» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 05-02-2024 08:18 PM 6 Replies, 347,960 Views | | | | | | 11-15-2006, 07:10 PM | #1 | Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 30 | New TI for 2008? I saw this on autoblog last night. BMW is apparently working on a 2-door hatchback version of the 3-series. So maybe the TI is coming back? Looks like it would be a Europe-only model though... http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/14/b...brake-in-2008/ | | | 11-15-2006, 08:19 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: maritimes Posts: 1,433 | not feeling that alot.. as with the e46 TI's.. i don't really like curvy hatchbacks alot, i bought my TI cuz it was a box __________________ 11/97 Base 328Ti | | | 11-15-2006, 09:40 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Thousand Oaks, California Posts: 343 | Looks okay ... think id rather have the audi a1 i think it was... __________________ 1993 325is Hellrot Tribute to: 97 318ti Montreal Blue R.I.P 96 318ti Schwartz II | | | 11-16-2006, 07:07 AM | #4 | Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Diego Posts: 73 | Quote: Originally Posted by rwd_king not feeling that alot.. as with the e46 TI's.. i don't really like curvy hatchbacks alot, i bought my TI cuz it was a box | i feel the same way | | | 11-16-2006, 07:28 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 549 | That's hot. I like. __________________ 318Ti Sport (Gone, but thanks for your years of service) | M3 E30 | 190E-16V | M Coupe E36/8 | | | 11-16-2006, 10:13 AM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 1,363 | Well who really likes stock...Almost any car with the right bodykit will look hot; with this being a BMW, its hot! well the new Hatch looks like a coupe 1 series... http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2006/07...mw-130i-m.html | | | 11-16-2006, 02:00 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 | Quote: Originally Posted by 3DGE well the new Hatch looks like a coupe 1 series... | That's what I thought at first. __________________ ...steven BMW CCA #146825 1996 BMW 328ti 2003 MINI Cooper S 2016 M235i www.bmwcca.org | | | 11-16-2006, 02:55 PM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manassas, VA Posts: 4,129 | +1 , or was it +2 Quote: Originally Posted by rwd_king not feeling that alot.. as with the e46 TI's.. i don't really like curvy hatchbacks alot, i bought my TI cuz it was a box | __________________ 1998 (July) 318ti, 5-spd OEM Armrest Blaupunkt Heidelberg CD50 CD Player/Compact Drive MP3 Player Diamond Audio 5.25" rear speakers Navman ICN 530 GPS BMWALARM.COM (with comfort settings) after market alarm system Magnecor 8.5mm wires M-Z3 Shifter/Momo Knob Burlwood Dashboard Stromung Exhaust X-brace Racing Dynamics Front Strut Bar Carbonio C.A.I. 17" Rial Rims Vader Seats/Heated/Lumbar Support M-tech Steering Wheel/Front Sway Bar/Front & Rear Bumper Depos/w 6500K Angel Eyes/6000K HIDs Clear Corners M3 Mirrors UUC Light Weight Flywheel/M5 Clutch/M3 Clutch Slave E28 3.46 LSD/Mcoupe Cover/E30 Flanges & Halfshafts UUC S.S. Brake/Clutch Lines Hartge Roof Spoiler BavAuto Springs Bilstein Sport Struts/Shocks E46 M3 Rear Shock Mounts SPC Front Camber Kit Reiger Hatch Spoiler BavAuto Rear Camber Kit Dinan Stage II Software Turner Rear Sway Bar Reinforcements BMW E46 Auto dimming mirror with Clown Nose alarm Engine Compartment Light Heated Wiper Fluid Retrofit OEM Fire Extinguisher Da'lan Trailer Hitch Rear Sun Shade OEM Fog Light Retrofit H & R MZ3 Rear Sway Bar/ UUC Adjustable End Links Cruise Control Retrofit On Board Computer Retrofit M3 twistie style side skirts Carbon Fiber Hood | | | 11-16-2006, 04:02 PM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 227 | I agree with the other 2......looks a lot like a coupe 1 series.....pretty sweet though __________________ 1998 M-tech 325ti; Hellrot: M50 Swap, Cold-Air Intake, Custom Magna-Flow Exhaust, Depo Housings w/55 Watt HID, Yellow Fogs,Tinted Windows (35%), M3 Front Spoiler Lip, Black Grills, X-Brace, 17" Drag DR-19 wrapped with Hankook VR-12s, Bilstein HD with M-Tec Springs | | | 11-17-2006, 02:37 AM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 1,363 | Well i like the front end...I want to see the rearend!! | | | 11-17-2006, 04:37 AM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 411 | Quote: Originally Posted by 3DGE | 2 of my favorite new hatches. New 3 hatch? I love it as well. My big questions are; will it have a Ti badge and will there be a M version? Wish I had the money to buy a new car. __________________ I'm back with a different 95 ti | | | 11-17-2006, 08:33 AM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 1,363 | Quote: Originally Posted by jetblackbimmer 2 of my favorite new hatches. New 3 hatch? I love it as well. My big questions are; will it have a Ti badge and will there be a M version? Wish I had the money to buy a new car. | If I had money I would first fix up my car...then get a R32, DROOL! | | | 11-18-2006, 08:49 PM | #13 | Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: a beachtown, DE Posts: 5 | Quote: Originally Posted by drkblu318ti Looks okay ... think id rather have the audi a1 i think it was... | i agree completely. the audi is hot. __________________ | | | 11-19-2006, 12:42 PM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: dorchester Posts: 700 | i like....i like alot!! Not keen one the 1 series def a girly car (no offense ladys! my mrs loves it...i just cant get use to the handlin) that looks abit more mean but i'd put money on it either not being put into production or if it is looking completly different! | | | 11-19-2006, 01:24 PM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 151 | Not seen that before - I'll post it on my usual site see what everyone on there thinks.. will post a link to the thread on here. __________________ E36/5 '95 318ti Auto. Boston Green, Sand Grey Leather. | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |