Subject: I would bet my E32 that that is an E32 Author: nostness : member since January, 2006 : 1095 posts Posted on: 2009-03-18 16:13:49

The front was hard to differ between an E32 and E38 because of video quality but the interior is a dead give away.

Paulmer, I'm 19 as well and I remember being jealous of the owners of the few E38s that I saw growing up. I do like the E38s and one day plan on owning one but I always got and still get more excited when I see an older BMW. I feel that the classic BMW style of the E32 has a more sporty, raw element to it. My neighbor had an 84 733i (a fellow Bimmerboard member too) and the thing I remember most about it was how intimidating it looking sitting in a dimly lit garage. It gets the adrenaline flowing.

Before finding my E32 I sat in and looked at a mid 80s 733i and an 01 740iL. The E38 was out of my price range, back before they depreciated like mad and were still worth 38000-40000 but I was 'testing' it for whether it was worth looking at an early model E38. I felt lost in the E38. I loved the raw "driver's car" feeling the E23 had and the E32 is a mix between the two. Plus its hard to loose an E32 in a parking lot. They look like nothing else on the road and I like that.

Nick

1989 735iL
Build date 10/7/88
VIN 3318643

• e32 or e38? (url) - leersmd 2009-03-18 03:29:58 (599 views)
  • Re: e32 or e38? Update... (url) - leersmd 2009-03-19 17:25:20 (512 views)
  • Definitively an E32 - erwin 2009-03-19 16:51:54 (504 views)
    • Absolutely an E32. There's no mistaking an E32 for anything else. - bcweir750 2009-03-22 21:30:26 (476 views)
  • Re: e32 or e38? - paulmer 2009-03-18 04:16:15 (483 views)
    • Re: e32 or e38? - baldbuster 2009-03-18 19:33:56 (441 views)
      • Re: e32 or e38? - paulmer 2009-03-18 19:40:27 (443 views)
        • If I won the lottery... - bcweir750 2009-03-22 21:32:48 (457 views)
    • I would bet my E32 that that is an E32 - nostness 2009-03-18 16:13:49 (442 views)
      • Easy way to tell the E32 from the E38 from the inside - bcweir750 2009-03-23 23:15:09 (415 views)
        • Re: Easy way to tell the E32 from the E38 from the inside - paulmer 2009-03-24 02:58:18 (402 views)
          • I was referring to the shifter. I do prefer the E38's shifter mechanism, base. - bcweir750 2009-03-24 08:19:05 (419 views)
            • Re: I was referring to the shifter. I do prefer the E38's shifter mechanism, base. - paulmer 2009-03-24 21:50:55 (423 views)
              • At least it looks like a shifter and not a video game joystick... - bcweir750 2009-03-26 00:43:28 (430 views)
                • Re: At least it looks like a shifter and not a video game joystick... - speeder 2009-04-18 23:54:45 (400 views)
    • I know what you mean paulmer! I have an architect friend - leersmd 2009-03-18 04:33:18 (437 views)
      • It seems like the E32 is a popular choice of car with architects (pic) - nostness 2009-03-22 17:02:09 (490 views)
        • Let's just say that good engineers and architects alike... - bcweir750 2009-03-22 17:29:59 (467 views)
    • Re: e32 or e38? - paulmer 2009-03-18 04:18:46 (450 views)