value of a 1998 318ti

[kickinindian]

alot of them are ending up rally cars now, i know caswell is running one. so cheap ones get snatched up quick. i wish i could have fixed mine they are awesome little cars. i planned on an s52 5speed swap would have been a quick little rocket!

[Sputnik]

I'll sell you mine
1998 318ti M-sport 170k miles
alpine weiss/minty black interior
cold ass ac
Koni-adjustables and H/R race springs. Poly bushings
clean and taken care of 5k obo. Pm for details and pictures located in ATL

[Kevinl]

ugly little cars if I wanted an e36 with semi trailing arms I'd get a M coupe

[djjerme]

Like Toby said, they are around the PNW, but as has also been noted - they usually ended up going to peoples daughters as commuters/collage cars. So they ended up not being taken care of. For a while, I had been thinking about picking one up and doing a 6 cylinder swap.

If you're coming from an E30, it's actually not that bad since the rear half of the car will look REALLY familiar to you, and the front gives you the benefit of newer technology/motor options.

While, yes, you could get an M coupe - if you got little ones or a big arse dog, the ti is an easier option to live with. Plus, body panels for E36 is a bit easier to find/replace over an E36/7

[Kershaw]

Also, way cheaper.

[mr2peak]

ugly little cars if I wanted an e36 with semi trailing arms I'd get a M coupe

At 2-3x the cost for a non-M coupe, that might not be an option.

Plus, body panels for E36 is a bit easier to find/replace over an E36/7

Only an issue if you don't take proper care of your car.

[jrossowvue30]

I loved my ti. If I were in the market for a cheap beater I'd be all over one. There was one that sat on CL for a while locally, ended up selling somewhere around $1200, red on black and was clean, someone got a deal.

If you want a swap and want to spend close to $8 grand there looks to be a sweet s52'd ti in Hampton Roads area of Va. https://norfolk.craigslist.org/cto/5299255815.html

[Hooffenstein HD]

Only an issue if you don't take proper care of your car.

Not really. They're called accidents for a reason.

If you're coming from an E30, it's actually not that bad since the rear half of the car will look REALLY familiar to you, and the front gives you the benefit of newer technology/motor options.

But even easier to work on because they don't have a spare wheel well.

[rcsoundn1]

Thanks everyone, I am still looking. Not many out there, but if I find one I will post here.

[fiveightandten]

ugly little cars if I wanted an e36 with semi trailing arms I'd get a M coupe

M coupe is much more money, doesn't have rear seats, and has less cargo room.

This is a RWD hatchback that you can drop an LSD into cheaply and easily. That format is almost non-existent in the US. It's a great DD.

[TobyB]

ugly little cars

Hideous. I love it. But not Aztek hideous....

This is a RWD hatchback that you can drop an LSD into cheaply and easily. That format is almost non-existent in the US. It's a great DD.

Most of them came LSD. It is a fantastic dd/hauler, and I get 30ish mpg.
I love mine.

Not enough to go get another, mind you, and if I had the option to get a
$900 non-M coupe, I'd jump at it.
But I don't see that happening....

hee

t

[Hooffenstein HD]

Most of them came LSD. It is a fantastic dd/hauler,

Wonder what sucker bought mine then. Mine has a full Racing Dynamics package; body kit, springs, sway bars, wheels, vented brakes but no LSD.

[KIRIEIW]

I drove one of these at work the other day, it surprisingly felt slower then my old 318 convertible.

[M-technik-3]

Hideous. I love it. But not Aztek hideous....
Most of them came LSD. It is a fantastic dd/hauler, and I get 30ish mpg.
I love mine.

Not enough to go get another, mind you, and if I had the option to get a
$900 non-M coupe, I'd jump at it.
But I don't see that happening....

hee

t

Only ones to get LSD's were 95 Club Sports and winter package equipped cars from 95. All others got traction control and we all know that E36 traction control sucks ass.

On that note it's easy to eliminate and install a proper lsd in thees with ease plus using E30 rear there are multiple gear ratio's available for the car to suit your needs.

[rmdashrf]

^^^ thats where i am going with my ti, swapping to a lower ratio diff. Mine is just over 4k at 80mph.

I picked up a ti in October as my beater DD so I could stop DDing my E30. Its great, and actually a lot of fun to rev out.

its a '98 base, 5 speed, 110k, that i got from a guy in pa. $2900. it was in decent shape but i put in a fair amount of work into it already though.

whatvs, its a DD that i dont care if it gets side swiped or something. it does that job well.