RE: SOTW Special: BMW 328i Touring

[spazzaneve]

mcbunny said:

i just bought my first BMW the other day a lovely Hellrot 328 sport coupe 110k for the princely sum of £1700 its in great condition really just needs a bit of love
so far its been a great entry into 6 cyl ownership

Edited by mcbunny on Tuesday 6th July 09:14

Really nice looking car there chap!

[Truckosaurus]

I feel a bit of a fraud with you £500 Touring owners for having spent a massive £6000 last April for an E46 330i Touring (ex-Channel Islands hence v. low miles) but it's still a lot of car for the money.

The only thing I can think of replacing it with is a 335i Touring but they are all still the wrong side of 20-large.

[spazzaneve]

Truckosaurus said:

I feel a bit of a fraud with you £500 Touring owners for having spent a massive £6000 last April for an E46 330i Touring (ex-Channel Islands hence v. low miles) but it's still a lot of car for the money.

The only thing I can think of replacing it with is a 335i Touring but they are all still the wrong side of 20-large.

Sounds like a good buy sir! £425 doesnt get you a stunner! 170k, rust on all arches, child stained seats and knocking suspension, but with a bit of TLC it can be sorted and the great thing about BMWs i find is they can take a lot of abuse unlike other marques

[Donkey62]

Dunk76 said:

Donkey62 said:

had no clue what Alpina was in fact until first service raped me of £600 routine servicing in 2008 tyres being biggest chunk of that bill at the dealers.

To be brutally honest, if you buy tyres from a BMW dealer you deserve every bit of raping you get; Main Dealer quoted £235 per corner on my B3, when Kwik Fit next door were doing the exact same things for £145.

I asked Main Dealer if I could see their tyre fitting equipment. 'Oh we just take them next door Sir'

4 x £145 = £580 Sytners BMW was considerably cheaper i had full service in that price too. I did feel raped first car with big wheels 17x9 being used to £30 per corner mid range tyres for any daily donkey.

[Beemergirl]

I love everything about E36s apart from the wooly dead steering!

[clarkey328is]

Beemergirl said:

I love everything about E36s apart from the wooly dead steering!

Something is wrong with your car then because mine is as tight as you like.

[neil_bolton]

clarkey328is said:

Beemergirl said:

I love everything about E36s apart from the wooly dead steering!

Something is wrong with your car then because mine is as tight as you like.

Uh huh, mines nice and feelsome, I can feel quite a bit through the wheel - more than most cars (obviously not MX5 or Elise standard) and certainly better than the E39.

I suspect worn bushes, and most likely, not the right tyres.

[Riggers]

JimexPL said:

ncbbmw said:

Looks like it stood around a while when it was new if it was registered in 97 as BMW facelifted the grille panel and side repeaters in Sept 96 and this is the old style.

I also notice that the side repeaters are fitted the wrong way round, the profile line of the lamps should follow the line of the wheel arch not opose it.

It's unusual for a pre-facelift to have body coloured sills (a rarely ticked cost option). Perhaps the car has had replacement wings and the bodyshop incorrectly fitted the side repeaters.
Stick the chassis number into realoem.com and it will bring up the build date.

Advert was wrong - this car was registered in August 96 - though that doesn't solve the problem of the upside-down side repeaters...

[S3_Graham]

neil_bolton said:

clarkey328is said:

Beemergirl said:

I love everything about E36s apart from the wooly dead steering!

Something is wrong with your car then because mine is as tight as you like.

Uh huh, mines nice and feelsome, I can feel quite a bit through the wheel - more than most cars (obviously not MX5 or Elise standard) and certainly better than the E39.

I suspect worn bushes, and most likely, not the right tyres.

Can feel mine wriggling about too!

Washed/Polished mine yesterday but its dirty again now!!

[Riggers]

Vixpy1 said:

Oh god, you bought the auto

And....? I think it suits the pipe-and-slippers beige leather/plastic.... Plus in all seriousness it's a darn sight better than the auto they bunged in the E30.

And if I want to change gears myself I can always take the Caterham or the Landie

[Liquid Knight]

If it had enough pedals I'd be interested.

[Riggers]

Liquid Knight said:

If it had enough pedals I'd be interested.

Good thing it has just the two pedals then because it isn't for sale

[WeirdNeville]

Riggers is copying me!


Loads of miles but a good honest car, and it's a 328i Manual. Paid £700. Win.