bmw 316i are they any good?

Tell your friends to stop talking rubbish; they're probably all driving 1  litre Corsas with Motorstore finest additions.  They're just jealous because they lack taste!

One of the guys had an e36 316 (is that 1.6 or 1.8 - can't remember!) at Mondello at the last track day, and it went like a kicked rollerskate!

 

I know - the pilot really does help the cars performance!!!

cheers lads thats exactly what i was thinking now just to find a nice one for ok money one of the lads has a corsa and it is a heap is there anything in particular i should look at when buying the 316 anything at all that goes after a good few miles saw one last week lovely looking but the gearbox was shot though need a good reliable car for work 

denishogan wrote: Once you go RWD, you never go back!

Too true

cheers was lookin on ebay and there seem to be a few on there from time to time how much does the vrt cost a mate bought a 1.9 205 gti recently and it was something like 900 euros which sounded crazy for a 15 year old car

 

 

cheers man just checking out the auto trader now does 100k mean anything to these cars what would be a good mileage to go far - i've bought low mileage cars before and problems still seem to creep up round the 70 80 mark any particular time when things go with a 316 e30

cheers man nice picture by the way looks fierce tasty! or is it puke ?

Hey vinny, as the resident 316-head here I'm resonably qualified to delve into the pros and cons...

I really enjoy my 1-6 (e36 saloon), yes its underpowered, but it still is a hoot to drive if you've got the balls to keep the momentum up. It will HAMMER most all of the 1.4 and below brigade; and with the reduced weight of the e30 you'd prob be up with the newer "gti's".... but the rear wheel drive is the shining light of bimmer ownership. Even with a 316 you can get the tail out if you coax it right.
I was holding my own with some-o-da-big-playa's at mondello (killian, kin muhahahahah).

As i said I could definitely do with another 100bhp or so ;) and my next move will definitely be a 325+, but at the moment that means a whole lot more tax and insurance. Which I cant really justify seing that the 1-6 is grand for the every day traffic jams and the like.

Oh and I usually get about 400 and a bit miles for my 60L of fuel.

that sounds pretty sweet i have a load of student loans to get done with gonna be starting work after christmas so gonna take the plunge then i got a qoute of just under two grand for the 316 4 yrs full license with 1 yr no claims which is about a hundred more than my 1.4 fuel injected mk6 escort  so its kinda hard to justify not getting a bimmer the ford is just boring completely nothings wrong with it in any way but theres no love for it at all cheers lads for putting the mind at rest!

When I bought my 316 it had 98k on the clock (won't mention the rust - it was restored from flood damage so had plenty)

Parts are dirt cheap, wings are about �28 from euro car parts and bolt on (no welding required). The clutch slave cylinder went on mine and wasn't expensive to fix. Bought a second hand lux interior for �100 (had rear arm and head rests). Not sure about the 316i, but I doubt there will be much difference. The gear change was sweet (it was the only manual car I have owned) but if you have large - size 12 - feet you may find the pedals a little too close together and offset to the right.

I loved my old car and only got rid when I traded it in for a 320i.