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323's?
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:47 pm
by jasonbold
is it me or is there not many about? dont see many topics about them, or many for sale anywhere. or haven't i been looking in the right places?
Re: 323's?
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:52 pm
by nicey
They are about, not as many as there used to be as many rusted, crashed or got broken. After the 325i came out the 323i fell out of favour, the e21 is sought after as a 323i as it's the top model.
A red 323i chromie was on sale here a few weeks ago took a while to sell even though it was cheap and a really good car.
Re: 323's?
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:56 pm
by 500
Re: 323's?
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:02 pm
by pacerpete
Aisle 18 at tescos, 3rd shelf............
Re: 323's?
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:03 pm
by sweep
Re: 323's?
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:05 pm
by jasonbold
pacerpete wrote:Aisle 18 at tescos, 3rd shelf............
iirc, thats the booze aisle!
Re: 323's?
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:07 pm
by pacerpete
jasonbold wrote:pacerpete wrote:Aisle 18 at tescos, 3rd shelf............
iirc, thats the booze aisle!
They used to make stella cans out of 323s but they all leaked !
toasters only now
Re: 323's?
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:09 pm
by DanThe
pacerpete wrote:jasonbold wrote:pacerpete wrote:Aisle 18 at tescos, 3rd shelf............
iirc, thats the booze aisle!
They used to make stella cans out of 323s but they all leaked !
toasters only now
This is why I buy bottles, too risky...
Re: 323's?
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:16 pm
by pacerpete
DanThe wrote:pacerpete wrote:jasonbold wrote:
iirc, thats the booze aisle!
They used to make stella cans out of 323s but they all leaked !
toasters only now
This is why I buy bottles, too risky...
Your safe now Dan. I think they have stopped using 323s for cans, people kept complaining of the smell of damp carpets and rust particles in the stella !
Re: 323's?
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:24 pm
by Felix79
I guess the production number of the 323i was very low due to BMW making the 325i fairly early on as an replacement.
I remember during one Portsmouth meet I think Si13 was telling a few of us some of the stories about the press launch 323i's. They were not a very popular car with the press for the time.
Re: 323's?
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:32 pm
by Simon13
the originals were 139bhp, less than the e21 and heavier and slower...............
BMW acted quickly and spruced them upto 150bhp a different cam and a few bits
Re: 323's?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 2:29 am
by poolnoodle
Got a mint one sitting in the garage.
No rust, no leaks, no wet carpet
No 150 bhp, no 140 bhp - as it is all original probably not even 130 bhp now
There are lots or 323s in Australia as the tax, import duties and exchange rates made the later E30s too expensive. Plenty were imported between '83-'86.
Check eBay Australia some time and you'll see what I mean. Sadly, lots of low spec povo 4 pots too
