Old Top Gear - BMW 3-Series Compact E36 Review

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@danyzuhj 3 жыл бұрын

My dad bought my mom a 316i compact in 1994 as a birthday gift. Now i drive it daily to go to work and I've put a M44B19 in it from a 318is. Going to keep it forever

@IWTBF 3 жыл бұрын

Just bought one today :)

@royjaber571 2 жыл бұрын

How reliable is it?

@sldmir5686 2 жыл бұрын

@@royjaber571 it's very reliable, i bought ruined one 2 years ago, and it never dissapointed me, for engine i changed only spark plugs and air filter - runs everytime, even on -10 degree. The only problem with e36 these days is rust, they are prone to it

@royjaber571 2 жыл бұрын

@@sldmir5686 awesome Thanks for the info I appreciate it

@Shobizzniz 9 жыл бұрын

I miss my 316i Compact. For reasons unknown it was way more fun than the 323i Coupe I got now.

@merlingstoss6332 6 жыл бұрын

Shobizz that's be due to the rear axle design...

@eljakimdeclerck1941 5 жыл бұрын

Shobizz why don't you pick one up now while stay are still so cheap

@gardenergr8707 3 жыл бұрын

I have the 323ti Compact. And it‘s pure fun to drive :))

@FrightfulAccountant 10 жыл бұрын

It was the kind of car you bought in a heartbeat back then. You were better of with a Toyota Corolla that offered more equipment for the money and actually was as a 1.6 liter faster than (and not even a little bit) than the 316 compact, BUT... The BMW just gave you that smile when driving! You liked to get into for work, you even liked to get in a traffic jam with it. Iconic car!

@berwhaletheavenger 2 жыл бұрын

I still have one built September 1994, before this episode of TG was shown on 1/12/1994. I think it was the 200th one built or something like that. Nearly 150,000 miles and still used daily.

@realkilju 2 жыл бұрын

I like the compact much more than the 4door e36's

@GruszkuEntertainment 9 жыл бұрын

It's a very good car, but certainly somewhat sluggish. The 316i weighs around 1200-1300kg, as much as a modern microvan - Kia Venga, Opel Meriva. And it's the size of a Corsa. You can feel the high quality everywhere, the thickness of the roof, the thickness of the gear selector lever connecting rod and so on... Just a high quality compact car. I'm absolutely in love with it.

@neutrida5091 Жыл бұрын

It actually weighs 1140kg...

@vrcustoms7 2 жыл бұрын

I just bought one and I'm impressed. I got a good one 100k km, 318is engine. Maybe I'm so impressed cause all new cars are junk or I just miss good old bmws.

@dannyboylegend 2 жыл бұрын

I still have a m sport one and it's wonderful, never had a better handling or more reliable car

@brantisonfire 9 жыл бұрын

Those people at the end that were talking junk about it are the original source of all the hate that people seem to harbor for the 318ti these days.

@silverscuderia Ай бұрын

The funk..... I spotted a good one of these Beamers recently.. I currently live in Oz, but I'm English & lived in Lichfield for 9 years..... this is a sign ! I must purchase it !!

@mbroom71 9 жыл бұрын

This is a look at a top gear without jeramy Clarkson God help us all

@upsidedown4155 4 жыл бұрын

No incorrect, he was in it they had a number of presenters back then and jeremy just was not the main presenter as there was no host as such, even noel edmunds was a presenter in the early years

@soundseeker63 4 жыл бұрын

The car that invented the premium/pretentious hatchback segment. Just look how successful the formula has been! Seems like every other car on the road these days is an Audi A3, Merc A-Class or 1-Series. They are all common to the point of contempt now! None of them are better cars than their non-premium competitors yet buyers can't resist a "premium" German badge.

@ShadowHunter 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for uploading this.

@farishanafiah8461 Жыл бұрын

It's a crime that M3 version of E36 3er Compact doesn't go beyond concept.

@ReptilianAnusWizzard Ай бұрын

Would have been faster then the normal M3, that would be bad for Sales

@farishanafiah8461 Ай бұрын

@@ReptilianAnusWizzard But not as practical as M3 saloon.

@georgemorley1029 3 жыл бұрын

My first car. Loved it to pieces. Literally, the thing was falling to bits year after year and it was getting uneconomical to run. But what a lot of fun I had in that car.

@marinhoprado1 6 жыл бұрын

I really like this car.

