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stephen318
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Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:51 pm

hey everyone, just joined the site after buying my first ever beemer (which had a sticker for this site on the back window)

Its a 1990 4 door 318i, and while its not perfect, its in bloody good condition for its age with only a few wee bits needing doing which are
drivers door lock wont unlock the car,
fan coupling needs replaced,
petrol tank or filler pipe seems to be leaking when filled over half way
diff seals or gasket needs changed.
other than this are there any other common faults that crop up on these cars????

other than that its mint, paintwork is fresh and the interior is pretty much unmarked and its an utter joy to drive. nice n quiet on the road with no rattles/squeaks, no clunks to speak of. and pretty good handling.

its got 167k on the clock and has 140k's worth of bmw service history which prob explains why it seems so good.

and the price i paid for this..............150 smackers....how happy am i!!!!!!!!

gotta admit i love the car already and im seriously thinking bout doing a few bits n bobs.

fantastic site btw, been looking thru the guides/forum topics, really good information on here. :D
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m3ben05
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Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:53 pm

Sounds like oyu got a bargain there mate, welcome to the zone, you should get some pictures up :D
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Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:54 pm

welcome to the site mate
hope you enjoy your stay here
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Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:55 pm

Welcome to zone dude :)

Everthing you will ever need advise/info wise here!
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Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:56 pm

wellcome to the zone mate, as for the diff casket, i saw my mate stu make one out of gasket paper an dit was spot on
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Considering Selling the Cabby, looks like its gonna go
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Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:56 pm

Welcome to the zone mate!

Car sounds a bargain,put some pics up,the old owner may well still be on here.
other than this are there any other common faults that crop up on these cars????
loads mate,to name a few-dodgy gauges,clutch hydraulics,central locking.....

but as you now have this place,all these problems wont be a problem for you for long winkeye
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Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:27 am

Welcome to the site,I have 316i had same prob with fuel tank.Got new one from GSF at reasonable price bitch to fit though.Same prob with door lock but going to go remote locking.
Everybody one site very helpfull :bmw:
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Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:30 pm

welcome to the zone mate. enjoy yourself! :cool:
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stephen318
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Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:12 pm

thanks for the warm welcome everyone, i know that when sumthin does go tits up ill be in good hands :D

as requested heres a few pics of the ol' girl.....

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the one thing i would like to change are the rims, to small and a bugger to keep clean, so if anyone knows of a set of 17's goin gimme a shout.
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Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:29 pm

17's without lowering will look daft

nice clean car tho from the look of it.. bargain for £150
Got cable ties? Get diffin..

Arch roller for hire.

www.zeroexhausts.co.uk

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stephen318
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Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:07 pm

Jhonno wrote:17's without lowering will look daft

ill just need to get it lowered then m8 :wink:
ad318i
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Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:10 pm

an old zone members car then...

...looking good anyone got in idea who's it is?
1989 Alpine White 318i 4 Door - Got Scrapped When I Was Abroad
1993 Metallic Green 316i Touring - Im Selling it before i move back to Greece, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0239342139
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Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:48 am

ad318i wrote:anyone got in idea who's it is?
it was mines! its been alot of fun but the time came to buy someting a bit faster, then i was stuck with the bm taking up space in the drive :roll:
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Sat Jul 08, 2006 2:57 pm

Hi bud hope you enjoy your time as a zoner


Matt


P.s sorry bout the link guys cant get a sig pic to work :cry:
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'89 320i Touring 'Switchable' Auto Colour: Dirty
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Sat Jul 08, 2006 3:13 pm

hi mate, use this link but without the extra g at the end :wink:

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