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Post Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:55 am

just wanted to know does a 4 door 325i sport exist and what reg did it come in?
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Post Thu Mar 24, 2005 11:01 am

They never did a 4 door 325i sport, but it was possible to have a 4 door 325i with all the sport extras.
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Post Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:20 am

i think they did though dont think they were available to the UK
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Post Mon Mar 28, 2005 12:11 am

I'm sure there wasn't a 4 door 325 sport, but my car (officially a 4 door 325i SE) came with full MTEC 2 body kit, LSD, leather sports recaros, MTEC suspension and MTEC 1 steering wheel all fitted at the factory. Apart from 2 extra doors, the only other difference I know of is that it has a light grey headliner (all sports are dark grey/black)
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Post Mon Mar 28, 2005 12:13 am

mark, can we see some more pics of yours please :D
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Post Mon Mar 28, 2005 12:28 am

Some more pictures.....

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Door mirrors, door locks and front grill were colour coded at factory according to BMW build sheet - colour is royal blue metallic.
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Post Mon Mar 28, 2005 12:43 am

thank you mark, btw this is the car of my dreams not joking

metallic dark blue (as in photo)
black sport leather
elec front and back
headlamp wash (looks money with it on)
sunroof
mtecII
alpinas (bkԚ´s coz they do 17Ԛ´s :roll: :oops: )
2.5

and there we are'

i would put an mtecII wheel in there though, but other than that its perfect
lucky besterd :lol:
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Post Mon Mar 28, 2005 12:44 am

From the factory,i wonder what the price difference would have been between a fully Sport specced 325i like yours, compared to a standard genuine Sport?
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Post Mon Mar 28, 2005 12:46 am

There was only one genuine 325i Sport 4dr, made as an auto, its blue, and was built to order for an English lord of some description.

Car is now down here in NZ, and its now got a manual 2.8 dropping 230hp.
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Post Mon Mar 28, 2005 12:51 am

CiLK_WuRM wrote:There was only one genuine 325i Sport 4dr, made as an auto, its blue, and was built to order for an English lord of some description.

Car is now down here in NZ, and its now got a manual 2.8 dropping 230hp.
230break :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
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Post Mon Mar 28, 2005 1:05 am

Not sure on the cost new of a standard 325i Sport, but I believe that this one cost Ԛ£28K in 1989 - it was expensive because apart from Sport extras, its got heated locks, rear sun blind, rear head restraints, heated seats, air con, cruise control, internal headlamp adjust, rear head restraints, map lamps and alarm.

I paid 325 Sport money for it a couple of years ago - I'll look you up Johnono if I ever sell it!!! - and yeh I'd like an MTEC2 steering wheel - MTEC1 bit too big.
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Post Mon Mar 28, 2005 1:12 am

Ԛ£28k?? Bloody 'ell,i thought my Tourer was pricey with its extras at Ԛ£18k! :mad:
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Post Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:05 am

mark mate, iԚ´m there son! you just let me know :clap: :thumb:
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Post Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:20 am

Now this isn't right....how come a 4-door "Sport" looks better than a 2-door one? 8O

I've always liked 4-doors equally, if not more than, 2 doors. This one's a beauty :cool:

What are the 2 switches by the handbrake for? I'm showing my ignorance of 4-doors here but it looks like all the window switches are there and you have two extra! 8O
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Post Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:34 am

Heated seat switches matey :cool:
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Post Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:57 pm

Mark.... That is a car to die for! :drool::drool::drool::drool:
Spec'd up or what?????????
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Post Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:00 pm

marksg wrote:Some more pictures.....

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Door mirrors, door locks and front grill were colour coded at factory according to BMW build sheet - colour is royal blue metallic.
:drool: How have i not seen this car out and about town!!!! lol :rock:
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Post Tue Mar 29, 2005 12:21 am

4dr door -tec II certainly is the business, and this example is defo my favourite. I dream of picking up an E30, where someone has played "tick the boxes" like this one :twisted:
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Post Tue Mar 29, 2005 12:28 am

always wanted a 4dr, the proportions look better to me somehow. little head in a big window. feel like a bit of a goldfish

but i will have this car from mark when he finally agrees to sell it :lol:
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Post Tue Mar 29, 2005 8:17 am

Howdy... just thought I'd stop lurking and finally make a post :D

I think the four door Mtech2 look better proportioned as well... the C-pillars on two door e30s need to be chunkier to suit the Mtech2 kit.

This one's mine (rear view, cos I'm missing the Mtech2 bumper - only got the lower bit :x ).
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Post Tue Mar 29, 2005 8:28 am

Looking sharp there, Sovann. Let's see some more please!
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