Inside BMW Group Classic

Mani59 · 05-20-2021, 05:07 AM

BMW Group Classic come back with another fantastic video. This time focusing on the E36 Compact.

Special highlight being the E36 M3 Compact

M-technik-3 · 05-20-2021, 05:34 AM

They should have gave us a driving video of the M Kompact. Built a few of these over the years but mine have always been M/S52 depending on what was available.

W/// · 05-20-2021, 07:57 AM

Call me crazy, but I always thought these Compacts looked goofy until recently. Now I kind of dig them, and have seen a few for sale with the stock engines for like $5k. The car looks so 90s it's actually cool now

jkoral · 05-20-2021, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by W///

Call me crazy, but I always thought these Compacts looked goofy... until recently. Now I kind of dig them, and have seen a few for sale with the stock engines for like $5k.

They did look incredibly goofy from certain angles, but I thought they looked good from others. I bought one new in 1996 (5-speed Sport) and sold it in 2010 with 127K miles for around $4.5K with a ̶t̶r̶u̶n̶k̶ hatch full of parts/wheels.

Found my for sale ad photos:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/480313...07289338/show/

E91WAG3N · 05-20-2021, 11:44 AM

They're fun little cars. My wife and I had one about 10 years ago and I loved it despite the automatic and anemic m42.

lemetier · 05-20-2021, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by M-technik-3

They should have gave us a driving video of the M Kompact. Built a few of these over the years but mine have always been M/S52 depending on what was available.

Should remain as a show piece. Although better than the home-brew M Compacts that have put me through the ringer several times (no offense intended), it still was very unpredictable in the negative sense.

TAZ007 · 05-20-2021, 02:55 PM

Like the rims on the red E36, reminds me of the Fox Body Mustang GT's.

campaiar · 06-01-2021, 02:01 PM

I built one forever ago. Was a super rare panoramic sunroof car with the //M spoiler. Wish I hadn't sold it. Was perfect inside and out.

Chihuahua · 06-01-2021, 03:41 PM

^^^super awesome.

Didn't BMW call those cars with that folding sunroof "California" something-or-other? Or am I making that up?

jkoral · 06-01-2021, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Chihuahua

Didn't BMW call those cars with that folding sunroof "California" something-or-other?

Yes. California Edition.

m3fuz · 06-02-2021, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by campaiar

I built one forever ago. Was a super rare panoramic sunroof car with the //M spoiler. Wish I hadn't sold it. Was perfect inside and out.

I was going to mention the California top! Always wanted one of those with an S52 (and suspension bits) in it!

Are those hurricane cloth seats I see?

Jszy25 · 06-11-2021, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by jkoral

They did look incredibly goofy from certain angles, but I thought they looked good from others.

I agree, but done well, I think they have so much potential. M bumper, "ltw" style 24 wheels, M-variant engine swap and some decent coilovers and you have a pretty cool car.

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