Thinking about buying a BMW (sold my STI)

[stira]

Who can tell me about good and bad things on a 328i Coupe?

Ive had enough of the whole boy racer thing.

[BC5RA]

Do you want an Auto or manual, my neighbor has one for sale.

Black.

[Guest DVNT]

must be us down here but BMW's are becoming more and more popular with idiot boyracers even got a couple of merc's fully lowered with tints and fats lol ;D

[kamineko]

these are quick, and have stronger gearboxes!

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[BC5RA]

His ones done 126,*** Its an M sport version so different bodykit, lower etc

The auto box in it is an uprated version found in 328i onwards.

1996

I can vouch it is very tidy and quick.

[Guest]

dammm that video is pissing me off I was waiting for the rex to pass/smoke that bmw on that str8!! haha. Hey Kamineko whats the tags to add a video to the post??

[Joker]

"quote" it to find out....

[Jammasta]

 kamineko said:

these are quick, and have stronger gearboxes!

@ 3:50, is that where the Gearbox shites itself?

[newsuba]

 stira said:

Who can tell me about good and bad things on a 328i Coupe?

Ive had enough of the whole boy racer thing.

What year/model ?

Later series E46 was much improved over earlier E36 cars.

[WRXER]

Yup 3.50 is where it decided to kick the bucket

[Guest loren]

looks like you were cruising more or less WRXER, the BMW was trying a lot harder. correct me if I'm wrong.

[WRXER]

Wasn't me driving, Im nowhere near as good lol that was Kamineko racing But I was cruising in the pit lane watching them race by ;D

[RSB]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure my next car will be a 540i. E34's are cheaps as chips now and the E39s are coming right down in price.

3 series is just too small for my needs, and dont run V8's

[stira]

 BC5RA said:

Do you want an Auto or manual, my neighbor has one for sale.

Black.

Manual, still not old enough for an auto

[stira]

 newsuba']

[quote name='stira said:

Who can tell me about good and bad things on a 328i Coupe?

Ive had enough of the whole boy racer thing.

/quote]

What year/model ?

Later series E46 was much improved over earlier E36 cars.

E36.

Cant afford or want to afford a newer one

[BC5RA]

Sweet.

Manuals are expensive.

Good luck.

[stira]

How does your neighbours go? Im not to keen if they are underpowered, and does anyone know hoe they respond to a tweak here and there? e.g a new computer, Link?

[BC5RA]

Off the top of my head they are about 190-200HP, goes pretty well.

Lots of creamy inline 6 torque and it single spins easy.

Its had no mods at all, he also owns a Schnizter 328i 4 door Auto, that's got ECU, extractors and exhaust mods.

[Guest]

to be honest you dont exactly buy these for the power do you lol

There are some nice cheap 2000 5 series to be had dude!

It doesnt look quite as modern as the same year 3 series but far more luxurious imo

[stira]

Your probably not wrong on the power thing, but i still need abit of fun. Im hoping they would sort of feel similar power to an XR6, but handle way better.

Ive got a couple of kids now and need something thats nice to drive but still has a bit of go.

[newsuba]

 stira']

[quote name='stira said:

Who can tell me about good and bad things on a 328i Coupe?

Ive had enough of the whole boy racer thing.

/quote]

What year/model ?

Later series E46 was much improved over earlier E36 cars.

E36.

Cant afford or want to afford a newer one

142kW IIRC, classic smooth BMW straight six.

Not bad to drive.

Notchy gearbox and slow steering are main drawbacks.

Good handling for the time, better sorted rear end than previous E30 3-series.

M-suspension better for handling, adversely affect ride comfort.

Brakes average.

Reliable if properly serviced (FSH very helpful), check that the service indicator is working, some owners dis-connect the display.

Pick of the E36's would be the 3.0 M3 or South African built 328i Motorsport, BMW NZ imported a few of these back in the late 90s.

[stira]

Thanks

I would love an M3 but cant really justify spending 20k on a car to take 1 kid to child care three times a week on the way to work (approx 5km) and the occasional surf trip (10km).

So looks like im after a motorsport 328i coupe manual.

Whats the difference in motor sport to normal? is it like sti and WRX or mainly cosmetic?

[newsuba]

In the E36 it was firmer suspension and cosmetic bodykit.

Can't remember if the E36 Motorsport got the close ratio gearbox (with dogleg 1st) like the E30 M-sport.

Edit;

I have a copy of the original E36 coupe brochure.

PM your email address and I'll send a scan of the spec sheet.

[kamineko]

 loren said:

looks like you were cruising more or less WRXER, the BMW was trying a lot harder. correct me if I'm wrong.

um about 90% i guess. he was about 2s off my best time. the bmw had plenty of grunt and LOTS of grip. it was being driven by the owners Son, hence the weird lines. the potential was there for it to be a lot faster through the corners.

and WRXER, talking me up lol. i wouldn't study any of my lines haha, especially when i'm playfighting behind someone.. ill upload my quickest lap soon. its all about practice and yeah footage is a great resource. just use any old camera!

ok back OT.. my boss said that Coupe i was behind is quite rare?

[newsuba]

Relatively rare.

Based on the first generation Z3 it was likened to a modern day Shelby Cobra.

From memory, BMW made about 800 M-coupes in RHD with the 3.2L straight six from the E36 M3 Evo.

Then another 200 or so with the revised 3.2L s6 from the E46 M3.

It was also available as a convertible known as the M-Roadster.

More info

http://jalopnik.com/cars/jalopnik-fantasy-garage/first-generation-bmw-m-coupe-258496.php