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Stopped reading HJ years ago when he insisted a DMF in a diesel was to reduce torque, when in fact it's to reduce torsional vibration.
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Yep, very strange, especially as it’s one of the main reasons why people specifically choose an e36 compact over a full size version or an e46.

Z1 got the z axel, followed by the e36, then the compact kept the e30 rear end to save space and money which then passed on to the z3.

I don’t think rear leg room is much if any different to the normal e36 ( which itself is hardly spacious) I measured the floor pan of mine for someone who wanted to put a compact carpet into their coupe and the hard points for the front seats and the back of the carpet where it goes vertical for the rear seat base were the same.
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Rich B wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 9:39 am
Jimmy Choo wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 8:55 am
Jobbo wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 5:47 am

Oh dear, wrong about the Z-axle.
E56 saloon?
typos are one thing, but it's weird that he makes a point about the "fact" about the z axle.
True.

Did they ever sell the 323i compact over here?
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integrale_evo wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:41 am

I don’t think rear leg room is much if any different to the normal e36 ( which itself is hardly spacious) I measured the floor pan of mine for someone who wanted to put a compact carpet into their coupe and the hard points for the front seats and the back of the carpet where it goes vertical for the rear seat base were the same.
Aye, it does say in the article they share wheelbase, I think it was just the usual "fwd has more space" comment.

I had posted it as a positive thing though, it is under the heading Hidden Heroes :D
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In a completely different vein...;

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Jimmy Choo wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 2:04 pm
Rich B wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 9:39 am
Jimmy Choo wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 8:55 am

E56 saloon?
typos are one thing, but it's weird that he makes a point about the "fact" about the z axle.
True.

Did they ever sell the 323i compact over here?
Nope 😢
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The whole thing from which t' previous post was snipped;

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Great translating
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nuttinnew wrote: Tue Apr 19, 2022 8:47 pm
I recognised the location straight away at 7m16s: https://goo.gl/maps/RZ4CPiWtYw65vs1F9
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I'm never sure if it's good or bad when you recognize somewhere on one of these vids. Well, as long as you're not on it it can't be bad bad I guess.

Fantastico translating :D

After seeing too much :roll: :evil: in one day, I posted the vid for the audio; it pretty much sums up the narration of a journey but the different accents and phrases always bring some :lol: back to proceedings.
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I wasn't featured (well, I don't think I cycle that fast) - it's just on my back route to Asda hence recognising it.
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nuttinnew wrote: Wed Apr 20, 2022 10:20 am but the different accents and phrases always bring some :lol: back to proceedings.
There's a common theme though... :lol:

"You fucking <Insert appropriate expletive>... JESUS CHRIST!!.. Fucking <Repeat appropriate expletive>
JLv3.0 wrote: Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:26 pm I say this rarely Dave, but listen to Dinny because he's right.
Rich B wrote: Thu Jun 02, 2022 1:57 pm but Dinny was right…
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dinny_g wrote: Wed Apr 20, 2022 11:57 am
nuttinnew wrote: Wed Apr 20, 2022 10:20 am but the different accents and phrases always bring some :lol: back to proceedings.
There's a common theme though... :lol:

"You fucking <Insert appropriate expletive>... JESUS CHRIST!!.. Fucking <Repeat appropriate expletive>

Too fv@#ing right...until you get to translated bits;

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Most appropriate reggie plate award goes to….

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:lol:
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