BMW E36 328i Sport - Whos had one?

[Stanley]

I getting rid of the Golf this weekend, and my plan is to go for a BMW 328i sport.

Seem quite readily available, and ALOT of car for the money.

I am aware of the pre 98 engines etc and the balljoint/lower arm issues.

Any other useful info would be greatly appreciated!

(I saw one for sale on here recently . . . . )

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2444/3874198742_59eca6ea07_o.jpg

[dhdev (Oli)]

I getting rid of the Golf this weekend, and my plan is to go for a BMW 328i sport.

Seem quite readily available, and ALOT of car for the money.

I am aware of the pre 98 engines etc and the balljoint/lower arm issues.

Any other useful info would be greatly appreciated!

(I saw one for sale on here recently . . . . )

**SHAMELESS PLUG**

Buy mine! It's not a sport (no LSD and not got the black headlining) but is a full M3 rep
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e296/dhdev/BMW%20328/IMG_8242.jpg

[paddy138]

there a lovely car and a good torqi engine, but they do give a lot of trouble, i had one before and headgasket went, they are very prone to this, they like to crack heads also, expansion bottles often crack, bushings in the back also give trouble, abs units too, unless you can get a real good clean example i wouldnt go for one

[dhdev (Oli)]

there a lovely car and a good torqi engine, but they do give a lot of trouble, i had one before and headgasket went, they are very prone to this, they like to crack heads also, expansion bottles often crack, bushings in the back also give trouble, abs units too, unless you can get a real good clean example i wouldnt go for one

Are you for real :confused:

[General Baxter]

E30 325i mech 2 :P

[Stanley]

**SHAMELESS PLUG**

Buy mine! It's not a sport (no LSD and not got the black headlining) but is a full M3 rep


Spec/price etc etc?

[Stanley]

E30 325i mech 2 :P

Id love a Tech 2 E30, but they go for too much money IMO.

One day......

[Mike]

My mate had one, was a fab a car (for an auto tho)

His was a white coupe with some rare as shizzle red leather interior type affiar.

[General Baxter]

mech, tech, i knew it was somethink like that lol

[dhdev (Oli)]

I can see this heading for a slap on the wrists from SIAN for selling in GC, so I'll refer to PM ;)

[NovaLad]

I'd have 1 as a next car but don't they drink fuel for fun!

[Stanley]

I'd have 1 as a next car but don't they drink fuel for fun!

My Golf is returning 16mpg extra urban at the moment, so it cant be any worse!

[General Baxter]

yes lol

[NovaLad]

My Golf is returning 16mpg extra urban at the moment, so it cant be any worse!
Winner!
Go for it :thumb:

[dhdev (Oli)]

I'd have 1 as a next car but don't they drink fuel for fun!

Regularly see over 30mpg on mine, calculated from mileage and gallons consumed.

[Sloth]

my 323is 2.5 estate is a lovely car, id love a 328 i sport touring in black. make sure its a manual mind....

[SRimon]

I've had one.

Loved it! No real problems, ABS tripped out, costing £££ to replace.

As for LSD.

It was only ever an option, however most of the earlier 95/6/7 ones had them.

The later ones had ASC as standard, but again a LSD was an option.

Not bad on fuel, I also saw regulary over 30mpg

[connor c]

i had one for diffing and drifting always overheated, but diff locked first time,
great cars though if you can get a good one most have been ragged to ****e though

connor

[L33 LEG]

I have a 328 and a 325 (sadly no lsd though as its a cab and not the sport)..

Like i have said loads of times, so much car for the money and are such a nice car imo in all areas.

Re the guy who said about headgaskets/etc. He is right, the 2.8s are very well known for overheating, i have seen so many examples of this and even my old 2.8 fcuked up. Just be extra careful whilst buying and double check the system.

Do not expect decent mpg. My coupe drinks alot but i think i need a new lambda as it is really bad lol

The prices vary so much, my advice will be to pay the money for a mint shell. My two 36s are very solid and am so glad they arnt like some rust buckets iv seen.

[Novasport]

Nickasil lining(Premature bore wear) due to our fuel over here. Try and get one which has had an engine replacement by a dealer or a low mileage example may not have been affected. If its not gone now its prob not likely to.
Overheating
Ball joints, dead easy to replace
Rear radius arm bushes go
Rear brake pipes corrode
Auto aircon control panel fook up
Alarms fook up and are a nightmare if they fail when armed
Ignition barrels/locks fall apart
Window regulator mounts break, again easy to replace
ABS faults
The list goes on plus other wear & tear items you would usually find on an old car.

[Sloth]

if your 2.8 alloy block dies, find a 2.5 m50 iron block and put all the 2.8 internals into it. uber bulletproof 2.8 = win!

[dhdev (Oli)]

AFAIK the overheating is only an issue if the plastic pump impeller has never been changed for a more reliable metal one :confused:

[dougie_boi]

i had a 1995 2.5 was the mtech one will all the m3 stuff went like a rocket only prob i had in 60.000 miles was the rear trailing arm bushes car had nearly 300.000 miles on it when i sold still ran sweet as and pulled like a rocket

[xe Dan]

ive got a 1996 328 sport at the sec its a great car goes well handles well ive had non of the above problems and a few of my mates have had sports to and never had problems and you get the good bmw build quality and you can get around 30mpg

[Sloth]

yeah the impellor causes it, the issues is if you over heat it, the alloy block softens, so when you try to re-torque the head blots it rips the threads out.
hence the "fix" i said about. toby unna in ppc is doing this atm to a 328 coupe.

[paddy138]

yeah somtimes when the headgasket goes when your taking the headbolts up the threads come with them, a lot of fellas just put engines in them when the head goes as it near cheaper, there a bitch to do a head on, not as much the head but the vanos is very tricky to time especially without the proper tools,
i also had the problem with the aircon panel, dear to replace also,
as for mpg, its different for everybody i reckon, if you drive it handy it shouldnt be too bad but there is a lot of power in them and hard to resist planting the boot down all the time

[TWAG]

I brought a 328i sport a few months ago, unfortunatly last month a encountered the dreaded head gasket failure.

This is how it looked just before it blew.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/SDC10939.jpg

And this is how it looks now :-)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/IMG_0276.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/IMG_0283.jpg

Lucky they break really well. ive already made £1200 back (payed £1400 for the car) and ive kept the m3 mirrors, bumpers, sideskirts and wheels. All these bits will be going on my new 328i se. Pic below.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/new%20328/DSC03262.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v420/twag/new%20328/DSC03283.jpg

My advice is to take your time buying one, if you get a good one then you will be more than happy with it. I really enjoy driving mine, power and comfort all rolled into one. Im averaging 27mpg which i think is pretty good.

[L33 LEG]

Was just about to say that i recognise that reg. I saw the trailor thread on e36coupe, very odd project lol

[dj_wudgey]

there nice cars like but never had one i know a few lads who have and they swear by bmw's

[TWAG]

They are well built and feel very nice to drive. Perfect daily driver's.

[novashed]

ive got an early 98' e46 saloon 328i se, well impressed so far for a tank, so refined, just changed the coolant and doing oil very soon,

[lewisvalver]

my mate just bought one on saturday,looks the part and hes getting roughly 30mpg,the windshield washer tank is fecking huge lol