MY £5000 BMW E30 WAS A HUGE FINANCIAL MISTAKE!

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MY £5000 BMW E30 WAS A HUGE FINANCIAL MISTAKE!

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@AutoalexCars 9 ай бұрын

Check out Febi's MASSIVE parts list here: www.febi.com/en/ Follow Febi on Instagram: instagram.com/febi.bilstein/

@camerondoe5913 9 ай бұрын

Fair play lads Cranking out some epic content

@pearman2477 9 ай бұрын

Can do a video on the track bike/bikes

@SgtRock4445 9 ай бұрын

Isn't febi a bit meh?

@Gameovermam 9 ай бұрын

@@SgtRock4445nope febi tend to be oem parts with the brand name ground out of the part

@carcontrolcommitment 9 ай бұрын

So let me get this right. You’ve got it had a loan car deal from BMW GB, you are working on a BMW and you are not using OEM parts. I suspect had you asked them BMW would have helped with the supply of genuine parts. They did for the wheeler dealers 635 back in the day!

@postmandnb 9 ай бұрын

We need more of Josh explaining how to do things properly, the younger generation could learn good car maintenance. Could be easy 2nd channel content.

@jooshy 9 ай бұрын

We’re on it!

@bobcockwood 9 ай бұрын

@@jooshy Looking forward to it, already had me captivated there for the short amount it lasted

@SatchDoesThings 9 ай бұрын

@@jooshy agree with postman, would be great, even for the; all the gear no idea's, like me 🤣

@Whocares-990 9 ай бұрын

@@jooshyI'm disappointed Josh where have your pink boot laces gone

@anthonydavies5312 9 ай бұрын

It needs scrapping 😂

@mgcharoudin 9 ай бұрын

Because it's not a Miata.

@HowDoIPlayAgain 9 ай бұрын

yes.

@mototommy5525 9 ай бұрын

Would be even worse if was miata 😂

@SteezusONsmokE 9 ай бұрын

Yeah who'd want a rocketeer mx5 😅

@tomasdevine7756 9 ай бұрын

Talk about the worst name ever given to a car can't stand it.

@BenDeSwert666 9 ай бұрын

Proper German rustineering, though 😂 I've got a mk2 golf, I can relate to that.. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@crazystu23 9 ай бұрын

Love how passionate Taylor is with his cars

@petemarks7007 9 ай бұрын

Just a shame he has no clue about any other car than a bloody BMW😂

@AH.135 9 ай бұрын

@@petemarks7007 false

@DanieleCapellini 9 ай бұрын

@@petemarks7007You forgot about Mini Coopers

@jscxnt 9 ай бұрын

@DanieleCapellini that is also a BMW lol 😂

@petemarks7007 9 ай бұрын

Thank you @joestephens333 I used to love AutoAlex, but it seems to have turned into the Taylor f@#ks up another car show..you never know if he just bought a car and made it road legal, instead of throwing money at it and ending up with a car that would last a lot longer even maybe doing 2 laps of the Nurburgring..and not in another BMW, has it not been established that they are f@#%ing unreliable

@boxingfan2281 9 ай бұрын

These guys seem so down-to-earth and really genuine. They deserve way more subscribes on the channel and without a doubt are sleeping giants of youtube.

@baino 9 ай бұрын

Josh is class, great with the team chemistry

@simonhodgetts6530 9 ай бұрын

Yes, we like Josh - good guy!

@N-youodd 9 ай бұрын

Agreed.. more of him less of Rory

@TygonBC 9 ай бұрын

@@N-youodd you do know that Rory runs most of the finance and admin side of the channel, and does most of the camera work? He's a good dude and not in front of the camera anywhere near as much as Alex and Taylor. Cut him some slack, jeez.

@N-youodd 9 ай бұрын

@TygonBC I'm sure he's incredible behind the scenes. In my opinion, I find he disrupts the great chemistry the others have.

@bobrockmann7521 9 ай бұрын

@@N-youoddNo, he doesn't. Rory is essential to everything that makes this channel so good.

@yorkshirecarrestoration 9 ай бұрын

It doesn't look too bad , 1st vid on our ramp will reveal all :)

@AutoalexCars 9 ай бұрын

I wouldn't even trust jacking it up at this point 😅😅😅

@benshannon3121 9 ай бұрын

Yesssss, give it to Ryan and Steve!!!

@marco7563 7 ай бұрын

Could you do my car aswell free of charge?

