects picked up. Wish I had held on to it.
Had a 318is back in 2009. Bloody awesome car, but sold it a year later as I'd just become a dad for the first time and my daughter took priority. Wish I still had it. Would love another!! Fantastic video Johnny :D
The first few minutes this week is more suited to man who likes American things, has a friend that works in a BP petrol station and uses a collective term for a single vehicle.
I really enjoy your vids Jonny especially the barn finds but I'm afraid I am another one of seemingly many subscribers who cannot tolerate the "coming up" spoilers AT ALL. Please take on board this hopefully constructive criticism of a small part of an otherwise great video. If it ain't broke Jonny, DON'T FIX IT!
Beautiful car, and many thanks for sharing. The E30s were a very popular car during my first posting to Germany (86 - 91). I remember the Sgts' Mess running a monthly or quarterly raffle for DM50 a ticket (about £16) for a brand new 318. Several years later, I owned a 1990 320SE in Calypso Red. Possibly my favourite car... apart from the service lights 😂. Keep up the excellent work Jonny 👏🏼
In Portugal we had the 320is, known locally as the poor man's M3. I think all these versions of E30s are related to the touring car homolagations in each country and exist all over the Europe, either as 18is or 20is.
the 320is actually had the s14, and were built for homologation. the 318is, although an amazing little car, had nothing to do with any racing programs that I am aware of. If it was, they wouldn't have used the M42.
Stunning film mate, took me way back to my early twenties when i was lusting after one of these , but they were way out of my league. Now i'm running a modern fast BMW, but i'd do anything to go back in time to when life seemed better. Very evocative for me, thank you Sir.
Love the e30’s! I was in high school from ‘86-‘90 and drove several 318’s, 325’s and even M3’s. Don’t recall any 318is in the mix but I drove a 325is a few times. All of them were great drivers!
A bit more research would be nice. It got slightly stiffer M-Tech suspension more similar to the M3, but those are 4-lug hubs whereas the M3 got 5 lugs, and it couldn't have the M3's track width without the arches. And as others have said, the M42 and s14 are not related. As far as being a "homologation special", I'm not quite sure, maybe others can fill in. Production was not limited to my knowledge, and the 318is was offered for multiple model years in other markets, alongside the 6-cylinder 325is. A limited-slip differential was optional on the 318is, which I'd think would be standard on a homologation special.
Had a 318, 4 lug was brutal. No aftermarket support for suspension. It was a unicorn and not in a good way. Slow as molasses. Go compare the brz to the e30m3 specs and laugh how much is similar. This has way less hp than the brz.
Had one of these exact cars Jonny, what a car it was and I wish I still had it today ! Lovely cars and superb engineering. Another great episode mate 👍🏽😎🙏🏽
With a replacement tank, fuel pump and sender this can be back on the road. That could well be all it needs for many thousands of miles to come. What a lovely car.
WOW yet again another amazing find Johnny & for 125.000 Miles or was it more i can't remember??🤔 But even so how clean inside & out is this amazing find!! Keep them coming Johnny boy!!👌🏻👍🏻
Had a South African '87 325i Shadowline in mid 90's student years. Them E30's are a special breed. Even my 2014 F20 M135i could not stir emotions, as the E30. There's just something about those old ladies, cannot explain.
OMG that one is factory mint fresh.... insane condition just wow!! But the engine was ticking alot and sounded like it needed valve adjustment? What a video and what a car!! 10/10 Jonny👍
They tick like shit for a couple minutes after they’ve been sitting and then they smooth out. Mine didn’t start for about 5 years and was exactly the same.
On referring to the “Witches Tit” as being “Dry”…. The Witches Tit reference pertains to being extremely cold. The “Dry” reference would be “Dryer than Gandhi’s Flip Flop” . Great Show Lads.
Incorrect. the witches tit is for things that are loose. or worn. get under your car and ply around for worn suspension buses and you might proclaim this ball joints as loose as a witches tit.
