Who has a E36

[russ325i]

I had a 316i Compact - pretty stock really. I got the original alloys off eBay as it ran the wider steel wheels to start with:



My brother own it now and it looks a tad different with 17" alloys, AVO coil overs and angel eyes:

is this car based in Bournemouth now by any chance? i've seen one that's extremely similar just a few roads down from me..!

Russ.

[JazzMan]

is this car based in Bournemouth now by any chance? i've seen one that's extremely similar just a few roads down from me..!

Russ.

My brother is at uni down that way

[russ325i]

aha! makes perfect sense, yeah he lives opposite the primary school (won't mention the name..) iirc - i've passed by and noticed the car many a time, i'm not usually a fan of the e36 compacts but that one looks spot on..

In fact, i used to live in the house that backs onto the one where i've seen the car i think? Had a white 325i coupe and a lachs silver 325i touring that looked like it'd been cleaned with a brillo pad..nice.

Russ.

[JazzMan]

aha! makes perfect sense, yeah he lives opposite the primary school (won't mention the name..) iirc - i've passed by and noticed the car many a time, i'm not usually a fan of the e36 compacts but that one looks spot on..

In fact, i used to live in the house that backs onto the one where i've seen the car i think? Had a white 325i coupe and a lachs silver 325i touring that looked like it'd been cleaned with a brillo pad..nice.

Russ.

He's nearly finished, so he wont be there much longer ;) At some point that car's going to get the power that goes with the looks. We plan on doing an engine conversion when we're done with the sportster (see sig).

I think he keeps it in the house's garage a lot at the moment since the other people moved out below him.

[russ325i]

i don't blame him for keeping it in the garage - my touring used to get keyed every other day but it barely made a difference to the overall appearance, fortunately/unfortunately (depending on which way you look at it..!)

i'd kill for a garage up here, have to settle for off-road parking and a car cover - shall be needing a runaround for the winter when it's raining, not leaving the motor outside!

good luck with the swap, that's the only theng the pre facelift compacts had - the poor range of engines!

Russ.

[mazit]

Simplered you got a thing with RED

I prefer the vert, you must prefer the coupe which is why your selling the vert!!!!!

[ross30]

Looking good, when you guys that promised some pics gonna do it

That mike318is user sounds familier!!!! Sure i have seen that name on another forum?

Ross may know something about that!!!

Yes mike318is is on the e36 coupe forum

[Richard_Short]

aha! makes perfect sense, yeah he lives opposite the primary school (won't mention the name..) iirc - i've passed by and noticed the car many a time, i'm not usually a fan of the e36 compacts but that one looks spot on..

In fact, i used to live in the house that backs onto the one where i've seen the car i think? Had a white 325i coupe and a lachs silver 325i touring that looked like it'd been cleaned with a brillo pad..nice.

Russ.

Yup thats me! I think I remember seeing a white coupe out the front of the house (side without garage).

Here for another 10 days... got one exam to go then i'm done with uni! woo. Then i'm off home to help finish the Sportster, gotta start pulling my weight with the build.

they say BM's attract the birds but this is a bit OTT

Hehe

[E30Mark]

I had a E36 M3 Evo i bought to rebuild, but then i saw the light and bought the E30, Sold the E36 & then bought a van

If anyone wants 3 off E36 M3 saloon contour wheels & tyres then let me know! (2 rears with nearly new Michelin pilot sports)

[mazit]

I have had 2 E30's and when the E36 first come out, really did not like it but then the coupe come out and I thought Hmmmmmm

The rest is history

[jonmsm]

My house mate used to have a nice metallic blue 323i with leathers and full climate control but he sold it to my gf's brother to buy his 540i.. sod!

my mate Adam has a rather stunning e36 too...




managed to grab some pics in the uni car park on the one day I remembered my camera! haha. He is one lucky guy, that is such a nice car. shame he has to keep the german plates (as no english insurance would touch a 21yr old on a car like that!).

[bmw_si]

iv got this e36 318i se saloon







she'll be going soon thow witch will be a sad day but if i get the car i want to replace her i will be happy

[AC-SCHNITZER]

this is my e36 318tds sedan







this is my daily car, cheap en not to slow
my fun car instead...

[mazit]

looking good, not seen many Diesel's, how do they compare with the petrol versions, obviously cheaper to run as far as fuel goes!

Are they noisy?

[Sidrick]

My 316i:




I've also had another 316i and a 320i, but they weren't as pretty

Nice cars the E36.

[AC-SCHNITZER]

looking good, not seen many Diesel's, how do they compare with the petrol versions, obviously cheaper to run as far as fuel goes!

Are they noisy?

the noise that they make is very good isolated... with the hood open you almost can't talk to someone
but i like the noise she makes , but of course there is nothing above a 6cilinder petrol engine like my other bmw...

the driving goes very well, she has 90 horsepower, they do their best!

[H35-IAN]

My house mate used to have a nice metallic blue 323i with leathers and full climate control but he sold it to my gf's brother to buy his 540i.. sod!

my mate Adam has a rather stunning e36 too...


managed to grab some pics in the uni car park on the one day I remembered my camera! haha. He is one lucky guy, that is such a nice car. shame he has to keep the german plates (as no english insurance would touch a 21yr old on a car like that!).

hi there buddy wat do u mean hes got it insured in germany somehow or how has he gone about it my h35s from germany etc , also thats a b8 4.6 if i recognise it properly an absolute animal great car! love em.

