325i Sport, not just a UK only "Bracknell special"

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Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:28 pm

Some of you may already know but for those of you who didnt or doubted it, the M techic 325i Sport was not just some UK market only special dreamt up by the marketing at Bracknell to shift some extra E30's.

For a start, BMW dealers had no trouble selling E30's back in the day and its common knowledge that discounts on new cars were not allowed.

The 325i Sport as it is called in the UK was available in most markets including mainland Europe, Japan, South Africa and Australia.

In the german market it was called the "M technik sportpaket", the the Australian and South African market is was called the "325iS" and the Japanese market "325i M technic".

There were some slight variations to the standard spec of the model for each market, some of which can be seen below.

Below is some pics of the german market car. Note the LHD only M foot rest which was also used on some M3's.

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The german market tech 1,

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The South African market 325iS. Note the use of M3/318iS Uberkaro check trim.

There was also Evo and Evo 2 versions, the first having alloy doors and bonets and both having jap spec E30 M3 5 stud suspension and an Alpina B3/C2 2.7 katalysator spec engine.

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The Japanese market car was also available in 320i form and two tone paint finishes were available.
Also note the 14" BBS and the M tri stripe seat pin badges that were used on other BMW models like the E28 M535i and original 325i Motorsport convertible.

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Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:32 pm

:cool:

I guessed the package was available in Germany after reading through different Catlogs and German eBay. Interesting Barry! Id love to get my paws on some of the above art work. It's really something
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Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:37 pm

That M foot rest is just awesome hey...
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Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:40 pm

With the exception of the South African market specials ,It's still ONLY a 325 with a few extra bits :)
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Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:43 pm

Agreed mr Walsh but they are still interesting enough in their own right.

Lets not turn this into another 325i sport hating thread.
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Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:43 pm

You would have thought they would have chosen a well stitched gear knob for the marketing brochure:

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Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:46 pm

ross_jsy wrote:You would have thought they would have chosen a well stitched gear knob for the marketing brochure:
Indeed. I did think that myself when I first saw it. I guess It's a good excuse for anyone who has a bash at retriming theirs and it not quite being right! :mad:
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Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:49 pm

bss325i wrote:Agreed mr Walsh but they are still interesting enough in their own right.

Lets not turn this into another 325i sport hating thread.

You must be bored Baz. Haven't you got any 'scabs' to investigate ? :)
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Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:56 pm

sunnyr83 wrote:That M foot rest is just awesome hey...

i thought that, does anyone own one ? spose they are long gone from bmw ?

would love to see pics of the red one !!!

thanks for posting, super stuff

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Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:01 pm

Footrests are NLA and LHD only. They were fitted to some limited edition M3s. I sold one a month or so ago for £220 :)
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Barry - why does the TechII show a Tech I steering wheel?
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Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:06 pm

Is it not also true that back in the early days of the E30 launch in 1982 only 2 door saloon (often refered to by the un-washed as "Coupes")examples were available in 316 & 316i form.

It wasn't until the launch of the 6-pot and 4-door variants that sales started to really take off.

One of the most popular choices was a 4-door 320i auto....

Auto box = costly option
4 doors = costly option

How things have changed.

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Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:09 pm

pacerpete wrote:You must be bored Baz. Haven't you got any 'scabs' to investigate ? :)
Off work ill with the flu, both the boys have it as well. :(
johnt0709 wrote:Barry - why does the TechII show a Tech I steering wheel?
The first of the tech 2 sports came with 385mm tech 1 steering wheels.
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Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:13 pm

johnt0709 wrote:Barry - why does the TechII show a Tech I steering wheel?
all 89 sports used the tech wheel. later 1990/1 cars had the tech 2
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Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:16 pm

The south African versions were done and the never had the m3 correct?
They also did a big six version as well iirc.

Makes me think it would have been easier to just import the m3. :mad:
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Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:17 pm

pacerpete wrote:Footrests are NLA and LHD only. They were fitted to some limited edition M3s. I sold one a month or so ago for £220 :)
8O do they fit on to a rwd car or wrong shape ?
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Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:25 pm

Simon13 wrote:all 89 sports used the tech wheel. later 1990/1 cars had the tech
Mine is an october '89 build car and had a tech 2 wheel from new. I'm sure its from sept '89 onward they had the tech 2 wheel.
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polsta wrote:
pacerpete wrote:Footrests are NLA and LHD only. They were fitted to some limited edition M3s. I sold one a month or so ago for £220 :)
8O do they fit on to a rwd car or wrong shape ?
holy shit did you type this?!

I'll try and help NLA means No Longer Available and LHD is Left Hand Drive and another clue is they're all rear wheel drive :mad:
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Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:30 pm

Simon13 wrote:
polsta wrote:
pacerpete wrote:Footrests are NLA and LHD only. They were fitted to some limited edition M3s. I sold one a month or so ago for £220 :)
8O do they fit on to a rwd car or wrong shape ?
holy shit did you type this?!

