@@m3nameisjosh464 For the door you can actually adjust the little bracket on the chassis of the car up/down/or side to side… Helps a lot on other cars. luckily my 95 doesn’t have this problem @peaches_dirty6 in insta :)
The engine choice was due to cost. Not emissions related. It was a pure business decision. Have you driven the euro? It's not really any quicker below 100mph. The difference between the two is massively overhyped on the internet. 0-60 between them is almost identical. And both get smoked by a kid in a rusty 135i. The original m3 only had 195hp and was considerably slower than the us spec e36 m3. Dont see any complaints there.
Never driven a euro. Happy to hear talk about it from someone who has. I wasn’t aware of that. But lots of people complain that e30 m3s are slow as can be. To be fair a e46 m3 will also lose to that kid in a 135 haha
@@m3nameisjosh464 To be honest, if you got the S50b32 out of the M3 Evo it would blow your mind. For a NA 6 theyre pretty damn quick if its had a good life and sound amazing. I've got a E36 M3 Evo myself and it's in amazing condition and theres not many cars out there stock that feels as good. I've driven heaps of expensive street cars and proper race cars to compare it too. But to compare it to a 135 is pretty harsh imo.
I have a gorgeous ‘95. EVERYTHING you said is absolutely correct. Fucking door handle. Panels. Shitty radiator. Car does better with good headers, a Supersprint exhaust, and a CAI. It’s way more involving than the E46 though. Get a ‘95 (S50) and lookout!
Cmon man they're not relatively that slow!! As quick as my old stock b5 s4 and quicker than my buddy's ap2 s2k. E36 continues to age so well. Good video.
I can now come back a year later and say thay this video pushed me to go out and get an e36 as my first car, such a fun car to own, wouldn't wanna sell this anytime soon
The reason the US got a lesser M3 isn't emissions related, or at least not solely related to that, it's actually both price and maintenance related. Americans want their cake and eat it too, they want an M3, aka a sports car, but they don't wanna pay a lot for the car, or pay a lot to maintain it, you know, valve adjustments, vanos filters, etc Plus there's the competition, it's so cheap to get in a powerful RWD car in the US, like a Mustang or a Camaro, so you can't come up with something that was twice the price and probably slower or barely as fast, so they figured out they'd make it even slower but at least make it more price competitive.
anyone else think the us-36s get a bad rap? their motors are simpler, they were significantly less expensive, almost $20,000 depending on how you google and count ... seems to me like the euro-36 has some of the complexity that is maligned in 46. i'm no expert, and have only driven one of the three cars mentioned.
@@m3nameisjosh464 right, so I guess I'm throwing this out there to address the mainline opinion ... furthermore, this amount of power is perfect in the city. you can use the full rev range in every gear, which I think is brilliant.
The handle which is sticking is going to eventually break. It's going to need replacing since BMW made the lever of the handle out of some cheap material.. It's a bitch to replace but you don't have a better option.
for that door problem, i had that exact problem, try putting some wd40 in the door jam or actuator whatever you call it, and open and close the door repeatedly and it should work back to normal! p.s. itll make a mess so be sure to clean it
i learned recently that WD-40 IS NOT A LUBRICANT. i guess this makes sense because it is not marketed as one, go figure! it contains a solvent but also hardens to a thin plastic-like film, which helps prevent corrosion. i sprayed it in an old bike shifter when it was working poorly, and it fixed the problem only temporarily, then it got worse. so i did my research, and learned what i just mentioned above. if you have used WD-40 as a lubricant you will want to remove it with some kind of solvent and start over. good luck! incidentally, for this reason it works decently for lubricating bike chains.
The first thing you mentioned you hate about e36’s Is creaking and cracking and things falling off It’s 20 years old man! 😂 what did you expect ? P.s. second thing will be your door shut needing adjusted up the way. Not the physical door hinge but the catch on the B pillar 👍
This e36 is newer than nearly every bmw ive ever owned! Yet creaks the most! My 78 e12 was completely creak free! But thank you for the advice as well!!
Hi there all the way from South Africa love your ride just one question do you daily your ride that low becuase I'm on the verge of slamming my e36 328i lol....
Hey josh, are your front strut towers reinforced? I bought plates for the back and bolted them in. As for the front I didn’t order anything but wondering what enforcements you have done to your car?
I think you might issues with your engine, I just bought an 99 E36 M3 and its fast as all hell, as fast or more than my E46 M3 was and more like my M5 v10. Also you mentioned they are noisy inside? mine is quiet like a mouse. Could be your car was abused before you got it.
