A Few Shots of the BMW

[AlexHealy]

 

[MikeB]

Tidy not keen on the m3 badge though.

 

[Justin]

Lol @ the M3 badge

 

[AlexHealy]

That was already on there when I bought it.. And it was on there when the last owner bought it... lol

 

[chris_p]

That was already on there when I bought it.. And it was on there when the last owner bought it... lol

lol the first thing I would have done to that is get a hot kettle to the badge, you're fooling nobody.

I still think the e36 has its charms

 

[AlexHealy]

lol the first thing I would have done to that is get a hot kettle to the badge, you're fooling nobody.

I still think the e36 has its charms

The kids in my street think I'm running either a 1.6 or 1.8 engine.

They said they'd race me in their fitted Punto, but I've spoke to their dad and he told me how it's only a 1.2.

 

[Ian_182]

Not bad.I still like the 18" mivec alloys.

Get rid of the badge..

 

[Alan]

Loose the M3 badge, some BBS rims and set it down by 30-45mm, get those rear wheels into the arches a bit more..

 

[Djw Dave]

Is it not a M3??

 

[AlexHealy]

Loose the M3 badge, some BBS rims and set it down by 30-45mm, get those rear wheels into the arches a bit more..

The rear wheels normally sit in there a bit better when on flat surface, but I'll give the badge a go at removal.

 

[AlexHealy]

Is it not a M3??

323i Coupe mate.

 

[Alan]

The rear wheels normally sit in there a bit better when on flat surface, but I'll give the badge a go at removal.

Hairdryer mate, dont hold it too close but enough to heat up the glue, give the area a wash, then some AG tar remover, then polish the area, should be good to go after that.

 

[AlexHealy]

 

[AlexHealy]

I don't have many plans for it. I love the wheels I'm on now, here's a photo of the old set I have..

I want new plates for it, I'm thinking of having just plain ones just to clean it up a bit. I have ordered a new drivers door inside handle cover, and thats about it really.

Except for maintenence and cleaning, I'm keeping her basic so she runs as smooth as she has done.

 

[Christopher]

LOL. That M3 badge.

 

[john.med]

:clap:

 

[Vish]

Much better debadged. Wheels don't look bad actually, but 328i Sport rims look better IMO. I like the colour too.

E36 seems to be quite popular on the forum over the last couple of weeks, a lot of threads and pics making me wonder if I should have bought a 328i instead of my 172, just love the shape! Although hopefully not long before I buy an E36 M3.

 

[jayxx83]

looks tidy enough. didnt know the 323's only had one exhaust pipe

 

[AlexHealy]

 

[Jordi17]

did you not used to have an 04 clio? why the change to older car?

 

[AlexHealy]

did you not used to have an 04 clio? why the change to older car?

I did.

A lot of people in work asked me this, as they get new cars every 3 years. My girlfriends brother owned the BMW before me, and his mate before that. His mate had it serviced and everything done at BMW so I knew the car was mechanically perfect.

The Clio had fault after fault, every time I fixed something, something else needed attention. Poor build quality on the newer car. After researching BMW and finding that they use chains instead of cambelts, I knew I could afford to run the car.

Obviously if something goes wrong, and touch wood everything is spot on so far, then it would cost to fix it, but I don't mind doing that on this car, because it's got to 135k miles without hitting any problems and the Clio was at less than half of that.

 

[Englebert]

Thank god you've removed the badge!

Not sure about the wheels... the car looks really high.

 

[Ian_182]

Is this newport wales or newport shropshire...

 

[AlexHealy]

Newport, Wales mate. Are you local?

 

[Ian_182]

No mate...Newport is 6 miles from me in telford shropshire....

 

[AlexHealy]

Ahh that's no good then. Still nice to see a few members about.

 

[VeinAST]

Nice Not a huge fan of E36s but there are some that I appreciate

 

[Jimmybs]

not my cup of tea, but nice for its age!

 

[Leeshez]

Very nice .

 

[AlexHealy]

My car is a photo *****..

 

[Gally]

Has that badge gone yet?

 

[AlexHealy]

Has that badge gone yet?

Sure has.

 

[DrR]

Has that badge gone yet?

Clues in the posts above.

 

[Gally]

Sorry only seen the top ones and the bottom ones.

 

[EllD90]

Set of fresh plates and a cleaned/chromed exhaust tip would go down nicely!

 

[AlexHealy]

Set of fresh plates and a cleaned/chromed exhaust tip would go down nicely!

Set of plates are my next priority, thinking of just having plain ones.

Will have to see if I can clean the exhaust myself, not really into spending money on changing it.

 

[EllD90]

Chop it off and buy a chrome exhaust tip then. Only cost you £20 or so.

 

[AlexHealy]

I went up to Blaenavon today to my favourite spot. I used to take photos of my Clio up here, and it was a lot easier when I had that because turning a Beemer on a tiny road on the side of a mountain isn't easy.

Enjoy.