MiataMark
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love for the bmw e36MiataMark
@garra
Club Retro Rides Member 29
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Dec 20, 2012 14:20:48 GMT
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I'm tempted to get a 328 touring (had one as a company car), there are some good threads on Pistonheads Readers Rides for 328 builds. This was mine;  Felt better to drive than the E46 323Ci that replaced it. |
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1990 Mazda MX-52012 BMW 118i (170bhp) - white appliance 2011 Land Rover Freelander 2 TD4 2003 Land Rover Discovery II TD52007 Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon JTDm
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Dec 20, 2012 22:12:26 GMT
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Yes must say the past 6 months I've been looking at the cabbies. But bought a 728i on a good deal so will have to wait till next year. Did get offered exactly the same car as the one in the first photo. Apart from it had 19" Breytons on it tax and mot for £700.... I hate Xmas lol!!
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Yes must say the past 6 months I've been looking at the cabbies. But bought a 728i on a good deal so will have to wait till next year. Did get offered exactly the same car as the one in the first photo. Apart from it had 19" Breytons on it tax and mot for £700.... I hate Xmas lol!! Damn, thats a shame, the wheels would have brought £400 on their own! |
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Dec 23, 2012 21:43:57 GMT
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Dec 25, 2012 11:27:28 GMT
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In the past I had a '46 M3, which I swapped for an Evo and now my daily is a '36 328i. Only had it a week, and in love with it. Taking inspiration from the wagon above, soon it'll have the same sort of appeal   Next mods are M3 bumper and a wheel refurb |
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Dec 25, 2012 22:34:59 GMT
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had two e36, first off was the 328 touring, just worked and worked. brilliant motor, epic engine.   second off was a 318is coupe, bout cheap as off this forum and was epic fun, had nothing but a exhaust fall off.   |
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heres a couple of my old e36's 328i sport    318ti with m52 2.8 engine and m50 inlet    here it is on the strip |
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Dec 29, 2012 19:58:17 GMT
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I'm currently driving a 120,000 mile e36 318i, my wife is driving a 180,000 mile e30 325i Touring. The comparison does the e36 no favours. The earlier car feels much more solidly built despite having done half again as many miles as mine.
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Last Edit: Dec 29, 2012 20:00:20 GMT by mrabody
1995 Range Rover 4.0
1995 BMW 320i Saloon
1989 BMW 325i Touring
1991 Mercedes 300TE-24
1991 Mercedes 190e
1970 Sunbeam Imp Sport
1966 Valiant 200 Custom
1964 Ford Fairlane 500 Station Wagon
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sphinx
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Dec 29, 2012 22:30:22 GMT
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Long time no post here, but this is a great post to get back into things  Here's my 325i    What to look out for...well seemingly everything has gone wrong with mine lol hence all the work. |
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Last Edit: Dec 29, 2012 22:53:15 GMT by sphinx
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60six
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Dec 29, 2012 22:44:27 GMT
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Had one a while back - e30's were built far far better, but the e36 is still a good car. I had issues with rear suspension arm bush - It's an awful joke of a designed bush which is aluminium on the outside, gets pushed into a steel arm, and whatever happens those two metals don't get along and it will eventually pop out again. Door panels. curse word. Never got mine to fit perfectly. Speedo. Had a very noisy speedo mechanism. Also, whenever in still traffic for a very long time it would overheat unless I put the heaters on. It was a popular fault on the 318i. Very comfortable and extremely quiet ride. Took me ages to find the battery, which sits in the boot.
Also, if you get a convertible and find a big pullable key in the boot, DON'T pull it - It releases the roof mechanism and apparently it's a pig to put back to normal.
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Some 9000's, a 900, an RX8 & a beetle
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