328i or 325i? [E36]

E46 328ci's seem to be like gold dust.

Because they were only in production for a year.

Seen a few 330i Sports in the £5-6k region. 51-02 Plates with over 100k on the dial is the trend.

I wouldnt want to bother with a 5k facelift Sport. It'll be shonky and horrible. Only prefacelift Sport's exist at this pricepoint if you want something half decent.
 
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Because they were only in production for a year.



I wouldnt want to bother with a 5k facelift Sport. It'll be shonky and horrible. Only prefacelift Sport's exist at this pricepoint if you want something half decent.

Makes sense now, could only find 2 on Auto Trader.

Did they make a revision to the E36 Coupe after '97 or something?

I keep seeing R - T reg ones that look really sporty, maybe it's the skirts etc yet N reg ones look really basic and boxy. They are all 'sports'

Mind you sooo many M3 replica's out there!
 
Just out of general curiosity, how much would it cost to keep an M3 on the road?

3.2 Evo.

A lot more than a 2.8?

Yes. With respect, dont think about this plan any further. M3's are always expensive to run and as they get old and bits start falling off them they get even worse unless you are really very handy with a spanner.
 
I can actually get insured on a 328i and the quote I got was rather lower than expected, £850 fully comp. Can't get insurance on an M3 so thats why I was asking out of interest.

What is likely to go wrong on a 328? Suspension and VANOS?
 
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VANOS is very very reliable on the M52, failiure isn't common and even if you get a problem its likely to just be the oil seals - you can buy a recon VANOS for just £250 anyway, so its cheap and easy to fix.

What goes wrong? Loads - cooling systems are made of cheese, the engines will grenade themselves if they are Nikasil lined, the suspension will almost certainly need a refresh on whatever you buy because most people just dont bother so it wont handle at its best - so new dampers/arms/bushes/etc.
 
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