Exit one 91, enter another 91...
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Chadley said:
I have some very high expectations for this car though...
Good for you. I'll do this for me though, not to impress anyone else.
Copied from my thread on R3v:
Several of you may remember I have owned a E30 M3 for about 5 years. A US Spec M3 that I picked up in Germany while stationed there on active duty. That car was sold 04-25-2012, the for sale ad is visible here... The car was sold to anthusist, and an active BMWCCA member. I expect he will keep it in as good, if not better shape than I did. As for why I made this transition, I needed (need) to provide for my family and rather OWN a home than own a M3. It was the right financial decision, and do not reget doing it. That said, I turned down several interested parties due to their lack of knowledge and respect for the vehicle. One potential buyer was interested in turning it into a daily driver for their teenager...
Photo of said M3 for good measure.
So the M3 was sold on 04-25-2012, on 04-26-2012 I picked up a 1991 318is Brilliantrot on Silver cloth slicktop. The car only had 102,500 miles, very well maintained and clean. The previous owner is very active in Badger Bimmers (BMWCCA). The car was a little more than I wanted to pay, but I felt it was worth it. I won't go into too many details, but the car was listed here, I didn't pay asking price... The previous owner keeps texting asking for the car back (jokingly of course).
Previous owner photos:
Crack free dash & original stereo
Vehicle had a parking lot accident, was repaired:
Some photos before the trip:
http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t459/M42E30/Snapbucket/C36F7225.jpg
http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t459/M42E30/Snapbucket/96CEF316.jpg
This is nice to have:
http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t459/M42E30/Snapbucket/643C174E.jpg
So is this:
http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t459/M42E30/Snapbucket/4096634D.jpg
Overall the car is in great shape. It's a little dirty inside, but I had it shampooed and plan on a detail soon. The day after I purchased the vehicle I took it on a trip to St Louis (300 miles from where I live). Only hiccup "mechanically" with the car was a loose IS lip. I removed it as I didn't want to lose it on the highway. I averaged 30MPG which was awesome! My M3 was a little bit of a gas hog!
Visited the Gateway Arch:
http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t459/M42E30/Snapbucket/9446da57.jpg
View form the top:
http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t459/M42E30/Snapbucket/99BD96A1.jpg
http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t459/M42E30/Snapbucket/842AAB96.jpg
Randoms in St Louis:
http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t459/M42E30/Snapbucket/8b460195.jpg
http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t459/M42E30/Snapbucket/1f0644ae.jpg
http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t459/M42E30/Snapbucket/3d8476ce.jpg
So fun times, then last night there was an insane thunderstorm accompanied with baseball sized hail. I was at a wedding reception and no safe place to park.... The car got hit about 4 times. I think pointless dent removal will work. Its not terrible, but four to five dents that wern't there a few days ago.
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This isn't even the largest ones I saw!
When the weather clears and I get a chance to look over the car I'll throw up some pictures of the damage, it's not nearly as bad as it could of been. I really lucked out.
Tomorrow I'll throw up a list of things to do and planned mods. This car is really in great shape. It'll look even better when I throw the weaves on, the current wheels are snow tires. The previous owner had them mounted but I don't think he ever drove it in the snow. The chassis is rust free, very clean!
Thanks for reading! I plan on updating this as she is modified and maintained!
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alexw said:
I just prefer e30's....
I respect miatas for what they are, but I would never daily one. And that's what I'm looking for, daily driven, prepared for casual auto-x.
nice nice. well i hope to see you out to some events this year alex. its a blast.
there were a couple e30s racing today saw this one and had to take a picture of it...i felt bad for the car...
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looks like a great car! where was this hail storm? that hail is huge!
Dan
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at least your m3 lives only a couple blocks from me now
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Thats Rawson's $500 chump car. He was just autoxing it for the hell of it.
mystere30 said:
nice nice. well i hope to see you out to some events this year alex. its a blast.
there were a couple e30s racing today saw this one and had to take a picture of it...i felt bad for the car...
Silver Grey E46 M3
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It's hard to photograph with the color and light.
It's about a basketball sized dent. The passenger side door handle/key area is dented too.
It's fixable but I'm just afraid of the estimate being too close to the insurance's "value" for the car.
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