What It's Like Doing 1200 Miles In An E36 M3

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  • @d0718
    @d0718 Před 7 lety +698

    Honestly, after watching CT videos, sooner or later I will have to drive to France just to buy a bottle of Candy Up

    • @FezzaYT
      @FezzaYT Před 7 lety +5

      Dmitry L lol! I was just thinking the same ;)

    • @Happymali10
      @Happymali10 Před 7 lety +12

      Maybe you can alternatively go to London.
      Wouldn't suprise me if that little red boat was filled to the brim with Candy Up-bottles.

    • @ivann97x
      @ivann97x Před 7 lety +1

      Dmitry L Tomorrow I'm going to Andorra, will try to find one bottle to tell if it's worth the hype 😁

    • @sampagett5735
      @sampagett5735 Před 7 lety +1

      I'm going to buy some off the Internet!

    • @rodak_
      @rodak_ Před 7 lety +3

      We have it in Poland

  • @craighopper2698
    @craighopper2698 Před 7 lety +781

    Can't believe you call yourself a BMW driver... that's right I saw you indicate

    • @hilpi75
      @hilpi75 Před 4 lety +13

      I am also an indicating BMW Driver and my head hangs in shame :(

    • @elizabetharas5748
      @elizabetharas5748 Před 4 lety +4

      That's because E36 bmw drivers decide to use their indicators,but if they are off,they are broken,lol

    • @EnVec0
      @EnVec0 Před 4 lety +4

      He must be keeping his blinker fluid topped up!

    • @xenthia
      @xenthia Před 3 lety

      its a damn shame when imposters handle the bmw name

    • @KitKitChanIsaac
      @KitKitChanIsaac Před 3 lety +1

      @@xenthia There is 1 imposter among us

  • @NavieD
    @NavieD Před 7 lety +654

    Thank you to the folks at Car Throttle for using my song!

    • @CarThrottle
      @CarThrottle  Před 7 lety +134

      +Navie D. 👊

    • @FezzaYT
      @FezzaYT Před 7 lety +15

      Navie D. really liked that tune!

    • @NavieD
      @NavieD Před 7 lety +6

      Fezza thank you my friend!

    • @vilosey2013
      @vilosey2013 Před 7 lety +3

      Navie D. O really that's yours, cool.

    • @NavieD
      @NavieD Před 7 lety +2

      Vilosey 201 Yessir, thank you man

  • @millowagrigala6940
    @millowagrigala6940 Před 7 lety +404

    20 Years old and still looks better than the most of the cars these days

    • @matteogovender2129
      @matteogovender2129 Před 5 lety +5

      So true

    • @mikermilla
      @mikermilla Před 5 lety +12

      Agreed! But it's so unreliable cause a wheel bearing is worn out... ON A 20 YEAR OLD CAR! Plus, it's the type of car that encourages spirited driving, so yes, parts will fail! Definitely the least knowledgeable "review" of any vehicle I've ever seen

    • @evansautomotive307
      @evansautomotive307 Před 5 lety +5

      @@mikermilla you should watch the other videos. There was a lot more wrong than the wheel bearing lmao

    • @Flying_GC
      @Flying_GC Před 4 lety +4

      @@mikermilla not familiar with BMW ownership are ya.. new or old.

    • @oliveoil1158
      @oliveoil1158 Před 4 lety +1

      mike miller itsctwenty years old whats to expect

  • @gautier998
    @gautier998 Před 7 lety +289

    My God Ethan is so skilled, his creativity amazes me every time !
    Car throtte is :
    1) 50% Alex being funny af
    2) 50% Ethan being incredibly skilled
    I'm pretty sure nobody really cares about the car, we just care about Alex and Ethan being awesome :)
    Keep up the good job !

    • @alexkersten1964
      @alexkersten1964 Před 7 lety +55

      I hope Ethan doesn't see this. I also hope that you amend your comment to me being 100% funny AF and 0% Ethan being skilled. Yeah? OK then...

    • @gautier998
      @gautier998 Před 7 lety +9

      Sir, your undeniable modesty made my day hahaha

    • @uscp2
      @uscp2 Před 7 lety +9

      naaah.. this is 75% because of Colin. I like Colin.

    • @nathanbrauerdocdead9947
      @nathanbrauerdocdead9947 Před 7 lety

      Gautier Caraboeuf no no, mate I found Ethan because of the TV garage show he did with that other guy. But I follow him here because when I move to the UK I am going to Steal Colin. ;) I may even keep Ethan as well

    • @ionutshupy760
      @ionutshupy760 Před 6 lety +2

      I ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT COLIN EVERBODY SHOULD

  • @dylc413
    @dylc413 Před 7 lety +28

    haha cruise control scared the shit out of my mother on the motorway. she didn't know the car had it, then I told her how to turn it on, she whacked the speed up to 65 and she screamed when she took her foot off the throttle and it accelerated, she hasn't used it since xD

    • @aarondavis7526
      @aarondavis7526 Před 3 lety

      My nan has cruise control in her Vauxhall but doesn't use of she can hold 70 basicly perfectly at this point

  • @JennyHPhoto
    @JennyHPhoto Před 7 lety +95

    The editing and filming of this is the best I have ever seen on the internet !!! You're awesome Ethan! So are you Alex! :D

  • @mrcompatable
    @mrcompatable Před 7 lety +2

    The "Life is too short to drive boring cars" sticker! Yes!! I have one as well :) We can be best friends now.

