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[Yahosh]

e36's are sweet, but i'm biased :mrgreen:. If you get one just plan on spending some cash off the bat to fix the common weak points (water pump, RSMs, thermostat housing, etc.) and you'll be fine. Edge Motorworks has a 75k mile check list for e36's, check it out <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.edgemotorworks.com/e36.html">http://www.edgemotorworks.com/e36.html</a><!-- m --> . I've put over 30k miles on mine and I haven't had any major problems. However, I feel like I should add that BMW parts are expensive as hell (for example, I hit something on 81 this past weekend and it ripped the mesh grill out - $68 to replace the stupid plastic thing). So, just realize that BMWs, no matter how old, aren't the cheapest cars to maintain. Bottom line, if you can afford the routine maintenence and the occasional replacement part, then it will treat you well and should run pretty much trouble free. Yeah, it sucks when something goes bad, but it's a small price to pay for the fun you'll have with it.