[bmw02rally]

This is my wife's run about!! I hate letting the kids in it. 49,000 original miles!
Regards

Mark

[mazit]

Looking good and low low mileage, you wasn;t thinking of selling was you

[bmw02rally]

I'd never say never but you'd have to offer me alot to part with it!!

It's simply the best car I've ever had, including 4 E30's (3 325i's and 1 318is) sorry guys. I like the look of the e30 more though honest....

Regards

Mark

[mazit]

lol its a lovely looking motor I love the colour too, hold on to it, the next guy maynot appreciate it and the last thing you want to see it being driven out by some maniac and looking shite

[Gwynleym10]

isn't it funny that people who reply to tis thread usualy have very low post counts!

I have driven a few e36's and at the end of the day you might as well be in a toyota avensis! Yes there are some splendid engine in the cars but rest of it lets them down!

Who really can see an e36 as ever becoming a classic? The e46 is a far better lookin car a better driving car which I 'm pretty sure will become a classic, e36 no!

[bmw02rally]

Mmm,

I would agree that the e46 is a far better looking car and it probably handles better as well but I think that's to do with development. My e36 feels like its on rails unless you are driving either very aggressively or at very high speeds, which then either loses your license or your life!

The main reason for me rallying an old car is because you can have fun at lower speeds. To have the same fun in a new car would mean driving at warp factor eight. I think its similar for the e30 it's a great car for RWD fun at lower speeds. But for shear speed on fast B roads my 328 sport would out grip most things at a similar price especially in fourth and fifth . In fact one day driving up to Brecon from Merthyr on the a470
I caught and pasted a Helicopter and it felt like we weren't going that quick, It was early in the morning when the roads were quiet by the way!!

I have rallied most things from a full house Mini Cooper 's' to a wild 400bhp 3 door Sierra Cosworth, and I still think after finishing a rally and getting back into the e36 its a fine place to be.

But each to there own I suspose

Regards

Mark

[brettski]

i've had five e36's and all m3's!! i've had a 3.0 coupe in avus with silver leather a 3.2 evo coupe in cosmos with black leather a 3.2 evo convertible in estoril with silver leather a 3.2 coupe in boston with silver leather with full ac schnitzer kit which was featured in total bmw mag a couple of months ago and i've just bought a gt2 yesterday which im really chuffed with!!!

[mazit]

isn't it funny that people who reply to tis thread usualy have very low post counts!


Who really can see an e36 as ever becoming a classic? The e46 is a far better lookin car a better driving car which I 'm pretty sure will become a classic, e36 no!

Low post count yeh hilarious.

The question wasn't about classics just who has one and who asked about the E46?

[tim_s]

here you go, i dont have a low post count!! my bro and my old man have e36s.
my bro has a T plate 318is (sport one with the mtec bits), and my old man has a T reg 323i sport touring. they are both very good cars. sadly im not in the habit of taking photos of them but here's one of the coupe:


they have their flaws, but no more than an e30. they are good looking cars, the windows and the roofline on the coupe are so much better than the e30, the pillarless doors are gorgeous too. as for the touring there's no competition in my eyes, the e36 looks great as a touring.
aside from that, the interior is far superior, steering, brakes etc are better, the grip with the Z axle rear and bigger tyres etc is much better, they're quieter, more comfortable etc. the engines are also fantastic, not so much the M44 (although its quite a good car at soaking up the miles both on the motorway and in town) but the M52 is a corker.
handling-wise i have lots of confidence in the e36, it makes the e30 feel quite primitive, it understeers and wags its tail much more than the e36. the e36 is really nice to drive spiritedly, the e30 keeps you on your toes a little more. my e30 is thoroughly modified handling-wise too, yet its not really any more competent than a standard e36.

early e46s look crap, as do early e36s (obviously unless modded). late e36s and late e46s look good. my e30's fun, but it certainly has drawbacks compared to an e36.

[mazit]

Dude you know your onions, sounds like you havea nice collection there, you might want to get into the habit of taking photo's

[e36boy]

Ive got an e36 hence the forum name e36boy.

[Gouki]

here's my mates E36 328i Sport. Just bought not too long ago. No plans on this car accept wheel refurb and removing the tow bar. Mechanically good car with the original radio in there! Nice smooth car, engine purrs sweet.

[m3psm]

I have an E36 M3 racer which started as a commuter and although flawed, it's still an amazing car off the shelf for road use.

For track use though the E30 M3 is a better standard package.

As mentioned above, the E36 is a better car in most aspects, but it shuld be as it's newer and has had more development.

That said, I've always fancied an E30 325 tourer after owning a saloon and cab a few years ago and I've at last got one.

It's old, soggy and slow, but I love it and look forward to turning it into a standard looking, tweaked, everyday car.

Cheers

Paul

[Blitz]

Used to have an IS with red seats, black, remus exhuast, 17" m3 reps.

[mazit]

Thats a beauty m8, why doesn't my interior look like that



It looks like this

[Gouki]

Thats a beauty m8, why doesn't my interior look like that



It looks like this

maybe to do with the age of the car? my mates one is a 97 R plate, whats yours on?

[sideways_kyeway]

Thought i would just add that i have an e36 also...
1994 m3 coupe 3.0 in red...
Very quick but not as much fun as the e30......

[cravo]

This one´s mine



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