E36 Sport shopping...

[beardymat]

that touring would look good in the right hands . Im not a fan of yellow from a repair point of view as its always a biatch but on the right car it looks awesome.

[e30topless]

this is the turd that I have dumped in the bottom of the yard,

believe it or not it is a 1 owner car with a gen 64k on the dash , he bought it from the gent that ordered it new,

it is morseled up beyond belief, every single box was ticked before the chq was handed over when it was new,
the bruv...er... owner has spent more on ///M badges than antifreeze, resulting in a nice swollen block and head that has split from front to back


why do some car owners spend their money on making the car look sick bruv, rather than making the car do what it should ?

I have handed in my offer to rescue this turd and bring it back to it's former glory, but he thinks it's worth more ?
incidentally that advert was listed after i gave him the bad news that a new thermostat wasn't going to work !

[pacerpete]

Suprise suprise, its a turd. It doesn't take long for a scummer to undo years of careful maintenance and care
The new radiator/waterpump/thermostat line usually translates into "i've cooked it and it's f4cked, innit"

Needs to be bought for a bag and have a 2.8 shoved up it

[Royalratch]

How the eff can he sell it with a cracked head? WTF!?

[beardymat]

How the eff can he sell it with a cracked head? WTF!?

He will be able to sell it but not for that silly price.

[Royalratch]

I love daker as well!

An unmolested dakar E36 M3 or Z3M coupe please!

The finance director for Chandlers BMW has an individual dakar E92 M3!

You lot think putting Dakar before the Yellow part means it's some kind of sophisticated colour with heritage and class?

IT-IS-YELL-OW!

No amount of options or engine can save that!

[Andyboy]

Needs to be bought for a bag and have a 2.8 shoved up it

Bolllocks to any more alloy block M52 shite - I wouldn't trust one of those as far as I could throw it. Single Vanos iron age M50 2.5 is what that needs, after you've given 700 quid for it.

A grand Pete? You're going soft in your old age.

[bss325i]

I love daker as well!

An unmolested dakar E36 M3 or Z3M coupe please!

The finance director for Chandlers BMW has an individual dakar E92 M3!

You lot think putting Dakar before the Yellow part means it's some kind of sophisticated colour with heritage and class?

IT-IS-YELL-OW!

No amount of options or engine can save that!

I wouldn't care if it was called M42 yellow, i would still like it!

I don't normally like yellow cars but i like the pale/pastel yellow Dakar is.

[Royalratch]

[mabz]

nothing beats a dakar yellow at night in a well lit car park.one of my favourite bmw colours of all time.i would chew my own arm off for a mint dakar evo.

[Andyboy]

i would chew my own arm off for a mint dakar evo.

Four door, with black leather and contours.

[e30topless]

I would never go out looking for a Yellow car, but I have to admit Dakar looks good in the flesh !!
just hope it doesn't need Paint it's a biatch to match up !

[mabz]

i would chew my own arm off for a mint dakar evo.

Four door, with black leather and contours.

2 door, sunflowers black leather. rock on!!!
ther was one in the highlands not so long ago 50k minter he wanted around 6k.bargain.ive told the missus were not having another baby till i get my m3. she's strangely fine with it as long as its before 2013 (before were 30)had an evo last year but wasnt mint enough so passed it on.

[Andyboy]

I would never go out looking for a Yellow car, but I have to admit Dakar looks good in the flesh !!
just hope it doesn't need Paint it's a biatch to match up !

Who says an E36 will never be classic? they're on the way now I reckon. Another 5-10 years and these are going to be highly prized.

[bss325i]

Who says an E36 will never be classic? they're on the way now I reckon. Another 5-10 years and these are going to be highly prized.

100% agree with this.

Nice* E36's of any type are getting thin on the ground even now!

*Not wanked out, bodged up 10 owner turds maintained on a shoestring!

[Andyboy]

Nice* E36's of any type are getting thin on the ground even now!

*Not wanked out, bodged up 10 owner turds maintained on a shoestring!

You've seen my 318Ti then?

[bss325i]

Haha!

My mrs E36 is still going strong. R reg 323i saloon 185k up on the original Nikasil block!

[Andyboy]

My Compact.....Hmmmm.

138'000 debatable miles. On it's second engine and diff, soon to be on gearbox number three when I can't ignore the Charles Atlas spec clutch pedal any more. Recorded Cat C write off due to a front end N/S prang which had been very, very badly repaired - I've done a lot to improve it by actually refitting all the missing plastics, arch liners, fan shroud....... It looks okay from ten feet after the Kosovans have worked their £10 magic but really, it's as rough as a bears arse. But it gets me about as a daily, does trackdays, scrapyard runs with engines in the back.....

The best £0 I ever spent really...........

[e30topless]

have you got the Aircon working in the Pact yet ?

I too have a 98 vintage 316 or 8 sport pact, I hate the horrid turd but it does the job of getting from A-B very very well !

[Andyboy]

have you got the Aircon working in the Pact yet ?

Having trouble locating the compressor, condenser..............

I put all the various switches in to wind Pete up - aircon, ASC, heated seats, Harmon Kardon.

[mabz]

for all the dakar lovers
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/sh ... ?t=1281397

[Royalratch]

Stop it. It's Banana Yellow and that's that.

[MattTheHat325]

bold statement here ratch but thats one of sweetest looking packages of an e36 i've seen to date! colour, leather, wheels mmmmm as right as '36 wrongness can be

[bmwsport]

Is the E36 compact a good old turd to have? There is one going tonight at my local car auction tonight. It's a 2000 black compact SE, mint interior (cloth) and its totally rust free apart from a tiny paint bubble on the o/s rear arch which could be put right using nothing more than sandpaper and paint. There are no mechanical leaks either. Only issues i can see is the front indicators and the n/s fog unit has condensation in them and the n/s mirror has a bit of insulation tape around the hinge part but is solid Also theres a few age related blemishes and tiny scratches on the paintwork as expected but nothing serious or large and would come up nice with a polish. Its got 78k miles on the clock and even the original bmw stereo. What does one think its worth as i am tempted to have a bid!

[mabz]

£1200-1500 ish hard to tell without seeing it

[bmwsport]

It went for 850 + 108 buyers cost so £958 all in. I should have put a bid on but i wasn't sure at the time what they were worth as the prices on ebay etc are all over the shop

Pretty cheap it was then

[harry_p]

decent little compacts hold their value really well.

i paid £1200 for my 316 compact, it was on 100k miles, one owner, all the keys, fsh, no rust at all. looked superb when polished, and 2 years and 20k miles later i'm pretty sure i could have got the same back for it (but swapped it plus some cash with a mate for an e36 m3 evo )

[bmwsport]

Feck sake

I was tempted to stick my hand up but the hammer went down before i decided

What was making me thing twice was there were a small list of advisories on the last MOT, stuff like osr tyre, front brake discs pitted and had a wobble when braking (probably due to discs) and surface corrosion on the brake pipes All the mileage was correct though. Its all possibly minor stuff but you don't really get to see what you've bought until you drive down the road but then its too late...