@markwright3161 7 ай бұрын

@@marco7563 They'll be out of business after that E30 gets there, either that or the MX-5 will suddenly cost Alex £100'000 to fix :)

@clarence2174 9 ай бұрын

Glad the first thing Josh did was remove the bonnet off the beamer. Them front hinged bonnets are a bastard when working in the engine bay

@geoffreycarter3981 9 ай бұрын

I’m pretty sure there is a service position? Looking at the hinges… like the Volvo 740

@jooshy 9 ай бұрын

I’ve worked on many an E30 and for the 10 mins of effort it’s worth it!

@jooshy 9 ай бұрын

@@geoffreycarter3981nope it’s very annoying!

@nathanielhoy96 9 ай бұрын

Alex missed an opportunity to go all Jack Sparrow and say "STOP BLOWIN' 'OLES IN MA SHIP!!" XD EDIT: Taylor saying "Alex the ketchup is on fire" was hilarious but equally not surprising for an AutoAlex video hahaha

@calum3132 9 ай бұрын

I love the explanations Taylor gives as he works on the cars. Educational input like that means we can get smarter whilst still laughing 🤓

@infinitemiles4662 9 ай бұрын

Honestly, this is the best channel on YT. This and the podcast are just excellent. Proper good entertainment, keep it up lads.

@rossbright1123 9 ай бұрын

Will have definitely had a cone filter on it during its drift car days then been returned to standard using its old airbox filter etc!

@Dr.Destroyer 9 ай бұрын

Josh is a good addition to the team ❤ love you guys ❤️ thank you for putting smiles on our faces ❤️

@davidjohnrees 9 ай бұрын

Fair play, some first class quotes in this episode: "You're never late in a V8." "You turned up in a straight 6." And: "Your ketchup's on fire."

@rollingtroll 9 ай бұрын

Josh is the voice of reason, also in the podcast. He can stay. This audience member approves of the new one.

@wixeekzeusempitern8167 9 ай бұрын

Taylor has such good taste in cars and mods what a lad

@curbyourshi1056 9 ай бұрын

His delivery is 1 in a million too. What a find for AutoAlex, the lucky f***er.

@cementeater906 9 ай бұрын

I would NEVER use 3k wheels... Taylor is a brave man!

@AH.135 9 ай бұрын

Keep them up a loft?

@philipegoulet448 9 ай бұрын

Isn't 3k on the low end for a set of original bbs wheels? Or is it 3k each?

@AH.135 9 ай бұрын

Depends what they are...and condition

@AH.135 9 ай бұрын

There are many

@SSkyreS 9 ай бұрын

I daily mine during the summer. No point in owning them if you don’t use em.

@djsolus7505 9 ай бұрын

life’s been tough recently, but if there’s one thing that I can count on to bring me a laugh and abit of joy back into my day…it’s this channel. Thank you guys for all your hard work! May the laughs continue and wish you all the best😎

@stealthpasty240 9 ай бұрын

This is in my top 5 AutoAlex videos. The banter is 100% on point! Literally felt like I was there in the garage. Just brilliant!

@bazzaclarky7445 9 ай бұрын

Josh is a god addition to the team, but Taylor had me creased up today. Just a naturally funny Fella! Alex would piss me off in the workshop, always on the wind up! 😂

@chrissdavey 9 ай бұрын

That compression test was hilarious!

@alexworz4135 9 ай бұрын

I enjoy these episodes so much more than the ring trips 😂😂😂

@projectcarz 9 ай бұрын

Such an enjoyable episode! I’m so glad you took the leap to create AutoAlex, the content and banter is spot on. Side note, when would your Phil Shedfest t-shirt be available? Keep up the epic work mate

@2dcutout 9 ай бұрын

When the engine dies... put an M52 2.8 in there. With an M50 inlet manifold, they're such a gem of an engine! Smooth and grunty.

@JellyLancelot 9 ай бұрын

These videos just get better and better, best content of the week. Lost it at 23:40, the chemistry truly is peak top gear chaos and I’m here for it

@jefez75 9 ай бұрын

i might be in the minority by saying this, but honestly i dig Josh's more-than-usual appearance here

@2008tourer 9 ай бұрын

Same here!

@lloyd9819 9 ай бұрын

"Just over here, minding my own beeswax, fixing his sh*t and I'm getting my arse pummelled!" I'm dying 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@sherzz 9 ай бұрын

"Alex, the ketchup's on fire". That got a proper LOL out of me!

@invisiblekid99 9 ай бұрын

An absolute gem of a channel. Deserves 5M subs, not 500K. I hate using the term New Top Gear, it's not quite the right fit, but as far as chemistry and presenting go, your guys are equals imho. Perfect friendship and effortlessly presented.

@Patriiiiick 9 ай бұрын

Ooh, the touring(obviously not Alex's) is looking tasty. Lovely wheels too.

