e36 5 speed with decent mileage under $7k

11/24/2006 10:36:41 PM

i met this really cool car salesman this one time. he had a big selection... i think his name was autotrader.com

11/24/2006 10:58:01 PM

HEY NO SHIT REALLY?

11/24/2006 11:42:42 PM

May I respecfully suggest dropping the decent milege requirement and going for an M3. It's worth it.
Ahmet

11/25/2006 2:49:00 AM

i would have to raise the mileage way high to get one under $7k, so no thanks. also i dont want to pay insurance for an m3

11/25/2006 7:07:48 AM

get an e34 540i. you can find them for that much, just get one thats had the engine replaced already.

11/25/2006 1:06:47 PM

i dont want to pay for gas in a 540, but i have considered a couple e34's. ive also found a couple e39 528's in my price range but they have higher mileage than id like.

11/25/2006 6:44:11 PM

I like all of the above mentioned cars. I can also understand the insurance side of the equation w/the M3, things aren't cheap to insure...

There are a couple of things that really bother me with non M 3 series that never bothered me before I spent some time w/the M cars (heavy flywheel being one). If you get a 3 series, having the sports package really helps, w/the sport seats and other nice stuff. I'm sure $7k could get you a descent 328 or something.

I will second the e34 suggestion, those are cool cars also. I have to think though, if you don't mind a coupe, something like $7500 could probably put you in a descent M3 after some haggling. I'll stop w/that.
Ahmet

11/25/2006 6:51:57 PM

i want the sports package, but im having trouble finding anything that doesnt look beat to hell

and i like e34's but most of them are autos

11/25/2006 7:08:21 PM

got a e34 540 if you're interested. As far as gas mileage, i don't know what you would consider to be bad. I've been getting 17 mpg.

11/25/2006 7:23:51 PM

i would consider that bad

11/25/2006 7:32:29 PM

there is a '98 m3 with 133k on ebay for $9k. thats a decent mileage

11/26/2006 12:12:21 AM

and more than $7k

11/26/2006 7:21:11 AM

put the rest of it on a 0% credit card. M3 will hold the value more down the road and if you go for the 4-door, insurance might be ok. the whole deal with picking up an E36 non-m is that they will run maybe $2k less than M3 and you get much less car, than what price would suggest. imho of course


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11/26/2006 10:22:54 AM

i mean the $7k involves borrowing money, so no to credit cards. i make pretty good money, but im still a student and the payments for the loan i would need for a $7k car are as high as im willing to go. in a couple years i'll get something nice.

11/26/2006 9:50:33 PM

why are so many people on here obsessed with E36 M3's

11/26/2006 9:51:13 PM

they good

11/27/2006 2:07:35 PM

I really don't see an M3 getting gas mileage much better than 17...at least around town.

11/27/2006 2:13:00 PM

http://www.racingjunk.com/post/762720/NICE-M3-BMW-5-SPEED-RARE-COLOR-RUNS-STRONG.html

11/27/2006 4:11:50 PM

Quote :

"I really don't see an M3 getting gas mileage much better than 17...at least around town."

what m3 are you talking about? E46?

11/27/2006 4:15:13 PM

Well its EPA city rating is 20mpg, so real world I'd imagine that to be 18-19mpg, which isn't far off of 17mpg.

11/27/2006 4:32:24 PM

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/car/241111859.html

It's an auto though.

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11/28/2006 5:36:27 PM