1990 BMW 318is - todays purchase!

[Commited]

Some may have seen my previous thread about buying a 318is. Turned out that it was a cat C write off repaired, so I left that. Took a chance and PM'd Bob_S and asked him if he was selling his. Appeared he was willing to sell! It's a 1990 BMW 318is (this ones HPI clear ;) )

Left my house in Dublin at 5am - Me and my mate Ally aka "Cripple" arrive in Chester at 8.20


Just before leaving the sellers house - car was pretty much as described - a refreshing change and got loads of free parts


Ally picked up one too, sure why not - lazerblau 91 318is








Some of the great scenery on the drive to the ferry!




The interior is like new - no cracks on dashboard, no marks on the seats.



(white mark on seat is a bit of paper)

Diamondschwartz black metallic
-35mm H&R spring
Koni and Avo adjustable shocks all round
E46 M3 cab rear top mounts
New discs and pads on rear to BMW spec
New discs and pads on front to BMW spec
New rear backbox genuine BMW
Unmarked dark check IS cloth interior
IS lip spoler
15" BBS wheels
New door and boot seals
SE sideskirts
Rear blind
New timing chain
New Viscous cluch and fan
New sump gaskets
New Fuel Pump
4.27 diff (very nippy)
Removed heater plates on TB
Genuine BMW mat set
Black headlining
Front fog lights
Very good strong motor and drivechain
BBR Star chipped
FSH (Mostly BMW)
An inch thick stack of receipts
Full Tool kit

Performed faultlessly on the drive home - love it and cant wait to iron out a few tiny niggles it has

[Bob_S]

really glad your happy with it mate! I hope you get as much enjoyment out of it as I did! Loved every minute of owning it and miss it already!!!

[gareth]

looks sweeet! nice one!

[eko]

Well done Commited,definately chosen a nice one to take back home

[gareth]

just noticed that in the 2nd pic, it looks like you're playing in a 1/2 scale car!!!!

will the nice german plates have to go when you take it over there?

[Commited]

Cheers lads!

Gareth - yeah the reg will change to something like 90-D-57234 (90 for the year, D for Dublin, and the third number is the order in which its registered) - might get german plates made up for it like that though - want something different!

Very happy all in all and it was a great drive home!

[ash-e30]

very nice mate looks very clean is that sport seats?

[Sanchez]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... &rd=1&rd=1

bit of as tidy up and she'll be fine.

[d6dph]

Nice purchase. Glad to see another car has gone to a good home.

Let's hope you keep it in such great condition

[dom-1984-320i]

Well done mate, nice little adventure there, good way to remember buying ya E30!

[Commited]

Well done Sanchez - a bit of a bargain for my mate really.

d6 - It'll be better when I'm done with it, hopefully getting her sprayed before the summer and want to up the power a little!

[hammoj28]

Looks ace! Glad u finally found one. A good one too by the looks of it.

[cliffybabe]

Thats Bob_S old iS, Thats anice motor u got there congrats

[MarkP]

Thats a clean looking IS you got there Commited. More than a bargain to your mate saying its for sale already.

[Royalratch]

Nothing like a jaunt across the country to pick up a nice bit of BMW.

Your mission looks like Highlander, Italian Job, Lord of the Rings and Ronin rolled into one!

Awesome car - hats off you ya's.

[tom325sport]

Looks really nice buddy, pleased for you.

[Lennerd320i]

nice car! have fun with it but that won't be a prob at all

And what an amazing view you had when driving to the ferry

[Commited]

Just gave it a wash there to wash off all the much I collected. 200miles done so far in the car and I love it - I cant stop grinning.

[Commited]

Well Irish plates are on. Kinda disapointed with them, the 90 isnt at the same level as the rest. Ah well, it'll do for now.


(bit dirty)


Fitted the new headunit today - it's well fancy, was £350 new or something. Wiring was an ABSOLUTE mess inside there but I worked it out eventually, and its now sporting a new ISO connector with the correct adaptors etc for the stereo.





Cant wait to fit my new components to the front (hopefully tomorrow):
http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/jbl-c50 ... 435e555fe4

and some infinity speakers into the back
Also need to replace the broken Eleccy Aerial - unscrewed the cap and the aerial came out whole..

[MarkP]

Whats the button between the rear window demister and the red LED for?

[Commited]

Speaker balance. It isnt connected though. Must have been one of those ridiculous options

[stuartgallafant]

nice one dude, glad you've finally got what you want

[cliffybabe]

nice to see a prodigy CD there mate

[Pal318is]

Minter Dude...what happened to the lip spoiler??

Pal

[Commited]

Lip spoiler met a kerb across the road from my drive. It isnt broken, just a bit scratched. Gonna leave it off for now, as I'd just catch it everywhere!

[AC_S]

nice motor Commited,
always good to see another good one landing on these shores.

[Commited]

Gave it a good clean and wax after work today - happy with the results (site seems to squide the images though)!

[Sanchez]

missing its front lip spoiler i see.

casulty to a speed hump was it?

or the ferry?

[Commited]

Casualty of a kerb - its still in tact, its just easier to leave it off - makes driving around alot easier (loads of stupid speedbumps)

A pic from tonight: