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>>hi am considering buying a 318ti (E36) and wondered
>>IS THE "T" FOR TURBO???
>
> No. t = touring. A refernce to the 1970's 2002tii (touring international
> injection).
perhaps that's right, but only in the most remote sense. The 318ti is
the hatchback version of the E36.

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Jeff Strickland - 19 Nov 2006 01:35 GMT
>>>hi am considering buying a 318ti (E36) and wondered
>>>IS THE "T" FOR TURBO???
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> perhaps that's right, but only in the most remote sense. The 318ti is the
> hatchback version of the E36.
Hence my theory that T is for Tiny.
Tom Scales - 19 Nov 2006 12:32 GMT
>>>hi am considering buying a 318ti (E36) and wondered
>>>IS THE "T" FOR TURBO???
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> perhaps that's right, but only in the most remote sense. The 318ti is the
> hatchback version of the E36.
Why would it be touring? Touring is a station wagon
Tom
who drives a 540i Touring
Fred W - 19 Nov 2006 13:25 GMT
>>>>hi am considering buying a 318ti (E36) and wondered
>>>>IS THE "T" FOR TURBO???
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> Why would it be touring? Touring is a station wagon
Correct. And a hatchback is a minimalist version of a station wagon.

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Tom K. - 19 Nov 2006 17:01 GMT
>>>>>hi am considering buying a 318ti (E36) and wondered
>>>>>IS THE "T" FOR TURBO???
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>
> Correct. And a hatchback is a minimalist version of a station wagon.
And he hatchback is "ti" where the wagon was "it" (currently only "i" or
"xi").
Tom K.