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<blockquote data-quote="infinityKL" data-source="post: 307912" data-attributes="member: 5054"><p>Comparisom based on my car...clocked 155,000km's</p><p></p><p>Just came back after viewing this car (WXX 6128 - clocked, 168,000km's) for my brother... although it was on the pricy side, we decided to give it a try as it was only 1 owner and the car looked great (pics) via mms. </p><p></p><p>First thing i did was open the hood as the overall car looked ok, no signs of accident whatsoever... Engine was very quiet and very clean and sounds awesome when i rev'ed it, no signs of any leaking or oil stains. It was quite obvious he came straight from a car wash, hehe.. raining!</p><p></p><p>Then moved on to interior, looking good wt a nice dashboard, clear OBC wt no missing pixels and AC was cold wt a good blower. Front 2 seats and door panels were re-leather'ed... OEM kenwood HU and changer. Centre broken AC flip. Both A pillars are falling off.. </p><p></p><p>Now the intresting part: test drive... Accelerator pedal was a little heavy/rough, took it for a spin.. Sadly not what i expected, the car was very sluggish and revs were weak, car is struggling at 2nd and 3rd gears.. Switch to S mode, no difference, sigh sigh, disappointment. Smooth gear changes though... steering had a lot of free play, gear lever was kinda hard too.. suspension and rims were ok, all standard. </p><p></p><p>Now the tricky bit: 1 Owner? but had 3 diff names on Reg card?? he claims the car was re-financed, by this time i have lost the tiny little bit of confidence that i still had on the car as all the above were fixable. Then came another surprise when i asked more, he told me that he had changed the ECU before to solve some ABS problems:stupid:.. and it was from an E46?? Thats it, didnt even speak about the price and we left wt nothing but disappointment...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /> Was looking forward to the 4th E36 in our family.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="infinityKL, post: 307912, member: 5054"] Comparisom based on my car...clocked 155,000km's Just came back after viewing this car (WXX 6128 - clocked, 168,000km's) for my brother... although it was on the pricy side, we decided to give it a try as it was only 1 owner and the car looked great (pics) via mms. First thing i did was open the hood as the overall car looked ok, no signs of accident whatsoever... Engine was very quiet and very clean and sounds awesome when i rev'ed it, no signs of any leaking or oil stains. It was quite obvious he came straight from a car wash, hehe.. raining! Then moved on to interior, looking good wt a nice dashboard, clear OBC wt no missing pixels and AC was cold wt a good blower. Front 2 seats and door panels were re-leather'ed... OEM kenwood HU and changer. Centre broken AC flip. Both A pillars are falling off.. Now the intresting part: test drive... Accelerator pedal was a little heavy/rough, took it for a spin.. Sadly not what i expected, the car was very sluggish and revs were weak, car is struggling at 2nd and 3rd gears.. Switch to S mode, no difference, sigh sigh, disappointment. Smooth gear changes though... steering had a lot of free play, gear lever was kinda hard too.. suspension and rims were ok, all standard. Now the tricky bit: 1 Owner? but had 3 diff names on Reg card?? he claims the car was re-financed, by this time i have lost the tiny little bit of confidence that i still had on the car as all the above were fixable. Then came another surprise when i asked more, he told me that he had changed the ECU before to solve some ABS problems:stupid:.. and it was from an E46?? Thats it, didnt even speak about the price and we left wt nothing but disappointment...:confused: Was looking forward to the 4th E36 in our family. [/QUOTE]
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