  • @Armyofone898
    @Armyofone898 Před 7 lety +114

    If you ever lose Colin's Engine(or something else happens), you should donate your transmission to the Marc Toth foundation. It's a charity in America trying to get Marc Toth a 6 speed manual for his U.S. spec M3. Help those who cannot help themselves.
    *cough cough* Marc Toth

  • @randomguyjustpassingby
    @randomguyjustpassingby Před 7 lety +2

    Omfg, this is such a colourful and well done video. Thanks for this! Music, editing, ambient filtering and sky-high-quality filming are things that make watching this so thrilling. No man, this is just so lovely. Sweet. Amazing. Keep up the good work, Car Throttle, I'm with you c:

  • @andrewgtb
    @andrewgtb Před 7 lety +80

    23.8 mpg is not bad for a nice sports coupe like this. Good Grand Touring Car. A wagon would be better though.

    • @r129r16pfl
      @r129r16pfl Před 7 lety +3

      Watch more! 26.7 mpg, and you can do better with no roof rack, oem rear tires 245 (Colin has 255's) no stupid spoiler, witch does nothing, only add's drag

    • @CrazyPanda688
      @CrazyPanda688 Před 7 lety +3

      Andrew GT-B for that size engine it's really not bad at all. My dads e39 528i wagon struggles to get 23mpg anywhere except motorways, in town and rural areas? lol you're looking at 16

    • @TheLukey21
      @TheLukey21 Před 7 lety +5

      Sam Kent i can get 30mpg in my subaru legacy with a 3.0L flat 6, mainly because of its long 6th gear. The m3 would benefit a lot from a 6th gear for fuel economy.

    • @pakigangsta5
      @pakigangsta5 Před 7 lety +1

      Andrew GT-B yeah that is ridiculously good for a 3.2l with 300+hp. my 3.7 with 330hp struggles to get 21mpg.

    • @BigRedtheGinger
      @BigRedtheGinger Před 7 lety +1

      Andrew GT-B sad thing is that my 1987 Civic sedan averages about 25mpg, and it's only a 1.5L with a 2 barrel Weber carb, 5 speed manual. And that's if I baby it on the freeway.

  • @jaytaylor3869
    @jaytaylor3869 Před 7 lety +7

    2:30 that guy watching you the WHOLE time... lol

  • @ryantheafroraptor1403
    @ryantheafroraptor1403 Před 7 lety +5

    This was the longest commercial for Candyup I've seen recently

  • @faheemwyne5098
    @faheemwyne5098 Před 2 lety

    I've driven to Ca'savio (near Venice) from Manchester 3 times. All trips were holidays with my family with the boot jam packed with our luggage. The 1st two were in an 06 Saab 9-3, the last was just this August in my Jaguar XF R-sport. No problems at any time (except the long tailbacks at the Mont Blanc tunnel!)

  • @Mmoukarii
    @Mmoukarii Před 7 lety +5

    Alex, I can totally feel you. I'm using as a daily '00 Audi TT 1.8T quattro, and not a single day I've owned it (exactly 11 months now) it has been working properly. At the moment I also have loose wheel bearing at right front wheel, snapped coil spring on left side, some whining from the gearbox/powertrain, broken level motor on right headlamp, loose drivers side window, broken seat heater on drivers seat, warped brake discs at front... and those are just few to mention. I've already replaced the clutch and dual mass flywheel with all the bits, ignition coils and spark plugs, blower motor, fixed gauge cluster etc... It has been so stressful and heavy for my wallet to keep it going, yet I still have hope that some day it will be finally in good nick. :) Well, it also should have been when I bought it, but after a while it turned out that it wasn't. :/

    • @michaelgill5186
      @michaelgill5186 Před 2 lety

      Audi . pronounced Owdi , Shit cars forever TT and Q7 are THE worst by a country mile

  • @EasilyToxic
    @EasilyToxic Před 7 lety

    I did 5200 miles from Ohio to Alaska in my 1995 Honda Prelude SiVTEC. Coilovers, full greddy exhaust, short shifter, stage 2 clutch, 17in wheels, CF hood and trunk, strut braces front and rear, aem v2 CAI. Loved every mile, got up to 36mpg on some of the real flat highway stretches.

  • @thespykernaf
    @thespykernaf Před 7 lety +5

    Wow Ethan nice shots! You definitely deserve a lot of credits for this amazing video!

