can anyone tell me if a 92-98 BMW 318i is a good car to have
Yes
Sure why not?
Yes, they are the best vehicles ever made. Though I have never been in one so they might suck.
an E30 318i is a good car to have, an E36 318ti is a good car to have, but an E36 318i is not a good car to have.
they are great cars
This. It is a great dd for a budget baller but no performance what so ever.
Just make sure you drive downhill at all times
hahaha awesome!
if you wanna get the lowest of the low bmw just to say you got a bmw… then go ahead it’s a good car
Honestly i have never seen or heard of a e36 318i last longer then 155k.
depends on what you’re looking for. not fast, but good on gas and reliable. m42 has a timing chain and is pretty damn reliable. i guess check out for rear subframe issues, but I haven’t heard anything about 318s specifically and it seems to be more of an e46 problem.
buy a 318, if you don’t like the seats buy some vaders, and enjoy cheap luxury with good fuel economy
why? I’m not sure I understand. I’ve heard of a ton of e36’s lasting forever, as well as a other m42 cars doing the same, why would these be any different
wasn’t the m42 an e30 specific motor and the e36 got the m44?
EDIT: m42 went up until 95…Profile gaskets on M42s built before 1993 are known to fail prematurely.
You should include more details in your posts when you make a thread
i tried to help you in your other thread about the talon, but you need some sort of guidance on how to communicate on an internet forum.
Im just saying. I owned a e36 325i for 2 years, and whenever i was on bimmerforums which was rarely, all i read were problems with '95- 318i’s. I knew a few guys in NJ and Brooklyn that owned '95’s and one said he replaced the motor at 151k and the other said 155k. You can say they were abused.
But yeah i used to read that the m42 was a solid motor.
Who’s that? Lol.
the OP
325i’s have been abused as well, i’ve seen a ton of m50, m52, s50 and s52 cars on their second motors. people don’t maintain their vehicles, they don’t follow up on common problems, (water pump, t-stat housing) and then keep driving with their temp gauge in the red.
ain’t no thang
Just sold my 95 318iS, mileage was over 197k. No engine/drive train problems, but the car had some issues given its life these last few years. In the last two years, it had a tree fall on it, was crashed into by a police cruiser, and was driven into by a garbage truck. Can’t say the car ever failed me- still starts today no problem!