@SamWHD 9 ай бұрын

Alex please don’t promote Yorkshire Car Restorations. I’ve seen a few other comments here saying the same, but they’ve screwed me and dozens of other people over. Steve had my car for A YEAR for restorations, sent it for an MOT and it failed on rust he was meant to repair. He then *allegedly* caused £1400 worth of damage when he welded through my wiring loom, which was rectified when I took it elsewhere having had enough of a year’s worth of deception. I’ve got hundreds of messages with Steve detailing all the failings.

@danielroach2633 9 ай бұрын

These guys are really down to earth. Also, These guys: "Alex, the ketchup's on fire"

@zachmedley95 9 ай бұрын

Loving the channel and the Podcast. You three make a great team and great content! 🍻

@dwaynne_way 9 ай бұрын

I love the look of the E30 BMW Touring, for me I have always wanted a Subaru Impreza Wagon as a project car. To be honest both of these would be great projects I love them both.

@renegadetimelord9065 9 ай бұрын

More videos like this! Vlog of the banter in the garage is pure quality!

@thephenomenalone9454 9 ай бұрын

Josh needs to be on the channel more often

@AllBoardCreatives 9 ай бұрын

Love the content on this car, keep it going! The Valve tick can be remedied with some good ol' fashioned valve adjustment! They don't have hydro-lifters yet... get a feeler gauge in there and adjust them to .25mm all around :)

@martinlagrange8821 9 ай бұрын

Warm fuzzies seeing the 164 QV still being used and will be able to be enjoyed again...

@andrewwhite1305 9 ай бұрын

I just think it's smart to design a car where the hood/bonnet hinges are in the front, that way, it won't ever unlatch and fly up and smash the windshield, thusly causing you to soil yourself...

@rienkhoek4169 9 ай бұрын

As the owner of a red 325i touring, this is lovely and utterly recognizeble. Now also remove the sil covers and check under the battery 😅

@curbyourshi1056 9 ай бұрын

Love the passion with which Taylor tests the structural bodywork of cars. Each gratuitous stab a glory hole for the lad. Taylor and Alex bounce off each other so well it's unreal, absolutely ace to watch. 👍👍👍

@Emil_Bucholc 9 ай бұрын

One of the better ones in a while! I was giggling like a little schoolgirl watching it! Keep it going Alex you doing great job! I remember the phrase “dog’s not new the car is new” 👍🏻

@R03333 9 ай бұрын

I'm so glad Alex found Taylor, their love is so pure with the garage ass pummeling

@Old_Man_Pete 9 ай бұрын

Alex quitting CT and starting this channel was the best move ever, the banter you guys have is out of this world 👍

@Project40Cars 9 ай бұрын

E30s & chronic rust a match made in heaven 😂 It was nice having a some technical content featured as well. Great episode!

@Yoshimitsu863 9 ай бұрын

Febi Bilstein is one of the best Car Part Producer in the World and one of the highest quality producers of car parts from Germany, of course everything made in Germany! (also applies to their affordable brand Blue Print) I'm glad that you are now partners!

@on3orafter 9 ай бұрын

Just brought some Febi struts for my audi after Alex reminded me struggling with his boot 👍

@kwlsk8a4life 9 ай бұрын

It's good to see Yorkshire Car Restoration getting some love! I live not too far from them and I took an MX5 NB and they are absolute masters at what they do. I hope you can give them more exposure as their KZfaq channel has been growing pretty quickly, and it is every bit deserved! If you pop down there you'll see some of the awesome stuff they're working on and just what high quality magic they can do with some of the cars that go in to them!

@kells77 9 ай бұрын

They ignore their messages Well they read them but bony bother to reply to genuine work I have a golf GTI that I need sone underbody work doing noting major literally only a few bits Messaged their fb page they read it and didn’t even give a reply I live close to them too so wanted to suport local businesses

@graylees-rm1vx 9 ай бұрын

Guys ur awesome for the last twelve months i have one major goal and wish which is to b lucky enough not to have to wake up each day honestly I've never wanted something more but as much as i hate having to wake up each day watching ur content really does cheer me up as muh as i hate breathing which is my top wish if ur ever in the Midlands would love to meet u all appreciate ur video's guys.

@paulbirnie1327 9 ай бұрын

You can manually adjust the valve clearance on an M20 engine to get rid of the ticking

@davijuli50 9 ай бұрын

Alex, your channel has came from so far but it now my favorite channel of KZfaq. Me, my dad and brother always watch your videos together. It gets us more together and we love your videos!!!! Keep it up mate 👌

@jonhole5440 9 ай бұрын

How anyone in that workshop gets any ACTUAL work done is beyond me. Complete and utter chaos, I love it. Keep up the good work folks

@mrpurple2306 9 ай бұрын

Thank you editor, I love the noise XD

@ARL-LOGISTICS 9 ай бұрын

Alex and Taylor together is the best thing to date!!

