e36 Prices/Rarity

[dergside]

.....Diesels are the worst terms of people's health. If banning anything, it should be anything bought from that day forth.

I'm a diehard petrolhead and its my intention to always keep 1 gallon of fuel for a last hurrah on the day when all other fossil fuels are gone, but we do all have acknowledge that changes are acoming, re. climate. While I'm fairly evenly sceptical about both radical climate change doomsayers and those that deny it, the reality is that we have to consider and contribute to reducing the impact we have on the environment around us and the rate of our use of finite resources. If the climate change folks are right, and if we can't make hard decisions, the only choice may be to decide whether we want to choke (Go Diesel!) or burn (higher CO2 Petrol).... Either way, we're dead .

[Curran]

I have no objections to changing how things are done going forward. For example, banning the production of combustion engines, fair enough. But to penalise a person because their car is old, is unfair; be it, considerably raising a tax on it (considering it's already paid a hefty contribution in its 10, 15, 20 or whatever years it's been in use), banning it from a city, etc. It is also not fair to take someone's interest away. For the car enthusiats of the furure, they'll be raised on EV or whatever. Incentives to move to newer, cleaner technology, not heavy penalties for not...they'll phase out eventually. Anything that remains is a part of motoring history and as such should have a place forever.

There's talk of global cooling. And if it's only a claim from the opposition, I suppose it's a possibility it we all seek a ban on anything that is considered contributing to global warming. What's likely happening is a shift in climates, but this isn't anything new historically.

Anyways...There's a lovely Red E36 M3 3.0 beong prepped for sale by Old Colonel Cars, according to Instagram...if anyone's interested...£14 Stg, plus VRT Let's not get into that either!

[RossYB]

I kinda miss being able to buy them cheap as they're a really fun car to work on and there's so many options for mods, E36s are the sole reason I took an interest in BMW.

But as with most 90s RWD they go through that not new enough but not old enough no man's land where they begin to get treated as a throwaway car and hit rock bottom then the numbers dwindle to the stage where a GOOD car is now appreciating in price.



I gave €400 for mine just over 7 years ago, Had a near full BMW history and was a standard/unmodified m sport.

It's had a few changes over the years but I'm VERY happy that I held onto it and was able to get some massive bargains over the years to add to it.

[dergside]

.....What's likely happening is a shift in climates, but this isn't anything new historically.

I'm inclined to agree with this view of the world. Cycles in nature tend to be very long in duration and this could well be the way on this. Its probably only with the benefit of hindsight that we'll know how much we (the human race) skewed the graph on mother nature.

Sorry for the excursion off topic!

[Bayerische]

I will give you a heads up that a convertible could prove costly if anything mechanically happens as parts for them are still priced high and there is a few bits that are no longer available

Nick, can you be more specific.

Are you referring to the parts for the electric roof mechanism?

[EndaC]

A question I often get asked (including today) is what the plans are for my M3. And it's a question I can never really answer.
I've had it seven years now but never felt the same interest in it as I did with my 318is which I have almost twelve years now.
I often forget I actually own it except for the annual reminder from the tax office to declare it off the road.
But I don't think I could ever bring myself to part with it purely because I know i'd never have the chance to have another one.
And while it does need work and will never be the ideal low mileage, low owner M3 it will always have the ability to put a smile on my face and I think that's why I've loved E36s so much for so long now.

[NickThePartsGuy]

Nick, can you be more specific.

Are you referring to the parts for the electric roof mechanism?

ive only ever seen a handful of the electric roof ones and the control modules on them can work into the thousands if you've to do both

I have had people come in with the manual ones from time to time looking for bits like trims that go between where the rear seat would be and the roof comes down and there about Eur150 a piece
get people looking to replace parts of the rail and there anywhere from 100-300

fabric is no longer available for them aswell

also if anyone has a hardtop for one hold onto it cause there worth a small fortune at the minute

[ecooney]

ive only ever seen a handful of the electric roof ones and the control modules on them can work into the thousands if you've to do both

I have had people come in with the manual ones from time to time looking for bits like trims that go between where the rear seat would be and the roof comes down and there about Eur150 a piece
get people looking to replace parts of the rail and there anywhere from 100-300

fabric is no longer available for them aswell

also if anyone has a hardtop for one hold onto it cause there worth a small fortune at the minute

I’m stockpiling parts at the minute for the electric roof. I’ve a full spare set of motors, control modules and micro switches for the inevitable.

On the hardtop front, they can be got in the UK for around €400. The biggest issue is getting one home. Also nearly all the headliners are sagging now purely due to age as the glue on the foam backing has broken down. Also a replacement headliner is CRAZY money and hard top find someone that can do an OEM finish.

I’d have to agree that most of the good ones have now gone into long term ownership / storage. I won’t be selling mine any time soon that’s for sure.

It’s mad but 8 years ago I literally could not find a buyer for my car. It took me over 12 months to sell it and I took a big hit on it. Now there is a big demand for an E36. Plenty of people wanting to get back behind the wheel or maybe lusted after one when they were younger but couldn’t afford it. I’ve met a fair few young owners in their early 20’s who are mad about E36’s at recent Cars & Coffee events (not drifters but genuine enthusiasts).

The prices at the minute are only heading in one direction so if you manage to find a good one then grab it.


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[dergside]

It’s mad but 8 years ago I literally could not find a buyer for my car. It took me over 12 months to sell it and I took a big hit on it.

In 2012/13 I decided to sell my 325i (and e39 523i) as I'd just bought a 330Ci (it seemed like a good idea at the time). I sold it back to the UK as there was ZERO demand for a car like it here at the time (for good reasons of course) and I really couldn't face the thought of a car with less that 60k miles ending up as a drifter. Thankfully I got the opportunity to buy it back again a couple of years later, with a few miles added, but other than the radio it was as and in the condition I'd sold it.

[ecooney]

Thankfully I got the opportunity to buy it back again a couple of years later, with a few miles added, but other than the radio it was as and in the condition I'd sold it.

Same here. There was only 6k miles put on my car and it was exactly the same as when I sold it right down to the key chain. I was very happy that it things hadn’t been added / modified in any way.


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