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May 21, 2013 • Volvo S40 & V40, Audi, Reviews

Front Burners (Motor, Australia, Jan 1998)

Article from Motor (Australia) magazine, January 1998 Volvo is famous for wagons, right? So John Carey took out the new V40 and an Audi A4 to see which...
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May 21, 2013 • Volvo S40 & V40, Audi, Reviews

Pedigreed (Wheels, Australia, August 1997)

Article from Wheels (Australia) magazine, August 1997 They’re medium four-doors, a little exxy but that’s because they’re European and therefore,...
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May 21, 2013 • Volvo S40 & V40

Phase II S40 and V40 Equipment (Volvo press release: August 28, 2000)

Volvo Australia Press Release, August 28, 2000 1.8 2.0 T T4 COMFORT 100% recirculation S S S S Air conditioning S - - - Armrest, front O S S S Armrest, rear...
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May 21, 2013 • Volvo S40 & V40

Volvo S40/V40 Factory Wheels

A list of standard and optional wheels available on the Volvo S40 and V40. Crater "Crater" 7 x 16" ET44 Helia "Helia" 7 x 16"...
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May 21, 2013 • Volvo S40 & V40

Phase II S40 and V40 Technical Specifications (Volvo press release: 28 August, 2000)

Volvo Australia Press Release, August 28, 2000 1.8 2.0 T T4 ENGINE Location Front transverse Front transverse Front transverse Front transverse Cylinders...
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May 13, 2013 • BMW E36, BMW, Brochures

The 3-Series Coupe Sports Option BMW Australia Brochure

The 3-Series Coupe Sports Option - Even more distinctive. Even more individual. The 3-Series Coupes continue BMW's impressive heritage of sporting character...
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April 19, 2013 • 1991 BMW 325i

Sold my 325i

With some remorse already, last weekend I sold my 1991 BMW 325i. It had been for sale for sometime, and as I hadn't any idea what I would replace it with, I...
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March 26, 2013 • BMW E36, BMW

1994/1995 BMW E36 318is Sport Option Pack

In October 1994 BMW Australia introduced a sport option pack for the 318is coupe. This option pack included 16-inch alloys and certain M-Technic parts. I've...
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March 22, 2013 • BMW E36, Parts Cars

Second parts car gone

A$100 was the amount received for the shell of my 1992 318i parts car, with no bonnet, guards, boot, doors, interior or transmission. Once again I have my...
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March 18, 2013 • 1997 BMW 318is

BMW E36 steering/ignition lock woes

The ignition lock on our 1997 318is 4-door has for some time shown some signs that it was wearing out. Sometimes when you turned the key the lock would just...
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March 13, 2013 • 1991 BMW 325i

BMW E36 instrument cluster intermittently stops working

The instruments in my 1991 E36 BMW 325i intermittently stop working. Usually it happens when I operate some electrical equipment like the wipers or press the...
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February 24, 2013 • 1991 BMW 325i

Replaced the roof lining on my E36 325i

The parts car I just purchased had a good roof lining. It had been retrimmed at some point and was still in good condition, but a little dirty. I took it out,...
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February 22, 2013 • BMW E36, Parts Cars

Bought another parts car

Like a little old lady that collects stray cats, I seem to be doing the same with BMW E36s. I found a 1992 318i automatic sedan with a blown head gasket for...
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February 12, 2013 • BMW E36

Fitting US market cup holders to an Australia BMW E36

Aside from some cup holders inside the glove box lid that are only really suited to a picnic, the Australian market 1991 to 1997 3 series (E36) is bereft of...
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February 10, 2013 • 1991 BMW 325i

Rust repair

My 325i has what appeared to be surface rust around the boot seal. This seems to be a common rust area on E36s, particularly the early models. I didn't really...
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February 9, 2013 • BMW E36

BMW E36 engine reliability guide

When you are shopping for a car as old as the E36 generation 3 series, it makes sense to choose the model that will be the most reliable and require the least...
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February 3, 2013 • BMW E36, BMW

The BMW M52 engine and the Nikasil problem

There is already a lot of information online about the problems with M52 and M60 engines due to the aluminium block and Nikasil cylinder bore lining used in...
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January 14, 2013 • Parts Cars

Parts car gone

I am pleased to finally report that my parts car shell was picked up today and my carport is finally free again for me to park my 325i in. I only got $70 for...
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January 13, 2013 • Parts Cars

Can you make money from parting out your car?

For a long time I have wanted to buy a wrecked car and sell off the parts. Time, lack of space, and fear of the unknown have prevented me from giving it a go....
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December 23, 2012 • BMW E36, Parts Cars

Parts car progress

It has been two months since I bought this written off car, which I planned to remove some parts for myself and sell of the rest for profit. So far I am about...
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