When Can Eyilik from Istanbul was six years old, he fell in love with the BMW brand. Not when his dad was driving a 315i E21 . On his seventh birthday, Can received a poster of an M3 E30 from his father and he immediately fell in love with it. But you don't buy such a car as soon as you get your driver's license, Can drove his mother's 318iS and later his E46 , Z4 and E90 cars. But he was still looking for his M3 E30 , of which only 25 were imported to Turkey. Can discovered his M3 only in 2007, moreover, in red Henna , which cars were painted only in the first half of 1987. The previous owner was also an authorized BMW dealer and so the car was in perfect condition. Nevertheless, after some time, Can proceeded to a complete renovation of the engine and other parts, which he replaced with others. He used mostly original parts, but used Bilstein shocks and H&R springs. Then he also used a number of later developed parts from the BMW M department. The front spoiler comes from the EVO 2 version and the rear spoiler from the Sport Evo version for a change. Inside the car there are Recaro seats and an Alcantara steering wheel.
When the car was up to his expectations, Can could go to the famous Nürburgring . Nicely on the axis, which sometimes surprised other people due to the age of the car. Today, however, Can goes to Germany regularly, because the experiences of the trip are already worth it. Journeys on German autobahns, French roads on the Riviera and stops in Cannes , Monaco or Paris , all made his journeys wonderful experiences. And driving the M3 E30 is pure joy. Can still has an M Coupé from 1999 and an M3 CSL from 2004 at home, but the connection with the mechanical car is simply different. Steering feedback resembles telepathy and every movement of the car is easily controllable. And in addition, you feel how the car tries to help you through each turn. And the immediate reactions of the transmission and the balance of the car make the whole driving even easier. And when Can isn't on the most famous circuit, he goes early in the morning to the old streets of Istanbul , because the whole city is then one big playground. And the thundering engine of the S14 in the deserted silence gives others goosebumps. There will always be newer cars from the M division , but all those innovations and improvements don't matter. The E30 M3 will forever remain the best BMW in the M division in Cano's eyes.
Source: Petrolicious
