04-05-2007, 12:39 PM
Yea the e36 is heavier than that you might expect for the most part, curb weight listed around 3100 lbs I believe. It's a little bit of a pig compared to the e30, but still a real fun car to drive around.
RJ is right about the cooling system needing the new parts, but I think those are the only absolutely critical things to replace. The Rear shock mounts have a tendency to go bad, but you'll hear them start to make noise when the start to go. With the suspension its just regular maintenance stuff: Shocks, bushings, and ball joints wear out and need to be replaced which is normal for any car.
92-93 and maybe 94's have a nice issue where water can flood the ecu compartment, it's easily fixable by drilling a hole in a plastic piece under the cowl, but many a man has lost their ecu that way (me included). I actually think that problem is what caused so many of the rumor that the cars were horrible on the electrical side. The other electrical issues the cars have aren't critical to driving the car.
All in all I think it would be a pretty nice fit for you, especially because you don't have to worry about snow in the ATL so I say rear wheel drive FTW! Oh and I think all the 328's came with a LSD, the earlier 325s didnt even have them as an option until 94 or 95.
RJ is right about the cooling system needing the new parts, but I think those are the only absolutely critical things to replace. The Rear shock mounts have a tendency to go bad, but you'll hear them start to make noise when the start to go. With the suspension its just regular maintenance stuff: Shocks, bushings, and ball joints wear out and need to be replaced which is normal for any car.
92-93 and maybe 94's have a nice issue where water can flood the ecu compartment, it's easily fixable by drilling a hole in a plastic piece under the cowl, but many a man has lost their ecu that way (me included). I actually think that problem is what caused so many of the rumor that the cars were horrible on the electrical side. The other electrical issues the cars have aren't critical to driving the car.
All in all I think it would be a pretty nice fit for you, especially because you don't have to worry about snow in the ATL so I say rear wheel drive FTW! Oh and I think all the 328's came with a LSD, the earlier 325s didnt even have them as an option until 94 or 95.
1993 BMW 325is
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