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"FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem" (fuelstratifiedinjection) 06/21/2016 at 03:34 • Filed to: None

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I’d still take a 325i Compact kthxbai

kanadanmajava1 > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 06/21/2016 at 03:51

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Compared to the certain new ones it doesn’t look so bad.

Nauraushaun > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 06/21/2016 at 05:15

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I like these a lot. I think they did a good job at being a funkier 3-series, and I love the fat stubby rear end.

The 325 was the best of them.

KatzManDu > kanadanmajava1 06/21/2016 at 05:15

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If the headlights were more standard E46ish I could deal.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Nauraushaun 06/21/2016 at 05:20

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I wouldn’t even mind owning one. They look halfway exceptable with the M package and black kidneys. The predecessor looks much better IMO.

kanadanmajava1 > KatzManDu 06/21/2016 at 05:29

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I used to dislike the front end a lot. Now I’m starting to think that it’s pretty much alright.

MultiplaOrgasms > KatzManDu 06/21/2016 at 05:31

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It’s literally a case of bumper & bonnet swap

MultiplaOrgasms > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 06/21/2016 at 05:32

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I like the idea of RWD compacts, and since BMW was the last fortress of compact RWD-ness I’ll take two pls.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > MultiplaOrgasms 06/21/2016 at 05:54

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There’s the 1 Series which -thank god- is still rwd. But that’s about to change with the next generation sadly. Most 1 Series buyers probably don’t even know which wheels are driven.

MultiplaOrgasms > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 06/21/2016 at 06:12

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Thats a fact.

Stapleface > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 06/21/2016 at 06:34

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I never knew they made a E46 compact. Neat. The headlights remind me of something Citroën would do.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 06/21/2016 at 06:56

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I think they’ve aged really well. When they first came out I hated the front and liked the back. Now the back looks really dated compared to the front.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 06/21/2016 at 07:10

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The Altezza like tail lights don’t really help. I actually rather like the front end but only with xenons and the kidneys painted black.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Stapleface 06/21/2016 at 07:11

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The whole car was rather.. quirky. The headlights sure have got something French about them.

LongbowMkII > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 06/21/2016 at 07:14

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I want that facia on a standard E46.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 06/21/2016 at 08:26

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The e36 is better :)

RT > Stapleface 06/21/2016 at 08:27

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The rear headlights have a lot more Japanese than French in them though.

These are the stock lights.

Stapleface > RT 06/21/2016 at 09:22

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Ugh. They are? Does anyone make normal looking red and amber lights for them?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 06/21/2016 at 09:33

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That is one car I wish we had gotten on in the US. Than and the E36 325ti. We only got the 3-8ti. So if you want the hatch you have to take the whimpy 4 cylinder along with it.

whoarder is tellurium > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 06/21/2016 at 09:37

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Hmm...

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/21/2016 at 09:45

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The US seems to hate hatch- and liftbacks:( The 318ti had around 143hp which seems reasonable- for European standards. The base 316i only had around 102hp and was just enough for daily driving. A great thing about the E36 compact is that engine swaps are easy to do because it is identical to the sedan to about the a pillar. I still want to kick myself for not buying a 323ti last year.

Hoccy > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 06/21/2016 at 10:23

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350i pls

Forge Crown Victor! > whoarder is tellurium 06/21/2016 at 12:02

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Thank you! I was thinking the same thing! Spot of tea mein furher?

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Hoccy 06/21/2016 at 14:23

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Want.

Hoccy > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 06/21/2016 at 14:39

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There was a road legal one for sale here years ago

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Hoccy 06/21/2016 at 14:57

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Road legal? Damn

RT > Stapleface 06/21/2016 at 19:41

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Yes, it’s actually quite a common aftermarket mod ironically.