Too bad you couldn't get one with a real M motor in it. :lol:

The parts aren't really that bad. You can see parts prices at Pelicanparts, turnermotorsports, ecstuning, etc. Nothing crazy.

Some things are hard to get to and a PITA to replace though. German independant repair shops are pricey, dealers even more so.

The most expensive thing I've bought for it was an exhaust on a black friday deal. That wasn't needed though of course.

So far I've replaced the oil/filter, changed diff fluid with redline 75w90, trans fluid with redline mtl, replaced all fill and drain plugs (originals were fine but I didn't verify ahead of time and didn't want to deal with messed up ones if that were the case), replaced cabin air filter, installed an AA Gen 3 cat back, already has a AA track pipe, installed AFE Intake and Samco intake tube. Still need to replace the fuel filter, valve cover gasket and spark plugs. Spark plugs are a lot easier than a BRZ lol\

Tires have been fine, although my alignment is off. Been too lazy to swap suspension over and haven't wanted to pay for an alignment twice. The tires on it aren't that great anyways so I don't mind killing them off.

Wow I am sooooooo fucking jealous. E36 m3's are what I learned to drive on. My buddy had upgraded shrick cams, an intake and a flash tune... Stock exhaust, suspension, stock everything else entirely. He would pull hard on e46 m3's allllll the time. If you ever sell that car....... Please please let me know.

HOW DID I JUST CATCH THIS?!?


LTW wheels are, IMHO the prettiest OEM wheels+car combination I've ever seen.


Keep her nice, I might have to take her off your hands in a few years.

LOL it broke today. Ran perfectly fine last night, tried to start it today and it had to be revved to run, shuts down when it tries to idle.. and backfires. Gotta love German character. Of course it may start right up and run fine next this next weekend when I try to start it.. otherwise I'll tow it over to Nate's house and throw it up on the lift and start troubleshooting.

No time to fix it but that does mean I will actually drive the BRZ to the airport tomorrow where it can sit most of the week while I'm in the frozen north for business.

I've never touched one of these before, this topic scares me...

Ahem

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AENdc50K5aE"]Regular Car Reviews: 1995 BMW E36 M3 - YouTube[/ame]

But nice looking car!

HAHA I love regular car reviews.

That stalling and having to turn the key all the way off is super dumb.

I like the car for a daily driver though. Torque, fun to drive, and once I put the stock suspension back on and return the coilovers to the previous owner - a reasonable ride height.

HAHA I love regular car reviews.

That stalling and having to turn the key all the way off is super dumb.

I like the car for a daily driver though. Torque, fun to drive, and once I put the stock suspension back on and return the coilovers to the previous owner - a reasonable ride height.

Eh. German high mileage cars. :shrug: :)

I've been debating one of these for a while now, it's a lot of car for the money.

I obviously haven't looked into them hard enough, I thought they were more reliable than you're letting on.

Brings back memories lol

Alternator:
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Clutch slave cylinder:
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Great cars regardless of the dumbass issues. I have a weird affair for BMW in my heart.

I do think they are reliable for a european car. They will never be a Honda, Toyota, etc though.

We are talking about a 19 year old car with 180,000 miles. Shit will happen.

These cars (like all cars) have know issues. Cooling systems, chassis re-enforcements needed, etc. European electronics are flaky in general.

I still love the car and look forward to driving it again once I fix it. Just need to get home to do so.

Hell my BRZ is just about ready to get a new trans under warranty.. nothing broke but it's making a loud enough and annoying enough whine. Clutch also, it creaks (not the pedal stop noise, verified by the dealer to be coming from the clutch).

Gorgeous car either way, love the Alpine white (biased lol) and the black interior. The dove interiors you see on a lot of white ones are so terrible.