JohnM575

x3. Our family owns a 96 C36, thus have done a few miles in it , and struggle to see how the C36 is a much worse value for money car compared to the 540i.Whilst it is an AMG , its intention was never to tackle the likes of the E36 M3 or M5 (which many people believe it was meant to), as Apex said , its purpose was to be a tourer with the options such as full electric seats , Bose sound system , Sat Nav, only avaliable in auto e.t.c . Try selling a 540i now or even in 5-10 years compared to a C36 and one would note there would be a significant resale value difference between the two.

Silver Star Farm (Wayne & Christine van der Star) 76 Waitakere Road, Waitakere, Auckland Phone: 025 942 068, Res: 810 8102, Fax: 810 8201 Dismantling and wrecking of Mercedes My family have gone through 3xW124 Wagons and always had top quality second hand spares readily avaliable and stock a lot of modern stuff as well so I'm sure they will be able to do you a good deal for the parts you are after.

Hi there, Since August 05 up until October this year our family has only clocked up 8,000km in our 96 750il.Would the lack of use and lowering of the charge of the battery have something to do with a significant amount of the pixels dying out in the air conditioning temperature display and in the tacho readout where there is a digital display of time/mpg/average speed etc.And how easily can this problem be fixed?Costly? We have had to recharge the battery a few times due to its lack of use as sometimes it would only get used once every 4-5 months and had a feeling this might have caused the problem , but if not , opinions would be great!

Pics will come tomorrow when I pull the camera out Info?Its as stated a 1996 C36 , at purchase had done 86k , now down 116k.Have had for around 4 years now and we have never had a problem with it.The car is stock minus the catalytic converter being removed.Sits on the standard 17" AMG monoblocks but am in the process of per swaying the old man to buy a set of the 18" Monoblocks , which give it a real tough look.With the car only clocking up 30k in the past 4 years it has had no problems at all apart from the central locking key packing in once , which immobilized the car but wasn't too much of a hassle as it happened at home and the guys from EC Mercedez came out as sorted it out pronto (highly recommended Mercedes specialists) .

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whoever has the cash should definitely front up and grab it.We have a 1996 C36 and from my driving experience are definitely the best packaged performance saloon of their age, a heap of stopping power (brakes of S600 Coupe), solid gearbox(again out of the S600 Coupe), wicked sounding and performing engine and impressive handling for a sedan.The 94's do have a uglier interior but all things aside , your still getting a very cheap performance sedan!

Hi all, Joined up here as I have a few mates who are signed up here who are Bimmersport members and is also a good source of info/tips with all things BMW.I am on the lookout for a E30-E36 325i Manual or possible conversion car and as the old MB 300TE isn't quite doing it for me anymore John