Jake Jumped on the BMW bandwagon

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  1. Jake

    Jake Active Member

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    Here's my 'new' ride. the PO was a friend of mine and SUPER ANAL about maintenance on this car. It currently has just under 220k on the clock all original everything. the leather is absolutely flawless, paint is probably a 7.5/10 and he has replaced some small things i'll list below.

    Details:
    1994 BMW 318i
    220,000 miles
    5 speed

    Mods:
    Exterior:
    Aftermarket black housing projector upgrade
    black housing turn signals
    LED tail lights smoked lenses
    smoked LED sidemarkers

    Suspension/brakes:
    bone stock
    all bushings, shocks, wear items replaced last year.
    new pads all around

    Wheels/Tires:
    stock wheels
    new continental tires (~2000miles)

    Engine:
    stock 1.8l 4cyl
    drop-in K&N filter

    Interior/ICE:
    stock FLAWLESS interior
    carpet is perfect
    has all weather mats in the trunk
    Alpine ida-x300 headunit (want to trade up to the 305s for iphone capability)
    Alpine components all the way around

    Needs:
    new clutch soon (probably changing in the summer when the bike is back up and running)

    and uh that's it

    Wants:
    e46 M3 wheels
    satellite radio brain to get rid of the separate xm unit
    alpine radio with iphone/pandora/ipod capability.
    JPM Coachworks alcantara upgrades

    I want to keep this as stock/reliable as possible. i have the bike to feed the need for speed and modding.

    on to the pics. I haven't taken any personally, these are from the PO, but it looks the same. I really need to get some interior pics, it really is that amazing for a 16yo car.

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    more pics to come.

    -Jake
     
  2. nsvwrx

    nsvwrx Active Member

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    Ah. We had one of those back in the day. Great car!
     
  3. Jake

    Jake Active Member

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    yeah, and i forgot probably the most important part.

    it gets 30mpg!
     
  4. Cool_____

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    Super clean bimmer. Welcome to the club!
     
  5. Trey

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    I remember that, I also saw a hatch off at lil Talledega and tbone a tree. :eek:
     
  6. subigrl

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    welcome to the family jake :) ...Did you ever think that you would be this blessed?
     
  7. AirMax95

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    Those photos....ahhhh STATESBORO!!!!

    Good pickup....
     
  8. slade1274

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    Must be something in the water..... ;)
     
  9. Alex

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    Congrats on the new ride, Jake!
     
  10. Jake

    Jake Active Member

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    who are you? haha
     
  11. Jake

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    mine would be slowbimmer
     
  12. Alex

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    Christmas is coming up -- You know JPM goodies make great gifts ;)
     
  13. Jake

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    that they do. i actually need to pick up another parking brake handle, as the locking action is gone on this one. so maybe send it to you and have it wrapped? maybe get a boot done too? there is a site that has an alcantara shift boot, and parking brake boot for $95 tho...
     
  14. Banana

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    You may want to look into fitment on the E46 M3 wheels, but I think you can run 4 front wheels and it will work, the rear uses a crazy offset that only fits the M3. At least that's what the other E46 guys do. Looks like a nice car though!
     
  15. Cool_____

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    Camber and serious fender rolling the rear will fit. But I mean SERIOUS fender rolling.
     
  16. Jake

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    yep thats what ive searched. i will probably end up having to buy two sets and selling the rears off as a set.
     
  17. GTscoob

    GTscoob Black is Beautiful

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    Congrats. I learned to drive 5spd on an older 318 coupe; such a fun ride albeit so slow.
     
  18. Jake

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    ah yes, slow as xmas. but the gas mileage makes up for it. and considering i have ~100mile commutes 5 days a week, i can live with a 33mpg car and a 55mpg bike
     
  19. Cool_____

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    Yup....when you have a bike.....speed isn't a concern in a car :wiggle:
     
  20. Alex

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    Which site? And our pricing varies based on the specific project. There are simply too many options to list in our catalog.
     
  21. Jake

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    http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/Shift-EBrakeBook-BLK

    i'm hoping to actually have enough free time/money to swing by your shop one day. there are a few little things i want to see about improving.
     

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