I was lamenting the asking prices of decent examples of the E30 generation BMW 3-series the other day when I had the awkward realization that there is another skywalker. You could look for an E36 3-series 1990-1997); those aren’t that expensive unless they are mint, same with the E46 generation (1998-2004), or even the modern […]
Someone once advised me that if you want a sporty sedan, you should buy the newest edition BMW 3-series, which you can afford with a manual transmission. That sounds like good advice…let’s take a look at what’s available in the market. Today’s F30 generation 340i has a manual gearbox and 322 horsepower B58 inline-6 that […]
This next car comes from tipper Carter who writes: Maybe DT can have a contest for CL ads where there is something seemingly obvious in the ad that is completely unexplained. And, while this car isn’t as extreme as a Mustang on stoves, or an E30 3-series on logs, it is arguably more perplexing. Those other cars needed the scrap material as impromptu wheels/jacks/jack-stands, but this car is inexplicably sitting on 4 pieces of newish plywood. Afraid of getting the wheels wet? Trying to stay ungrounded? The tires have a bias for ply? Painting the driveway? Find this 2015 BMW 320i xDrive offered for $16,000 in Auburn, ME via craigslist.
The sixth generation BMW 3-series (F30 sedan, F31 wagon, F36 Gran Turismo sportback hideous monster) was released for the 2011 model year with an inexplicably named 4-series F32 two-door coupe. Compared to the outgoing E90/91/92 3-series the new F30/31/32/33/34/35/36 was faster, more comfortable, longer, and wider…but you’ve got to wonder if the additional electronic gizmos […]