Jesus man. Hope my e36 will be this nice someday. I’ve been lucky enough to own a brand new e60 M5 Smg 08 alpine White e90 al;so Smg, e93 n54 manual 335i, 06 330i,x5 35d, 03 330i manual Japan rot. Now I’m here with my 94 hellrot and tbh that’s it for me. Aside from the cheap materials the feeling serviceability modability and feel I’ve found my happy place. But I will say if it had the V10 with a manual trans would be insane but I’m poor so there’s that 😂 8:56
Dude that is so low, mine scrapes on everything and is not as low as yours, you must live in a very flat area? Here in UK speedbumps are everywhere, I have to plan a route around them.
@@m3nameisjosh464 Lucky man, I have to run my suspension fairly high or it's undrivable round here. I also have the same door handle issue but on the passenger side. The girlfriend gets very annoyed with it to my amusement.
hearing how upset you were with the cooling system is something i can relate to 100%😂😂😂
Hahhhahahah
@@m3nameisjosh464 For the door you can actually adjust the little bracket on the chassis of the car up/down/or side to side… Helps a lot on other cars. luckily my 95 doesn’t have this problem @peaches_dirty6 in insta :)
The old bmw connoisseur back at it again 📈
That Dakar Yellow color is beautiful.
Thanks man!
@@m3nameisjosh464 You’re welcome, man. Definitely makes me want to buy it even more now.
The engine choice was due to cost. Not emissions related. It was a pure business decision.
Have you driven the euro? It's not really any quicker below 100mph.
The difference between the two is massively overhyped on the internet. 0-60 between them is almost identical.
And both get smoked by a kid in a rusty 135i.
The original m3 only had 195hp and was considerably slower than the us spec e36 m3. Dont see any complaints there.
Never driven a euro. Happy to hear talk about it from someone who has. I wasn’t aware of that. But lots of people complain that e30 m3s are slow as can be. To be fair a e46 m3 will also lose to that kid in a 135 haha
@@m3nameisjosh464 To be honest, if you got the S50b32 out of the M3 Evo it would blow your mind. For a NA 6 theyre pretty damn quick if its had a good life and sound amazing. I've got a E36 M3 Evo myself and it's in amazing condition and theres not many cars out there stock that feels as good. I've driven heaps of expensive street cars and proper race cars to compare it too. But to compare it to a 135 is pretty harsh imo.
@@saxon_moyes I have no doubt a euro s50 is a badass motor. But in America we weren't that lucky
I have a gorgeous ‘95. EVERYTHING you said is absolutely correct. Fucking door handle. Panels. Shitty radiator. Car does better with good headers, a Supersprint exhaust, and a CAI. It’s way more involving than the E46 though. Get a ‘95 (S50) and lookout!
Im dying for an S50 car LOL. I prefer that to s52
Cmon man they're not relatively that slow!! As quick as my old stock b5 s4 and quicker than my buddy's ap2 s2k. E36 continues to age so well. Good video.
I can now come back a year later and say thay this video pushed me to go out and get an e36 as my first car, such a fun car to own, wouldn't wanna sell this anytime soon
Dude that makes me so happy! Im glad i could motivate you! Enjoy her!!!
The reason the US got a lesser M3 isn't emissions related, or at least not solely related to that, it's actually both price and maintenance related.
Americans want their cake and eat it too, they want an M3, aka a sports car, but they don't wanna pay a lot for the car, or pay a lot to maintain it, you know, valve adjustments, vanos filters, etc
Plus there's the competition, it's so cheap to get in a powerful RWD car in the US, like a Mustang or a Camaro, so you can't come up with something that was twice the price and probably slower or barely as fast, so they figured out they'd make it even slower but at least make it more price competitive.
door not opening is a bad door handle. Had the same issue and the door handle fell apart soon after and needed a replacement
Thanks for the info!!
anyone else think the us-36s get a bad rap? their motors are simpler, they were significantly less expensive, almost $20,000 depending on how you google and count ... seems to me like the euro-36 has some of the complexity that is maligned in 46. i'm no expert, and have only driven one of the three cars mentioned.
I don't disagree! I love simplicity, mainly speaking what everyone seems to think, which is that they are underpowered
@@m3nameisjosh464 right, so I guess I'm throwing this out there to address the mainline opinion ... furthermore, this amount of power is perfect in the city. you can use the full rev range in every gear, which I think is brilliant.
@@threefive2072 true!
The handle which is sticking is going to eventually break. It's going to need replacing since BMW made the lever of the handle out of some cheap material.. It's a bitch to replace but you don't have a better option.
Thanks man!
@@m3nameisjosh464 Just pray it will last long enough
for that door problem, i had that exact problem, try putting some wd40 in the door jam or actuator whatever you call it, and open and close the door repeatedly and it should work back to normal! p.s. itll make a mess so be sure to clean it
i learned recently that WD-40 IS NOT A LUBRICANT. i guess this makes sense because it is not marketed as one, go figure! it contains a solvent but also hardens to a thin plastic-like film, which helps prevent corrosion. i sprayed it in an old bike shifter when it was working poorly, and it fixed the problem only temporarily, then it got worse. so i did my research, and learned what i just mentioned above. if you have used WD-40 as a lubricant you will want to remove it with some kind of solvent and start over. good luck! incidentally, for this reason it works decently for lubricating bike chains.
