Please someone explain wtf has been going on. I figure it'll be more cohesive here in it's own little thread, while each of you explains your own personal variety of insanity.
Then I'll explain what I've been up to. Deal? Deal.
Ah yes, the E36 forum. I had a 1998 328i for about six months. The thing was constantly breaking. I now have a 95 E34 and spend my time in that section of the fest which is a fine section mind you. Can't say I miss my E36 though, the E34 is lightyears ahead.
Yes, we all experience the love-hate relationship with our e36s, but I do know I for one won't be getting rid of her for a while. Too much time, effort, money, blood into this one, it would just be giving up.
I concur, cause I really wasn't your biggest fan back then, but now we're cool. No problems with you now, and you really shouldn't diss yourself so much.
^I remember this guy. He listed the things that broke on his E36, and they were all things that won't be a problem if you perform basic preventative maintenance if I recall correctly. No reason to rag on the E36.
Trust me, I'm not trolling about my 15 year old 5 series. I'm just saying, my E36 was always breaking, my E34 hardly ever has any issues. Just was visiting the E36 forum, thought I'd chime in and be annoying.
^I remember this guy. He listed the things that broke on his E36, and they were all things that won't be a problem if you perform basic preventative maintenance if I recall correctly. No reason to rag on the E36.
Not ragging, the E36 is an incredible machine. Definitely not ragging on it. The starter failed of all things, it took days and specialty parts to reach it and remove it. Completely ridiculous. The fan clutch destroyed the fan twice. The first time it overheated and blew the head which I had replaced and the second time it broke apart again and dented the hood and destroyed the radiator. The window lifts were always seeming like they were about to break before they finally did. These things are not really preventative maintenance, these things should be solid. The car had only 79,000 when I bought it, too. My E34 has 197,000 miles and I have never had any such issues like I did with my E36. I love the E36, I just don't get what the deal is with such problems.
Mine has low miles like that too, and the (many) things I've come across not many people have had to deal with. Therefore, my theory is the preventative maintenance, crazy PO factor, environment, and luck.
It was my first Bimmer and yes, I should have been more attentive to it. I was much more naive and didn't understand the 'essence' of a BMW as I do now.
That doesn't explain the other stuff like the door latch, sunroof, alarm, radio, windows rolling down on their own, wheels not fitting, etc...... But yeah, that's what I think for some of it too. It's hard to tell what parts I'm supposed to get for different things. And then even when it's the right part supposedly (like the TMS chip) why it still malfunctions.
Yeah....I have thought about swaping s5x, but for all the time and effort, along with the low prices of m's right now...it just easier to buy the ///m. Where did you find your car Amber? Was it from someone that you can ask about parts and stuffs?
An old guy in Florida; I still have contact with him via e-mail, and have asked him multiple times about different things, but it's not really that easy since the shop that did the swap did it years ago and I think moved or something. Idk, it's retarded, short of it, no, not really. It's all a guessing game.
Yeah....I have thought about swaping s5x, but for all the time and effort, along with the low prices of m's right now...it just easier to buy the ///m. Where did you find your car Amber? Was it from someone that you can ask about parts and stuffs?
Oh yeah, THAT I definitely am. :rofl: Plus the stories I have out of her are great, no one ever believes the hell I've been through. Granted, it's not pleasant at all at the time.
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