  • @haardkaar
    @haardkaar Před 7 lety

    Bought a 29 year old Volvo 240 this spring. Replaced a brake caliper. Took it for a 2000km journey from Sweden to Germany (and back). Paid 2500 SEK for it, about 210 GBP. That was cheaper than than a one way journey with the ferry to Germany. Did 160kph (100mph) nicely on the autobahn. No signs of giving up.
    You should do a cheap car challenge, like with the Proton. :D

  • @Sir_McCartney
    @Sir_McCartney Před 7 lety +3

    the cinematography is fabulous

  • @Brickhazard
    @Brickhazard Před 7 lety

    I think you have just bought a Lemon. Did 1300 miles from Northeastern Poland to the midlands in one day. Car was a Saab 9-5 Aero manual with a 270HP remap. 3 up with an estate full of luggage and averaged 34MPG. All together I did 4000 miles in two weeks. Only thing that broke was an ABS reluctor ring which cracked and cost me £2 to replace. Got to love Swedish engineering :) Car was on 125k at time of travel.

  • @myvenusinuranus
    @myvenusinuranus Před 5 lety +6

    I have a 2002 BMW 325ci that's my daily driver.....things are starting to fall apart but it's still holding on. I would still buy another BMW. I love 3 series

  • @OsirisPL
    @OsirisPL Před 7 lety +2

    Cool camera work, and the E36 M3 is such a beautiful classic car!

  • @gabrielsandoval4994
    @gabrielsandoval4994 Před 7 lety +7

    You know components wear out, I have an M3 E36 with over 100,000 mikes on it, solid as can be, I changed all the wheel bearings at around 100,000 miles and now they should be good for another 100k miles. Alternators, fuel sending units, master cylinders,ect. Will wear out. I don't know what your expecting from a 15-20 year old car. If I were you I would change out all the fluids, transmission, brake, power steering ect. They will help the components last longer. Just imagine it's a 50 year old classic 507 or something and you'll see it with new eyes.

    • @Euphorica
      @Euphorica Před 7 lety +3

      Gabriel Sandoval yup. it's a stupid series

    • @MrCiaranGilly
      @MrCiaranGilly Před 4 lety

      Why did your car attract so many mikes? The added weight of all these guys on your car must have seriously effected the performance of the car?

    • @gabrielsandoval4994
      @gabrielsandoval4994 Před 4 lety +1

      GillyMac you caught that. You have a good eye. Man, that was already 3 years ago. Time flies.

    • @MrCiaranGilly
      @MrCiaranGilly Před 4 lety +1

      I’m a bit late to the party with carthrottle and I’m catching up. Love your car man 👍🏻

  • @advantagemarine7305
    @advantagemarine7305 Před 4 lety +1

    I did a similar trip twice last year, Stockholm-London-Stockholm in my 2004 X3 3.0i, I also got around 400 miles per tank but I was sitting at 130/140kph. Fantastic long distance machine.

  • @mmww_
    @mmww_ Před 7 lety +6

    5:00 this made me feel alot better as i dont have cruise control lol

  • @AliAuto101
    @AliAuto101 Před 7 lety +2

    I noticed your friend is very quiet 😁😁
    and apparently he's not a car guy like you are 💪😎

  • @illus1ve
    @illus1ve Před 4 lety +4

    @CarThrottle forget CandyUp - come to Denmark, and have a Cocio. Preferably served alongside a hotdog.

  • @DraGSLight
    @DraGSLight Před 7 lety +2

    BAGUETTES AND CANDY UP !

  • @no-damn-alias
    @no-damn-alias Před 7 lety +14

    2:45 looks like the gas station had seen some fire recently

    • @official_Quube
      @official_Quube Před 3 lety

      I know its an old comment, but i want to say that it could be a truck there

  • @ohtwo23
    @ohtwo23 Před 7 lety

    In a years time I've tracked over 30,000 miles in my E46. Only times it's been down was due to a failed seal in my brake caliper and a failed fuel pump. Both happened at home fortunately. I would drive it anywhere the way it sits though I haven't neglected nor ignored anything so it's very reliable. I actually have a 1996 "reliable" 3.4 4runner in the shop getting its engine replaced at only 123k miles. It sat for a long time but still!!

  • @shamusilsley1989
    @shamusilsley1989 Před 7 lety +3

    Candy Up just kicked in yo!

  • @chooselife3000
    @chooselife3000 Před 4 lety

    E36 M3 was my dream car in the 1990s, along with 911/993. I test drove an E36 M3 from Nathaniel Cars, Bridgend, straight out onto the M4 and straight up to 155mph. It was some kind of spec ed in green with a second lip on the rear spoiler. It was also the same similar era as the Evos and Scoobys etc.

  • @kirbyswarp
    @kirbyswarp Před 7 lety +78

    7:54 that saab convertible ♥. it probobly leaks in the rain just like mine :(

    • @caustic279
      @caustic279 Před 7 lety +8

      kirbyswarp I love saabs,shame the company is practically dead :(

    • @kirbyswarp
      @kirbyswarp Před 7 lety +1

      JoeOtter3005 Yeah me too. Mine is a decade older than that one, but seeing it in heavy rain without a tarp on it triggered me.

