Same reason my E46 went to the breaker, was not worth fixing. M52B28 is fantastic!
Excited to see those door cards mounted! Having two cars, one for practical/daily use and one for enjoyment seems to be the way to go, just a little hard to justify with on street parking and no garage!
E39 is long gone I’m afraid, sold it to a breaker as I couldn’t be arsed with it. If I had the space, I would have kept it and tried to save it.
2.8 M52 is still my favourite BMW engine. Would love another E36 328i touring