My first time

[Deleted member 182]

Today I was driving (about an hour and half) a BMW for the first time in my life. It was a -91 E36 1.6i with lowered suspension and tuned exhaust. It was pretty fun.

Pro:
Fun to drive
Very good looking body style

Con:
Low interior quality (lot's of weird noises)
No RPM gauge

Definetly gets my seal of approval.

 

[Centurion]

So you drove the ricers favoriter. I'm glad you enjoyed it though. So the car doesn't have a RPM gauge?

 

[vabboud]

then you ahve lost ru bmw virginity
anyway you cannot judge quality in a 18 year old car much!

 

[vabboud]

luwa
some odler cars do not have rpm gauges, and ahve a hude clock in their stead
a friend of mine has a manual toyota echo and it doesn't have one too!

 

[Giannis]

It's great ojis. E36 316i was the first BMW i drove, too, but it was a 1994 model... Definitely fun to drive.

PS. My 1990 Renault Clio does have an RPM gauge

 

[klier]

Congrats... i have never seen an E36 without the RPM gauge...Must've been a standard option here in Holland...

 

[Zonda]

Congrats

I too had my first experience in a BMW recently. Will remember it for sure.

 

[MikeJ]

Great for you to get to experience a BMW for the first time, I remember my first well (a 1999 520i touring back in '99), but just how many km the thing had clocked up?

 

[Deleted member 182]

but just how many km the thing had clocked up?

Almost 300 000km... No import.

Yes, there is no RPM gauge, just a huge analog clock. Cars in Finland rarely have lot's of options.

 

[Deleted member 182]

anyway you cannot judge quality in a 18 year old car much!

Sorry buddy, when comparing even to MB 190, this thing is way behind.