New daily turd.. Lowering the tone..

[Jhonno]

Got bored with the 318Ti, so was on the lookout for something new, so I bought this at the weekend.. (Compact is for sale now... )

[e30topless]

nice shooting brake,

spazbox FTW ! 6 pots i assume ?

[Jhonno]

6 pots and 2800cc's.. Silky smooth motorway muncher

[Blitz]

Nice. Wood and leather looks nice. What wheels are they? It suits it.

[Jhonno]

They are 15" Alpina's.. 15"x7.5" et40

I am actually a massive fan of the autobox.. It works so well with the 2.8

Need to take the roofbars off for everyday use really.

It has a few issues, but nothing major, drives absolutely spot on!

[harry_p]

AAAarrrrggggghhhhhhhhh

the wood trim, it burns my eyes

i keep getting the urge to make an m3 touring, i like the shape and have to admit a hatch back would be very handy sometimes!

[Jhonno]

The wood trim I could definitely take or leave... It's not the worst thing in the world, but I am hardly a fan.

M3 Touring would be awesome if you can stomach the fuel costs..

[ah]

Nice spec interior.

[Simon13]

cruise? heated fronts and no PDC

[Jhonno]

Yup.. Heated seats (not working atm), no PDC (shame, my Compact has little spec but has it), wish it had cruise also..

I love the interior combo, looks great!

[fingerman]

Nice, I like the wood trim and same colour combo as in my turd (apart from wood!)

Original BMW Business radio with CD Changer in the boot?

A wolf in sheeps clothing me thinks, de-badged

Not sure about the rear lights tho

[oomz1975]

I like this, swap the wheels over from the Ti...

[Jhonno]

At some point the changer has gone walkies.. The lead is still present though so shall be replacing it..

Does go well..

[B7]

Apsen Silver??? Looks a nice car. Not as nice as my 4 potter though

[Jhonno]

Samoa blue..

[DanThe]

Arse down, roof bars and black tails, has it got a welder?

[Jhonno]

Arse down, roof bars and black tails, has it got a welder?

Nope..

It does have this though..



(And some standard tail lights in the boot..)

[harry_p]

i wasn't too keen before, but want it now

[DanThe]

Nice E36 then

[Simon13]

i sometimes wish i'd gone for an auto with some cruise control action, you'd probably not bother with the M50 inlet on one of these?

great m-way load lugger

[fingerman]

Cruise is gooood - only really if you're heading North of Preston

[Jhonno]

i sometimes wish i'd gone for an auto with some cruise control action, you'd probably not bother with the M50 inlet on one of these?

great m-way load lugger

I am a massive lover of manual, but the engine and autobox combo is awesome. Maybe I'll find some cruise to retrofit. No need for an M50 manifold imo. Just need a cd changer now..

[Jhonno]

[goosiegander]

Yeah!

[Jhonno]

[Simon13]

whats up with the kidneys?!

[Jhonno]

1 fell out..

[Jhonno]

Pics are after I fitted some Eibach front springs to get rid of the arse down speedboat look it was sporting and M3 Evo top mounts.. Needs an alignment now as it is toe-ing out..

Also gave it a quick splash..

[oomz1975]

noice
BBS look so much better.

[harry_p]

Have the topmounts been fitted to the correct side, I.e mount right at the back near the bulkhead, or on the wrong side and rotated to give more camber?

Strange that someone would randomly fit them though, theyre a lot more expensive than standard ones.

[Jhonno]

I fitted the Evo top mounts.. Reversed. As I had them laying about. Good job as 1 mount was starting to come apart. Needs spacers or 8.5's up front now now..

[harry_p]

Oh right, I just read it wrong

Worthwhile mod on a standard car I would have though.

[Jhonno]

It definitely has a lot more front end bite and is much more pointy..

[Simon13]

mirco filter.......... hedgehog relay?

i just did my filter after 18 months, the leaves and sh!t in there was epic

[Jhonno]

Hedgehog is fine.. Need to filter still.