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<blockquote data-quote="Lee36328" data-source="post: 161202" data-attributes="member: 113"><p>Hi 8080pbmw,</p><p> </p><p>If you look purely from the angle of resale value, then the answer is no, because the price has dropped to the point where people are price-shopping, rather than buying quality. Maintaining a car in good condition helps resale, up to a point. Beyond that, spending any more does not help resale any further.</p><p> </p><p>But, and this is a big but, if you truly enjoy the car, then spending a money in certain areas would yield tremendous returns in terms of satisfaction of ownership.</p><p> </p><p>If you love spirited diriving, why not do something about the famous weak point of the e36, the chassis? Best bang for the buck is <strong>ARB</strong>, suspension, <strong>XBRACE</strong>, and <strong>CAMBER PLATE. </strong>Tune the alignment right, and you'd be amazed what the car can do. And if you install all that, don't forget <strong>good tires</strong>. Make sure your brakes are tip-top too! Do all that, and you'll be able to 4-wheel drift your e36 at the drop of a hat.</p><p> </p><p>If you enjoy smooth purring engine and good fuel consumption is important to you, then the voltage stabilizer and regular decarbonizing of the engine would help.</p><p> </p><p>My initial outlay was quite heavy, until I got the car past the critical point. Now, it hardly requires anything beyond regular oil and brake pad change... Sometimes, I annoy my mechanic by imagining things which require replacing....</p><p> </p><p>But, watch out for the gearbox. Lasts about 120-150k km per rebuild...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lee36328, post: 161202, member: 113"] Hi 8080pbmw, If you look purely from the angle of resale value, then the answer is no, because the price has dropped to the point where people are price-shopping, rather than buying quality. Maintaining a car in good condition helps resale, up to a point. Beyond that, spending any more does not help resale any further. But, and this is a big but, if you truly enjoy the car, then spending a money in certain areas would yield tremendous returns in terms of satisfaction of ownership. If you love spirited diriving, why not do something about the famous weak point of the e36, the chassis? Best bang for the buck is [B]ARB[/B], suspension, [B]XBRACE[/B], and [B]CAMBER PLATE. [/B]Tune the alignment right, and you'd be amazed what the car can do. And if you install all that, don't forget [B]good tires[/B]. Make sure your brakes are tip-top too! Do all that, and you'll be able to 4-wheel drift your e36 at the drop of a hat. If you enjoy smooth purring engine and good fuel consumption is important to you, then the voltage stabilizer and regular decarbonizing of the engine would help. My initial outlay was quite heavy, until I got the car past the critical point. Now, it hardly requires anything beyond regular oil and brake pad change... Sometimes, I annoy my mechanic by imagining things which require replacing.... But, watch out for the gearbox. Lasts about 120-150k km per rebuild... [/QUOTE]
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