High mileage e36 m3, new wheels...

Post Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:50 am

or hopefully it'll just keep going for another 100,000!

i always said if it got to 200,000 i'd stick a new set of bigends in just for the sake of taking a peek inside, but i'm also curious to see just how long it'll keep going for with no major mechanical work.

Post Fri Jun 22, 2012 9:57 am

As long as it's maintained, it should have more life left in it, give or take a vanos seal or two, than the engines in the brand new cars in the showrooms of the 'mainstream' manufacturers!

Post Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:59 pm

Whoops, there she goes

Post Wed Jul 11, 2012 11:05 pm

What car is it - E36 M3 of some sort, presumably?

Post Wed Jul 11, 2012 11:10 pm

96 e36 m3 evo saloon.

Post Wed Jul 11, 2012 11:46 pm

Well, it's done well then for a highly tuned engine - is that a 3.0-litre, or the 3.2?

Post Thu Jul 12, 2012 4:50 pm

the 3.2. still totally original as far as i can tell too. would quite like to do a compression test, but havent got one suitable for the deep plug holes.

Post Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:23 pm

Well, that's even better going then, as the 3.2 is reportedly a bit fragile, compared to the 3.0.

Post Thu Jul 12, 2012 11:40 pm

supposedly so.

admittedly the vanos is pretty growly when hot, but you can still feel it swinging into action when it's supposed to, and still pulls hard to the red line and gets thrashed regularly!

most recent photo,

and i still find it amusing that it's got the original running in instruction sticker on the windscreen

Post Thu Jul 12, 2012 11:50 pm

Impressive

Post Sun Jul 29, 2012 1:32 pm

This proves, look after a BMW and it will look after you.

Keep forgeting this E36 section is down here, needs to be up the top near other BMW chat imo.

Post Sun Jul 29, 2012 1:37 pm

I missed the golden chance of snapping my odo at 234567 about a week ago

hoping I can make 345678

Post Mon Aug 27, 2012 7:46 pm

Quick snap,

Post Mon Aug 27, 2012 7:49 pm

Post Sat Oct 06, 2012 10:41 pm

Time for a change of wheels, won't be to everyone's taste

Post Sat Oct 06, 2012 10:56 pm

Well...they're unlikely to be stolen!

Post Sat Oct 06, 2012 11:44 pm

*would steal them if was a stealing type*

i like them

Post Sat Oct 06, 2012 11:58 pm

Any pics with the turbines removed?

Post Sun Oct 07, 2012 12:40 am

Not of these ones as theyre a bit rough and ready as only the lips have been painted, usually they'd then be masked up for gloss black centres.

The fronts are identical to this underneath though,

Rears are the same but with a slightly deeper dish.

Post Sun Oct 07, 2012 7:25 am

Please never take the turbines off.... Had no idea they were so ghastly underneath