Park Lane iS

Post Fri Sep 25, 2015 9:29 pm

Just spotted this Park Lane supplied iS in Mayfair. Much classier than all the stretch Maybachs and Range Rovers

Post Fri Sep 25, 2015 10:10 pm

It's hard to get excited by an E36 iS!

Post Sat Sep 26, 2015 6:47 am

Cloggy Saint wrote:It's hard to get excited by an E36 iS!

THIS!!! Very bland!

Post Sat Sep 26, 2015 7:13 am

B7 wrote:
Cloggy Saint wrote:It's hard to get excited by an E36 iS!
THIS!!! Very bland!

Philistines

Post Sat Sep 26, 2015 9:50 am

Boring ..may as well be a mondeo

Post Sat Sep 26, 2015 10:55 am

Cloggy Saint wrote:It's hard to get excited by an E36 iS!

+1

Post Sat Sep 26, 2015 11:49 am

I imagine the look on the faces of "car spotters" in Mayfair, when they saw you taking a picture of a 20 year old 318

Post Sat Sep 26, 2015 1:19 pm

zd3bx wrote:I imagine the look on the faces of "car spotters" in Mayfair, when they saw you taking a picture of a 20 year old 318

they probably thought he was a train spotter who was a bit "spesh" & lost & confused

Post Sat Sep 26, 2015 2:56 pm

..so many haterzzzz

An unmolested (probably) one owner E36 is a rare thing. Perfect transport for the narrow streets in London. Like a Bristol 603 for the 90s

Post Mon Sep 28, 2015 3:18 pm

rh306 wrote:Just spotted this Park Lane supplied iS in Mayfair. Much classier than all the stretch Maybachs and Range Rovers

This is when, IMO, BMW lost the plot...!

Post Mon Sep 28, 2015 4:58 pm

No. They lost the plot with the e65 7's. The e36 was a good effort but never my cup of tea to be honest. But there's no denying that they were still a great car compared to other thing around when they came out.

Post Mon Sep 28, 2015 5:40 pm

E36s are a great budget smoker. They are relatively simple and the bits are everywhere for much cheapness. I have just bagged a 'pact for a hundred sovs !

She's an arctic silver Ti auto with all the fruit including ice cold air, PDC and a very odd blue interior. Even better is that she has only done 38500 miles and will be going to her new custodian by the weekend

Post Mon Sep 28, 2015 6:30 pm

E36s are indeed great cars, but has to be a minimum of 2.5 under the bonnet

Post Mon Sep 28, 2015 7:29 pm

3.2 suits them nicely

Post Mon Sep 28, 2015 7:44 pm

The E36 was BM's rendition of the "jelly mould" look that every car brand was doing at the time. Considering we went from the E30's boxy framework with twin lamps to this was too much.

I had one (320i) and I remember it was a great ride.

Post Wed Sep 30, 2015 7:16 pm

Best all round 3 Series IMO. Cheap to run, easy to maintain and a great engine line up. These were a revelation when new and made an E30 feel very old in comparison which admittedly is part of an E30's charm. A good E36 is still a great car that is not leagues behind an E46 or E90. Most of them are shagged out rubbish now though

Post Sat Oct 10, 2015 11:28 am

The only e36s worth having are 325i, 328i, M3 Evolution.

Don't get my started on the 'pact. The shame in driving that you need a cardboard box to hope no one sees you how can you have any respect when you only have 4 cylinders.

I get what you mean about park lane supplied car in park lane. But still is 318iS. If it was E30 325i or something nicer then yeah. There is a holland park plated 840Ci in Knightbridge.

The e36 in terms of design language I remember seeing in digust the new BMW brochure opening it up and telling the BMW dealer I didn't like it. It almost seems like there was a model missing between e30 and e36. Never driven a proper e36 but e30 has all that RWD goodness we know and love. Perfect for impressing lasses and then with my Scottish charm can thrust them!!

Post Sat Oct 10, 2015 11:51 am

ThrustingBeast wrote:my Scottish charm can thrust them!!

Give it up lad, you're not fooling anyone.

Post Sat Oct 10, 2015 12:47 pm

ThrustingBeast wrote:The only e36s worth having are 325i, 328i, M3 Evolution.

Don't get my started on the 'pact. The shame in driving that you need a cardboard box to hope no one sees you how can you have any respect when you only have 4 cylinders.

I get what you mean about park lane supplied car in park lane. But still is 318iS. If it was E30 325i or something nicer then yeah. There is a holland park plated 840Ci in Knightbridge.

The e36 in terms of design language I remember seeing in digust the new BMW brochure opening it up and telling the BMW dealer I didn't like it. It almost seems like there was a model missing between e30 and e36. Never driven a proper e36 but e30 has all that RWD goodness we know and love. Perfect for impressing lasses and then with my Scottish charm can thrust them!!

Pony - give it a rest mate.

Post Sat Oct 10, 2015 1:09 pm

ThrustingBeast wrote:Never driven a proper e36

Always good to be speaking from experience...