    • @BlueXonar
      @BlueXonar Před 7 lety +1

      The company is totally dead now. It died in mid to late 2011. Its last hoorah was the Insignia based 9-5 YS3G.

    • @caustic279
      @caustic279 Před 7 lety +1

      Acme really? Last time I heard about them is that they only make a few cars every year for Swedish people

    • @skorna3
      @skorna3 Před 7 lety +3

      Saab does not make cars anymore c:

  • @KyleBarrf
    @KyleBarrf Před 7 lety

    I'm going to be super honest, something about that scene at 1:57 with the phone and the car is just really cool.

  • @CarObsession
    @CarObsession Před 7 lety +17

    Nice video, seems like a lot of effort just for a kayak though! ;)

    • @joshuarosen6242
      @joshuarosen6242 Před 4 lety +1

      I don't know how much kayaks cost, but with petrol consumption like that, I would have imagined it would be cheaper just to buy a new kayak.

  • @chrisdooley6468
    @chrisdooley6468 Před 7 lety +2

    I loved driving through France. They've got some great roads if you can keep away from the autoroutes

  • @JaranDalsbo
    @JaranDalsbo Před 7 lety +9

    2:15 That dude in the backround`s picing his nose :P

  • @SuperXtremeJosh
    @SuperXtremeJosh Před 3 lety

    Also being a bmw driver, becoming a DIY mechanic mount of things I've had on fix on my 325i e92 is mad but when it work she's a beaut

  • @jamesst1809
    @jamesst1809 Před 7 lety +7

    I love the E36 M3

  • @AugustDreamScape
    @AugustDreamScape Před rokem

    Love Classic M3s, but any M car is just a weekend toy for the most part. I'm glad the chassis all pretty much the same, cause you couldn't tell my E90 330i from an M3. More reliable, still fun to drive. I drove from TN to Washington state & back, no issues.
    Still keeping a lookout for the retrofuturisitc E36 build. You only see em once in a blue moon and they are the only M3 worth investing in & paying 20+ grand for, unless you're down to build it yourself.

  • @cupofmozzarella
    @cupofmozzarella Před 7 lety +72

    I'm way too fucking early

    • @biilyb1
      @biilyb1 Před 7 lety

      me too

    • @karlopuma170
      @karlopuma170 Před 7 lety

      +Projat Sarkar And the problem with that is?

    • @projatsarkar
      @projatsarkar Před 7 lety +2

      mazdarati2 Bet you say that to your girlfriend every night.

    • @cupofmozzarella
      @cupofmozzarella Před 7 lety

      Is that supposed to be an insult?

    • @karlopuma170
      @karlopuma170 Před 7 lety +1

      Projat Sarkar Haha yeah, edit it.

  • @distancy1117
    @distancy1117 Před 7 lety +1

    Thanks for using our song guys, we really appreciate it!

  • @H4Haris
    @H4Haris Před 7 lety +10

    I think candy up supports carthrottle

    • @alexkersten1964
      @alexkersten1964 Před 7 lety +13

      Nope, but they should!

    • @cbr7170
      @cbr7170 Před 7 lety

      Try hitting them up on Facebook. Would probably work haha

    • @mro9466
      @mro9466 Před 7 lety

      Alex Kersten dont drink too much of this ! you'Il have a bad surprise :D

    • @samanthamcaloon6562
      @samanthamcaloon6562 Před 6 lety

      H4R1S Akhtar I

  • @clubmeringue
    @clubmeringue Před 7 lety

    I honestly forgot how beautiful the E36 M3 was the shots from the second half of the video were amazing. Definitely considering an E36 coupe as my first car

  • @gsbodyguard
    @gsbodyguard Před 7 lety +7

    I drove my e46 m3 from Belgium to Romania, last year, which is about 1300 miles ride. I've achieved a litle over 30 mpg, cruising at 80 miles an hour( with speeding around the autobahn, trying to get it to the top speed and all, lol). It was back breaking, but I had a lot of fun as well. The car did'nt have any issues at all, which why is "superior" over the e36 m3. Lol.

  • @bmxismylife123
    @bmxismylife123 Před 7 lety

    After owning 2 E36s I don't think I'll ever go back to them. I'm fine with my current E34 boat, has a lot of space for a sedan and so far has been more reliable, although normal European BMW issues like rust still trouble me.

  • @jospi2
    @jospi2 Před 7 lety +3

    When are you going to do a follow-up on the dyno test after the valve-adjustment?

  • @yoda-1551
    @yoda-1551 Před 7 lety +1

    The music and cinematography made this video good.

  • @ScottPC
    @ScottPC Před 7 lety +7

    What shops sell candy up? I looked for some when in France but couldn't find it!

    • @CarThrottle
      @CarThrottle  Před 7 lety +6

      +ThatGuyNamedScott. C Most service stations seem to have it!

    • @ScottPC
      @ScottPC Před 7 lety +1

      Car Throttle thanks!!!!

