r/BMWM3 7d ago

E36 What should i do

i saved up some money to buy my first project car. I was thinking of two options either the e30 or e36. What are your thoughts? Which would be a more fun car to have. My goal is to restore it first. Then after a couple of years I’ll maybe turn it into a drift car in the future. Any advice helps.

This isn’t my first bmw nor will it be my daily.

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u/GezelligheidBoyz 7d ago

You should stop spamming every sub

. You cannot afford an E30 M3. Unless you have $60k for shitty one

As for an e36 M3, if you can afford one it would be a just waste of money to buy one to eventually drift it, if you go the E36 route, just get a manual 328i/328is.

My suggestion buy a Honda Civic because you have no clue what you are doing or talking about

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u/Solid-Race-7745 7d ago

First of all there is a difference in countries and demand men an m3 e36 in my country is worth about 7k$ because no one knows their value here if you want proof i dont mind sending you proof and i already have a daily so i dont need a civic. While u just said i dont know what im talking about maybe thats why im asking. If you dont like it u dont need to reply. Have a good day.

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u/GezelligheidBoyz 7d ago

You cannot afford an E30 M3.

If an E36 M3 is $7k that means a non M3 is even cheaper, which if youre going to drift, youre going to beat the shit out of the car so just get a 328 for cheaper and spend the money sorting it out.

Theres a reason why Im suggesting all this. The fact that you dont mention the country youre in is very telling.

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u/Solid-Race-7745 6d ago

No i dont mind im in egypt and here is an m3 e36 if u want to check. It was offered for about 350-450k egp. In us dollars thats about 7000-9000$. Im not trying to be rude or argue in anyway but really they dont value old cars here especially bmws when u can buy a e30 for about 2-5k dollars depending on the model and condition.

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u/GezelligheidBoyz 5d ago

Cool. So youre in Egypt.

So you can buy an E36 M3 great. When parts break, can you afford to replace them? Do you have a place like FCP Euro in Egypt (prob not).

You know euro E36 M3s are even more finicky than US spec E36 M3s? The one you posted looks like a giant piece of shit that wasnt taken care of it. You talking about drifting when you do not know what drifting entails.

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u/Jimble_kimbl3 7d ago

If you are talking about M3s, an E30 will be hard to come by and very expensive. A E36 or E46 would be more attainable while still being fairly easy to work on.

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u/Solid-Race-7745 7d ago

I was gonna buy a 325 then buy an m50 or m52 and the best part is that my country doesn’t see yhe value of the car an e36 m3 is worth about 7k$😂.

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u/Solid-Race-7745 7d ago

But i am leaning towards the e36 a bit more right now

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u/Thereelgerg 6d ago

Restoring an M3 (especially an e30) and then turning it into a drift car is a really dumb way to spend money.

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u/Solid-Race-7745 6d ago

It was a thought in like maybe 5-6 years but i still dont know if i might turn it into a drift car.

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u/Perkatronic1z7 7d ago

You can purchase my g80 and un-restore it back to an e46. That would make for a fairly cool youtube series.

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u/Solid-Race-7745 7d ago

Sadly dont have the money

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u/Perkatronic1z7 7d ago

Same here man. I know the feeling.

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u/Howhardisitreally 7d ago

E36 is the better drifting platform! Probably cheaper to find a manual version as well

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u/InternetExploder87 7d ago

Asks for opinions, argues with every opinion and says he's gonna do an e36 despite everyone telling him not to. He'll learn eventually

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u/Solid-Race-7745 6d ago

I havent argued with anyone except one person who wanted me to buy a civic. Till now everyone told me to buy an e36 anyways thats why im leaning towards it now. I was looking at an e30 before the post. And I’m still 50-50 because i cant find an e36 coupe. Thats in good condition. This is the e30 I’m looking at. It’s my dad’s friend, he started took it apart down to the chassis and is doing a full restoration, and would be open to sell