{"id":23057,"date":"2022-05-25T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=23057"},"modified":"2022-05-25T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T13:00:00","slug":"euro-market-techno-violet-e36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=23057","title":{"rendered":"A Euro-Market, Techno Violet, E36 3 Series Touring is For Sale on Cars and Bids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/05\/25\/euro-market-techno-violet-e36\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"photomain-article\"> <noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E36-BMW-325i-Violet-13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"E36 BMW 325i Violet 13\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E36-BMW-325i-Violet-13.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E36-BMW-325i-Violet-13-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E36-BMW-325i-Violet-13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E36-BMW-325i-Violet-13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E36-BMW-325i-Violet-13-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E36-BMW-325i-Violet-13-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"image of E36 BMW 325i Violet 13\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201280%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E36-BMW-325i-Violet-13.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"E36 BMW 325i Violet 13\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E36-BMW-325i-Violet-13.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E36-BMW-325i-Violet-13-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E36-BMW-325i-Violet-13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E36-BMW-325i-Violet-13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E36-BMW-325i-Violet-13-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/E36-BMW-325i-Violet-13-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"image of E36 BMW 325i Violet 13\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"bmwad\">\n<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"68.005586592179\">\n<p>Unfortunately for us \u2018Mericans, the U.S. market never got the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/05\/06\/e36-bmw-m3-making-comeback\/\"> E36 3 Series<\/a> Touring. It was the best looking version of the E36, while also being the most practical. If that\u2019s something you fancy, this 1997 BMW 320i Touring, currently up for sale on <a href=\"https:\/\/carsandbids.com\/auctions\/3oQYZjJo\/1997-bmw-320i-touring\">Cars and Bids<\/a>, could be for you.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s so much going for this car it actually makes me sad I\u2019m gonna miss out on buying it myself. It might have one of the least powerful engines available for the E36 3 Series, a 2.0 liter naturally aspirated inline-six with just 148 horsepower and 140 lb-ft of torque, but old-school BMW straight-sixes are always a delight to use. Plus, this one has a five-speed manual transmission, which will make even a slow car fun. It wears an M Sport body kid, BMW M wheels, and\u2013the pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance\u2013a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/05\/24\/which-revived-bmw-color\/\">Techno Violet<\/a> exterior paint color. It looks incredible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BMW-M3-Compact-E36-12.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-368479\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BMW-M3-Compact-E36-12-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"BMW M3 Compact E36 12 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BMW-M3-Compact-E36-12-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BMW-M3-Compact-E36-12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BMW-M3-Compact-E36-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BMW-M3-Compact-E36-12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BMW-M3-Compact-E36-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BMW-M3-Compact-E36-12.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of BMW M3 Compact E36 12 830x553\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-368479\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20553%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BMW-M3-Compact-E36-12-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"BMW M3 Compact E36 12 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BMW-M3-Compact-E36-12-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BMW-M3-Compact-E36-12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BMW-M3-Compact-E36-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BMW-M3-Compact-E36-12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BMW-M3-Compact-E36-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BMW-M3-Compact-E36-12.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of BMW M3 Compact E36 12 830x553\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This E36 Touring was imported to Georgia from Germany and has 101,100 miles (162,000 km) and looks to be in great condition. It\u2019s mostly stock, too, with only a TA Technix exhaust and a six-speed shift knob listed as modifications. Such a fresh, good looking, practical 3 Series Touring would make a fantastic daily driver for anyone interesting in classic BMWs. It won\u2019t be the fastest or most dynamic but it can certainly be a blast to hoon around, while also using it as a grocery-getter.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing this, there are still two days left on the auction and its price keeps going up. That\u2019s a lot of money for an E36 but this isn\u2019t any E36. Not only is it a German imported Touring, something you simply don\u2019t see in the \u2018States, but it\u2019s also painted in BMW\u2019s best color of the \u201990s. How can anyone pass up on a purple BMW 3 Series Touring with a straight-six and a manual transmission?<\/p>\n<p>[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/carsandbids.com\/auctions\/3oQYZjJo\/1997-bmw-320i-touring\">Cars and Bids<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ADVERTISEMENT Unfortunately for us \u2018Mericans, the U.S. market never got the E36 3 Series Touring. It was the best looking version of the E36, while also being the most practical. If that\u2019s something you fancy, this 1997 BMW 320i Touring, currently up for sale on Cars and Bids, could be for you. There\u2019s so much [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":23058,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/23058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}