I had the four door 323i ( straight six) version back in the late eighties. (My kids called it “Hyperthrust” when we booted it on a long straight). - Happy days!
That looks like an old 318is. So not an M car, and not a homologation special. The 318is was a regular 318i with the first M42 engine. This was a 16v version of the M40 with chain drive to the DOHC and it was nothing special, being used in the later E36 318is etc. The suspension is just regular E30 with slightly lower springs and stiffer dampers. No more than that, and nothing at all to do with the M3. 320i/325i brakes with rear discs. Standard diff and an ordinary 5 speed box. Standard steering rack. They were finished off with sports seats, a deeper front chin spoiler, a regular boot spoiler, dechroming, M Technic steering wheel etc. They were quite a nice car to give the E30 a final sales boost but they are in no way special even though owners like to think they are.
I agree with almost everything you say, it's not a homologation special! My 318is broke a rear spring and I thought it would be neat to put M3 springs on it, but when looking at RealOEM it turns out they have the same part numbers.
Great episode! I’ve got an E36 318is with probably the same engine? Been in the garage since I bought it a year ago. This has given me the kick to get it ready over winter for next year.
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It *is* a homologation special. Fancier suspension and a DOHC 16v engine was all done for Gp.N touring car racing.
@@FastAsFunk I had one of these, same front spoiler, same wheels, Mtech steering wheel just like this one. The seats were black with the chequered pattern.
No, it was not. This car was made as a Golf GTi rival and was the first M43 engined car. Few years later there was an E36 318is Class2 model which actualy was a homologation special. 2500 where build of these cars
There is no homologation special about the 318is. it just a competitor to mk2 gti, gsi and so on. 16v engine with 325 swaybars and the bigger 51mm frontdampers. Didn't even come with an lsd as standard + it used the smaller diff.
the e36 is class II (witch I even have owned) was one on the other hand. Came with the m3 GT bodykit on a sedan.
Economical car and well eqiped but fast, deffinelty not!
@@djpierre4613you mean M42, but otherwise agree, the E30 318iS was not for homologation, that indeed was the E36.
Comments are correct. The difference between the E30 and E36 318is was the M42 on the former, and M44 on the latter. Some differences on both engines included timing chain revisions etc. Supposedly the IS has less understeer than the 325i E30 because of the lower front end weight, so with the similar suspension setup as a 325i sport the IS's were slightly nicer cars to handle in the bends.
Please Jonny, don’t do “coming in this episode” hate that! Great video as usual!
This. Makes it feel like a cheap cable tv programme where you have no confidence the content is good enough to hold people’s attention. To be fair other Auto YT channels do it, but this felt especially unnecessary.
Sorry you didn't like it. We thought we'd try something new for a broader audience.
@@TheLateBrakeShow Fair enough. All TV does it these days. I guess I’m just old enough to remember a time before it was the done thing.
1:20 to skip the spoilers
@@TheLateBrakeShow oh dear ......the old 'broader audience' downward spiral - what next ?
Don’t fix what isn’t broken, Johnny. Your content is excellent and doesn’t need this kind of commercial looking suspense.
Love what you do Jonny, but not the spoiler at the beginning. You have just introduced completely spoils the whole anticipation of what the car is and how you progress!
Great to see these Heroes of the past, Legends of the future cars.
Please do more follow-ups of your finds.
i felt the same way i basically skipped to the end as i already knew what was going to happen from the intro
Completely agree. The beauty of these videos is having no idea which direction it’s going.
Please return to the original setup. The spoilers at the beginning and of the next vehicle simply made me want to switch of as it gave it all away.😢
Spot on.
Those spoilers came from the factory. You couldn't order this car without them.
No spoilers please, had to fast forward. Keep up the good work you SSG.
I have a 318is. Been in the family since it was 2 years old. 172000 miles and still going strong. Lovely car to drive !!
Please leave the coming up to the amateurs, your channel is so much better with the excitement of what’s to come.. 👍👍
Deal
Agreed!
