Thinking about getting an E36 M3

[DinanM3atl]

what maintanence are you all scared of?

there's almost none, at 70k you replace the belt & waterpump, cabin filter

at 100k you replace rtab bushings

they are very low maint all things considered


getting HP out of them is a whole different issue, it's just not cheap

Cool... so now you have 100,000 miles on the car and you have the folling problems.

All 4 shocks are blown. Rear Shock Mounts have been dead for 60,000 miles. The rear shocks have been blown since 40,000 miles.

Your radiator neck(upper) is going to break soon if it has already. Your trans mounts are dead. The guibo and CSB prolly needs to be replaced soon. You have already had to put on 5 or 6 sets of tires depending on how you drive.

You need to change the trans fluid and the diff fluid.

Clutch is going to need to be done soon and hopefully you didn't drive like a jackass because you will need a flywheel too.

The list goes on. Shows how much you know about the car.

[megad]

Cool... so now you have 100,000 miles on the car and you have the folling problems.

All 4 shocks are blown. Rear Shock Mounts have been dead for 60,000 miles. The rear shocks have been blown since 40,000 miles.

Your radiator neck(upper) is going to break soon if it has already. Your trans mounts are dead. The guibo and CSB prolly needs to be replaced soon. You have already had to put on 5 or 6 sets of tires depending on how you drive.

You need to change the trans fluid and the diff fluid.

Clutch is going to need to be done soon and hopefully you didn't drive like a jackass because you will need a flywheel too.

The list goes on. Shows how much you know about the car.

what the heck are you talking about?

My 325is had 285,000 miles on original radiator, clutch, trans, engine, everything, the radiator was going to go soon, they are plastic and they just dont last forever

guibo's only go out if you drop the clutch like a moron (buy a mustang) or something leaks on them

same with trans mounts

why are all your shocks blown, have you been jumping your car?


sounds like you should be in an american car, if your having those kinds of problems with your car

[DinanM3atl]

what the heck are you talking about?

My 325is had 285,000 miles on original radiator, clutch, trans, engine, everything, the radiator was going to go soon, they are plastic and they just dont last forever

guibo's only go out if you drop the clutch like a moron (buy a mustang) or something leaks on them

same with trans mounts

why are all your shocks blown, have you been jumping your car?


sounds like you should be in an american car, if your having those kinds of problems with your car

AHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHA

I own 2 BMWs. I am a BMW tech. I HIGHLY doubt you have the original radiator. Did you buy it new? Look on the side. There is a sticker. It has the date the radiator was produced. The end caps are plastic not the whole thing.

Guibo's only go out if you drop the clutch? They are made of rubber and get covered in road grime like oil and such. If you seriously think they never go out you are a true moron.

Same with trans mounts? They get covered in oil also and expand and get floppy. They don't last forever. Again. Moron.

Jump my car? Let me let you in on a little secret. The shocks on the e36 for the rear are too long for the car. They easily bottom out and thus blow out the seals. This is a known problem. Your rear shocks are blown if they are original.

You sir are a moron. You obviously have no idea WTF you are talking about.

[megad]

where are you a tech at, global?

I was 2nd owner on my 325is, original owner never touched anything on the car, other than the cat

my m3 was lowered, the stock shocks were long gone


I've had 8 bmw's, I've yet to replaced a clutch, guibo, or anything you listed as a problem, my 325is's radiator was rotten on top, as I said above


in fact, the ONLY thing I've ever had fail, were these items in no particular order.

Radiator on my 2002, rusted out
Water pump on everything after the E30's they are ceramic and dont last
Timing belt on my E30's, they need to be replaced like clockwork
Control arms on my E30's
window regulators on my wifes X5
shifter bushings, the yellow plastic things

undersides of my cars all could be eaten off of, I dont know how people get that area all dirty, ie the guibo and probably bushing failures


I'm sure you see some abused cars as a tech

but I'm kinda doubting everything you are saying, because all you seem to know how to do is throw insults

I've got over a million miles on bmw's now, no guibo failures, not a single one

I could insult you, but I'm not about to stoop to that level, it's simply childish

if you want to continue the conversation on all these failures you think e36's have, you can talk to me on bimmer forums, or 2002faq or any bmw forum, I post on most of them