bmw e36 318(m) - QUestions~

[hungJAcky]

Dear sifus,
im planning to get a e36 318i,year 96' ,its manual, but im worry about the engine of the car. i think its the 4 cylinder 1.8 sohc engine (M43).
Does anyone have any experience of the car ?
-will it be under powered ?
-hard to maintain?
-or it will be a useless engine until the point that i have to converted the engine ?

thank Youuss and any comments is most appreciated.

 

[jo-e34]

maintenance difficulty - no
underpower - yez

 

[5115]

yes,like supercharged sifu joe said,maintenance wise wont be a big issue.try to test drive 1 so you could understand better how "underpower" it is

 

[hungJAcky]

thank you to both of u for the comments, i guess if i really do wanna get the car i would have to change to a 2.5litre engine at least and supercharged it like recently a 325 sold in the market, wanted to get the car but too late. hehe

btw thanks again

 

[jo-e34]

agreed with you bro test drive and feel it,as i'm still on a learning curve..............,don la call sifu sifu here,later ppl will think i am a real sifu LOL

yes,like supercharged sifu joe said,maintenance wise wont be a big issue.try to test drive 1 so you could understand better how "underpower" it is

 

[5115]

so humnle...so what's next?supercharged e39?

 

[jo-e34]

yea u are right,might be an e39 if budget permits,if not just an e36.........
but gotta restore the aging e34 1st......

so humnle...so what's next?supercharged e39?

 

[hungJAcky]

i think we gonna see a freshly restore e34 coming soon :)

Bump: i think we gonna see a freshly restore e34 coming soon :)

 

[jo-e34]

actually its nth much to shout about,jes want to freshen up the old retro look