@@TheLateBrakeShow top man JS!!
I'm shocked by the lack of rust on it, given that big leek in the shed
I didn't see any leeks. In fact, I didn't see any vegetables of any kind?
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Dunce.
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See what you did there 😉😁
Not a fan of the new intro it spoilt the video for me..
Apologies.
An intro spoilt the whole video 😂😂 wow
I liked it...
@@TheLateBrakeShowdon't apologise, good to try something different
Yes, it's a bit USA reality TV for me. Will we have a recap too? 'Last time on the Late Brake Show'. However, maybe most viewers like it and the metrics will show that. If that keeps Jonny and co in business then so be it.
Lovely car and great work as usual :Agree with the the 'in this episode' comments it's a bit spoilery. I like the mystery :)
Great video and beautiful car but also agree with the comments about the ‘coming-up’ section at the start. It was actually a compete ‘spoiler’ segment and took away all of the usual suspense.
Not sure about the new introduction as prefer the surprises as the episode progresses. Great episode on a great car, please keep these episodes coming along…hopefully keeping the surprises hidden until the appropriate moments. Thanks Jonny 👍👍
As you might say, this is a sweet sweet car. (no need for the spoiler bit at the beginning ta :-)
Thanks for your time and effort’s Jonny… I don’t pay a penny to watch your work, so I do what you want and I’ll still watch❤👌👍
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I was working at a BMW dealership as a motorcycle mechanic when these came out, bringing back loads of good memories. 😎.
What amazing timing to watch this episode. Fixing a mates E24 635csi and I was working my way back from the fuel rail to eventually the in tank pump. 40 years worth of rust and debris absolutely clogging up the gauze filter on the bottom, preventing the brand new pump I'd just fitted from picking it up. All cleaned out now.
I notice quite a few others airing their complaint about the 'coming up in this episode', so not to pile on, but... I was just thinking the same as the video started. Absolutely love the show, and especially the journey to discover and fix the issues, so I feel like I've already seen a summary of the episode, might as well not bother and just skip to the end to see if it starts.
I'm sure Johnny appreciates the feedback and takes it as intended anyway! It's all said with love for the show.
Many thanks for the feedback Paul. We tried something new and don't think it will be used again!
Can’t wait for the 106 Rallye episode, I had a white Series 1 (1.3 8v) in my youth and what an amazing car it was. It was a little bundle of fun and I just loved it.
I agree ... New beginning Edit should be 100% binned.
Fantastic video and editing otherwise, I love the Sport E30s.
Could have rolled out of the dealer a year ago looking at it. Beautiful condition. Very envious.
Agree with many of the comments.......don't like the "coming up in this episode" spoilers! Other then that it was great fun. Love hearing the family car history too.
Tony BMW should really have his Own chat Show.
Thanks again Mr Smith
Brown chairs incoming hopefully!
Best thing on TH-cam these barnfinds. Love this 318is - I had a E36 318is and great fun. Thank you Jonny.
I loved my E36 318is coupe. Sadly scrapped after I sold it.
This is great. Back in the very early 90's as a very young man, I had a 1983 E30 BMW 323i and shortly after, my late father decided to buy a 1990 E30 BMW 318i. Brings back some memories. 👍
One of the prettiest boxy cars ever produced. Loved to hear about the is characteristics. Sounds like my kind of classic. Light sweet sweet manuel
Possibly the most immaculate barn find I’ve seen. A well looked after car!
Thanks, Jonny, for highlighting my favorite model BMW. After ten years, I sold my (350K-mile) Brillantrot 318is in 2018. However, two years later acquired a Diamantschwarz example with cloth interior and a mere 200K miles. I brought it back to life and this time, I swear to never sell it.
As rare as this model is, enthusiasts can't seem to refrain from swapping larger, more powerful (S50, S52, S54, etc.) into the chassis. That's OK, but in my opinion, they're missing the point. The spirit of the early BMWs (1600-2, 2002, 2002tii) lives on in the 318is. And that's the car I loved first.
