"No Prius Needed" (nopriusneeded)
02/05/2018 at 22:51 • Filed to: None
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"No Prius Needed" (nopriusneeded)
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Not an E36 but still cool. Also manual swapped.
After a few weeks of searching my friend and I have come across a car that seems to fit the bill of a beater drift car. The E36 we found is well within the budget but the owner does mention it has a few issues. From the ad:
“The car has 280,000 miles which is mostly highway miles ( 60 miles one way to work). The car runs and drives great but 2nd gear started to grind some when shifting in to it and it will need the slave cylinder replaced as the seal is going out on it and if you stay on the clutch pedal it will engage the transmission its an easy an inexpensive fix. The speedometer sometimes stops working but that’s an easy fix. There is some rust on the trunk lid and the back of the car on the passenger side under the tail light. The paint isn’t that great as the clear coat is peeling off. The interior is in good condition with wair on the drives seat. The car is lowered with bilstein shocks it has a nice stiff ride.”
The speedometer, rust, and paint don’t matter too much but the 2nd gear grind seems a bit worrying. I know its dumb to buy a car with tons of “easy fixes” but this is the first E36 that has come up in weeks. What do you say oppo?
AM3R, lost another burner
> No Prius Needed
02/05/2018 at 23:34 |
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How much? I’d pass simply because I can find clean E36 328i’s without rust for really cheap around me. If you are willing to go for a 318i, there’s a plethora of low mile stock cars for like $2500.
just-a-scratch
> No Prius Needed
02/05/2018 at 23:46 |
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Bimmerforums has lots of info on what to look for.
Off the top of my head, squeaks and clunk noises in suspension movement mean the bushings need to go
These came with plastic water pump impeller that were prone to failure.
Rear sock mounts often crack on s stiff suspensions without reinforcement.
Window regulators fail w when the grease dries out.
Hydraulic lifters get noisey when thier seals fail and they tick. Not ususally too bad but annoying.
Do yourself a favor and have a leakdown or compression test done. It’s not a particular issue for the e36, but 280k is a lot.
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No Prius Needed
> AM3R, lost another burner
02/05/2018 at 23:56 |
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Not in FL. The car we are looking at is $1800 but there is also a 316ti for $1600 although that one looks a lot worse than the 328.
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No Prius Needed
> just-a-scratch
02/05/2018 at 23:57 |
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I will keep that in mind. Thanks.