did bmw make a genuine 4 door sport

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Nope just a 4 door tech 2 kit on it !
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Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:36 pm

Are ppl 100% sure about this, what about their home market Germany?
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As far as i know, the 325i sports were for britain only and they only came in 2 door here so i cant see there being a 4 door sport from germany...............Anyway its rhd so not from Germany.
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Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:51 pm

well mine is a 4 door and its a sport but has been converted to an alpina when it was new,that isnt a sport interior in that car is it ?
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c2pete wrote:well mine is a 4 door and its a sport but has been converted to an alpina when it was new,that isnt a sport interior in that car is it ?
How can your car be a sport when BMW didnt build a 4 door one :?
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well mine is a 4 door and its a sport but has been converted to an alpina when it was new,that isnt a sport interior in that car is it ?

There is no such thing as a 4 door sport. :roll:

You could order a 4door and have all the sport options (other than the rear door delete option ! :D ) added, but it would only be a high specced 4 door it would never be a genuine sport.
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c2pete wrote:well mine is a 4 door and its a sport but has been converted to an alpina when it was new,that isnt a sport interior in that car is it ?
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there's no sport part about your car mate just C2 Alpina.

sports in various trims and specs were only sold in 2 doors in the UK,SA,Australia and the US as far as i'm aware. Germany just specced theirs up

US and SA cars were called the 325iS. US car had some wierd bodykit
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Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:08 pm

this guy on ebay has sport on the log book! how shame we cant see the no of doors allso! my guess is that a sport reshelled into 4dr? :eek:
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well thats me told then :eek: ,how can you get mtec kits for a 4 door if they didnt make them then ?so you could get a 4 door with every sport option but it wouldnt be a sport ? just a bunch of 2 door snobs if you ask me :D :D :D
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sports only came in two doors. . . so if someone is trying to tell you they have a 4 door sport...... hes a @ucking liar!
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c2pete wrote:well thats me told then :eek: ,how can you get mtec kits for a 4 door if they didnt make them then ?so you could get a 4 door with every sport option but it wouldnt be a sport ? just a bunch of 2 door snobs if you ask me :D :D :D
2 doors rule :rock:
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e36boy wrote:
c2pete wrote:well thats me told then :eek: ,how can you get mtec kits for a 4 door if they didnt make them then ?so you could get a 4 door with every sport option but it wouldnt be a sport ? just a bunch of 2 door snobs if you ask me :D :D :D
2 doors rule :rock:
with kids 4 doors rule :D :D :D
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c2pete wrote:
e36boy wrote:
c2pete wrote:well thats me told then :eek: ,how can you get mtec kits for a 4 door if they didnt make them then ?so you could get a 4 door with every sport option but it wouldnt be a sport ? just a bunch of 2 door snobs if you ask me :D :D :D
2 doors rule :rock:
with kids 4 doors rule :D :D :D
E30 AND kids that ould be financial suicide for me.

And yes they made a M-technik Kit in 2 door, 4 door and estate variants, they also put the kit on the S14 engine 320is and the alpina based engined SA 325is, just having the body kit doesn't mkae it a 'sport'.

Just as any 1.3 bonus escort with a Cossie kit on isn't an escort cosworth.
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4 doors are parts donors, no more no less!

sport on the log book means nothing, why do people always say this :x
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Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:29 pm

Whats the log book got to do with it anyway judging by how many people on ebay sell cars with undeclared engine swaps I wouldn't be surprised if there are thousands of log books out there ith made up crap on them.
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march109 wrote: Just as any 1.3 bonus escort with a Cossie kit on isn't an escort cosworth.
Not a very accurate analogy as the specced up 325i 4 doors will have exactly the same engine as the 325i sport.

Was the close ratio gearbox an option extra on 4-doors too? And the black headlining, maplight mirror, and mtech suspension? Cos then there's pretty much no difference apart from fact that they came with the name "sport," have 2 doors, and have a higher value.
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Look at the location of the seller. It explains a lot. :)
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Simon13 wrote:4 doors are parts donors, no more no less!
I totally agree. If you have kids, don't get a four door, tourings are the only way to go. I can't understand people spending money on a 4 door, they still just look like a, four door.