How lovely. My first beemer was an E30 318 coupe 1987. That engine sound brought back so many memories
Sweet, sweet motor; amazing what people have poked away, unused. The 'coming up' bit kinda spoiled what was coming, though. Keep up the good work though! 👏👏
One of my favourite episodes both because of the great car but also that it hs been cared for and can quickly join us back on the road.
After the opening scene I felt like I didn't need to watch this episode. Please don't do that again please. As for the car. Epic motor. I had one back in the late 90's. 150bhp but so very different to a 6 cylinder. This one has some decent mileage considering it's been off the road so long. Also looks like it's had plenty of paint done as it looks like 50 shades of grey. Still awesome tho. Shame about the tank. I seem to remember changing the tank on mine. Think the have a habit of rotting out.
So many have already beat me to it but I’ll say it anyways. No need for a “coming up in this video” Teaser Trailer Johnny. We as an audience are already invested and interested into clicking on this video and we don’t need a teaser showing us good bits before we’ve seen it. Sure, it doesn’t hurt to try it but we’d prefer it wasn’t done again. Yet another great video with a great car and great story behind it 👍👍
Always loved the E30. One of the last really good looking BMW’s, in my opinion.
100% I've an E46 M3 and I think that one was the last of them. When it's out for the summer it can stand up against any of the latest generations.
Had my e46 m3 for about 15 years and added an e30 325i in the past year, which I’ve listed after since being a kid. Also sold my newer Audi and went backwards for a e61 535d as my daily, hated the e60 when it came out but love it now as my do all daily. Very few new cars appeal to me anymore. I don’t want to be forced into buying a suv as manufacturers have decided that’s what we want, an old estate is roomy, perfect for kids and tools and towing for me, and has many features a new car wouldn’t have like hud and auto dipping lights. Great for £4K and I’m not buying into a ridiculous pcp! Long term the e30 will stay over the e46 m3 for me.
Hi all, thanks guys for another awesome episode. I just love the E30 era, never owned one though. Much Respect and Appreciation from South Africa...🙏🙏🙏
Johnny …. Dan from Australia here. I always await with great anticipation your latest barn finds … it’s fun to watch, it’s exciting to see what’s in the shed/barn/garage and the anticipation of what lurks underneath the covers/blankets/boxes …
But like an unwrapped Christmas present sitting under a Xmas tree … the latest BMW reveal, was… well … an anticlimax .. as it was revealed .. before the reveal..
Please Johnny … dont ruin Xmas 😢
OK ok, we promise not to ruin Xmas again. Thanks for watching Dan. 👍🏽🍺
Absolute legend ! I’ll make sure extra bickies and milk under the tree 👌
Brings back memories of Sunday afternoon drives with my dad as a kid, great video as always and similar to everyone else, “lose the spoilers”
I had a blue E30 318 touring..... drove it from Brighton to northern Norway and back.....loved it .
E30 318 touring was my first company car, loved it, then I got an E34 525ix now that I wished I kept, went all over Central and Eastern Europe with it. Any weather any road.
One of my all time favourite cars which I forgot about! Thanks for the reminder, I’ll be on cars and classic this weekend.
What a cool family relic. And thanks to Tony BMW who has now reached the level of sainthood in Jonny's books.
I have one of these 318is that I've been restoring for 10 YEARS! Loved the car when I first drove it, MOT expired and it's been laid up in my garage since, uneconomic repair, slowly working through all the rust. It's now almost completed a full nut and.bolt resto - should be OEM++ when it's done, morenof amjourney than I ever anticipated. Great to see another out there being revived and Great content Jonny!
Actually traded in a 320i for a 318is... sure I missed the straight six noise but the 318is was much more lively, nimble in it's feet and used less fuel. Diamant schwarz paint with black leather m-tech seats and steering wheel sitting on Koni suspension. Never new it was a homologation special 🤔.
I was working at the BMW dealership in Leeds when the 318is was launched - just SUCH a great car to drive...
