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Message: <blockquote data-quote="awyeah" data-source="post: 424706" data-attributes="member: 19607">Bro, I am driving a 318i manual. Yes, spare parts will be expensive than proton and most japanese cars. Mostly for autos, the auto gearbox is mainly the culprit due to the age of the car, which is expensive to fix, manual is more cheaper.The 318i has less electronics compared to 325, 328. The parts cost less. The 318i has no vanos or ASC and is a 4 cylinder engine, lesser sensors. On a full tank I can get 550-600km on my car. I believe maintaining a 318i is not as much as costly as you might think compared to an accord or camry. Also depends upon how the previous owner kept the car; how well maintained was it.The grip/traction of the car on the road especially during high speed turns, you can only feel when you drive a bmw. I believe its a safer car compared to waja. E36 suspensions, shocks, brakes all are are better compared to proton cars.Just my two cents:When you buy an E36 around 30k, set aside 5k+ for maintenance and repairs. After that your yearly expenditure on maintenance of the car should not be that much.When I calculate my expenditure, it cost me around 2k+ for repair costs after I got my car.</blockquote>