Buy the best one you can, even then you'll still be pouring money in to it to get it perfect.
Buy the best one you can, even then you'll still be pouring money in to it to get it perfect.
I can't agree enough with this. In my own experience it was SO much cheaper to buy a 335i, maintain it to the highest standard, do a few mods, and sell it, than buying an e36 323i, maintaining/modding, and selling. And I started with an 88k mile 1 owner e36 with service history etc. Not saying don't buy one, just saying don't expect it'll be a cheap experience and get the best one you can to start with for sure, even if it costs a good bit more.
Best of luck with the search, always loved the e36 verts, would love one myself. There is a member who has a very decent low mileage (~60k mile) avus blue example with a lot of nice work done who might be persuaded to sell. I think he was considering it a while back. Not sure if he still has it, search for "E36Austin".