A light front-end meant it turned in beautifully.
And not enough umph to get you in to trouble, but just enough to have an absolute riot blasting up through the gears...
WOW... what a find that one is 😎
I don't really like working on BMWs, but the E30 is just the quintessential BMW look. It just looks right.
coming in this episode bit gives the video a bit cheap cable show vibe. i know it maybe gives some people the itch to watch if they know what is coming up but to me it takes away the mystery. so i wouldnt make a regular thing to have it in the episode.
Interesting new intro. Not a big fan of the spoilers at the beginning. The best part is not knowing what you’re going to find!
Superb I had 2 of these cars e30 320 SE. Which was one of the slowest but a smooth harmonically balanced 6 cylinder 20 MPG thing of beauty. I do still miss driving those cars. I am away into a corner to cry for a wee bit now..
It speaks volumes that this guy chose a 318is over a 325i which wasn't a bad performing car at all
I've been watching your show for ages now and Finally You are doing my car. Bought my 1990 E30 318is in 2003 to dry store it. I drive it every few months and mot it annually. The E30 model was my first car in the early 80's and I had to get one for keeps. It's been a joy to own and drive in the sunny days.
Great episode JS! Ive wanted an E30 318is since what feels like the dawn of time. I owned the E36 equivalent which is also a genuine rarity and great, revvy thing with the similar engine in M44 guise.
I was browsing the E30 is when they were going for under £2.5k back in 2005 or so. A dad that didnt let me have one as a first car and who said "they'll still be cheap and available when you're a bit older son, but you cant have one as a first car" meant that I was too late when they started hitting silly money a few years back. Ended up settling on just the E30 318i Lux which comes with the same rear boot spoiler and 14" style 5's, but would love the real deal.
I recently offered a bloke £15k for his 318is at a car show and he turned it down because he wanted more for it! Crazy how these have exploded in value.
Yeah blame your Dad . You sound like very entitled and ungrateful.
That error of BMW, we would always check the fuel pump relay first when diagnosing an inop fuel pump. They were notorious for failing and I always kept a spare in my E30 M3.
Great episode, lived next to a guy in Huntingdon who had a E30 M3 left hand drive i think inbright red! Did not understand what a iconic car that was at the time. What a find and what a car. cheers
my dad has a early Capri with a factory v8 4 speed manual in hes garage ,it came fom South Africa ,he snapped an axle and when the tow truck backed it in the driveway he pushed it into the back of the garage in front of the table tennis and ol canoe ,its neen there since 1983
Are you in the UK? That sounds like a Perana. Email us, please
@@TheLateBrakeShow its definetly a Ford Capri ,im going to get my uncle to move it outside and ill take some photos ,no i live in Melbourne Victoria Australia ,would you still like for me to email you some photos still ,he drove it all the way from Fremantle with mum mid 1970s to Melbourne which is right across the other side of Australia ,its pretty old but cool
What an utterly gorgeous slice of car that is ❤
Lovely car, and very much forgotton as its bigger brother, the 325i was the one to have, always remember the cooling fan being noisey on these cars for some reason. Great video as always👍
Spent the whole episode wondering which Alvis' Ron & his family owned?!! Great episode.
I had one of these on a G plate in red. It’s the one car I regret selling. It was superb to drive. Would happily and predictably hang out its rear on a bend. I changed the steering wheel for the m tech 2 version. Excellent car.
There also was a 320is in some markets (Italy and Portugal). That is actually an M3 light!
Wasn't that to get around their crazy tax laws?
Love it. I have a E36 318is M42. Still need to get it going as it's been standing in dry storage for the last 4/5years.
Keep the content coming!
Sunday nights, boom. Absolutely fantastic.
Thank you 👍
A different car, but had a 318ti sport compact around 2000. Had terrible reviews but loved it.
I also had a ti, bought second hand with a supercharger kit installed. Always wanted to upgrade to the M sport spec but sold when the projects picked up. Wish I had held on to it.
