My German p**n ...

[Sir_Dave]

Well after a month ive finally got round to cleaning it properly (redundancy does have some perks lol) as im back in Cornwall for the week at my parents house.

Thought id stick a few pics up of my bargain barge wont go into too much detail as that will be covered in the project thread ill put up next week, so here are some nice pics from todays efforts.

For the cleaning fetishists out there, I havent quite finished its 'detail' yet, but so far have used a pressure washer, halfords car wash, bucket, sponge and Megs clay/detailing spray. Will finish with Autoglum SRP & EGP tomorrow Interior has been cleaned with Liquid Leather cleaner & conditioner.

Need to refurb the drivers side rear wheel, but thats hopefully getting done next week. Hopefully most will agree, its not bad for a car approaching 130k miles ... will be getting some eibachs for it soon & have a spoiler on the way, not sure whether i want to fit it or not though?

Compared to the cup? Well its an entirely different animal, but far better suited to 2k a month on the motorway tbh & covers ground (inc. the twisties) surprisingly quickly if you dont mind hustling it a bit

 

[riz]

lovely motor lovely

 

[trile]

that is NEW !

great car!

Looks like an ///M ... great wheels btw

 

[Steve 182]

Very nice

 

[cat171]

I'm liking it So nice to see one in nice condition these days

 

[Vish]

M-Sport E36 :approve::star:

I love these, sometimes think "what if...?" if I'd got one instead of the 172. Looks a beauty mate. 328i?

 

[riz]

leather looks in good nice from here

 

[jayxx83]

looks mint dude. as said rare to see one with out a doggy dtm back box and lexus lights that look like teenagers spots.

 

[jon_r]

It's looking in fine fettle!

 

[AlexS]

Looks mint that, I like, sorry to hear about the redundancy.

 

[Bluebeard]

That picture makes me sad.

(Only because I miss mine! lol)

Looks bloody lovely mate.

 

[Alan]

Very nice mate.

 

[Jamesstone]

Looking good matey! you have been busy since the last staines meet, Get some pictures of it under petrol station light FTW...... :rasp:

 

[Sir_Dave]

Looking good matey! you have been busy since the last staines meet, Get some pictures of it under petrol station light FTW...... :rasp:

Umm no lol, tbh its nowhere near as bad now as it was, but after being quoted £300 to correct it properly, i got to grips with the SRP and its 'filling' qualities

Thanks for the kind words people, my aim is to get it close to OEM & mint on the outside, with maybe some slight naughtiness under the bonnet, until i can afford a mint M3 Evo anyway ...

 

[Mot!]

328is's are lovely motors : )
I had a boston green one about a year ago - bought it stock and put some coilovers on it, job done (i just wanted to go sideways)

The lips are those BBS' are such a chore to keep mint, keep an eye on them fella.

Lovely example

 

[Ian_182]

I could quite happily own that

 

[Christopher]

Awesome thing.

 

[Englebert]

Looks good, needs the same front spoiler as on Jon's though!

 

[Brett]

Looks like a cracking car to cover 2K a month in.

Love it.

 

[Brett]

What

 

[Brett]

What engine is in it btw? 3.0?

 

[Englebert]

Funnily enough, being a 328 its a 2.8

 

[Christopher]

lol... aye, 2.8 Brett.

LSD on these too, right?

 

[Brett]

I didn't realise it was a 328i

LSD? Tasty :approve:

 

[Ali]

Looks clean.

 

[Peperami]

lol... aye, 2.8 Brett.

LSD on these too, right?

On some.

 

[McBunny]

Funnily enough, being a 328 its a 2.8

you can get like that all you want but you know the logical names stopped at the e36

 

[Brett]

you can get like that all you want but you know the logical names stopped at the e36

True. However the higher the number the more power usually applies.

I.e. a 325i is 3.0 as is the 330i and the 335i but the higher the end two numbers the greater the power.

There are some anomalies i.e. the 20d engine is more powerful than the 20i engine, the 23d engine in more powerful than the 25d engine and maybe a few more I cba thinking of.

 

[McBunny]

the 318 was a 2 litre the 320 was a 2.2 etc

 

[PYE21]

Looks better now its clean Dave.

Im glad you got to this before me now!!

Im pretty sure this is a later non LSD car.

 

[JON13S]

mmmmmm!!! athat looks tasty. keep it standard and mint will hold its money now

 

[$torm Rider]

Very nice mate, good a good'un.

 

[Sir_Dave]

Thanks for all the nice comments

It is indeed a 2.8, 193bhp as standard which is enough to push it along fairly well, may invest in a Dave F. bigger throttle body & 325i manifold which would take it to about 220bhp, but that would eat into the M3 fund so im not too sure tbh ...

As mentioned, as its alter model it has traction control instead of LSD, although its not hard to retro fit one if i feel the need. As its not a track car thats highly unlikely if im entirely honest.

The question is, shall i stick the spoiler on or leave it nice and smooth as it is?

 

[Spongebob 172]

deffo leave it smooth dave...im liking this car alot

 

[Alexander]

What engine is in it btw? 3.0?

Roffle, c**t.

Looks like a lovely motor, keep it clean!

 

[McBunny]

Thanks for all the nice comments

It is indeed a 2.8, 193bhp as standard which is enough to push it along fairly well, may invest in a Dave F. bigger throttle body & 325i manifold which would take it to about 220bhp, but that would eat into the M3 fund so im not too sure tbh ...

As mentioned, as its alter model it has traction control instead of LSD, although its not hard to retro fit one if i feel the need. As its not a track car thats highly unlikely if im entirely honest.

The question is, shall i stick the spoiler on or leave it nice and smooth as it is?

i vote smooth

 

[john.med]

smooth all the way, makes me want my old e36 320i back. Sold it with 157k, was still mint!

 

[JON13S]

leave is as it is...... spoiler will make it look like all the 316i's that have been barry'd up.

 

[Tom@JMS]

hadn't seen this, pure sex mate!!!

 

[alex-avfc]

Stunning! Timeless these are

My neighbour has one of identical to yours but for silver leather and a rear spoiler. Took me for a blast I must say it felt absolutely rapid!!! How much did you pay if you dont mind me asking? He paid £4k for his, with 80k on the clock

Oh and I can post you a pic of his with spoiler on the back if you like, if you're still unsure whether to fit or not..