I'll try and help NLA means No Longer Available and LHD is Left Hand Drive and another clue is they're all rear wheel drive :mad:
No no.. in his defence. Footrests are notorious for flying off rwd cars and killing the driver!!

On another note... Could Pukar reprint these? or not his field of expertise? :(

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Simon13 wrote:
polsta wrote:
pacerpete wrote:Footrests are NLA and LHD only. They were fitted to some limited edition M3s. I sold one a month or so ago for £220 :)
8O do they fit on to a rwd car or wrong shape ?
holy shit did you type this?!

I'll try and help NLA means No Longer Available and LHD is Left Hand Drive and another clue is they're all rear wheel drive :mad:
holy shit it should be pretty obvious i ment RHD, as in will it fit on a RHD car
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Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:55 pm

Makes me want a tech 1 kit now :( I also want a poster of that rear view of the tech 1 like bab-91 just asked.

Is it me or do LHD pedals look like they're a much sturdier construction?
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Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:09 pm

polsta wrote:
Simon13 wrote:
polsta wrote: 8O do they fit on to a rwd car or wrong shape ?
holy shit did you type this?!

I'll try and help NLA means No Longer Available and LHD is Left Hand Drive and another clue is they're all rear wheel drive :mad:
holy shit it should be pretty obvious i ment RHD, as in will it fit on a RHD car
Holy shit it should be pretty obvious LHD only means it will only fit LHD.
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Will it fit in my AWD LHD ?

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capnmchl wrote:
Is it me or do LHD pedals look like they're a much sturdier construction?
This thread is getting like the sequel to "dumber and dumberer"
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Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:33 pm

bss325i wrote:
polsta wrote:
Simon13 wrote: holy shit did you type this?!

I'll try and help NLA means No Longer Available and LHD is Left Hand Drive and another clue is they're all rear wheel drive :mad:
holy shit it should be pretty obvious i ment RHD, as in will it fit on a RHD car
Holy shit it should be pretty obvious LHD only means it will only fit LHD.
:mad:
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bss325i wrote:
polsta wrote:
Simon13 wrote: holy shit did you type this?!

I'll try and help NLA means No Longer Available and LHD is Left Hand Drive and another clue is they're all rear wheel drive :mad:
holy shit it should be pretty obvious i ment RHD, as in will it fit on a RHD car
Holy shit it should be pretty obvious LHD only means it will only fit LHD.
Stop it, my stomach's hurting too much with all the laughter.....
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bab-91 wrote:
Simon13 wrote:
polsta wrote: 8O do they fit on to a rwd car or wrong shape ?
holy shit did you type this?!

I'll try and help NLA means No Longer Available and LHD is Left Hand Drive and another clue is they're all rear wheel drive :mad:
No no.. in his defence. Footrests are notorious for flying off rwd cars and killing the driver!!

On another note... Could Pukar reprint these? or not his field of expertise? :(

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Depends on the quality of the scan and how big you want it, from looking at these I would say no.
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Boo, I'll start collecting German E30 Brochures :cry: :cry:
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Holy shit! Simply holy shit :D
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Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:45 pm

Set in a studio with proper lighting, it could be done.

I have a brochure and will try in a little while and see how it comes out.
Love the pictures + remember thay had no 3" screen on the back of their cameras to view before going to print.
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polsta wrote:
Simon13 wrote:
polsta wrote: 8O do they fit on to a rwd car or wrong shape ?
holy shit did you type this?!

I'll try and help NLA means No Longer Available and LHD is Left Hand Drive and another clue is they're all rear wheel drive :mad:
holy shit it should be pretty obvious i ment RHD, as in will it fit on a RHD car
IF just IF the letter H was anywhere near the letter W on the keyboard i could see it and possibly forgive. Alas they are very far apart my man which makes you a pleb
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Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:00 pm

LoL Simon.

Anyway a quick shot in the studio to give an idea....

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Looks better on my HD screen tbh.
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Simon13 wrote:
polsta wrote:
Simon13 wrote: holy shit did you type this?!

I'll try and help NLA means No Longer Available and LHD is Left Hand Drive and another clue is they're all rear wheel drive :mad:
holy shit it should be pretty obvious i ment RHD, as in will it fit on a RHD car
IF just IF the letter H was anywhere near the letter W on the keyboard i could see it and possibly forgive. Alas they are very far apart my man which makes you a pleb

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Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:15 pm

sunnyr83 wrote:LoL Simon.

Anyway a quick shot in the studio to give an idea....

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Looks better on my HD screen tbh.
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Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:22 pm

Wonder if this car is still in existence.

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These are turning out good, delete the odd marks here and there in PS and job done.
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