Yeah, I can't find another one in this condition for less than £2.5k, and the only thing that concerned me (airbag warning) has been fixed.

I should be getting it in about 5 weeks or so.

What's the peformance like on the 323?

Pics!

Adequate, but no more. My dad has a 323 convertible. He offered it to me and although I fancied the 328 I thought I'd probably go with it. Drove it last week and it is a really great drive and makes a fab noise, but it doesn't feel very quick. Might be because I am used to turbo cars but it felt slower than my old MX-5

+1!

The 328i Cabrio is a great car, I brought a nice one as a cheap fun stop gap and ended up keeping that car for 3 years.
Change the plastic water pump immediately! It will fail.

I would say average. Its by no means a racer. Its got enough go to cruise at 70-80 all day and all night. Makes a really nice noise.

Its pretty much polar opposite of the Integra Type R I swapped out of! All the controls feel slow and heavy, but its nice being able to cruise a decent speeds.

This has LPG also which saps a bit more power. pics when I clean it. It needs a new rear screen and some of the bushes feel past their best but it also has a spax PSX kit on it so looks/handles great.

Its no way near my previous 328 sport performance wise, but i didnt buy it for that!

Not much IMHO. Modern cabrios might be better but I thought it felt pretty rigid,

All e36's can be a little bit rattly!, regardless of which version they are!, the trim clips tend to become loose/ break all over the place but the good news is that they are dirt cheap! (more often than not, they are actually cheaper from BMW Dealerships than on ebay!, so don't get caught out!).

I don't think scuttle shake is a major problem on the e36 convertibles, in normal driving on good tarmac I doubt you'll notice any at all.
On poorly maintained, rough tarmac, you'll possibly notice a little bit, but nothing that will make you regret owning the car.

When pushing on at speed they can feel a little bit looser than the coupes, but if you've never driven the coupe then you'll not really notice it.

At the end of the day it is a car that is designed for a slightly different purpose than the coupes (and 4 doors). It's a little bit more focussed on enjoying the world around you than out and out performance handling to the nth degree, but it makes a damned good effort at doing the performance bit as well when it needs to!

You'll love it!

Got my insurance quote from Confused down by quite a bit tonight; £450 fully comp which was better than I was expecting. As I've been in company cars for years I have no No Claims and I hit a fox three years ago in the 123d which cost £900 and was put through the insurance by work.

Was anticipating insurance being a good £200-300 more. Happy days!