Buying an E36

[Chrix]

Greetings Bosses, Sifus, Taiko's & Friends.I'm looking into getting an E36, I'm hoping you guys could enlighten me on what to look out for when looking at an E36. Eg; like which parts are commonly failing, or prematury wear/tear items, etc..Ideally a 320 would be great, but since they are rare.. I'd settle for a 325 (or painfully a 328). I've read that there are 2 different gearboxes. An ZF & an GM..which is better?ALso any additonal info or advice for someone looking for an E36 would be appreciated.Thanks guys.

 

[haKKaMeE]

Hi Chrix
Welcome to the forum...
Please intro yourself at Newbie thread..below are the link

http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=30

 

[loafer]

http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1222&highlight=buying+e36

Try reading this. There's been other threads around too discussing this before maybe you can try using the search function to try and find it.

Good luck.

 

[z///]

Remember- The E36 is a 10 year old car. So Most E36 out there requires repair & maintenance regularly.

The weakest part of the E36 is the cooling system. So check on that ( Radiator, Water pump etc,)-

The rest is OK- Parts are still easily available.

 

[infinityKL]

http://www.bimmersclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=5249

Pre-purchase checklist

 

[Chrix]

Thanks for the useful links.

Any differences between first year model e36 compared to later models? (eg; 92 vs 96)