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Hey,
I'm really wanting a convertible to run as a daily car and quite like the e36 m3. What are the running costs like on one of these? A quick look at the classifieds and they can be had for about £5k? What are the maintenance/service costs on average per year and what kind of real world mpg do you guys get? Is it reliable enough to be used as a daily? I already have a "second car" so need to justify this as my daily driver.
Cheers
I'm really wanting a convertible to run as a daily car and quite like the e36 m3. What are the running costs like on one of these? A quick look at the classifieds and they can be had for about £5k? What are the maintenance/service costs on average per year and what kind of real world mpg do you guys get? Is it reliable enough to be used as a daily? I already have a "second car" so need to justify this as my daily driver.
Cheers
go for it, ive just done exactly what your thinking of doing, ive just braught a m3 e36 convertible. if you look hard, you will find a good one for under £5k, mine had 74,000miles, nice clean car,full service history etc, and i paid £3,800. fuel economy, mentioned already(previous post) all depends how you drive it, short journeys, around 26mpg. good luck.
I reckon 26mpg is bang on, that's what my Evo always seems to settle on with a mixture of driving but mostly short/cold journeys in traffic with the odd blast. On a motorway run at speeds beginning with an 8, 32mpg is no problem, and even after a few laps of the 'ring I didn't see less than 14mpg.
26mpg average isn't optimistic at all, especially if you make use of 6th in anything over a 30mph limit.
Also mine hasn't cost me much in the year/10k miles I've done since I bought it, just the usual oil/filter type things. For a 13 year old car with 120k miles its been solid, easily the most reliable car I've owned.
26mpg average isn't optimistic at all, especially if you make use of 6th in anything over a 30mph limit.
Also mine hasn't cost me much in the year/10k miles I've done since I bought it, just the usual oil/filter type things. For a 13 year old car with 120k miles its been solid, easily the most reliable car I've owned.
Edited by samvia on Wednesday 20th October 13:41
samvia said:
I reckon 26mpg is bang on, that's what my Evo always seems to settle on with a mixture of driving but mostly short/cold journeys in traffic with the odd blast. On a motorway run at speeds beginning with an 8, 32mpg is no problem, and even after a few laps of the 'ring I didn't see less than 14mpg.
26mpg average isn't optimistic at all, especially if you make use of 6th in anything over a 30mph limit.
Also mine hasn't cost me much in the year/10k miles I've done since I bought it, just the usual oil/filter type things. For a 13 year old car with 120k miles its been solid, easily the most reliable car I've owned.
obviously the 6 speed box improves mpg alot i'm doing about 20mpg average, 28 on a run and on track about 8 mpg, my driving style must differ to some others as well, at the end of the day imo you dont but a m3 for fuel economy26mpg average isn't optimistic at all, especially if you make use of 6th in anything over a 30mph limit.
Also mine hasn't cost me much in the year/10k miles I've done since I bought it, just the usual oil/filter type things. For a 13 year old car with 120k miles its been solid, easily the most reliable car I've owned.
Edited by samvia on Wednesday 20th October 13:41
I bought my Evo convertible a few weeks ago and I have fallen head over heels with it. I was originally looking to get a Jag XKR to replace my XJR (which was a great car, but ultimately a bit boring) but I had an open mind and kept returning to this M3 Evo in PH classifieds. Long story short, I bought it. Rare colour, 39K miles, mint condition with the most complete and comprehensive history I have ever seen on an 11 year old car, right down to receipts for every service. The previous owner also spent some hefty money on upgrades such as a full Milltek exhaust from Thorney Motorsport, and so on - quite loud to say the least.
Can't comment on running costs as mine hasn't needed anything except a few bits I chose to buy for it. Serviced before I bought it and all the service lights are still green. My research suggested they can cost a bit servicing wise but nice cars are never that cheap to keep anyway.
I averaged around 34 mpg all the way from Slough to Somerset in the pouring rain when I picked it up. I now average around 21mpg mostly bombing around locally, and I can't resist pushing the pedal down when it's nicely warmed up, just for the rush and the scream from that Milltek system. I can tell you that insurance is a bit nasty though, costing about twice what I paid for my Jag XJR. But it's worth it because the car is just fun. I have a van for work so will only do around 2K miles a year in it, although it is still my daily driver in that it lives outside (under a car cover), and gets used whatever the weather.
Get a good one and you'll be smitten.
Can't comment on running costs as mine hasn't needed anything except a few bits I chose to buy for it. Serviced before I bought it and all the service lights are still green. My research suggested they can cost a bit servicing wise but nice cars are never that cheap to keep anyway.
I averaged around 34 mpg all the way from Slough to Somerset in the pouring rain when I picked it up. I now average around 21mpg mostly bombing around locally, and I can't resist pushing the pedal down when it's nicely warmed up, just for the rush and the scream from that Milltek system. I can tell you that insurance is a bit nasty though, costing about twice what I paid for my Jag XJR. But it's worth it because the car is just fun. I have a van for work so will only do around 2K miles a year in it, although it is still my daily driver in that it lives outside (under a car cover), and gets used whatever the weather.
Get a good one and you'll be smitten.
Edited by RedBull on Monday 1st November 12:11
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