hartge e36 compact ?

Post Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:12 pm

i saw a red e36 compact today that had h3 2.1 written on the back of it. it also had a hartge badge. i only saw the back of this car as it was ahead of me and i turned of so didnt really see much. is there such a car and are they any good as ive never seen one before.also it had what looked like a e30 style hartge exhaust.

Post Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:15 pm

Very rare car based on the 318ti with a bored and stroked M44B19 to make it a B21.

Post Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:29 pm

ok. so there is such a car. so is that a 2.1 4 pot i guess. must be pretty a brisk motor. funny cos theres a 318ti sport for sale right near my house which looks quite nice but ive never driven or been in one.this car has m style bodykit and sports seat with 5 star alloys. is the hartge car based on this car then

Post Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:39 pm

Yes its a four pot 2.1.

Yes the Hartge is based on a 318ti but not a 318ti Sport which is the same thing but the sport has the m tech body kit, black headling, m tech steering wheel etc just like and E30 325i Sport.

The Hartge car was based on the standard 318ti and had a hartge front spoiler, wheels and other bits.

I have had a black 318ti sport and it was an okayish kind of car but it was to slow and looked ugly like all compacts. The m tech body kit helped a bit with the looks but it was still a dumpy looking thing. Funily enough i had a set of Hartge split rims on mine.

This is how the f*cker ended up!

Post Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:50 pm

ouch. sorry for your mishap mate. did them lovely hartges get ruined.those alloys make me wanna

lol. i wish i followed it now for a closer look.what kinda performance figures would the hartge have had.

Post Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:03 pm

No, luckily i removed the hartges a week before that happened!

Not sure on performance figures.

Post Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:07 pm

bss325i wrote:looked ugly like all compacts.

Oi!

Im sure AC schnitzer built a handfull of compacts, iirc they were all black and fitted with a 3.2

Post Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:27 pm

leeparkes wrote:
bss325i wrote:looked ugly like all compacts.
Oi!

Im sure AC schnitzer built a handfull of compacts, iirc they were all black and fitted with a 3.2

Yep! I have a BMW Car magazine from '97 with one of these on the front cover.

Post Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:16 am

i think hartge did a 2.3 compact as well

and i'm sure schnitzer did a 2.1 as well