Had a 318is back in 2009. Bloody awesome car, but sold it a year later as I'd just become a dad for the first time and my daughter took priority. Wish I still had it. Would love another!! Fantastic video Johnny :D
The first few minutes this week is more suited to man who likes American things, has a friend that works in a BP petrol station and uses a collective term for a single vehicle.
I love archeology, and cars. So this show is my favourite one! There are so many barn finds here in Canada, you should come over!!
Carchaeology.
I really enjoy your vids Jonny especially the barn finds but I'm afraid I am another one of seemingly many subscribers who cannot tolerate the "coming up" spoilers AT ALL. Please take on board this hopefully constructive criticism of a small part of an otherwise great video. If it ain't broke Jonny, DON'T FIX IT!
We appreciate the feedback. Thank you
One of the best episodes yet! What a lovely find.
Looking forward to the Peugeot Rallye!
Such a beautiful and timeless car !!! 😜👍🇦🇺
Beautiful car, and many thanks for sharing. The E30s were a very popular car during my first posting to Germany (86 - 91). I remember the Sgts' Mess running a monthly or quarterly raffle for DM50 a ticket (about £16) for a brand new 318. Several years later, I owned a 1990 320SE in Calypso Red. Possibly my favourite car... apart from the service lights 😂. Keep up the excellent work Jonny 👏🏼
In Portugal we had the 320is, known locally as the poor man's M3.
I think all these versions of E30s are related to the touring car homolagations in each country and exist all over the Europe, either as 18is or 20is.
They were called the baby M3 here in Wales.
In South Africa we have the bmw 325is !!!
the 320is actually had the s14, and were built for homologation. the 318is, although an amazing little car, had nothing to do with any racing programs that I am aware of. If it was, they wouldn't have used the M42.
@@bthull thanks for the input. I thought that this 318is was an homologation version as the 320is.
I have had many E30, man, this is in beautiful condition, I would love to own in this condition.
Thanks again, Jonny, for another beautiful car video.
Great vid, iconic car. The drivers door has been re sprayed.
Maybe they are planning to spray one panel per decade..
Stunning film mate, took me way back to my early twenties when i was lusting after one of these , but they were way out of my league. Now i'm running a modern fast BMW, but i'd do anything to go back in time to when life seemed better. Very evocative for me, thank you Sir.
Sorry, but I really hate the typical American intro, where it just spoils what's coming up! Hard to skip before seeing.
We decided to try something new
Sorry you didn't like the teaser.
I didn’t like teaser either
Nor me! Cheesy.
Good to try something new but not for me either Jonny.
Nor me man. I almost didn't watch the video because I'd felt I'd seen it all in the intro.
Loved the condition. Great colour combo. Great vid. Well done 👍
What a minter 😍 i was shocked shed dine so many miles
Love the e30’s!
I was in high school from ‘86-‘90 and drove several 318’s, 325’s and even M3’s. Don’t recall any 318is in the mix but I drove a 325is a few times.
All of them were great drivers!
A bit more research would be nice. It got slightly stiffer M-Tech suspension more similar to the M3, but those are 4-lug hubs whereas the M3 got 5 lugs, and it couldn't have the M3's track width without the arches. And as others have said, the M42 and s14 are not related. As far as being a "homologation special", I'm not quite sure, maybe others can fill in. Production was not limited to my knowledge, and the 318is was offered for multiple model years in other markets, alongside the 6-cylinder 325is. A limited-slip differential was optional on the 318is, which I'd think would be standard on a homologation special.
Had a 318, 4 lug was brutal. No aftermarket support for suspension. It was a unicorn and not in a good way. Slow as molasses. Go compare the brz to the e30m3 specs and laugh how much is similar. This has way less hp than the brz.
Another great find and bring back to life
The spoiler is not needed keep it in its wrappers until video starts 😊
Stunning!.....almost looks brand new!
