How B***** much?

I_MNL wrote: I think you are not listening to me; so I have to say it again: "Even in the best families of the world, one will find the black sheep"

My problem is that there appears to be several black sheep

The E36 in general dosen't appear to be very well built. At first I just thought I had bought a bad one but after using this forum for several months I noticed that the same problems were comming up regularly with other owners cars. And it's not just the E36 either.

My biggest bug bear at the moment is RUST. The last few times I have washed my car I have started to notice that it is appearing everywhere. Nothing very serious but in a couple of years time if left untreated the car will look a right state. Again my first assumption was that it must just be my car, but I have started noticing that a large proportion of E36s, coincidentally in the same places as it is starting to show on my car, are also going rusty.

Again this is not just limited to the E36, I have noticed several E38's starting to go around the back arches, at around the same age as my car. The E34 is not immune either and I don't doubt that in a year or two E39 and E46 owners will start to notice the onset of 'tin worm'

Maybe I just have an unrealistic expections, but surely a company like BMW could make cars with have less of a tendancy to convert to iron oxide!   

Anyway I think i've made my point.

I do agree though a pint would be nice and  Black sheep would do just fine!

320ci wrote: But, I do like the way the BMW gives you total confidence in side that shell, you know, if you have to, it will stop, or go round that corner or........ And it doesn't matter if its a 316 or a M3, they are nice to drive.  Happy driving

Totally agree!

must be the automatic "guff" filter kicking in.

BTW I need some RG-59 co-ax ASAP if anyones got a spare drum kicking around (just thought id throw that in there)

I think you are not listening to me; so I have to say it again:

"Even in the best families of the world, one will find the black sheep"

 Hope matter sorted now...

Let's go for a pint or two now! 

Horsetan wrote: Peter Fenwick wrote: ...The longest warranty I've ever had is 3 months. 3 months? I've not even had 3 hours

...but it was only for the engine, box and diff.

I have always bought bigger older cars rather than spending my money on a newer smaller more sensible car. I'm getting to the point now where I would just like to get a new car, one that no one else has had a chance to spoil. At the very least I'd like my next car to have only had one previous owner, not four like my BMW. 

Horsetan wrote: To be honest, I don't even know what a warranty looks like. My cars have always been so old, the warranty has been but a distant gleam in the dealer's eye.....

I know the feeling. The longest warranty I've ever had is 3 months.