Im not a whimpy girl thank you... had my corsa engine in pieces many of times. Yes things like that do happen... not on every bmw engine ever. lol

And as for buying from ebay... yes there are some reputable sellers on ebay... however there are some twats too... and unless you really know what you are after and looking for then you could buy some fucked up shit.

Which is why hes joined a BMW forum, and not listening to people on here.

Shows how much you know about BMW engines

lol this is just turning into a big argument!!

i havent joined the forum because i dont believe people on here its just the fact that they will be able to help out alot aswell

been told that one of them does a regular oil change to his 2.8 and he hasnt had a problem with it yet so well see what happens then

any performance engine is recommended a recent oil change every 6months or 6k depending on age etc.

1.8 arent really a nippy engine but as said 2.8 or 3.5 would sing!

and the 325 takes 6.5 litres of oil so thats tubs ya gotta buy

Every engine should have a regular oil change!

E36's never came in a 3.5 version.

right sorted

328i touring it is

just have to make sure i keep changing the oil and doing regular services on it

so hopefully fingers crossed in feb youll see me out in my new car lol

the next thing is

mods

tuning

what else can people think about

turbocharger will take a while to purchase

Depending on how much you're wanting to spend.

BMW's cost a fortune to tune.

What do you want performance or aesthetics?

Tuning wise there's not alot you can do apart from breather and big bore throttle body. Then there's m3 cams after that looking at supercharger which ain't cheap for bmws if done right

Only the American M3 cams will fit.

personally i would suggest keeping the styling simple,subtle but stylish. lowered on some nice rims. if you get a silver bm i think they look good with colour coded bump strips.
because the e36 has been around since 1990 theres loads of aftermarket products available regarding mods, aswell as quite a few specialist breakers for cheaper parts.
to get some ideas/inspiration pick up a copy of performance bmw magazine and/or get searching the net/forums etc. each to their own at the end of the day.

ok cheerz mate