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Title: Is there any difference between euro and american 318is's?
Post by: narbar_1234 on July 08, 2008, 07:38:57 AM

I was just wondering if there was any differences between the american and euro 318is's?  Does anyone know? Thanks Dean

Title: Is there any difference between euro and american 318is's?
Post by: mikedz on July 08, 2008, 10:58:06 AM

they have a single mass flywheel instead of the heavy beast in our american cars and no cat i believe. I'm not sure of anything else.

Title: Is there any difference between euro and american 318is's?
Post by: tim_s on July 11, 2008, 08:42:06 AM

yeah that's pretty much right. Our uk cars had sports check seats as factory, are 2 dr only, generally no cat and no lambda probe, no AC hence m40 f/w,  battery in the front not boot, mtec 1 steering wheel (no airbag), probably a few other things too but can't remember off the top of my head.

Title: Is there any difference between euro and american 318is's?
Post by: EN318isPDX on July 11, 2008, 11:12:37 AM

Don't forget the cosmetic differences.. IE, bumper impact strips, grill. Oh ya and some of the Euro ones are RHD ;)

Title: Is there any difference between euro and american 318is's?
Post by: Frankie on July 11, 2008, 03:36:36 PM

Almost all European E30 have cats

Title: Is there any difference between euro and american 318is's?
Post by: tim_s on July 14, 2008, 01:52:55 AM

Quote from: Frankie;53150

Almost all European E30 have cats

I've never seen a cat on a UK e30.

Title: Is there any difference between euro and american 318is's?
Post by: xwill112x on July 15, 2008, 01:21:38 PM

rhd?

Title: Is there any difference between euro and american 318is's?
Post by: kenika65 on July 15, 2008, 08:57:28 PM

Good info Tim s

Title: Is there any difference between euro and american 318is's?
Post by: ose30 on July 16, 2008, 01:02:00 AM

Some european countries which have a high car taxation had their own "special" models. Typical finnish E30 had these "deleted options", so standard E30 M42 looked like this:
No AC
No sunroof
No sport seats
No aluminium wheels, just plastic hubcaps (own special M42 version)
No electric windows
No central locking

Title: Is there any difference between euro and american 318is's?
Post by: EN318isPDX on July 16, 2008, 05:11:22 PM

Quote from: xwill112x;53333

rhd?

RHD = Right Hand Drive

Title: Is there any difference between euro and american 318is's?
Post by: ducatipaso on July 28, 2008, 12:30:07 PM

my cabrio has the battery under the hood :)

Title: Is there any difference between euro and american 318is's?
Post by: EN318isPDX on July 28, 2008, 12:31:29 PM

Quote from: ducatipaso;53913

my cabrio has the battery under the hood :)

sucks to be you! JK JK

Title: Is there any difference between euro and american 318is's?
Post by: Myke_Gee on August 14, 2008, 07:23:27 AM

Think i must have the best of both worlds then :) 318i (originally), but now with a M42. Means I have no sunroof anyway (lighter shell), no AC (ideal place to mount and run the 'charger), leather interior and Mtech1 steering wheel, electric windows and central locking. My battery IS mounted in the front unfortunately so will have to be relocated to the boot once the 'charger conversion gets underway, but that's a minor detail. Oh, and a full stainless Fritz's exhaust sytem so no CAT..... :)

Title: Is there any difference between euro and american 318is's?
Post by: Frankie on September 16, 2008, 12:19:54 PM

Quote from: ose30;53352

Some european countries which have a high car taxation had their own "special" models. Typical finnish E30 had these "deleted options", so standard E30 M42 looked like this:
No AC
No sunroof
No sport seats
No aluminium wheels, just plastic hubcaps (own special M42 version)
No electric windows
No central locking

and no LSD

Title: Is there any difference between euro and american 318is's?
Post by: Deftones on December 22, 2008, 01:54:07 PM

In italy there are only 3dr 318is e30, powersteering is optional (i think that mine is the lonely in italy with this optional:D), sunroof and AC are also optional, central locking is standard and it seems to be that all 318is came with catalyzator but it is not reported on the circulation paper, so to the law it's like there isn't

LSD is standard

Title: Is there any difference between euro and american 318is's?
Post by: roundel318 on December 22, 2008, 02:02:26 PM

Many UK E30's had the battery up front for quite some time in fact!

Title: Is there any difference between euro and american 318is's?
Post by: spanish_pants on December 26, 2008, 06:59:43 AM

I can't speak for the rest of europe but my spanish is came with the following

-AC
-Power windows
-ABS
-No Cat
-Battery up front
-Bottlecap wheels
-Power mirrors
-Central locking

LSD as far as i know was an option.