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GENERAL => Off-topic discussion => Topic started by: Jorgeconrico on July 11, 2009, 08:10:09 PM

Title: Destroyed e30 on MythBusters
Post by: Jorgeconrico on July 11, 2009, 08:10:09 PM: During the demolition derby episode they dropped a perfectly good e30 from a crane and destroyed it. I love the show but needless to say i was pissed when they dropped it. Made me kinda sad......:( Wouldnt have been the case if the weight ratio wasnt 50/50. The car needed to land flat......oh well
Title: jamie and adam are NCI's
Post by: 2761377 on July 12, 2009, 10:29:12 AM: yeah, those guys are real non caring individuals when it comes to cars. you saw the corvette episode, right? then they had a clean, donated late 60's toyota two door they brutalized several ways.

at least they respect their M1 rifle.

robert w.
Title: As Well As...
Post by: keflaman on July 12, 2009, 01:07:32 PM: The Fiat X-19. I'll bet there were a few of those enthusiasts cringing and crying in their oil puddles.
Title: Destroyed e30 on MythBusters
Post by: tjts1 on July 12, 2009, 07:53:54 PM: Cry me a river. I see a half a dozen totally intact E30s headed for the crusher every time I visit the JY. I would gladly donate my E30 would for such an epic death on TV. I especially enjoyed the 540i dropped from 4000 feet.

E30s are dime a dozen.
Title: Destroyed e30 on MythBusters
Post by: Jorgeconrico on July 12, 2009, 08:47:14 PM: I wish i had a junkyard with abundant e30s for picking at. Guess you guys in cali see a lot more than we do.
Title: Destroyed e30 on MythBusters
Post by: tjts1 on July 12, 2009, 11:05:47 PM: I thnk it's the lack of rust. I see a lot of nice cars in the JY. Most cars end up in the JY when they fail smog in California.
Title: Destroyed e30 on MythBusters
Post by: Matt-B on July 14, 2009, 12:05:12 PM: destroyed car was an 88, i saw it then saw metal bumper and said "ah here we go" :)
Title: Destroyed e30 on MythBusters
Post by: Timmah on July 31, 2009, 10:45:02 PM: If they are junked for failing smog they should ship 'em East. We have a market for them and willingness to fix them up :)
Title: Destroyed e30 on MythBusters
Post by: nomad on July 31, 2009, 11:11:10 PM: Quote from: tjts1;75189
I thnk it's the lack of rust. I see a lot of nice cars in the JY. Most cars end up in the JY when they fail smog in California.

Truth

I just saw an E30 with 3.5L swap in the JY.
Probably got pulled over or smogged etc.
Title: Destroyed e30 on MythBusters
Post by: DesktopDave on August 02, 2009, 08:53:02 AM: I wonder how much freight would be from CA? I'll bet it'd be cheaper if three or four shipped at once. For something like an e30 it wouldn't be worth it.

20 years ago I'd have driven them home myself.
Title: Destroyed e30 on MythBusters
Post by: Ramblin MAn on August 31, 2009, 01:17:18 PM: I saw the Fiat X19 episode. I just shook my head. That car was a classic that should not have been destroyed. I'll be the first to say that there are plenty of them that should, but that one was in too nice shape.

But I guess the value of all the rest go up every time one gets destroyed. My best friend had one. I rememebr helping him work on it. I was holding the left rear corner off the ground while he moved the jack and started to lose my grip.(we were young and stupid) "IT'S SLIPPING!!! GET OUT!!!" he rolls out and I dropped it and nothing happened. It just sat there on three wheels like it was designed to do that. You would think with all the weight back there it would have dropped.

But anyway, Here in the damp mid west, there are plenty crush ready cars. come and get these and when you do bring some of those rust free cars to replace them with.
Title: Destroyed e30 on MythBusters
Post by: wrcarter on September 02, 2009, 05:13:21 AM: They should send them over to Ireland. All our e30s rot away :(