In et 6/10 we looked at what you should expect to repair or replace when buying an E30 BMW 325i. This time, we take a look at the E30's successor, the E36, which was produced between 1992 and '99.

In the March issue we tackled some common and not-so-common power adders for the S50 3.0 and S52 3.2 motors found in '95-99 BMW E36 M3s (and some first-generation Z3 M Roadsters). We followed that in ...

The BMW 328i is rightly beloved by engine transplanters, which makes you wonder just how many clean, original, unhacked 328s are left on our roads. In this E36 328i Touring, could we be seeing the ...

This time last year I was just getting to grips with replacing my sports cars with a four-door block of Bavarian steel. Academically I knew that the E36 could do the job, otherwise why would they have ...

Who knew that a pointless drag race could be so entertaining? We have the brand new Hyundai i30 N going up against an ancient BMW, the E36 328i, and the results are not what you'd expect. Cars like ...

As the dealer has offered to recheck the car that is where you should start. It would seem that there is a fault with the strut or a bush in the suspension and the dealer can check those things. If ...

Now and then, I get upset with dudes with luddite affectations. The ones who claim that everything went downhill once we got rid of carburetors. Conversely, it's not an isolated incident when some ...

The project started with a 1995 BMW 328i Convertible before the transformation began. The most obvious modification is the front end which comes from a facelifted E46 coupe/convertible as the xenon ...

Indeed. Just over 20 years separates the sharp, narrowed eyes of the M240i and the slightly ratty, foggy headlights of the (slightly rusty) 328i Sport. Moreover, both cars sit one level below their ...