Will E36 cars appreciate?

[CRA1G]

Schermerhorn said:

I think they'll very slowly rise and then top out. Mine costs me £400 a year in insurance and a few hundred in fuel. If mine increased by £500 a year I'd be pretty happy as it would offset the cost of keeping it on the road.

Realistically, only the minters will get to decent money, including M3's. Although it would be nice if I woke up and my M3 was suddenly £20k,

I wouldn't sell my M3 for much less now...!

[Schermerhorn]

CRA1G said:

Schermerhorn said:

I think they'll very slowly rise and then top out. Mine costs me £400 a year in insurance and a few hundred in fuel. If mine increased by £500 a year I'd be pretty happy as it would offset the cost of keeping it on the road.

Realistically, only the minters will get to decent money, including M3's. Although it would be nice if I woke up and my M3 was suddenly £20k,

I wouldn't sell my M3 for much less now...!

Me neither, Craig.

I've made a list of things I need to do on mine to get it to the standard I'd like and chances are I'll end up falling in love with it and just keeping it going until some situation persuades me to sell it.

That hard top I got off you sure keeps the chassis from flexing on these potholed roads!

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Schermerhorn said:

I think they'll very slowly rise and then top out. Mine costs me £400 a year in insurance and a few hundred in fuel. If mine increased by £500 a year I'd be pretty happy as it would offset the cost of keeping it on the road.

Realistically, only the minters will get to decent money, including M3's. Although it would be nice if I woke up and my M3 was suddenly £20k,

Here's mine:

Edited by Schermerhorn on Wednesday 4th December 17:06

Very pleasing.

Don't think I am being rude when I say it needs tyre dressing. I think it's because it's black / black it makes the tyres look grey.

[Schermerhorn]

So said:

Schermerhorn said:

I think they'll very slowly rise and then top out. Mine costs me £400 a year in insurance and a few hundred in fuel. If mine increased by £500 a year I'd be pretty happy as it would offset the cost of keeping it on the road.

Realistically, only the minters will get to decent money, including M3's. Although it would be nice if I woke up and my M3 was suddenly £20k,

Here's mine:

Edited by Schermerhorn on Wednesday 4th December 17:06

Very pleasing.

Don't think I am being rude when I say it needs tyre dressing. I think it's because it's black / black it makes the tyres look grey.

You're right, it's a combo of different things to be honest. It was a very very hot and sunny day that day too which helped the tyres look that way. However, I was more worried how many swirl marks showed up on the paint and that I got the dreaded E36 headlamp condensation issue too!

[JackCrossland26]

IMO with the amount of E36s getting smashed up drifting they're bound to at some point.

Loving mine at the moment, I purchased a low mileage (86k) 328i manual coupe in cosmos black with white leather around 3 months ago from a lovely 69 year old couple so as you'd expect it is completely standard.

I Wanted a sport & this is unfortunately a SE spec so I have since put a M sport front bumper on, one of those aftermarket rear diffusers & some 17inch wheels (can't remember the style but think they're the m3 evo wheels) also done the golf tee mod for the butterfly valve, now I'm leaving it alone.

Been kept in a garage all its life so it's an absolute minter not a spec of rust anywhere...I change my car quite often & safe to say this one wont be going anywhere any time soon...pics to follow maybe

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JackCrossland26 said:

IMO with the amount of E36s getting smashed up drifting they're bound to at some point.

Loving mine at the moment, I purchased a low mileage (86k) 328i manual coupe in cosmos black with white leather around 3 months ago from a lovely 69 year old couple so as you'd expect it is completely standard.

I Wanted a sport & this is unfortunately a SE spec so I have since put a M sport front bumper on, one of those aftermarket rear diffusers & some 17inch wheels (can't remember the style but think they're the m3 evo wheels) also done the golf tee mod for the butterfly valve, now I'm leaving it alone.

Been kept in a garage all its life so it's an absolute minter not a spec of rust anywhere...I change my car quite often & safe to say this one wont be going anywhere any time soon...pics to follow maybe

Yes please.

[Kettmark]

So said:

Yes please.

Mine's above as promised SO.

[So]

Kettmark said:

So said:

Yes please.

Mine's above as promised SO.

Very smart. I bet it looks good in the flesh too.

[JackCrossland26]

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Few photos, when I picked it up, fit new wheels then fit new bumper if anyone’s bothered

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JackCrossland26 said:

Few photos, when I picked it up, fit new wheels then fit new bumper if anyone’s bothered

Looking good. Were they the original wheels that you took off?

[JackCrossland26]

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JackCrossland26 said:

Few photos, when I picked it up, fit new wheels then fit new bumper if anyone’s bothered

Looking good. Were they the original wheels that you took off?

I believe so yes, keeping all the original bits just not a fan of those wheels, however thought about getting some winter tyres for them as it gets driven to and from work every day

[Weekendrebuild]

Personally only the m3 will be worth any good money , and only with low mileage/ good condition . I’ve got my e36 sat next to my e46 m3 an I must admit the e46 is so much better looking !