    • @Dzero4
      @Dzero4 Před 7 lety +4

      1st service station out of the Eurotunnel in calais has it :) I thinks it's a Total fuel station, was my first stop on way across europe to get candy-up

    • @ScottPC
      @ScottPC Před 7 lety +2

      Dzero4 that's where I stopped and couldn't get it haha

    • @marcoth.9497
      @marcoth.9497 Před 7 lety

      ThatGuyNamedSco

  • @Archman155
    @Archman155 Před 6 lety

    I had to sit in the backseat of a Alfa 155 for 23 (not straight we stayed at a hotel) hours and that was 970 (aproximatly) miles. Going back it was 970 (aproximatly) miles. Altogether we went 1940 miles (aproximatly) in a 1996 Alfa Romeo 155 through several contries.. and they were no problems!! VERY UNCOMFTERBLE!

  • @dannymaskell4923
    @dannymaskell4923 Před 7 lety +3

    What day did you go from Folkstone to Calais? If it's Thursday, I'm gonna be so pissed off because I was on the eurotunnel too😂

    • @alexkersten1964
      @alexkersten1964 Před 7 lety +6

      There on Monday, back on Tuesday

    • @dannymaskell4923
      @dannymaskell4923 Před 7 lety

      Alex Kersten phew, thought I'd just missed a chance for a photo with you guys😂

  • @als3027
    @als3027 Před 7 lety +1

    I just love the honesty of that plate: M3 0AF (Old As Fuck)

  • @roadreg1820
    @roadreg1820 Před 7 lety +4

    I drove back from Germany this Sunday after a long drive to the Nurburgring for the weekend, in my 2000 330ci with 173,000 miles on the clock. Sadly, during my time out there the power steering pump failed, so I drove it all the way from Germany to the Calais then 130 miles to my buddy's garage with no fluid whatsoever! I was stopping regularly and putting drops of engine oil in the reservoir to lubricate the bearings, lol. Other than that the car handled the epic drive and being thrashed round the ring, 155mph on the autobahn and driven 400 plus miles home, with no power steering fluid, lol! I feel you pain Alex. I love my car too much but every time I fix something, you guessed it, something else goes wrong. I guess it's all part of the ownership of an old high-performance German automobile, eh!

    • @aussieausdeutschland4245
      @aussieausdeutschland4245 Před 5 lety

      Not just with Ze Germans. I have the same problems with my high performance Australian car too.

  • @pviljams
    @pviljams Před 7 lety

    As as student I have been daily driving an e36, though not an m3, for 2,5 years. It's actually incredibly reliable when you don't thrash it to redline every day, but just drive...normally. Though, it is true that there is ALWAYS some corner that begs for fixing, it's always due for repairs :D
    Cheers!

  • @jackmorgan169
    @jackmorgan169 Před 7 lety +16

    Oh, u're finally driving on the right side of the road xD

  • @JensaRahm
    @JensaRahm Před 2 lety

    The m3 is gorgeous. I love older beemers. But newer m cars are sweet too. But the e30,e36 and e46 are just something special.

  • @ItsMikeArre
    @ItsMikeArre Před 7 lety +4

    So Alex did you find out if Rob Firretti would ship you that e36 m3 to London ?

    • @RR101001
      @RR101001 Před 7 lety

      Mike Arredondo it's global but you will have to pick up the car in usa

    • @terrybarkman3219
      @terrybarkman3219 Před 7 lety

      Rob's e36 is a US spec M3

    • @ItsMikeArre
      @ItsMikeArre Před 7 lety

      Terry Barkman that's y every1 wants it supercharged

    • @ethanlau2
      @ethanlau2 Před 7 lety

      its been in a frame bending accident apparently

    • @RR101001
      @RR101001 Před 7 lety

      themanwiththekx I send an email to him and he answered that I would be responsible to receive the car in the us

  • @joshbaxeleven
    @joshbaxeleven Před 7 lety +1

    Like these longer euro adventures! More please!

  • @NedAznir
    @NedAznir Před 7 lety +18

    Love the songs! Do you guys know the songs played in this video?
    I own an E36 Morea Green BMW 325i Convertible by the way.

    • @CarThrottle
      @CarThrottle  Před 7 lety +6

      +Ned Aznir Hey Ned, all details for the songs are in the video description.

    • @horatiohuffnagel7978
      @horatiohuffnagel7978 Před 7 lety

      In the description.

    • @Umarshabbirncc
      @Umarshabbirncc Před 7 lety +3

      Car Throttle where is phill? Missing him a lot

    • @mariusremz1500
      @mariusremz1500 Před 7 lety +2

      Oh wow, you also own a Morea Green 36? I got the 318i Convertible in the same color couple days ago, with full black leather interior and sport seats, I love it to pieces

    • @NedAznir
      @NedAznir Před 7 lety +1

      Morea green 36 rejoice! Check out my my prized 36 :)
      www.mybmw100years.com/gallery/34

  • @particular_individual
    @particular_individual Před 7 lety +1

    2:23 I think the guy in the other car realized you were recording him :)

  • @Ward1706
    @Ward1706 Před 7 lety +40

    So: if this series has shown me anything, it's *_NOT_* to buy an E36 M3. Unless I've gone completely mad.

