stan_the_man
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I may be getting one of these. They seems quite well specced with alf leather etc etc and look the part too.
Ive heard they are painfully slow, but they claim to be 140bhp which i cant see being neither terrifyingly fast or slow.
Whats the opinions?
Its a 1998 S plate
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John G
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i just sold mine last week, not fast but not sluggish, slow to get doing but very good at top end of the revs,
mine was a 95 plate and never let me down, very reliable cars and will be sad to see it go
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Jambo
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half leather? 4 cylinders?
No
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stan_the_man
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quote:
Originally posted by John G
i just sold mine last week, not fast but not sluggish, slow to get doing but very good at top end of the revs,
mine was a 95 plate and never let me down, very reliable cars and will be sad to see it go
Its owned by a local lass and shes shouting £2500 'due to the scrappage scheme'  so ive offered £1200.
Half leather, nice wheels, black and average miles/
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stan_the_man
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
half leather? 4 cylinders?
No
Yes.
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Robin
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It's the wrong amount of cylinders for a BMW.
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stan_the_man
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
It's the wrong amount of cylinders for a BMW.
That is a valid point, but i have a far from clear license so its a good compromise IMO.
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John G
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you wil get everyone sayin wrong amount of cylinders like the above but iv have a 320 and 318is and tbh the only difference was the smoothness, the 318is has been great to me, just to give you and idea i sold mine for £1500 and its spotless with 104k and full service history and lots of reciepts
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stan_the_man
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quote:
Originally posted by John G
you wil get everyone sayin wrong amount of cylinders like the above but iv have a 320 and 318is and tbh the only difference was the smoothness, the 318is has been great to me, just to give you and idea i sold mine for £1500 and its spotless with 104k and full service history and lots of reciepts
£1200 sound about bang on then
Cheers lad!
Any more info would be greatly appreciated.
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Doug
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I have one.
Cracking cars and you can have some fun in the wet!
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stan_the_man
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Any decent E36 forums to look for sale?
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richc
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I always said i would never have a 4 cyclinder bmw, i then went and got wrights old 318is coupe off him (1.9 engine).
Not rapid, but goes well enough i suppose when in the higher revs. It went better after i gave it a service and a proper run anyways 
On paper suppose to do 60 in 9.9 secs. A friend has a c2 vts and we raced i i pulled on him (very very little). I let him drive the bm and i drove his and same happend again so i suppose thats accurate  And they suppose to be 8 secs to 60!
Even though its old (1998) they still drive smooth and shit hot car for the money.
Struggle to do 30 mpg though, more likley 27 mpg
Check for worn linkage in first (if it jumps). Usually if you slam it into first it stops it, or just placing it whilst moving really slow into first when slowing down.
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richc
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Also checked for snapped springs on the rear suppose to be common but i havent seen it yet. Have a pull at the front check for worn bushes and thats about it. Solid
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richc
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i didnt buy it for speed put it that way
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sand-eel
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quote:
Originally posted by richc
Also checked for snapped springs on the rear suppose to be common
yep happened to my coupe, good excuse for some eibachs though.
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Corsa_Sport21
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Do some insurance quotes for some of the higher engined models and you'll be surprised of the difference.I too have a far from clean licence and a 328i sport wasnt much more to insure than a 318is.
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P1CK4D
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Unless it is extrmely clean I wouldnt pay anymore than £1000. I bought an ok condition 325 for £620 and it's done me proud. Even covered a 500mile round trip to Yorkshire and back the other day. Loving bmw ownership if im honest.
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stan_the_man
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
Do some insurance quotes for some of the higher engined models and you'll be surprised of the difference.I too have a far from clean licence and a 328i sport wasnt much more to insure than a 318is.
I did exactly that. Can insure a 328i for an extra £10 a month!
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sand-eel
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quote:
Originally posted by P1CK4D
Unless it is extrmely clean I wouldnt pay anymore than £1000.
What about the very latest 1999 ones with low miles, they are prob still worth £2000.
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