At 153000 miles👍
@@per-hakansvahn8044 didnt say the engine was fine! just said it "looked" almost new
@@per-hakansvahn8044 didnt say the engine was brand new!....said "it" looked new
Had one of these exact cars Jonny, what a car it was and I wish I still had it today ! Lovely cars and superb engineering. Another great episode mate 👍🏽😎🙏🏽
Brilliant...! Gotta love an E30. Top episode thanks Jonny 😊
Those OEM splash guards are worth a pretty penny! Such a gem of a car, great episode...
There is no need for the ‘coming up’ introduction, we are going to watch anyway as long as you don’t do a spoiler!
With a replacement tank, fuel pump and sender this can be back on the road. That could well be all it needs for many thousands of miles to come. What a lovely car.
7:39 the engines are definetly NOT related! M42 has nothing to do with s14, which is a mix of m10 block and s38 head.
The M42B18 is related to S42B20 engine. Used in 320i E36 for supertouring.
WOW yet again another amazing find Johnny & for 125.000 Miles or was it more i can't remember??🤔 But even so how clean inside & out is this amazing find!! Keep them coming Johnny boy!!👌🏻👍🏻
I don’t think that garage bothered to change the fuel pump that’s decades of corrosion.
Had a South African '87 325i Shadowline in mid 90's student years.
Them E30's are a special breed. Even my 2014 F20 M135i could not stir emotions, as the E30.
There's just something about those old ladies, cannot explain.
Bliksem Maar dit Is MOOI!!
We had a 318IS and I miss it,, Mother did a turn on Amajuba's pass - KZN - and it did not survive.. Sorry to say...
I had a white one in the late 90's and loved it. Had the exact same blue interior too. I then moved on to a E30 M3 which i also loved
BFF is what Sundays are made for
OMG that one is factory mint fresh.... insane condition just wow!! But the engine was ticking alot and sounded like it needed valve adjustment? What a video and what a car!! 10/10 Jonny👍
They tick like shit for a couple minutes after they’ve been sitting and then they smooth out. Mine didn’t start for about 5 years and was exactly the same.
He mentioned a Scimitar without making the obligatory Princess Anne comment. Not a proper car pervert. :o)
PAHOOT!
No need to mention the intro 😁 but my first ‘decent’ car was a 1986 two door 316i, so this brings back some memories. Great content, as always 👍
Nice motor, maybe Retro Power could do an M3 repro...... Just saying ....
I owned a 318is e30 in black H937 KPL kept it for 9 yrs absolutely loved it
On referring to the “Witches Tit” as being “Dry”…. The Witches Tit reference pertains to being extremely cold. The “Dry” reference would be “Dryer than Gandhi’s Flip Flop” . Great Show Lads.
Incorrect. the witches tit is for things that are loose. or worn. get under your car and ply around for worn suspension buses and you might proclaim this ball joints as loose as a witches tit.
I had the four door 323i ( straight six) version back in the late eighties. (My kids called it “Hyperthrust” when we booted it on a long straight). - Happy days!
That looks like an old 318is. So not an M car, and not a homologation special.
The 318is was a regular 318i with the first M42 engine. This was a 16v version of the M40 with chain drive to the DOHC and it was nothing special, being used in the later E36 318is etc.
The suspension is just regular E30 with slightly lower springs and stiffer dampers. No more than that, and nothing at all to do with the M3. 320i/325i brakes with rear discs. Standard diff and an ordinary 5 speed box. Standard steering rack.
They were finished off with sports seats, a deeper front chin spoiler, a regular boot spoiler, dechroming, M Technic steering wheel etc.
They were quite a nice car to give the E30 a final sales boost but they are in no way special even though owners like to think they are.
I agree with almost everything you say, it's not a homologation special! My 318is broke a rear spring and I thought it would be neat to put M3 springs on it, but when looking at RealOEM it turns out they have the same part numbers.
Great episode! I’ve got an E36 318is with probably the same engine? Been in the garage since I bought it a year ago. This has given me the kick to get it ready over winter for next year.