marky_g

what they like to live with? im lookin to sell my rst and focus as my xr3i will be finished soon and fancied at convertible toy for the weekends

anyone got an opinion on them

vaughant

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Had a 328 cabby since 2002 and it's n reg but on an m3 plate.between me and the missus we've put over 100000 miles on it and only had any trouble to be honest through my neglect.clutch went at 170000,original,been through two water pumps,change that to a metal impellor one immediatley as I didn't and the head cracked but tbh that's very little for a car that's done 195000 with very little maintenance.there's a really good thread on here about 325's/328's and IMHO it's the best overall car I've ever owned,in fact were emigrating to Canada and have decided to take it with us as we can't bear to part with it.plenty of performance and still doing nearly 30mpg overall.handle nice with a comfy ride as well.faults?temp gauge musnt move under any circumstances when it warms up,mine ran just over half all the time,in traffic no matter what,if that's going up and down walk away.rear bushes,lower arms and a dodgy display unit are the other common ones but they really are great cars.never owned an m3 myself but always wanted one,they share a few bits with the 328i but I think they're a lot worse on petrol and much more pricey if they go wrong although obviously much quicker.the 328 is very restricted from the factory,you can put a 325 throttle body on it and a performance exhaust as it comes with restrictors as standard ,apparently the full m3 system fits straight on!!I think a cone filter was mentioned as well giving you 200+ bhp and making it very lively then.if you can get one with a decent fsh you'll be laughing.

Ebonycossie4x4

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ive had loads of e36 m3s...

better than a 328 IMO. at the prices they are theres no point in buying the lesser car.

ill dig out some pics of the cabbie i had.

Ebonycossie4x4

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furry

Belive it or not the 3ltr m3 is better on fuel than the 328!!!

vaughant

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That's simply stunning,they just don't date in my opinion.didn't know that the m3's were better on fuel,always found the 328 great!!!

Saaamon

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Very nice car!

Ebonycossie4x4

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Cheers VaughanT I have had some nice cars, wish they were ferraris though lol.

My mates always used to say that my m3s felt slow compared to subarus etc that i had at the same sort of time. Although the m3 would beat other subarus constantly.

fordsportjay

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great cars- i have a s reg 323i(2.5 engine) convertible for sale for very sensible money. 2695.not really advertised it yet as its only just come in and im away on holiday on thursday.

dark green,18inch alloys,124000miles,manual gearbox,power roof.long mot and tax.

Jim Galbally

i love em!

altho im told the e46 is a far superior car if youre budget can stretch

jaiscossie

Me to, had a couple of e36 m3s and deffo would have another, get as late a one as possible if you can though

paul16v

Very nice cars, I had an alpina B3.

jaiscossie

One of my old car, loved it and was bloody good on fuel to on a run

Ebonycossie4x4

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nice... always fancied a yellow one myself.

Do they have the usual yellow fading issues that other marks do though?

jaiscossie

Yeah they do , the bumpers and side skirts tend to fade quite bad.

LHD220Turbo

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this belongs to a member off here reisskahn

1995 evo (3.0l version)

love it

LHD220Turbo

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personally i love the e36's, i dont think they look that dated considering how old they are. i had a 323i coupe for 3 years and loved it, never got bored of driving it

personally i'd have the 3.0l version over the 3.2l if going for an M3

LHD220Turbo

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love this one

Ebonycossie4x4

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ive never had a 3.0 but prob had 5 or 6 3.2s and never had one issue.

Too many people worry about vanos issues that on a well maintained car are just not as common as everyone bangs on about.

No point in buying the lesser 3.0 if you can afford an evo imo

Ebonycossie4x4

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heres a coupe i had.

rare in black aswell

cozzy940

my old m3 evo, lovely car

Ebonycossie4x4

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same interior as my black one, rare colour. Everybody hated it but i actually liked it.

Colour coded bmw official mats were not available though which was annoying
Had to have black mats.

cozzy940

yeah i loved em mate very few out there with modena leather, still mint this car my bro in law brought it, 97r still only just turned 80k its mint cleanest e36 i've seen

RSCossieGaz

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i have fancied an e36 m3 for awhile now! a few times i have thought about breaking my cossie and getting one seems more useable as a day to day car then the RS. One day i will pick one up

cozzy940

there great car just i found it dont feel fast like a cozzy does

m_nettleship

Heres mine im putting up 4 sale!

vaughant

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The evo was an awesome machine,320 bhp out of the box from a six cylinder motor 13 years ago!!!!E46 in my opinion is an inferior car,e36 feel better made.everyone I know who's had the e46 m3 seem to have had loads of major probs with them,not silly mileages either.

RSCossieGaz

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whats the differences if any between engines on the e36 compared to e46 m3's?

are they both straight six's?

Matt Baxter

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Our old evo


Was quite glad to get rid tbh, wasnt that quick imho, looked nice but wouldnt have another M3 atm
have been thinking of either a 330 cab Honda S2000 tho

TIFF

Here is my old 328i Convertible.......

Awesome car but it was no M3..........

vaughant

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Remember that for sale,did it go to someone on here?looks a perfect example.

TIFF

Yes mate, someone off here bought it but havent seen them since........

It was a very very nice MINT car....

bristol_fez

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love my E36, changed rtabs and front bushes to poly bushes, dropped it and put some acs wheels on it and it drives spot on for a daily drive. never let me down, unlike the rst...

DAN P

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had a white m3 coupe loved it went ok done a few track days in her and a long trip around scotland all i had to do was a water pump had 150 thou on the clock will deff get another one

marky_g

wow this is intresting stuff id be lookin at a cab if anything so a later 328/325 or an early m3, think im goin to seriously look into these now thanks peeps

Mike C

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328 replaced the 325, so all later ones will be 328 or 323 (which is a 2.5). Which effectively replaced the 320

marky_g

yer i want a later one rely but would settle for n earlyer M3 its all about the toys extras the 2000 reg cars rely holding there money at the mo

Jim Galbally

i didnt know that about the 323/328! good info

i just assumed the 323 was a "detuned" version of the 325 for people who were pikey or insurance values etc. didnt relaise it was the 320 replacement!

THOR

I had an E36 3.2Evo, awsome car! I would go for the Evo, had 6 speed and revised suspension setup for better handling nad 321 BHP standard over the 3.0's 286BHP, that engine is just genious, I was averaging 25.5MPG, stick on a Pipercross induction kit and a Scorpion Exhaust, sounds great. Porshe 911 performance and half the running costs.

jaiscossie

Those acs type 3 alloys are deffo the best wheel for an e36 m3 imo look ace in 19"