One of my coworkers is looking to sell his wife's car. When she moved to town she bought a '98 white four door 318i auto new from the dealer. Upgraded the wheels to the real spoke variety, added a sunroof, cd changer, ... however, does have the vinyl seats (leatherette or whatever) and cruise control. The car has been her commuter car since she bought it, the car has about 72k in miles and they think they want to sell it for around $10.5k. My motivation for considering the car is really about mileage. I average about 3000mi/month and the e34 only averages about 16mpg (surface streets most of the way.)

They have done all of the service work at the stealer, and it seems to run okay. Power is good for a ~1.9L auto, and other than a slight hum that appears when you are sitting at a stop with the car in gear and your foot on the brake everything is fine.

I'm curious if anyone on the board has any experience with this variety of e36, and what your recommendations would be whether it would be for this car or something else... Obviously I am not running out to buy a new anything, price plays a part in the decision.

It has been a while since I posted to the board, but I always return because you guys always help me out.

Thanks.