e36 328 sport or alpina b3 3.2 ?

[Trustmeimadoctor]

i have had a 328 sport before and loved it sold it to save money (badly thought out plan) and fancy getting another but im also tempted by a B3 whats peoples opinions either way on them ? worth the extra ?

Cheers

[Frances The Mute]

The 328i is a very well balanced car but B3 is another level to be fair. Although, they're switchtronic (buttons on the steering wheel) so the slush box with manual over-ride isn't to everyone's taste.

E36 B3 asking prices tend to be a bit excessive; especially when you consider you can pick up an E46 version (3.3 litre) for less money which is a better all-rounder in my experience.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

was it only the 3.0 that came in a spanish flavour then ?

[Frances The Mute]

Apparently the 3.2 had a 6 speed manual option - not that I've ever seen one.

All the examples I've seen and heard about are switchtronic.

[Welshbeef]

How much power?

[Trustmeimadoctor]

265 i think

[Welshbeef]

Trustmeimadoctor said:

265 i think

So really it should be a consideration of a 330i a B3 or an M3 in that order of power. A 328i v a B3 isn't really a logical choice 190odd bhp v 275 instead of 230 v 265 or 265 v 343

[Trustmeimadoctor]

well it is as comparison as i had a 328 and loved it. the 330 isnt availablein e36 guise m3 they seem to have all been hammered at the price point im looking at and mainly verts too

ideally id like a B8 but they are too rare