Hanks guys for all the great info
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Especially about the areas with less salt, although I did paint the subframe once, I can do it again if I need to
I am mechanically inclined having done every single thing on my M47 (cluch+flywheel, water pump+belt, swirl flap delete, glow plugs and all sorts of little things).
I also did a lot of homework for the N52 and am quite confident I can manage it nicely, also looked at realoem.com (absouletly fantastic site), found the common parts that go wrong on the N52, looked up the prices on daparto.de and summed up all the expenses, not too bad, I just hope things don't go wrong at the same time, lol
I think the biggest challenge will be finding one as they are too rare..
You are welcome.
If you are able and want to do the mechanical stuff on your own, you can take the risk and buy models with high mileage.
However if you have enough money, spend it on a low or medium milage model with available history.
I am long enough into the car scene to know, that these kind of engines will increase their value in future. For sure not tomorrow but in 5-10 years, cars representing in mint condition will bring money. Think about the E30 325i or E36 328i.