e36 m3 good?

[f1dreamr575]

well i don't really want to get a cheap piece of shit just because it is cheap, especially since I'M buying it with my OWN money i want it to be something i atleast like looking at and won't dred claiming it as my own. I can only spend about 15k and i can find alot of later model cherokee's for that much and the m3's i find in that price range are almost 8-10 years old and i'm gonna need it to last me about 6 years or so cuz i'm gonna be too broke to just get a new car right after school. I'm really not an SUV person and never have been but i'm on 12 months probation on my license and really can't afford to lose it anytime soon so i figured a cherokee cuz it's bigger than a car, slower, automatic so it will help me calm down. On the other end though i came across a 01 s4 with a few mods, absolutely clean and so gorgeous and even though i had an 00 i fell in love with it. And my family is pretty much an audi family now, i mean my lil brother drives a 97 a4, my dad drives a 03 s4, and my mom drives a toureg which is pretty much an audi. Sorry i don't have any pix of my dad's e36, he sold it a few years back, i can try to find the ebay and autotrader pix he had tho.

[ZfrkS62]

i have 2 opinions here. both depend on the situation. all i can say is that if mom and dad aren't gong to support you financially in school, take the jeep. Other than that. my position should be well known

[RC45]

Actually with $15K to spend, get a new $10K car.

You get warranty and reliability.

Sure it will be a cheap ass KIA.... but you will also have $5,000 left in the bank for beer, chicks and partying

[f1dreamr575]

chix don't care if you don't have a ride

[ARMAN]

Sorry i don't have any pix of my dad's e36, he sold it a few years back, i can try to find the ebay and autotrader pix he had tho.

*sniff* *sniff* do I smell something in the air? Wasnt it e30 your dad had? :roll:

chix don't care if you don't have a ride

oh yes they do, atleast here 8)

[caneswell]

Originally Posted by f1dreamr575 I'm contemplating getting a 95-99 m3 or a 99-04 jeep grand cherokee limited v6 or v8 to go off to college. I would really like the m3 because i know they are stellar cars for the time period plus my dad had a 89 m3 but it's almost ten years old and I need something to be reliable and last me a good 6-7 years. I don't know much about cherokee's but I know it's american made and that kinda scares me and it's auto which i can't stand but it's nice and comfortable and has space the m3 doesn't. Any suggestions?

I don't understand how you've come to choose between these two???

If you like cars get the M3 if you are a mother of 2 get the horrible jeep thing!

[RC45]

Originally Posted by f1dreamr575 well i don't really want to get a cheap piece of shit just because it is cheap, especially since I'M buying it with my OWN money i want it to be something i atleast like looking at and won't dred claiming it as my own. I can only spend about 15k and i can find alot of later model cherokee's for that much and the m3's i find in that price range are almost 8-10 years old and i'm gonna need it to last me about 6 years or so cuz i'm gonna be too broke to just get a new car right after school. I'm really not an SUV person and never have been but i'm on 12 months probation on my license and really can't afford to lose it anytime soon so i figured a cherokee cuz it's bigger than a car, slower, automatic so it will help me calm down. On the other end though i came across a 01 s4 with a few mods, absolutely clean and so gorgeous and even though i had an 00 i fell in love with it. And my family is pretty much an audi family now, i mean my lil brother drives a 97 a4, my dad drives a 03 s4, and my mom drives a toureg which is pretty much an audi. Sorry i don't have any pix of my dad's e36, he sold it a few years back, i can try to find the ebay and autotrader pix he had tho.

Sounds like your family is well enough off to buy and support what ever you choose to get... after all you only have "$15K to spend (which normally means daddy has set a spending limit for his money)"

Next... let's move along... nothing to see here... hehe

[antonioledesma]

Originally Posted by ARMAN Sorry i don't have any pix of my dad's e36, he sold it a few years back, i can try to find the ebay and autotrader pix he had tho. *sniff* *sniff* do I smell something in the air? Wasnt it e30 your dad had? :roll:

he did say it. It could start to stink in here, or maybe daddy had both of them, e30 and e36

Originally Posted by f1dreamr575 I learned to drive on my dad's e30 m3 and my first car was a 00 s4 turbo and i'm still here.

[ae86_16v]

Originally Posted by everso Originally Posted by RC45 Actually with $15K to spend, get a new $10K car. You get warranty and reliability. Sure it will be a cheap ass KIA.... but you will also have $5,000 left in the bank for beer, chicks and partying OR...don't buy a car at all....leaving $15,000 for beer and girls

I concur. . . just get a bus pass for 30 bucks a month! Or shit, some colleges even have free public transit.

[f1dreamr575]

Thanks for catching my typo, going back and forth between e36 and e30 had me just mixing them up, but yea I wish me dad had both, he actually had the e30 and a 87 325 that i hate abd better yet he sold the m3 and still has the old 3-series. He baught it for $1200 and sold the m3 for 17