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My 318is

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 8:58 am
by cheffy
Hi, well here she is, my 1 owner, 88,000 mile 318is.
I bought it last week, from its one and only owner last w/e. in Cheshire.
I seen it advertised on ebay couple weeks ago, and as it happens
I was driving down to Silverstone to the GP later that week,(from nr Edinburgh) and chap says he is just about 6 miles from M6, I thought mm well I'm passing by, quick detour, I was first to view, deal was done :D
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I will be giving it a thorough detail most likely next w/e.
Wheels gona be hardest as they are pitted a wee bit.
Thanks for looking. :)

Re: My 318is

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 9:30 pm
by page
lucky you, enjoy her!

Re: My 318is

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 9:53 pm
by BHadley
Great cars the IS, I also have one.....but not as nice as yours!!

Re: My 318is

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 10:30 pm
by h2ggv
looks very clean nice car :D :D

Re: My 318is

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 2:49 am
by sindako
Nice Ride Mate , Really Nice .
Enjoy it .
PS : Replace the steering wheel , with the newer version M wheel .

Re: My 318is

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 8:46 am
by G-Bear
Nice find. Good to see theres still winning examples out there if thats as clean as it looks. There's been a couple that have sprung up of late..

Re: My 318is

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 9:35 am
by povertyspec
white isnt a colour i like but i really love the is in this colour, reminds me of the 2002 turbo. it would look awesome with some subtle m colour body stripes on the front , maybe IS in reverse!!! on the spoiler.

Re: My 318is

Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 10:49 am
by cheffy
It is as nice as it looks, just needs a really good detail, which I shall do next w/e,
wash, decontaminate with an iron fallout remover, clay, cut, polish, wax, interior will get carpets shampood, leather cleaned, fed and conditioned, then ofcourse the engine bay to get a thorough clean - the wheels gona be the biggest pain as they are a wee bit pitted, and these bbs are not the easiest to clean at any time - about 24 hours should do it ! :D

Sindako - where can I see new style M wheel ?

Povertyspec - white isnt my colour either btw ! but I do like it on this model.

Re: My 318is

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:30 pm
by rix313
Loks a similar spec inside to my iS :) Did you enjoy the GP?

Re: My 318is

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:49 pm
by cheffy
Sorry rix - just noticed your reply :o: just had a look at yours do you still have them both ?
Yes really enjoyed the GP.

Re: My 318is

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:57 pm
by Sanchez
I did something similar. Went to old Trafford for a international game. Came back with a white 318is for £700 a good few years ago know.

Ps in about 2 miles away from you.

Re: My 318is

Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 11:33 pm
by mani
This look like a real nice clean car well done mate

Re: My 318is

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 10:14 pm
by 106e30
Nice IS mate, I would keep the original steering wheel if I was you, Its the rack that needs changing not the the actual wheel, I find that mine is far too slow for the twisty stuff, many people switch with a z3's or an E36's.

Oh and get that tow bar off.

decent car

Re: My 318is

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 10:50 pm
by pony
Nice 1 owner 88k mileage :-)

Re: My 318is

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 1:16 pm
by povertyspec
is the interior original? . if theres a centre armrest in the rear it may not be. if you want a mtech check interior with no bolster wear , original sport rear seat, i have a very low mileage one stashed away from a white car, in case i ever bought a low mileage 318is. winkeye

Re: My 318is

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 7:10 pm
by page
congrats :D , looks mint, deffo get that towbar off tho

Re: My 318is

Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2014 12:10 pm
by cheffy
Hi all, 106e, I know re steering, it can take a wee bit to get used to, I have an E46 at the mo and what a difference on the steering, I think that is the rack to go for.

povertyspec, yes the interior is original, no armrest in the rear, I have the original sales receipt for all interior extras - electric sunroof, leather interior, rear head rests, onboard computer, and stereo, I think thats it, not got it here right now as I'm at work, but I'm sure it was around £1500 may have been more. rear seats hardly ever been sat on, infact its only really the drivers seat that has slight wear, there is however age related slight cracks but it is very slight.

page, yes tow bar will come off, I've harldy used the car and am waiting till I sell my E46, but I dare say its a sort of parking sensor :D - not so much for me, but anyone else that's not so
good at parking behind another car - lol :)

I have another post on here after I did a full detail, looks better than in these pics !

Re: My 318is

Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 8:15 pm
by page
cheffy wrote:Hi all, 106e, I know re steering, it can take a wee bit to get used to, I have an E46 at the mo and what a difference on the steering, I think that is the rack to go for.

povertyspec, yes the interior is original, no armrest in the rear, I have the original sales receipt for all interior extras - electric sunroof, leather interior, rear head rests, onboard computer, and stereo, I think thats it, not got it here right now as I'm at work, but I'm sure it was around £1500 may have been more. rear seats hardly ever been sat on, infact its only really the drivers seat that has slight wear, there is however age related slight cracks but it is very slight.

page, yes tow bar will come off, I've harldy used the car and am waiting till I sell my E46, but I dare say its a sort of parking sensor :D - not so much for me, but anyone else that's not so
good at parking behind another car - lol :)

I have another post on here after I did a full detail, looks better than in these pics !
lmao reminds me of my ex boyfriend tailgating someone and i was trying to teach him the error of his ways wen he didn't stop in time and cracked his bumper on a towbar.....was most funny