I can’t believe this wasn’t mentioned in the article. The E39 M5 is by far the best sports sedan ever made and for 40k you could get an exceptional example.

It hasn’t been any more or less difficult than anything else I’ve ever worked on. The I6 makes for very nice working space on either side of the motor which is a big plus. In addition, there are a million DIYs and videos on how to do everything on this car. The enthusiast following is a huge plus.

Just replace them yourself? In 3 minutes I found a post on E90post detailing the success many owners have found with replacements from rock auto. Parts were $700 in comparison to $1400 from the dealer. Note that these are injectors for a DFI system. They cost this much on most every car with DFI. This is not limited…

I’ve had an E36 for 8 years. There are a few things that if they fail will fail catastrophically, but if they haven’t yet then there’s no reason not to buy. Two big ones are the cooling system with all the plastic parts, and the mechanical fan. A total cooling system rebuild including a stewart pump can be had for…

The trope that these cars, or really any german car for that matter, are hard to work on is so lame and exaggerated. An E36 is a dead simple car. There’s no way is any harder to deal with than anything else that’s configured the same way. I’ve had an E36 for 8 years now and an E34 for 3. Both are the easiest cars I’ve…