Your First Impressions

[Shuriken]

As you know I'm probably going to be looking for a new car soon. I probably won't be in a position to choose any particular details about the car but there seems to be quite a few E36s about at the moment. So, a couple of questions 'cos I'm curious:

1. What colour do you thing E36s look best in?
2. What is your first thought when you see a white E36, honestly?

Cheers guys :)

Shuriken.

[M5 SC]

I've only ever seen a white E36 once (respray i think-but dont know) and it simply does not have the presence that the white E46 has, but that might be because i've only seen a white M3 E46!

I know its old skool but bright red E36 looks gorgeous!

[Chaos]

Colour is a really subjective thing. I had a few E36s, most of them different colours to the one I'd had before, and I still think my Boston Green 328 vert was the tops. I'd be tempted to try and stay slightly different and keep away from silver and black, they look good but don't stand out from the crowd like you'd want to with a 36 (unless they've got some serious paint-loving happening like Benny's). I must be slightly old skool aswell cos I think a well looked-after red 36 is also very pleasing on the eye..

White 36. Honestly? I think 'chav' immediately when I picture it. Let me qualify that. It's not that I don't like it, quite the opposite, it's just that almost every white 36 you see (and that's not many) has been w*nkered with limo tints, Lexus lights and a 4-by-2 spoiler on the boot. IF you can find a clean one and do it tastefully, I'd give it a go and show your game dude, like a lot of things it's not about what you think of the stock car, it's what you're gonna bring to the table and add to it yourself. ;) A good condition white 36 is a great canvas to start a painting with. If you've found a good one, I'd say go for it, no shortage of love here for white 3ers hehe. :cool:

[AlpinaAl]

Last time that I was going to Roys I saw a white E36 M3 in Poole, I was going around the roundabout he was sat there waiting to go, It looked blooming stunning, and was the main reason that I want a white E46 M3

Gave him the thumbs up which he did as well, wish I could of stopped to have a good look at it :cool:

[Stock323iSaloon]

Agree with Chaos on this one. For E36, my fav is Boston Green with tan leather and full sports kit (inc BBS wheels)!!!

[paulm3]

i love the techno violet colour on the e36's and the darker reddy crimson colour they do... (not sure of the name lol) or yeah boston green with cream leather :)

[lee330sport]

Im with Chaos on this one, white is a no go unless its a nice, clean, fresh one.

I also like Techno Violet, i think they do that on an E36 not sure.

[benny boy]

i like black but its a pain to keep clean white in the e36 not quite as good lookin as the e46 i do like that nice metalic blue i have seen on 95 onwards
dont get mixed up with that horrible dark blue :)

[MistaSmiff]

Arctic Silver is the one mate,very rare, only 2 models were done in this colour I beleive, the M3 and the 318is, Here's my old 318is .. :)
http://www.showoffyourcar.com//cars/BMW/2113.JPG

[ben330]

estoril or techno violet [bow

[uberbmw]

Arctic Silver is the one mate,very rare, only 2 models were done in this colour I beleive, the M3 and the 318is, Here's my old 318is .. :)


u sure mate? mines a 28 and its Arctic silver...

http://www.digitalwerkz.eclipse.co.uk/album/thumbs/i31.jpg

[Durgesh]

estoril or techno violet [bow

Could not agree more! [cool

;)

Durgesh

[Musa]

get a white 1 series...

http://www.babybmw.net/viewtopic.php?t=1473

i personally think it looks heavy...

and no jokes please!

[Defector]

Arctic also available on the 5:

http://www.4potfury.kanukai.com/images/side.jpg

Bruv, be pretty cool to have to have both our cars arctic silver! [cool

[Shuriken]

Thanks for your input guys. I was mulling over the idea of a white e36 at work last night and out of pure co-incidence I was cut up by a chav in a white e36 on the way home. I was already leaning towards what Chaos said about white e36s and chavs and I think that has confirmed it. If I got a clean one, whatever I do to it, would just look like I've chav'ed it up, so I think white is out of the question.

Techno violet is gorgeous but about as rare as unstained pants in my old car :o so I doubt I will be that lucky.

Estoril is nice, although there are quite a few e46s in estoril, you don't see many e36s and that would be nice. Again, I doubt one will turn up.

I probably won't have a chance to pick a colour anyway, but I just wondered what you guys thought. If possible I am going to get something a bit different, the silver is a bit too common, I want something a bit special.

Anyway, thanks for your thoughts, we will have to wait and see what turns up. :)

Shuriken.

[Defector]

Thanks for your input guys. I was mulling over the idea of a white e36 at work last night and out of pure co-incidence I was cut up by a chav in a white e36 on the way home. I was already leaning towards what Chaos said about white e36s and chavs and I think that has confirmed it. If I got a clean one, whatever I do to it, would just look like I've chav'ed it up, so I think white is out of the question.

Techno violet is gorgeous but about as rare as unstained pants in my old car :o so I doubt I will be that lucky.