    • @rorykellas8962
      @rorykellas8962 Před 7 lety +17

      Ben Ward Strange because this series has made me REALLY want an e36 M3. Despite all of the problems

    • @alexkersten1964
      @alexkersten1964 Před 7 lety +10

      If you do all the proper checks, then you should have a good run. They're awesome. When they work.

    • @rorykellas8962
      @rorykellas8962 Před 7 lety +3

      Alex Kersten I can't believe it's you! I have always liked the E36, possibly more than the E46!

    • @blazcigale2762
      @blazcigale2762 Před 7 lety +9

      Checking the car is just part of reguar maintenance. The thing that sucks on all performance cars is that young people don't have a clue how and what to service on them. they also usually can't afford much more than a cheap oil change and those cars were seriously neglected their entire life. Unfortunately when a guy with fair intentions and willing to care for it comes around, it's usually too late for the car. The good guy then gets to pay all of the sins that were done by the previous 10 boy racers and can easily spend another car worth of money on fixing it. (Engine work is expensive as hell and unless you are a prof. mechanic and have your own workshop,you can't do it yourself).
      I hope i save someone a bankruptcy because of buying an old performance car by thinking it will be cheap fun.
      Believe me I'm talking from experience with a few old sports cars
      Alex gets sponsored well, so he can pay no problem and by the amount of subs he has I bet he also owns a lot of new and good cars, but for the sake of the series and to stay dear and equal to us he only really shows Phill and Collins, which is ok to me btw.

    • @Euphorica
      @Euphorica Před 7 lety +1

      Cthelab 04 many people prefer the e36 over the e46

  • @Dave-in-France
    @Dave-in-France Před 4 lety +1

    Hi Guys, enjoyed the vid as always and a great test/challenge. I think you may have under estimated the effect on mpg of the roof rack. I live in France but still buy most of my cars in England and once I bought a Disco TD5 auto with full length roofie. With the roof rack in place at 120 kph 26 mpg, with it taken off, broken down and put in the boot 35 mpg. Roof racks are killers for mpg.

  • @DRAINTVofficial
    @DRAINTVofficial Před 7 lety +5

    I would do anything to be in the passenger seat. Trip with Alex must be amazing, no matter what you are doing.

  • @felixlinne6641
    @felixlinne6641 Před 6 lety

    I have just watched three videos in a row and in every single one they have been in the euro tunnel. You´re putting a lot of effort in your videos. Props for that xD

    • @felixlinne6641
      @felixlinne6641 Před 6 lety

      Not to forget the candy up in every video haha

  • @GuyMahoney
    @GuyMahoney Před 4 lety +5

    "BMW engine is solid!"
    everybody with VANOS: Excuse me, what?

    • @johnpearson492
      @johnpearson492 Před 4 lety

      I think Vanos issues are kind of overblown. I've had 4 BMWs with Vanos, an M62tu, S62, M52 and S52, non of them have ever had Vanos issues. Not including the cooling systems, the engines have all been rock solid.

  • @bloodreighn
    @bloodreighn Před 7 lety +1

    you should have done the trip in a same year 5 series, BMW, you would have been MUUUCH more comfortable

  • @naumanjaved5927
    @naumanjaved5927 Před 7 lety +5

    I did 3000 miles on a 1992 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Brougham. Bought the car for $1300 and drove it across the country twice. :D Good times.

    • @nathanbrauerdocdead9947
      @nathanbrauerdocdead9947 Před 7 lety

      Nauman Javed love it! I owned a like new 1992 Ford Crown Victoria for many years. Very similar cars. So quiet and lush ride. Took it on road trips everywhere. Finally sold it when inherited a Toyota Avalon. It was a piece of shite. Sold it last year for a new Civic. Haha.

    • @aussieausdeutschland4245
      @aussieausdeutschland4245 Před 5 lety

      I did a similar thing after buying a 1963 MKI Cortina GT and drove from Geelong just west of Melbourne all the way to Brisbane via Sydney along the coast road... by myself with no radio. 2100klms.

  • @lewistaylor8262
    @lewistaylor8262 Před 7 lety

    For reference a well maintained E36 Evo will do 32-40mpg at a steady 75mph - I know because I've just done a roat trip to Scotland in one

    • @Euphorica
      @Euphorica Před 7 lety

      Lewis Taylor absolutely not

  • @cloroxbleach3985
    @cloroxbleach3985 Před 7 lety +36

    2:30 xD

  • @alexandrapovalici734
    @alexandrapovalici734 Před 4 lety +1

    At 2:12 there’s a button Say km/mls on the Driving computer

  • @iea96
    @iea96 Před 7 lety +6

    But what about Phil?

