I would hope that an anecdote for one particular model 20 years old would not be interpreted as my opinion on 40 years of vehicles. I would love to read stories both good and bad about peoples experience with a 3 series. I would love to have an E30 3 or M3 as a play around car. That said, that &#x27;95 318is was garbage and does not even come close to &quot;the ultimate driving machine&quot;. A 325 of that era would be way better. Im really surprised that BMW even sold that car with the 1.8l  engine anywhere- it was way too underpowered for a near luxury&#x2F;sport coupe. At the time, that car was 25k(39,213.76 in todays dollars according to <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dollartimes.com&#x2F;inflation&#x2F;inflation.php?amount=25000&amp;year=1995" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.dollartimes.com&#x2F;inflation&#x2F;inflation.php?amount=25...</a>) which can get you 3-400 horsepower depending on what you buy these days.<p>Engine technology has come a long way in those 20 years, you have to get into econobox cars to find 136hp vehicles now.