Author Topic: Twisties eats brakes. Need rotors & pads (Read 5422 times)

4banger · « **Reply #15 on:** February 08, 2010, 05:55:17 PM »

thats my opinion. but the body style did change greatly with the 36's.

BlueBMW · « **Reply #16 on:** February 08, 2010, 05:56:16 PM »

I prefer E30s over E36s ('cept a yellow m3....) but I still think E36's are good cars.

Jorgeconrico · « **Reply #17 on:** February 08, 2010, 06:06:34 PM »

Quote from: BlueBMW;86979

I prefer E30s over E36s ('cept a yellow m3....) but I still think E36's are good cars.

They are good cars, but the quality got worse IMHO. Interior body panels falling off and what not....

Chalino · « **Reply #18 on:** February 08, 2010, 07:16:48 PM »

My E30 rattles and sqeeks like a mothafocker so I'm not too sure if the quality of mine is an anomaly or if 20 years have broke down a high quality interior. Dash is cracked, seats are "ok", half the switches get stuck...

Jorgeconrico · « **Reply #19 on:** February 08, 2010, 08:04:52 PM »

Good point, but i'm going with age on this one.

BlueBMW · « **Reply #20 on:** February 08, 2010, 08:49:14 PM »

Its always an interesting when I PDI a new BMW at work and I wonder what that car will be like in 20 years. Then I think of the guys that I work with that did the PDIs on E30s back in the day.
It seems to me like the E30 does seem to hold up a bit better than the E36 though. Then again it all depends on how a car was cared for. My 95 530i was a one owner car when I bought it and was very well taken care of. It looks like it has 60K on it but it actually has 270K. Amazing what garage kept does for a car. I've seen plenty of E34s falling apart from age.

4banger · « **Reply #21 on:** February 08, 2010, 09:01:57 PM »

my 4door was a one owner car that drove from arundle mills md to WDC 5 days a week. exterior was great. drivers seat was shit dash looks brand new.

lqbanotxano · « **Reply #22 on:** February 09, 2010, 11:53:50 AM »

It seems that more people speak ill of the E36 318 than they do of the old Ford Pinto or the Yugo? It's a good thing I have thick skin.

What is the weight difference between the E30 91 318is & the E36 93 318is? Does anybody know?

deekay · « **Reply #23 on:** February 09, 2010, 05:02:41 PM »

on the original subject... i've been using Porterfield R4S pads on everything i own for years and they have never let me down. discs i don't worry about quite as much, just do new ones every time.

using this setup with my e30 with e36 brakes, it has a lot of stopping power... when i had crappy all-season kumhos it would lock them up very easily. now that i have KDWs it just drops anchor and /stops/.