  • @sunake4774
    @sunake4774 Před 7 lety +1

    5:18 'oh no cruze control' XD

  • @joseluislopes3956
    @joseluislopes3956 Před 7 lety +3

    25mpg... @9.4 l/100km, that trip would scare my wallet

    • @atteblo3303
      @atteblo3303 Před 7 lety

      my mercedes drinks 13l/100km I would gladly take 9.4 haha, Idk what's wrong with my car it drinks way too much fuel

    • @joseluislopes3956
      @joseluislopes3956 Před 7 lety +1

      Kameeli Maybe it it is supposed to drink that much, it depends on the car and the engine. I drive a lot on my auris, and previously on my seat ibiza, and i got figures of 5-6l/100km. Sure these are small cars and shouldnt be compared to this BMW but still, I think my wallet preffers smaller cars xD

    • @atteblo3303
      @atteblo3303 Před 7 lety

      José Luís Lopes uhh its just a 2liter but I think the fuel injection system has some sort of issues and its running too rich

    • @allanpedersen9852
      @allanpedersen9852 Před 6 lety

      That is an amazing number for a car, that is not exactly new anymore and it is certainly not slow, even when you compare it with today's car standards.

  • @peterbattle5702
    @peterbattle5702 Před 7 lety

    yeah I had a 528 wagon 5spd with 260000miles as my daily and you are right. living with a project car is hard. traded it in for a vw jetta and for a daily... its niiiiiice 41.3 mpg;-)

  • @fritz1360
    @fritz1360 Před 7 lety +3

    I don't get it. For what reason have you been doing this? I mean it's cool I love these kind of videos. But from whom did you get the kayak? Why have you been driving to this destination?

  • @keepmovingjumping
    @keepmovingjumping Před 7 lety

    You know what would look epic on colin, an GT spoiler!! you know the tall one with the extended pieces :P

  • @Gale_Force_Raceway
    @Gale_Force_Raceway Před 7 lety +4

    Time for some wiper inserts/blades (U.S.) ... What do you guys call them there in your part of the pond?????

    • @Sairzygaming
      @Sairzygaming Před 7 lety +2

      They Call Me The Mayor We call them wiper blades:)

  • @samcoyle718
    @samcoyle718 Před 7 lety

    the b-roll shots were insane

  • @Ak--zs7xj
    @Ak--zs7xj Před 7 lety +18

    WHAT GPS APP YOU ARE USYING IT LOOKS SICK 😍😍👌🏻

  • @gofres
    @gofres Před 4 lety

    Having been a sub since your early days, why is CZcams algos only just showing me this? ? Also whats happened to a lot of your cars? I'd like to see a follow up of most of them. Do they still exist? Have to say, your MX5 has to be one of the best out there... beautiful!

  • @heelandtoe2369
    @heelandtoe2369 Před 7 lety +8

    put the paddle to the metal

  • @ieduard709
    @ieduard709 Před 7 lety

    This vids are getting better and better. Good job Car Throttle!

  • @ibrahimdin7005
    @ibrahimdin7005 Před 7 lety +3

    I love how 70mph went to 125kmh to 120khm to 110kmh on the first day 😂

  • @Boz1211111
    @Boz1211111 Před 7 lety

    Never loved anything like this series... living with e36 M3, great video... i enjoyed

  • @nas419
    @nas419 Před 7 lety +3

    my dad used the euro tunnel 1 day after you did

    • @tolga1cool
      @tolga1cool Před 7 lety +17

      Nassim Ouared sooooo?

    • @nas419
      @nas419 Před 7 lety

      cabages green lol

    • @nas419
      @nas419 Před 7 lety

      tolga1cool he's a fan of the channel and if he went the day before he might have met him

    • @teddymadara9375
      @teddymadara9375 Před 7 lety

      Cool

  • @RafiRacing
    @RafiRacing Před 7 lety +1

    that was just an awesomely prodyced video, such high quality😌

  • @kirilzangagolev3401
    @kirilzangagolev3401 Před 7 lety +136

    the rims on that thing are horrifyingly ugly

    • @michaelgallen9653
      @michaelgallen9653 Před 7 lety +20

      they are the stock E36 M3 rims (i think)

    • @wheresfuninthat
      @wheresfuninthat Před 7 lety +6

      Kiril Zangagolev rims on your bicycle are not better btw.

    • @dsturbovq
      @dsturbovq Před 7 lety +6

      there forged ltw wheels what r u talking about

    • @christophh.1246
      @christophh.1246 Před 7 lety +4

      Bullshit

    • @RR101001
      @RR101001 Před 7 lety +32

      Kiril Zangagolev in my opinion they are gorgeous they fit the car age, bmw wheels of that era are my favorite, look at the e39 m5 wheels

  • @ny3ali
    @ny3ali Před 7 lety

    I did the same thing with a 2000 Nissan Altima 2.4L engine in 2 days,The car was 11 years old at the time no problem whatsoever,So there's nothing special about this man.

  • @ZynovFTW
    @ZynovFTW Před 7 lety +32

    why are you using miles and miles per gallon when you're european lol

    • @heat2283
      @heat2283 Před 7 lety +2

      They want to show off...

