The E46 325ti Appreciation Thread
Discussion
Cheapstraitsix said:
Think I should win the car!
What dictates the change out of interest? Admittedly I have never driven one but always find them about the same pace on track as the compact.
Fancy a change to be honest and always fancied having a rotary (brother used to own an RX7). I spotted an RX8 advertised locally that ticks all the boxes (rebuilt engine, nice colour, and an owner who has looked after it), and at the moment I am not doing enough miles to worry about fuel consumption. I went for a test drive today and was smitten.What dictates the change out of interest? Admittedly I have never driven one but always find them about the same pace on track as the compact.
ethomas said:
Hil_lo said:
Does anyone have a set of standard rear springs they want to get rid off?
I have a set in the garage in pretty good condition. Let me know if you want them, I am in Bristol but am happy to post them.
Bernie Sanders said:
reading this thread makes me want to go out and buy one.
a few years back i had the opportunity to drive a friends 325ti, back then it was the best steering i´ve ever driven.
Well just go and get one then! a few years back i had the opportunity to drive a friends 325ti, back then it was the best steering i´ve ever driven.
I let my nephew drive mine, and a month or so later I was on the hunt for one for him which ended successfully - OK it was an SE in Sapphire Black with Cream leather, but with sunroof and a 6-speed as it was a facelift.
But at least all 325ti Compacts have Sport seats and suspension!
Does anyone know the part number for the throttle intake boot ? Its a two part thing, but the ETK only seem to show the part that connects to the MAF unit and doesn't list the second part that actually sits on the throttle body with a small hose that connects to the idle valve.
I did the CCV at the weekend and the small hose to the idle valve is split.
Many thanks
I did the CCV at the weekend and the small hose to the idle valve is split.
Many thanks
My silver 90k 325ti m sport (purchased from a fellow appreciator in this thread) will be up for sale in the next couple of months unfortunately.
Finally gave in to the mrs by getting a 5 door car for the 3 month old baby + associated clobber. Will probably stick it up in the classifieds at some point.
Finally gave in to the mrs by getting a 5 door car for the 3 month old baby + associated clobber. Will probably stick it up in the classifieds at some point.
Deptford Draylons said:
Does anyone know the part number for the throttle intake boot ? Its a two part thing, but the ETK only seem to show the part that connects to the MAF unit and doesn't list the second part that actually sits on the throttle body with a small hose that connects to the idle valve.
I did the CCV at the weekend and the small hose to the idle valve is split.
Many thanks
13541435627I did the CCV at the weekend and the small hose to the idle valve is split.
Many thanks
PaulGT3 said:
Deptford Draylons said:
Does anyone know the part number for the throttle intake boot ? Its a two part thing, but the ETK only seem to show the part that connects to the MAF unit and doesn't list the second part that actually sits on the throttle body with a small hose that connects to the idle valve.
I did the CCV at the weekend and the small hose to the idle valve is split.
Many thanks
13541435627I did the CCV at the weekend and the small hose to the idle valve is split.
Many thanks
Cheapstraitsix said:
Was sitting around bored at work so decided to chuck the compact on the weighbridge.
Bit heavier than I thought, however good weight distribution across the axels.
This was with no driver and a full tank of fuel.
When I first saw this I'll be honest I thought "Nah, that can't be right", but it is! I put my car on our weigh pads at work this morning and it came out at 1442.5kg, fully standard with a full tank of fuel and no driver. The corner weights looked a bit odd because I did it in the car park rather than move anything in the workshop, but its pretty close to 50:50 across the axles. Mine is a Sport with a sunroof (which accounts for 30+kg of that weight apparently).Bit heavier than I thought, however good weight distribution across the axels.
This was with no driver and a full tank of fuel.
No wonder my E36 328i Touring (1432kg by the same measure) feels so spritely by comparison - its marginally lighter and much torquier!
mwggriffiths said:
Cheapstraitsix said:
Was sitting around bored at work so decided to chuck the compact on the weighbridge.
Bit heavier than I thought, however good weight distribution across the axels.
This was with no driver and a full tank of fuel.
When I first saw this I'll be honest I thought "Nah, that can't be right", but it is! I put my car on our weigh pads at work this morning and it came out at 1442.5kg, fully standard with a full tank of fuel and no driver. The corner weights looked a bit odd because I did it in the car park rather than move anything in the workshop, but its pretty close to 50:50 across the axles. Mine is a Sport with a sunroof (which accounts for 30+kg of that weight apparently).Bit heavier than I thought, however good weight distribution across the axels.
This was with no driver and a full tank of fuel.
No wonder my E36 328i Touring (1432kg by the same measure) feels so spritely by comparison - its marginally lighter and much torquier!
My 328iSE on 16s was 1420kg with half a tank
Both considerably lighter than my old 330i though - that was over 100kg more and with the longer gearing didn't feel any quicker up to 3 figure speeds. My ti does sound the best of all 3 though ( all on standard exhausts )
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