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[Ryan...]

$2k???

Damn, cant imagine they wont wanna total it for that!

[alexw]

If they try and total it, we'll have issues. The hail damage was $2,000 and they didn't total it.

I'm using airbag stalks. No issues. My iX has them like that too, it's not bad.

[Ryan...]

Wow, you hear a lot of stories about insurance totaling these cars for much less. What provider to you use?

[alexw]

USAA, military only insurance company.

Its not a total, and if it is, they're retarded. I paid more than $2,000. If they want to go by NADA values, I think the car is still worth like $4,000. I could easily provide a list of recently sold cars and their values.

[Ryan...]

I thought the rule of thumb was 40% of the car's value and it gets totaled? I hope not, but even if they do, couldn't you potentially buy it back and come out ahead on this whole unfortunate event? Granted, you'd have a rebuilt title in the end..

[Earl]

^I believe your have a salvaged title and it if the damages are more than the worth of the vehicle, then its totaled.

[wasnt m3]

They usually don't brand the title of a car of that age. My touring was technically totalled and I bought it back with a clean title.

[B C]

wasnt m3 said:

They usually don't brand the title of a car of that age. My touring was technically totalled and I bought it back with a clean title.

Did it by chance get rearended by a brodozer and come out looking like a normal sedan or something?

[wasnt m3]

Haha...no it wasn't really that bad. A cracked oil pan made them assume it needed an engine because they couldn't start it. Win for me. Got more for the car than we paid for it and bought it back for an agreed $1100.

[Earl]

Any updates?

[alexw]

I was just called today by the other guy's insurance, they're going to pay to fix my car...

I've been slow on upgrades because I don't want to do anything while it's jacked up.

[Earl]

Yay=) If you ver are looking into an intake, they don't do anything. lol Kamotors just sounds good and I noticed barely any gain. I have a chip that I believe would work for you. It didn't work for me and I don't know why. Car ran great the first time after installing it. After that it wouldn't start unless I primed it.

[Ryan...]

The chip wouldn't work for him, the M42 in the e30 is much different than the motors that came in the e36s from what I've read.

[Earl]

The ecu is the same number. The only difference in m42's I believe is intake manifold.

[Ryan...]

Wow, I would've figured there'd be a difference, seeing as how the manifolds are very different, right? According to a guy on bimmerfest the manifolds are drastically different, as BMW kind of used the m42 in the e36s to "develop" the m44 that eventually replaced it

[alexw]

Already have a chip. Mark D, likely the only thing I'd buy from Canada.

Its noticeably quicker. This is one car/engine that is supposed to really benefit from a chip.

[rampelsauce]

You mentioned Canada? This thread is now about Rush and the Toronto Maple Leafs. And Molson.

Back on topic, do they make chips that are set more toward the eco-driving persuasion?

[Ryan...]

alexw said:

Already have a chip. Mark D, likely the only thing I'd buy from Canada.

Its noticeably quicker. This is one car/engine that is supposed to really benefit from a chip.

Hows the clutch on yours? When it comes time to replace it, go with the single mass M20 setup from the 325i. Best bang-for-buck mod you can do for the 318

[alexw]

The car is very solid. If I do a flywheel swap it'll be from a non-AC 318is (euro). It's direct fit and less weight.

There is some discussion on the m20 flywheel actually being just as heavy after all the required parts are added up.

Rampel... This isn't prolly Eco friendly, it's performance oriented. Some report better mpg, others no... It's getting better than my M3 was so I don't care.

[alexw]

Haven't updated this in some time... I had been looking to sell the 318is but then decided against it. Mostly just maintenance lately. Had a little mini crisis the other day.

Had a family emergency on Monday night. I had to fly to my parents house in the. Negative degree weather, without warming up the car. Drove 80+ mph for about 8 mins, then turned it off... Didn't realize it then but I left a HUGE oil stain on my parents driveway. After the crisis, went home, parked the car. Came time to move it and I noticed a huge oil stain on the roadway. The front drivers side tire looked a little low as well. I moved it across the street (damn alternate street parking). Turns out that wasn't a good idea, not so much for the engine as the tire.

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No damage to the perfect shape 14 inch weaves.

The next day I did a wheel swap out in the snowy roadway and limped the car into the garage. Put it up on jack stands and found oil everywhere. Couldn't find a source. Popped the hood and found oil everywhere, even on top of the valve cover!! Didn't take long to find the oil dip stick had been lifted about 3 inches out of its "hole"... I'm confident that was the source of the leak, how it happened, idk.

Filled her back up with oil, did my best to clean the mess and she runs fine now. Just have one hell of a clean up come spring.

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Shitty photo of her from the window of my WRX after she got fixed.