Description
1998 S plate BMW 316i Compact auto, steel blue with silver grey interior. Factory air con, sunroof, reverse parking sensors, 1600 cc M43 with rear disc brakes. 105, 000 miles.
Four owner car, last elderly owner since 2002. Full book pack with stamped service book - annoyingly the wad of invoices were binned but you can see it was looked after and the stamps from the servicing garage are there. It still has the original BMW radio and unopened first aid kit and warning triangle in the boot. I replaced the black plastic windscreen scuttle trims as they had cracked along the top rubber edges as they do.
I have fitted a new spacesaver spare wheel as the original was suffering somewhat from 27 years under the back of the car.
I have recently fitted two new front wings and nosecone and had them painted by Body Motor Works in Clay Cross. The rear arches and sills are very good - the jacking points are intact. I’ve Waxoyled the whole car. I’ve done minor things like replace the key buttons and stripped/ cleaned the headlights plus it’s got new gas tailgate struts. I
Before I acquired it, the garage in Pocklington who have been servicing it had replaced the brake pipes with copper ones and fitted two new front calipers. It looked like it had discs and pads and a new exhaust not long before it was laid up as well. They also fitted polyurethane rear axle beam bushes so they never need doing again.
I removed the door cards to check and lubricate the notorious window regulators to find that new ones have been fitted. I have also fitted new rear springs, front brake backplates (both were rusty) and the thermostat as it took ages to warm up.
The front anti roll bar mountings have also been replaced to a high standard with genuine parts.
Original factory radio.
The rear tyres are Klebers with about 6 mm tread and the fronts are Goodyear or Firestone (can’t recall which) with the same.
Faults? The usual E36 sagging rear headlining and there's a small scar on the bottom of the passenger door (see pics)
It’s not a concours show pony but an extremely clean example that’s been well maintained in the past and I’ve rescued it. It passed a clean MOT with all previous advisories fixed.
Initial enquires via messaging preferred, and I don't respond to texts.
