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E30 333i vs 325iS
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Top end the iS cannot hold a candle to the 333... As tested by my brothers who have a 333i and 325is between them.
The 333i is more scarce than the 325is as well - there are a shade over 200 examples worldwide
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The 333i is more scarce than the 325is as well - there are a shade over 200 examples worldwide
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002FTW said:
This is true!
The car is more fun without the power steering though :cartel:
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I read somewhere that 204 of the 333i were built. SA got the 333i during '85 & '86 or '86 & '87. Many components were alpina. SA had the 333i instead of the M3 and then came the Shadowline 325i and later the 325is evo 1 and then 2. Is it true that the 325is came with the same suspension setup as the M3? 333i came from the old 733i?
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danieljames
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If I'm not mistaken the M5 was based on the 3.5 l......can't have a 3 series stepping on a 5 series' toes
Fordkoppie
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A 333i is a straight line hotrod, whereas a 325iS is a finely tuned track machine. That massive lump on the front end of the 333 aided nothing in terms of balance and the suspension was not so much different from a normal 325i shadowline.
BTW - 325i Shadowline and the 333i were available in parallel.
BTW - 325i Shadowline and the 333i were available in parallel.
Silverbird_96kw
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I love the 333i have seen 3 on the road and that's that...
danieljames
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Anyone having original pricing on these two?......as in when they were new
Fordkoppie said:
Keeping in mind that the 333i was built as a homologation model for BMW SA's track forays with the E30 that later evolved into the 325is models development, the 333i isn't a car that handles that badly. That being said, further engineering was required to get the car to be more nimble, and so the 325is models came to the fore.
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Silverbird_96kw
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Fordkoppie
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I know it was a homologation special, but I am not sure....
Did it ever race? Was it competitive? Who raced it?
Not trying to be sarcastic here.... I genuinely don't know if the 333 ever raced in any series
PS - If it didn't race, the whole exersize was pretty futile
Did it ever race? Was it competitive? Who raced it?
Not trying to be sarcastic here.... I genuinely don't know if the 333 ever raced in any series
PS - If it didn't race, the whole exersize was pretty futile
H|TM@N
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Sheldon13
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The 333i went on to a shortlived motorsport career in class B Modified, courtesy of a car driven by Robbi Smith and sponsored by Kaye-Eddie, but it was never designed as a homologation special. Counting against it was the sheer length of the M30 block and the fact of a weight distribution far from the perfect 50/50. Still, it became an icon among performance fiends, and did much to cement BMW’s local reputation for making driver’s cars.
Source : Same as the link HITMAN provided
Source : Same as the link HITMAN provided