Estoril is nice, although there are quite a few e46s in estoril, you don't see many e36s and that would be nice. Again, I doubt one will turn up.

I probably won't have a chance to pick a colour anyway, but I just wondered what you guys thought. If possible I am going to get something a bit different, the silver is a bit too common, I want something a bit special.

Anyway, thanks for your thoughts, we will have to wait and see what turns up. :)

Shuriken.

Oi, you cheeky git! [nana

My personal choice would be the metallic blue or the gunmetal grey colour.

[MistaSmiff]

ok ok... [bang Arctic Silver is still the best though :D

[benny boy]

get a white 1 series...

http://www.babybmw.net/viewtopic.php?t=1473

i personally think it looks heavy...

and no jokes please!


no looks cool lee was going to buy a white 1 series

[peppernick]

Says it all [ok

[Nickleback]

1st = Techno Violet [bow
2nd = Estoril Blue [jam
3rd = Fern Green [ok

[Shuriken]

I've seen that pic before Nick, looks smooth as f**k. Would love that..

What's fern green?

Shuriken.

[richardlkay]

If it were me, I'd probably go for Estoril Blue [ok

[Shuriken]

You just don't see E36s in estoril :(

Especially on 316s and within my price range..

Shuriken.

[Chaos]

What sorta budget you working on bro? And you after a 316 specifically or just a 4-pot in general? I've got one or two people who deal a LOT in cars and can ask them to keep an eye out (PM me if you're interested but wanna keep it low pro).

[Shuriken]

I think 2k is my limit. As for what engine, I don't know how the insurance will play out for a 318, so I will probably stick to 316s at the moment.

Going to have to get insurance quotes for them both given the new claim record and everything - I do have Pass+ now though - woohoo, lol.

Shuriken.

[Matt H330]

I've got a green 46 and I never liked green before. You don't see many of them and it does look nice IMO. I think the 36's looked nice in it too.

[Afif]

do have Pass+ now though - woohoo, lol.

Shuriken.
congrats on passing man [ok.

[Shuriken]

I've got a green 46 and I never liked green before. You don't see many of them and it does look nice IMO. I think the 36's looked nice in it too.
Yeah, green was by no means my first choice but my old car was lagoon green (as you can tell from my sig) and quite a few people commented on how nice it was. I certainly grew to like it.

Afif, cheers, doing it in a fiesta was jolly good fun. :D

Shuriken.

[mystic sport]

Estoril was never offered as an individual colour option for the E36, it was purely reserved for the Ms. I know there are a few E46s with it now but in my 7 months of owning mine I can count on one hand the amount I have seen on the road. Could you not buy an E36 with dodgy paint, not minging with rust but something that needs refreshing, obviously reflected in the price. The standard reds seem to go a bit flat over about 8 years old so maybe go for that, but making sure it is mechanically sound and your first mod be getting it painted estoril - go on, you know you want to ;)

More of a common sight e46 wise but just imagine it on your e36 :cool:
http://www.btinternet.com/~topaz_ci/330i/my-330i.jpg

[Sport Coupe]

I've seen that pic before Nick, looks smooth as f**k. Would love that..

What's fern green?

Shuriken.



This was my Fern Green 328 Sport, but ive just wrote it off on sunday night [bang

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/collyers/328i_Sport/DSCF0530.jpg


It's now this shape


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/collyers/Crash/frontpassengerside.jpg

[mystic sport]

Woah, that car was so nice, what on earth did you hit, a lamppost?

Hope you are ok.

[Sport Coupe]

Yeah im ok, a nice shinner and a gash across my eyebrow/eye socket other than that i jumped out fine and she was still running after the impact. :eek:


I hit a 1ft square 6/8ft tall Oak gatepost and a smallish tree @ 25-30mph to cause the front damage.

more pics are here clicky (http://www.e36coupe.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=38779)

[Shuriken]

Holy shit, your car was a fine example too! Glad you're alright, watch out for whiplash and the like cropping up later down the line.

Looks like we're both in the same boat mate! :rolleyes:

The fern green is nice as well and as for respraying an e36 estoril, thats about as feasible as me finding a 3 legged antelope in Tesco's..nice idea though!

Shuriken.

[Chaos]

Ouch! Glad you got out ok too dude, that looked nasty.


thats about as feasible as me finding a 3 legged antelope in Tesco's..nice idea though You need to look in the frozen meat section matey. :rolleyes:

[Shuriken]

Ah right, I don't go in Tesco's often, does it show? :o:p

Shuriken.

[Matt H330]

This was my Fern Green 328 Sport, but ive just wrote it off on sunday night [bang


Glad to hear you are ok.

I think that is the same colour as my E46. Very nice when it is clean and I thought it was supposed to be black or white cars that were hard to keep clean!!

[Afif]

sport thats mad! At 25-30 mph it doesnt feel like youd do that much damage :eek:. I read an article on msn yesterday about smell off perfumes ect. stimulating sexual thoughts and disctracting driver [crackmeup.

glad to see you got out almost scot free. Wonder why the airbag didnt go off [hmm.