Getting out..
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Alex, you ever own an e36 before? Honestly, that's the one chassis I'll NEVER own again. Everything, everything, everything rattles. The interior rattles itself apart, the glue becomes un-sticky, door panels disintegrate, and did I mention everything rattles? I've owned 3 (328is, 2 m3's), and I've disliked them all.
Go with a boosted 24v e30.
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e36s do blow. Anyone who says differently hasn't owned another BMW.
The only worthwhile thing e36s have provided are motors and 5 lug swaps for e3os.
I vote e30 + s50 swap + turbo.
I also vote for e30 + s54 + 6 speed + weight reduction = good lord I'm in heaven.
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Hahaha bring it!! With your e30 boost.. You could always do a s50 swap and boost it lol
Ive had 3 e36s. 2 Ms. Its my fav BMW chassis.. Just need to get a clean one. But they do require hella mateinnace and and pre cautionary bullshit. But they still are the best drivers IMO
Ben H.
E92 ///M3... aka slowmobile aka 7mpg aka motorsport woooooo
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Ryan, check over in the NASIOC forums, especially the midwest regional subforum. More likely to find a wrx in the area that was owned by an enthusiast and taken care of instead of one that has been beat to death. Also a good way to get a sense of the issues to watch out for.
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/
$6k is probably low though, 2002s are still pulling in $8-9k if in good shape:
Here's a few:
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Thanks Boris, I just joined up there about 3 hours ago
I've really gotta stick to around $6500 for the car though. I know it will have higher mileage, but as soon as I get it I'm going to be doing a timing belt/water pump deal, replacing most of the cheap-ish wear n tear parts, and getting a PPI done to ensure that it will be somewhat reliable for the foreseeable future.
Another reason for the $6500 cap is the fact that I will be financing it, and I want there to be wiggle room in my budget for any unexpected occurrences. I'm moving soon, and although I could "afford" to make payments on a $9000 car, it just wouldn't be a good idea really..
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ooooooooooooo Piku and Justin sitting in a tree.....
I dont doubt the Audi is a nice car, I liked my ex's A6 a lot. But the subaru is not only lighter, a little sportier, makes more power, and mods are cheaper being its a Jap car.. However, I know I can get an A4 for much cheaper with similar miles
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alexw said:
M50 + boost in an E30 will give your 335 a run for it's money. Don't be silly.
There's no denying it.. But it' takes alot of hp to run low 11s in older bmws. I drove a s52 318i and it felt so fast and it was so dangerous lol it didn't need boost at all!
Ben H.
E92 ///M3... aka slowmobile aka 7mpg aka motorsport woooooo
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Hey Ryan, these are on CL as of the 25th.
A 2002 in your price range
http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/2566411144.html
Another one though the tranny issues would be a problem
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Thanks again, I just saw that blue one, definitely gonna go check it out sometime soon.
The silver wagon would have to drop the price significantly for me to consider it: rebuilt title + grinding transmission sounds like a big headache.. if he would drop a grand off the price I would 6 speed swap it, but I doubt he'd bite on that big of price reduction..
This is the one I'm going to check out this weekend, he's willing to drop the price a bit (around $300 he hinted) - http://rockford.craigslist.org/cto/2553933007.html
He's a mechanic, and has some records from the PO; including a receipt showing that the timing belt/thermostat/water pump was done at 130k miles. I've read a couple places that timing belts on these were usually good up to 100k miles too.
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