@stokky666 9 ай бұрын

Shoutout to Febi Bilstein, have used alot of their parts since i started working on cars 12-13 years ago, never had any quality issues or any other issues to speak of!

@FatHead1979 9 ай бұрын

Nearly bloody choked on a mouthful of a nice red (wine) @ 21:20 i.e. Alex taking a crowbar to the sills! Wonderfully entertaining (as usual), keep up the good work 💪

@Avoshq 9 ай бұрын

Alex was so shocked with his air filter that he turned into Matt from P1

@olicox2344 9 ай бұрын

After all that there was still insufficient screen fluid and nearside front headlamp not working on dipped beam. I guess it didn't matter given the rust 😂.

@missg300 9 ай бұрын

"the ketchup's on fire" now there's a sentence i never thought I'd hear 😂😂😂😂 these vids r honestly comedy gold 👌

@amazulu3401 9 ай бұрын

Spot on again lads. Nothing more entertaining than a load of British mates dicking around with cars. Comedy gold.

@SuperJaxzz 9 ай бұрын

That’s m20 and the valve ticking is because it needs valve adjustment. Basic m20 maintenance in every 15-20k miles. And probably that silver in oil is from rods bearings (still easy fix when crankshaft and rods haven’t got damaged. Been there, done that, but i had to do full rebulid because i had to drive with rod knock 200 miles to home. I also have 5 e34 525i with m20b25. And finding a good condition m20b25 885 cilinderhead is not an easy task on those days.

@stevenhanley4067 9 ай бұрын

Sending it to the rite boys over at Yorkshire car restorations, been watching their channel for a good while now and their work is impeccable. Any viewer of auto Alex should definaly check these boys out.

@Goodstegosaurus 6 ай бұрын

26:05 "You're never late in a V8" "You turned up in a Straight 6" really caught me off guard

@VS666 9 ай бұрын

Goddamn I love the shenanigans on this channel fucking kills me 😂😂😂😂

@OddGamerCA 9 ай бұрын

Today I learned you don’t need a fire extinguisher as long as you have a bottle of ketchup

@danisantabarbara5931 9 ай бұрын

What an adventure, no way that E30 passes an MOT in a bit. Glad you’re having fun, great video. Please get that touring back on the road, the world needs more cars like that.

@gixxernavigator 9 ай бұрын

I love how chilled Taylor is in these episodes. Taylor is very much like a father in this, let me set the scene and explain. Taylor arrives to the garage on a sunny Sunday morning while the family are still asleep. It's been a 90 hour week at graft and he finally has a minute to himself. Birds tweet, hot tea in hand he opens the garage door to be greeted by the headlights of his BMW. He quietly opens the bonnet, examines, fettles and tinkers enjoying the nirvana of tinkering in solitude which so rarely he finds himself in. Enter Alex: "Hi Dad!!!! What's this do?! *Coolant all over the floor* here's your 10mm!! *Tool box hits the deck*. Taylor: FML.....

@marklawrence2417 9 ай бұрын

My 2001 E46 Cab was called Brian :-) He was metallic blue too. Looking at the MOT history is now dead due to rust... RIP

@MarcusW87 9 ай бұрын

I had to laugh so hard when Alex spat on the oil filter. 😂 Never change guys!

@5pz3r0 9 ай бұрын

Loved doing the water pump and timing kit on these, really easy just took about a week waiting for parts as mine was the early M20 engine that uses different ancillaries

@jackdale4482 9 ай бұрын

Awesome video, make sure to flip the lift struts the other way up so that it doesn’t “bounce” when the tailgate opens!

@paulb4uk 9 ай бұрын

taylors car is looking so much better already and alex,s car is now starting to get there great haul of new parts ,febi are great quality parts .

@homeslice99 9 ай бұрын

"there is a lot of pushin for the cushin" - alex 2023

@Ammageddon89 9 ай бұрын

About the Air Filter - it doesn´t have to be used since 2001. My father has a filter from 1997 and we KNOW that it got replaced by a Volvo Dealer / Workshop when the headgasket was renewed 2010-ish. Sometimes it´s just NOS. But yeah, both Alex and my fathers filter needs replacing - badly.

