@Shawnthadon playa Learn to correctly use your and you're before calling someone else an idiot. Their car has stalled. There goes the ball. I can't make this any simpler for you to understand.
What is that preoccupation with volt and oil pressure gauges, they keep complaining about them in every BMW test. The 6-cylinder models had a 90A alternator, that keeps your battery charged - no matter what and how much you turn on.
The E36 and E39 were the Apex for the BMW 3 and 5 Series respectively. It's been downhill ever since. Especially for the 5er, a shell of it's former self. Thank You MotorWeek!! These are archival gems! Keep 'em coming.
+di foo!! you dont actually know what you are talking about so keep it to yourself because all the facts in the world prove you wrong...the e36 was and still is a benchmark in bmw;s evolution...learn before commenting...
+DININJA RONIN Did you take the time to read my original comment? What does it say? I said the e36 was the best chassis BMW ever made. I've owned an e21, e30, e36, e28. I'm pretty sure you misread or didn't read my original comment lol.
I was thinking the same thing. I haven’t seen one in a long time, but I would still see the prior gen e30 every so often. I wonder if these were not as reliable.
It sounds like Jon Davis is talking through a tin can. These E36 3-Series still look good, albeit a little cheap looking in the interior, but still nice.
@@Wasabi9111 it's amazing. My dad still has it (1992 Grey Sedan). Still got that BMW smell and it packs a punch! I drive an M2 and I still feel things whenever I drive the oldie
So true even in 2020s, the 3 series are now the size of the old 5 series and it's lost its nimbleness. I think you have to look at a 2 series to get the dynamics of the old E36\E46 and prior.
Only thing I really miss on my pretty much fully loaded '93 is a proper steering wheel adjustment. And that the indicators reset with it. Awesome car though, still a hot looker and great fun to drive.
Certainly the most significant. During the 80's, this model took the 3 Series from cult to mass appeal. It sold units relative to the era, on an industrial scale. Even if it wasn't a success I am sure they would have made the superb second generation 7 Series and brilliant 8 Series, but the brand would have been built up to the point it was, all thanks to this model.
@@karabiny1 Well actually all cars have an oil pressure gauge. The oil light is not an oil level indicator, instead its an oil pressure light, it wont come on until you only have 1-2 quarts of oil in the sump and hit a sharp turn.
I had a silver coupe w a manual. I remember the dealer gave me two options for my money I wanted to spend - either a new 325i Sport w BBS alloys or a E30 M3 w 10,000 miles. Sadly I chose the former and have regretted it since. I can’t afford a proper E30 M3 anymore that’s for sure lol smh
I'm actually pulling 23mpg consistently,and I still have the 3.91 diff in so highway driving keeps me higher in the revs for longer. Also those HP stats are wrong as per the showroom literature
lack of oil pressure and volt meter keeps getting mentioned again..Americans hahahaha....tell you a little secret..there is a light that will pop up when there is a problem ;). But love the reviews from Motorweek :)
Meh, the suspension was/is roly-poly stock but you got good ride quality in exchange which most of the time is what you want. Very tunable to be flat and sporting if you must though.
I had an e36 m3 for 10 years. Great car but my god the interiors were so cheap. Door panels that cracked and fell off the door. Just really crappy plastics and Vinland door panels. Mine blew a head gasket too. The e46 I had was a better version of the e36 in my opinion. I also had sub frame issues and had to have the rear shock towers reinforced along with tons of electrical problems. You replace everything except an ash tray in an e36
I remember being disappointed at this car's looks when it first came out, especially the fact they removed the round headlights and replaced them with that generic looking rectangular setup. It grew on me as time went on, especially the coupe version, but it never looked as good as the previous generation to me. Nowadays, the previous generation 3-series (i.e. the E30) looks much cooler imo; it remains my favorite 3-series generation.
I had the same reaction when it first came out - esp the headlights. I also love the e30, esp the newer ones w the smaller bumpers. I never had a chance to drive either one of these cars, but always remember hearing how amazing they were as a kid.
@@Wasabi9111 The e30 BMW was the model that started my love affair with that brand which lasted through the 90's but abruptly ended in the 2000's when BMW adopted a weird design language (thanks, Bangle!) and, more importantly, became paragons of unreliability and misguided over engineering.
And nowadays they're all bought up by drift junkies who turn them in to clapped out shitboxes. Finding one thats unmolested and in good condition these days is quite hard
Wish their current crop of engineers would have a look at this. This was when Bimmer really knew how to build a hell of a car, as opposed to the overbloated, isolated, watered-down, poorly made douchemobiles they crank out now.
I had a 1994 E36 325i and this was a great car in 2004. The best was 1988 Volvo 740 Turbo with LSD, second best was 325i, both manual, for European market.
@@carsonmarks2152 You could well be correct, but I had in mind American and Japanese cars of the time, the price refects this of course. Also you could have the e36 in poverty spec with plastic steering wheel, gearknob and handbrake cover, analoge clock and velour seats or you could have a Individual with fine grain leather covering everything, real wood trims and deep pile carpet.