    • @03056932
      @03056932 Před 7 lety +3

      nobody here understand kph or km in relation to real world things. its all miles and mpg

    • @zeddyorg
      @zeddyorg Před 7 lety +5

      ZynovFTW the UK uses miles, all of Europe doesn't use kilometres

    • @aussieausdeutschland4245
      @aussieausdeutschland4245 Před 5 lety

      @@epender that was going to be my answer too

  • @napojen1
    @napojen1 Před 7 lety

    Im really happy to see you guys do your first ever road trip video.
    you are getting closer and closer to being like the old top gear and this is a good thing.
    because fuck the new top gear its nothing without jeremy may and hammond.
    so when top gear died you were my replacement.
    looking forward to more of these vids,

  • @lucasrustt
    @lucasrustt Před 7 lety +5

    but why with the cruise control was consuming more fuel ?

    • @cameronmiller4140
      @cameronmiller4140 Před 7 lety +1

      Lucas Sobrinho probably using less revs when driving himself, using less fuel in turn

    • @Lolzilol123
      @Lolzilol123 Před 7 lety +6

      It is quite common for cruise control (at least in older cars, I have no experience with 2010+) to use more fuel than a real driver. The cruise control doesn't know what's coming up, so it will constantly be "surprised" if there are any gradient changes (a hill or a slope) and will be slower to react than a driver who can see what is coming. In my father's 2005 Toyota Previa the cruise control will, in a hilly area, smash the throttle and let it go a whole SECOND after gradient changes. On a motorway I assume the same will be true of the E36 when there's a slight headwind or tailwind - the car will be slow to react and thus have to "over-correct" because the speed has either picked up or fallen too much.

    • @jantsucca5904
      @jantsucca5904 Před 7 lety +2

      Cruise control tries to always keep the same speed, so it for example accelerates uphill, instead of accelerating a little bit before the hill which consumes much less fuel.

    • @gautier998
      @gautier998 Před 7 lety +3

      Major feature of cruise control is not being tired af on long trip constantly adjusting speed, not really fuel consumption in effect :)

    • @wobblysauce
      @wobblysauce Před 7 lety

      Older Cruise control was more like.. Set a speed and that was it.. and it would try to be on the speed at all times.
      Modern Cruise control is more like.. Set a speed and then it trys to stay in a window of that, with no hard acceleration say as now you got some gusty wind.

  • @HalfdeadRider
    @HalfdeadRider Před 7 lety

    You must have got unlucky with this one, I had my E36 328is for four years and mostly it was fine other than normal old car ware and tear. I do miss it, loved driving it, it must be so much fun with the extra power of the M3 and M3 Evo like this one.

  • @DouglasGardnerTV
    @DouglasGardnerTV Před 7 lety +44

    euopeans think 1200 miles is long distance. For americans this is just a normal commute to work

    • @sermerlin1
      @sermerlin1 Před 7 lety +38

      Really you're driving whole day just to get to work?

    • @undercoverwookiee6686
      @undercoverwookiee6686 Před 7 lety +2

      hahahahaha wtf!

    • @oscardesmedt3865
      @oscardesmedt3865 Před 7 lety +12

      dude? we do think it's a long distance because it is. u can't drive this, work and drive back in 24hrs

    • @danielryan3061
      @danielryan3061 Před 6 lety +33

      Classic American. Everything you do I can do bigger mentality. Tosspot.

    • @therealleafy2040
      @therealleafy2040 Před 6 lety +14

      Douglas no we don't a regular commute to work is like 40 to 60 miles, see now people like you is what makes Americans looks dumb.

  • @cr6746
    @cr6746 Před 7 lety

    Tell me about things breaking bud, I own a '67 Beetle and everyday presents a fresh problem, one that takes me until the next bloody day to fix! Entertaining trip though keep putting up the great content!

  • @Arun-yl8kc
    @Arun-yl8kc Před 7 lety +4

    paint the m3 like that in nfs mw 2005

  • @_Oliver-
    @_Oliver- Před 4 lety

    i drove my 1994 GT to Italy and back 4k rpm 150 kmh cruising non stop took me 24 h was the best drive ever in my life :D

  • @jodyh4805
    @jodyh4805 Před 6 lety

    My 1996 328i used to go all over the place , yes I had problems all the time but never anything serious where I couldn’t drive home or continue my journey. Rust got the better of it and a less caring owner after me didn’t keep on top of it :(

  • @JogieGlenMait16
    @JogieGlenMait16 Před 7 lety

    this is how car reviews should be like. long road trips, that is, for sedans and on-road cars. cheers.

  • @TheDutchMitchell
    @TheDutchMitchell Před 7 lety

    There's just something special about owning a BMW I think. Even though my Z3 has a quite boring 1.8 118HP engine, it's still so much fun to drive and just...special.

  • @theobrown4087
    @theobrown4087 Před 7 lety +1

    New Top Gear presented by Car Throttle!