will_ainsworth
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anyone had one? anyone got opinions or advice... looking to get one in a few weeks once the gti is sold....
wanting full mtech kit, motorsport alloys and vader seats, finished in estoril blue  ... but may take a while to find all that.....
any help or advice really on what to look out for when i go looking
basically looking for something like this...
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NovaGTE2
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Think yoiu'll struggle for estoril blue as they are mainly m3's as far as im aware
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will_ainsworth
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yeh ther is a few tho... spoke to this guy who had his on pistonheads, but he just sold it.... i asked for the new owners number... and was guna offer him a extra few hundred on what he payed.... its got vaders the lot!... still havent heard anything back tho... wouldnt mind one in imola red.... get the evo gt2 look going lol
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deano87
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Nice cars. E36 seems very dated inside now though.
I take it you're not worried about fuel bills?
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myke
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I'm on my second 325.
They're great cars. strong engines, reliable, solidly built, and planted on the road.
bad is that they're thirsty and the bushes perish quickly.
the 323 will be more economical because of it's extra emissions regulations, but you still wont return brilliant fuel mileage.
i never realised they did estoril on anything other than an m3, but you've already disproved that.
bare in mind that these cars are pretty cheap now, so you might not want to go throwing thousands at it making an m3 rep, when you could have just gone and bought an m3 in the first place.
have a look on e36coupe forum for help/inspiration.
http://www.bmwowner.com/forum/
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will_ainsworth
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quote:
Originally posted by myke
I'm on my second 325.
They're great cars. strong engines, reliable, solidly built, and planted on the road.
bad is that they're thirsty and the bushes perish quickly.
the 323 will be more economical because of it's extra emissions regulations, but you still wont return brilliant fuel mileage.
i never realised they did estoril on anything other than an m3, but you've already disproved that.
bare in mind that these cars are pretty cheap now, so you might not want to go throwing thousands at it making an m3 rep, when you could have just gone and bought an m3 in the first place.
have a look on e36coupe forum for help/inspiration.
http://www.bmwowner.com/forum/
well they seem to be 29-30 mpg and my 106 gti is 28.... 
i cant get insured on the m3.. im 18... lol im guna buy the car with the full kit i cba doing it myself!!! been there done that with the corsa.... i want to just buy it and keep it looking mint..... yeh i joined up to e36coupe some mint cars on there.. just doesnt seem like a v busy forum....
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JM_16v
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i can get upto 40mpg on a run in the gti and average 32 tbh. rather have my gti
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Ben-B
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my old man owns a e36 328i, he loves it.. its still quite a nice car very comfy and some of the top spec ones are still pretty good.
as for the estoral blue thing, i think it was only for the m3, or atleast mainly for the m3... it sounds like your after a m3 rep?
post some piccies if/when you get it  
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will_ainsworth
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hmm maybe the one i saw had a respray? it was deffo a 323 ill try and find the link
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Ben-B
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dunno, but it would pass as a m3 rep as it has double exhaust ( i think ) like the m3, also had full m3 kit by the looks of the pic...
just might not be quite as quick as the m3, however wont make much difference as theyre all limited to 155 mph...
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will_ainsworth
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http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/640712.htm
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will_ainsworth
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the one at the top of the page is a real m3.... the one in the pistonheads ad is a 323.... m3 rep...
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Ben-B
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m3 rep, bmw themselves wouldnt put an m3 badge on the boot of a 323i
its a good one, got the mirrors, body kit, rims spoiler everything... very nice car mate
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will_ainsworth
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shame its sold.. but im guna try and get in contact with the new owner and offerhim another 200 ontop of what he paid?
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Ben-B
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its worth a try i suppose.. its a nice car and decent ish milage.
just read the advert and it says the car had a £1900 extra of the estoral blue when it was brought, so i was wrong its not just m3.
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myke
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it's even got the right doorstrips by the look of it.
says the m3 colour was an optional extra when bought new, so that add's up.
will you even get insured on a 323 at 18?
my 325 just about does 30mpg on the motorway and averages not much more than 20 on my commute to work. pre-vanos which makes it worse than a newer one, but i think you'll be lucky to average 30 in a 323.
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will_ainsworth
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insurance is an extra 200 on the gti,,, it says mpg 29 on parkers so thats what i was going on....
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richc
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quote:
Originally posted by will_ainsworth
insurance is an extra 200 on the gti,,, it says mpg 29 on parkers so thats what i was going on....
Yer but your 106 says more than 28 mpg i bet on parkers so i rekon you would see about 20
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Jambo
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old cars now, watch out for dogs.
M3 rep may increase your insurance, as it will look like an m3 to potential theives (how they see it)
Good engines, great sound. Comfy and the proper wheels driven
Will be nicer to live with than tin pot hatches but probably not as quick.
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jamez_zz
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The wheels on the one in the link are replicas. It hasnt got the M3 Door mouldings, but it does have a real M3 rear bumper.
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