Was there a 328CI convertible produced in 2000?

[Shoe Coupe]

I'm asking only because my dad's f(#@$&@#ing making me sell my car while im gone to london, and i figure i should upgrade to something nicer when i get back... 330CICs are too expensive and I've never seen a 328CIC.. only 323CICs... and there's no way in hell im getting a 323..


Im so mad right now... If i dont sell it, he will while im gone...

Im thinking about hiding the pink slip.. since its mine..

[E90Toad]

No, only a 323 in 2000. 1999 was the E36 328iC then the E46 323 in 2000 followed by 330 and 325 in 2001.

[M-Theory]

The e46 328cic was never made? How interesting. That kinda a shame.

[mbanks21]

Just get a 325CIc, if you need more power do a Technik kit or a ASA SC

[ducky]

Is there any difference in engine/tranny between the 328 and 323 anyway?

I always thought that the 328/323/325 shared the same engine :dunno

[bimmer95]

Originally posted by ducky
I always thought that the 328/323/325 shared the same engine :dunno
Uh, no.

[M-Theory]

They share the same six cylnder's and the 325 and 323 share the same literage. I always thought the 323 became the 325 again because of they just wanted to renamed it to fit into the scheme better.

[v.b.]

323 - 2.5L 170hp
325 - 2.5L 184hp
328 - 2.8L 194

:dunno

[M-Theory]

What about the current 325? What hp does that have? My 325 w/vanos has 184. I thought the current e46 325 had double vanos and grrr. This gets way to confusing sometimes.

[bimmer95]

Here's how the lines progressed
E36 318 -> E36 323 -> E46 323 -> E46 325
E36 325 -> E36 328 -> E46 328 -> E46 330

The E46 325s have less HP than the E36 325s because they are the equivalent of the E36 318 in the US.

[LinearX]

Not to mention more restrictive intake manifolds and VANOS settings which, while they hurt top-end power, made the E46 325 more torquey off the line, necessary in the heavier car. Also, the marketing department fiddled with the advertised HP a bit.

[M-Theory]

Originally posted by bimmer95
Here's how the lines progressed
E36 318 -> E36 323 -> E46 323 -> E46 325
E36 325 -> E36 328 -> E46 328 -> E46 330

The E46 325s have less HP than the E36 325s because they are the equivalent of the E36 318 in the US.

Yea, yea I know how the numbers went that were on the cars. I thought that the e46 325 had the same engine as the 323, just rebadged because they didn't wanna here the shit about the 323 acc. being a 2.5L. So it's now my understanding that the e46 325 is a completely new 2.5L engine that is completely differnt from either the the e36 325 or the 323 2.5L engine. Understood.