@pn8902 9 ай бұрын

I got so excited when Alex said Yorkshire restorations is going to be doing it, cant wait to see the videos if you guys haven't checked out their videos you should, I personally feel its important to know how this kind of essential work is done, so you can appreciate the price and effort that this work costs

@ScottM5 9 ай бұрын

Took my MX5 to them for a first restoration a year ago. After 6 months, rust was appearing all over. They made a crap job of it. They admitted mistakes and they said they would book it in to fix it but kept fobbing me off. Sold the car in the end as I was so disheartened with it.

@SamWHD 9 ай бұрын

@@ScottM5 sent mine to them in May 2022, didn’t get it back until June 2023. Steve sent my car for an MOT after I’d already spent £2k with him and it failed on RUST, as well a dozen other things that he should’ve done before sending it. Then one day he said it wouldn’t start. He kept telling me it’d be done ‘next week’ until I’d had enough and took it elsewhere. Steve, according to the actually competent garage I took it to, had WELDED THROUGH THE WIRING LOOM and I forked out £1400 to fix the damage he did, that he denies. He also damaged the car whilst moving units, said he’d fix it, didn’t. I’m so disappointed Alex is collaborating with them, he’s only gonna send more victims their way. If you don’t believe me look at the cars in the background of their videos now, and the ones a year ago. They’re the same!

@theinnocentbuda 9 ай бұрын

I love the silliness you guys have to each other. you bring me a smile and a laugh every video you make. Keep up the good work. Thankyou :)

@jonathanrussell2762 9 ай бұрын

Really enjoying seeing you working on the cars, nice to see some more detailed mechanical work.

@jerryrowdon 9 ай бұрын

This video has got 'Boys doing boy stuff' written all over it. It reminds me of my days working in the garage doing a 1.6 to 2liter swap on an e30. Great content! Taylor is hilarious and Josh is great at explaining everything. Keep this stuff up!

@Gunmetal.R33 9 ай бұрын

Taylor attacking the e30 with the screw driver while Alex is on the phone was quite possibly the funniest thing I've watched on KZfaq 😂 that grin says it all 😂😂

@beegtea 9 ай бұрын

Didn’t know ketchup is a fire extinguisher replacement

@ethangee96 9 ай бұрын

That compression test was hilarious, Alex's car was definitely higher due to the cylinders having oil in them, most likely caused by bluetooth rings and valve stem seals Also things I never thought i'd hear on youtube whilst watching car stuff - 'Alex the ketchup's on fire' Absolute gold, Taylor is the best!

@your-mom_was_here 9 ай бұрын

2:29 OMG the first british guy who pronaunced Bilstein properly

@jooshy 9 ай бұрын

Alex is German/british

@simonhodgetts6530 9 ай бұрын

Alex and Taylor play scrapping never fails to raise a guffaw!

@Lesdys112 9 ай бұрын

I reckon the air filter was shoved in a box when it was turned into a track car and then put back to standard. Great works Lads keep the entertainment coming

@worstofficerdennis 9 ай бұрын

I was going to say check if the cylinder head bolts have been replaced, because the original ones are a bit snappy-offy, but it looks like a lot of things might snap at any moment. Could be relevant for Taylor though.

@flyme195 9 ай бұрын

Aw Taylor, Brian is BEAUTIFUL! The second car I ever owned was a 1989 E30 320i 3 door in exactly the same colour of blue. Amazing car even though it had no abs, power steering etc 😂 loving this series

@kristiandespov3791 9 ай бұрын

One of the best videos on the channel ! Super fun and educational . Love to see more videos over 30min !

@SamJZebedee 9 ай бұрын

Great video! I thought that when doing compression tests it will be higher when all other spark plugs are in as it is forced out the single plug space. I also thought it was all about them being consistent across the cylinders.

@OllyBaldwin1978 9 ай бұрын

I've just come over from Alex's channel. Really enjoyed this!! Fair play to you guys. I've just subscribed 👍😊

@breame7 9 ай бұрын

Love watching you guys , always watched car throttle but now with you Taylor and Rory what a good channel now! Such a laugh keep up the good work guys 👍

@alesa457 9 ай бұрын

We need more of Josh in our lives. He is as entertaining as the other two nimb-wits that don't show us how to properly do things.

@jm_hav 9 ай бұрын

This video is chaos and I fucking love it hahaha

@MarcosCodas 9 ай бұрын

That is exactly why I haven't purchased a very tempting E30 325is. The guy is selling it here in Paraguay for the equivalent of 4000 pounds and he's got nearly twice that into it. Parts are super hard to come by here, and really expensive. Few people know how to work on them and they're rusting out. I'd LOVE to own one but I know it'll just become a black hole for money. If you're not a content creator with a following big enough to get stuff for free, you'll go bankrupt, never get it working properly and never see your money again.