Each to their own though.
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march109 wrote:
c2pete wrote:
e36boy wrote: 2 doors rule :rock:
with kids 4 doors rule :D :D :D
E30 AND kids that ould be financial suicide for me.

And yes they made a M-technik Kit in 2 door, 4 door and estate variants, they also put the kit on the S14 engine 320is and the alpina based engined SA 325is, just having the body kit doesn't mkae it a 'sport'.

Just as any 1.3 bonus escort with a Cossie kit on isn't an escort cosworth.
I always thought that the 4 door kit was the same as the touring kit :?
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My 4-door is a full sport spec, but not a sport, as there was no 4-door sport model, although I like to think mine is :cool:

Mine has the LSD, close ratio gearbox, map reading mirror, full sport leather (with 4 headrests), full mtech-2 kit, m-tech suspension, 15"bbs, air-con, cruise control, heated front seats, hot-locks, headlight wash/wipe (that works) and all this from factory, so it's pretty special to me (sorry to go on abit)
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Fal_325i wrote:My 4-door is a full sport spec, but not a sport, as there was no 4-door sport model, although I like to think mine is :cool:

Mine has the LSD, close ratio gearbox, map reading mirror, full sport leather (with 4 headrests), full mtech-2 kit, m-tech suspension, 15"bbs, air-con, cruise control, heated front seats, hot-locks, headlight wash/wipe (that works) and all this from factory, so it's pretty special to me (sorry to go on abit)
Sounds like a good breaker ! :D
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pacerpete wrote:
Sounds like a good breaker ! :D
Ha. Very good.
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Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:28 am

my 4 door alpina is a breaker as well but its going into another 4 door for now until i have the money to find,or can be bothered with all the hassle again a 2 door shell as good as my four door one,the 4 door is quite growing on me now as it looks different to most of the nice e30 that are still around,mint shell means more to me than number of doors,it will still have plenty of alpinaness to steal simons phrase lol
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Four doors? Are there people out there who own/drive them then???!!!!! WOW I'm truely shocked, doner vehicles obviously (except those stupid rear door things) Next you'll be telling me people buy 4pot E30's winkeye
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suchy wrote:Four doors? Are there people out there who own/drive them then???!!!!! WOW I'm truely shocked, doner vehicles obviously (except those stupid rear door things) Next you'll be telling me people buy 4pot E30's winkeye
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march109 wrote: Just as any 1.3 bonus escort with a Cossie kit on isn't an escort cosworth.
Not a very accurate analogy as the specced up 325i 4 doors will have exactly the same engine as the 325i sport.

Was the close ratio gearbox an option extra on 4-doors too? And the black headlining, maplight mirror, and mtech suspension? Cos then there's pretty much no difference apart from fact that they came with the name "sport," have 2 doors, and have a higher value.
Close ratio box was an option on all 325i's, my old 325i convertible with alpina sport pack had one from new. All sport features were availible as an option except one, black head lining, this only came with M3's, 318is's and Sports, ALL two door cars.
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bss325i wrote:All sport features were availible as an option except one, black head lining, this only came with M3's, 318is's and Sports, ALL two door cars.
I had a 4-door with a black headlining as well as the other options...
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bss325i wrote:All sport features were availible as an option except one, black head lining, this only came with M3's, 318is's and Sports, ALL two door cars.
I had a 4-door with a black headlining as well as the other options...
Did you frag it ? :)
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Anthracite headlining was available on late tourings too.
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bss325i wrote:All sport features were availible as an option except one, black head lining, this only came with M3's, 318is's and Sports, ALL two door cars.
I had a 4-door with a black headlining as well as the other options...
This coud have been fitted buy a previous owner.
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Simon wrote:Anthracite headlining was available on late tourings too.
That i did not know. Any pics?
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