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<blockquote data-quote="Lionel_Koh" data-source="post: 374997" data-attributes="member: 205"><p>1. Is E36 reliable enough?? I've read so many posts about E36 problems and I couldn't believe that this car has THAT number of things that can go wrong! From unstable ride to gauge failure, O2 sensor failure, hidraulic lifter problem etc etc.. Just for comparison sake, my 19-year old nissan doesn't even have half the problems mentioned. To be fair, the nissan is a simpler car, with fewer number of parts than E36, thus fewer parts than could go wrong.</p><p><span style="color: Red">-Yes ....very reliable......Be fair, the car u going to buy is >10 years so if those parts is not been replace b4, sure need d replacement sooner or later .....Tat y i always said ....Looks for those with service history so u will save lot on maintenance $$$$$</span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span> 2. Spare parts price & availability: How easily can we get OEM spare parts for E36? Also, can we get reconditioned parts at reasonable prices? Are the parts for E36 interchangable with other models, say e30 or maybe e34? Many of my sentra parts are interchangeable with other nissan models, for example, I can use sentra b13 shocks and springs and nissan bluebird U12 discs.</p><p><span style="color: Red">-No worry .....very easy to find OEM parts and trust me some even cheaper then WAJA or PERDANA..</span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span> 3. Fuel Consumption: One of the reason I choose 318 over 325 or 328 is because of the FC. However, from what I've read in the forum, the FC of 318 and 328 is not much, but the G-force experienced by the driver when accelerating is :biggrin:. Sadly, I cannot afford the road tax for 328, so I'll stick to 318. What's the average FC for a manual 318?</p><p><span style="color: Red">-325 and 328 manual is about RM0.20/KM and 318 is lower then tat </span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p> Good luck and happy hunting .............</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lionel_Koh, post: 374997, member: 205"] 1. Is E36 reliable enough?? I've read so many posts about E36 problems and I couldn't believe that this car has THAT number of things that can go wrong! From unstable ride to gauge failure, O2 sensor failure, hidraulic lifter problem etc etc.. Just for comparison sake, my 19-year old nissan doesn't even have half the problems mentioned. To be fair, the nissan is a simpler car, with fewer number of parts than E36, thus fewer parts than could go wrong. [COLOR=Red]-Yes ....very reliable......Be fair, the car u going to buy is >10 years so if those parts is not been replace b4, sure need d replacement sooner or later .....Tat y i always said ....Looks for those with service history so u will save lot on maintenance $$$$$ [/COLOR] 2. Spare parts price & availability: How easily can we get OEM spare parts for E36? Also, can we get reconditioned parts at reasonable prices? Are the parts for E36 interchangable with other models, say e30 or maybe e34? Many of my sentra parts are interchangeable with other nissan models, for example, I can use sentra b13 shocks and springs and nissan bluebird U12 discs. [COLOR=Red]-No worry .....very easy to find OEM parts and trust me some even cheaper then WAJA or PERDANA.. [/COLOR] 3. Fuel Consumption: One of the reason I choose 318 over 325 or 328 is because of the FC. However, from what I've read in the forum, the FC of 318 and 328 is not much, but the G-force experienced by the driver when accelerating is :biggrin:. Sadly, I cannot afford the road tax for 328, so I'll stick to 318. What's the average FC for a manual 318? [COLOR=Red]-325 and 328 manual is about RM0.20/KM and 318 is lower then tat [/COLOR] Good luck and happy hunting ............. [/QUOTE]
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