The first thing you mentioned you hate about e36’s
Is creaking and cracking and things falling off
It’s 20 years old man! 😂 what did you expect ?
P.s. second thing will be your door shut needing adjusted up the way. Not the physical door hinge but the catch on the B pillar 👍
This e36 is newer than nearly every bmw ive ever owned! Yet creaks the most! My 78 e12 was completely creak free! But thank you for the advice as well!!
I have the e36m sedan and e46m combo and I find myself driving the 36 way more.
man knocked out his kidney and was chill af about it
Common 🤣🤣
also what are your wheel/tire specs i dig that set up! what wheels are those ive seen em around just dont know what theyre called
Thanks for the insight man! They are BBS kershers. 17x10 and 17x10.5 built for this car
Get rid of the that clutch fan ASAP
why lol
@@m3nameisjosh464 there known for exploding and doing a lot of damage happened twice to me I just run spal efan with no aux fan and low temp switch
@@Diso1017 that's any old bmw with a clutch fan, replace them at proper intervals and they'll be fine!
Plus use the euro fan with the halo.
Love those wheels.... personally going for arcs but damn those look good
Hi there all the way from South Africa love your ride just one question do you daily your ride that low becuase I'm on the verge of slamming my e36 328i lol....
Msotra all the way😎
Hey josh, are your front strut towers reinforced? I bought plates for the back and bolted them in. As for the front I didn’t order anything but wondering what enforcements you have done to your car?
Yup plates in the front and rear
@M3nameisjosh yellow on magma. never saw that combo before. your engine bay is a different color? car wasn't originally dakar?
Car was originally cosmos haha
“Bro, hey bro my car’s so low I can’t use it”
HAHA
I think you might issues with your engine, I just bought an 99 E36 M3 and its fast as all hell, as fast or more than my E46 M3 was and more like my M5 v10. Also you mentioned they are noisy inside? mine is quiet like a mouse. Could be your car was abused before you got it.
Jesus man. Hope my e36 will be this nice someday. I’ve been lucky enough to own a brand new e60 M5 Smg 08 alpine White e90 al;so Smg, e93 n54 manual 335i, 06 330i,x5 35d, 03 330i manual Japan rot. Now I’m here with my 94 hellrot and tbh that’s it for me. Aside from the cheap materials the feeling serviceability modability and feel I’ve found my happy place. But I will say if it had the V10 with a manual trans would be insane but I’m poor so there’s that 😂 8:56
Sounds sick 🤩
E46 GANG AND E36 LOVE!! boom
My best friend had a yellow e36 in 98 new first car I drive stick amd learned on. You never see yellow I I think it's the best color for the car
Agreed!
My guy what body kit are you using? Also what turbo and is it carb legal?
This GUYYYYY
Dude that is so low, mine scrapes on everything and is not as low as yours, you must live in a very flat area? Here in UK speedbumps are everywhere, I have to plan a route around them.
Roads are pretty good here, i avoid the city
@@m3nameisjosh464 Lucky man, I have to run my suspension fairly high or it's undrivable round here. I also have the same door handle issue but on the passenger side. The girlfriend gets very annoyed with it to my amusement.
@@--jay-- hahahaha i can imagine!
which wheels are those?
👍👍
thats dereks old car isnt it ?
YESSIR
Beautiful car 👏 👏 👏 😎😎😎👌👌👌💪💪💪
Thank you!
Such a beautiful car !! Love all mods !! It s static ?
It is static!
Crazy 😅
Hy, it's a dakargelb or dakargelb 2?
What body kit is that?
Felony form
Bel Air pov please👀
Got one ready to post!
@M3nameisjosh mmm dakar yellowww. good choice man. i could stare at this all day
Nice ride, if you will sell, let me know thank you!
HATE my fuckin WINDOWS!!!!! JEEZUS lol😂
What size are your wheels bro?
17x10 and 17x10.5
How big are your wheels?
17x10 17x10.5
Fuck the valve cover gasket as well 😂😂😂 still can’t get it to not leak fml.
Hahahahah
@@m3nameisjosh464 that was an honest laugh 😂. I’m gonna Jb weld it To the head next 😝
Holy fuck bud is that Danny Phantom
HAHAH never heard that one before loll
Wait do you have a tik tok???
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Yesssir same username!
young thug
I must know how you afford all these so I can consider a new profession
you must got mad oily hands jeez
Omg stop
Rice 😂😂😂😂
patriots