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- you make all the passagers stick there hands out the sun roof and yell weeee, when going down steep hills. Damn I love that cali roof. |  |  | | 05-23-2012, 02:48 AM | #197 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 737 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Ragnorak  you're relieved to own a BMW that only needs to take 89 octane | I love that fact, until I'm somewhere that doesn't have 89 octane and I'm forced to put 91 in. Is there a reason this thread isn't stickyd? Justin | | | | | 05-23-2012, 04:57 AM | #198 | | Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Washington Posts: 46 |
-when your friends gawk in it's presence
-when other drivers get jealous
-when you smoke all the Honda's
...wait, can't any car do that? Lol. | | | | | 05-23-2012, 06:13 AM | #199 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Even at BimmerFest 2012, us e36/5 owners still standout as a rare and special breed...
Ti's are still considered the runt of the litter, as far as e36's are concerned, but more and more people are begrudgingly admitting how much fun they are, something we've all known since we first drove one.. __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy":  *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet!  97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 05-23-2012, 06:46 AM | #200 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 |
Quote: Originally Posted by wolferj Even at BimmerFest 2012, us e36/5 owners still standout as a rare and special breed... | While I know these were referred to as E36/5s, I don't know why... What's the relevance of the "/5"?  Thanks!  __________________ 
1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top
1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52
1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior
1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior
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1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold
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Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 05-23-2012, 11:19 AM | #201 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 472 |
Quote: Originally Posted by BlackBMWs While I know these were referred to as E36/5s, I don't know why... What's the relevance of the "/5"? Thanks! | Because these cars are so special it deserves the extra half!  Actually if memory suits me it is due to how our cars are the same A pillar forward with the sedans but the rest being unique to the Ti. Guess it was a way to distinguish us when it came to ordering parts etc.. If anyone else can add please do.
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When the nice foreign born guy at the dry cleaners askes "Do you like red car?" I say "yes, Love it, just pick it up a few months ago" He says "oh, it's a 2012" I laugh.  | | | | | 05-23-2012, 09:58 PM | #203 | | Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Whittier Posts: 8 |
My ti doesn't close the windows either with my key.
-When you get hurt at seeing other ti's in bad shape | | | | | 05-23-2012, 10:56 PM | #204 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,464 |
Quote: Originally Posted by BlackBMWs While I know these were referred to as E36/5s, I don't know why... What's the relevance of the "/5"? Thanks! | I believe this was done to sort of distinguish the ti from other E36 models, as the ti was part E30, part E36, similar to the Z3 (E36/7; E36/8). | | | | | 05-25-2012, 06:29 PM | #205 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 678 |
Quote: Originally Posted by BlackBMWs While I know these were referred to as E36/5s, I don't know why... What's the relevance of the "/5"? Thanks! | These days its like the E90/E91/E92/E93... same damn car really. But back then they did it that (36/5) way. Though the Ti and Z3 did have the rear suspension of an E30 so calling it a complete E36 would be disingenuous  __________________
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Panasonic 70Wx4 CD/MP3 player + 4x Alpine 6x9's rear | | | | | 05-25-2012, 08:01 PM | #206 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rodeo, CA Posts: 226 |
When you make excuses to use the ti instead of your X-3...
By the way, the rear suspension is longer on the Z-3, I tried to put a Z-3 on my old White ti and it sets the wheel out another 1" to 2". So if you wanted a wider track in the rear, just put on the Z-3 suspension and flair the rear wheel wells ... It pissed me off when I went to set the car down with the Z-3 suspension is when I noticed it, causing me to have to return the suspension and get a ti rear suspension arm. __________________ Love ALL Bimmers. Have to, or they would not be cost effective. | | | | | 07-19-2012, 03:11 AM | #207 | | Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: jersey Posts: 95 |
i love this. | | | | | 07-19-2012, 03:30 AM | #208 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 183 |
You know you have a Ti when even though you have been working on cars for many years you have to find out what words like guibo and squib mean. | | | | | 07-19-2012, 05:06 AM | #209 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 1,364 |
You know you are driving a ti when you pay more attention to the temperature gauge than the tachometer. | | | | | 07-19-2012, 05:11 AM | #210 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,275 |
You know you are driving a ti when your wife complains about the UPS man knocking on the door delivering more parts. (Love you Kitty!) __________________ 
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