@Patukassi 6 жыл бұрын

"Very safety cautious" Euro NCAP 1.5/5 stars in 1999

@SuzanneKowalski 4 жыл бұрын

The E36 was already a seven years old construction in 1999 and lacked all the electronic gagdetry that was required for good NCAP ratings. It's no surprise that it didn't get any higher points. However, chassis stiffness was not much worse than an average hatchback from 1999 - it was just as bad as any of the competition. (I'm talking about original factory condition, not the flimsy rust buckets you can buy nowadays.)

@alexmercer8042 2 жыл бұрын

@@SuzanneKowalski *9. It came out in late 1990 so it was painfully outdated by then

@rileyflinn3909 11 жыл бұрын

lol, this guy is quite daft. If he were to go for a ride in one with a little bit of performance work done on it, he would surely eat his words. the DASC kit makes one of these run like a scalded dog! and when you put the H&R springs and Bilstein shocks on it, it handle like a dream!

@dannyboylegend 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, nothing beats that through the corners

@Thomy2412 4 жыл бұрын

This one was livin long. Last Tax in 2013. Rip

@joshbacon8241 6 ай бұрын

Why didn't the UK get the 170hp 6-cylinder 323ti that was offered in other markets?

@farhad0019 8 ай бұрын

Mine is blu in and out 💙

@tuchefloodboyslum495 5 жыл бұрын

LOVE

@MANJIMOTA_RACING_TEAM 3 жыл бұрын

318ti m52 checking in

@SAM-zt2uy 9 жыл бұрын

i just bought one cheap as chips one of the hater 316i with the 1.9

@eEnzo0 9 жыл бұрын

Sam Tait Good old 1.9 8v M43 (E46/Z3 engine). I own one too (a tad modified still) but with full M-Tehnik aero and sport package. It's a fun car to drive and not to shabby on gas mileage. It's better than the 1.6 version on fuel consumption and also on power band.

@IWTBF 3 жыл бұрын

@@eEnzo0 I just bought one too

@eEnzo0 3 жыл бұрын

@@IWTBF just take care of that pesky pcv valve and check your sway bar bushings in front, it tends to rip them. I sold mine in 2016 in May, bought an E39 and now I own a Mazda 6 MPS. I miss that old tin can, but you take care because it's prone to snap oversteer. Le: oh and check your plastic elbow coming out of your engine (between the engine and firewall) , it tends to leak and lead to some nasty surprises.

@Marnhullvillage 10 жыл бұрын

323ti!! its not that bad.

@TheSkylineGODZILLA 9 жыл бұрын

2:50 But Nice KMH/MPH Dashboard

@realkilju 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect cheap drift car

@upsidedown4155 4 жыл бұрын

Same as a maestro diesel, dam thats harsh, a soap box racer is better then any austin/rover vehicle lol Austin rover could of been good if there was any hint of build quality

@e36racer44 5 жыл бұрын

I race 318ti’s and they are great fun Also Got one as a road car exactly like this one he’s reporting on and it is a bit shit tbh 😂😂😂

@greathey1234 9 жыл бұрын

The choir boys looked really nice

@greyclassic6563 9 жыл бұрын

Poor kids

@timj41 9 жыл бұрын

Cant understand this company, the 98 model has ASC but a lap belt in the back, this was same even after 2000, my 99 Mondeo had ABS an extra cost option but it had a full shoulder belt in the back centre and a reach/rake steering wheel.

@ardas77 11 жыл бұрын

The Compact is good but not that gooooood.

@kevsterrobert1847 4 жыл бұрын

It Lovely Car

@Marantzdv 11 жыл бұрын

LOL XD

@foofkanon 10 жыл бұрын

Quentin is such a snob.

@KPKonliner 11 жыл бұрын

Euro church is dead

@brahimbenahmed7925 5 жыл бұрын

Fontastic bmw 316 ti

@Yeahdude69Awesome 9 жыл бұрын

The journalist in this seems like a prick, decent report on the vehicle, (lovely car btw, I own a 318ti, I refuse to let it go too). He honestly didn't tell anything that a normal person couldn't have found out with a test drive though...

@QurttoRco 11 жыл бұрын

Compact just looks wrong

@andrewhenderson3808 10 жыл бұрын

You wouldn't buy half a house, so why buy half a BMW?

@MrAndreCoutinho 5 жыл бұрын

Ugly car and not that great to drive, also has a dreadful interior. If you're looking for one, make sure to get the 323ti, at least it has the extra oomph in the motor and a nice sound as well.