318IS

[rossmc88]

Anyone got any views on this car? Thinking about going to get it:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/839347.htm

more pics here:

http://www.zen41562.zen.co.uk/bmw/

[Alex]

that was for sale on here IIRC

they look like the old photos from about october time

there is a nice red one on pistonheads for the same money which looks nice

[Joe-318i]

if i had that sort of money, i would of gone and had a looked at it

[rossmc88]

this red one?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/786877.htm

I really like the red one but I'm worried it would stand out too much and attract unwanted attention and get vandalised easily, a darker colour would blend in more and wouldn't go pink.

Any link to the white one forsale on here?

I've got the money to spend but I'm worried I'm going to end up with a scrapper

[Alex]

yes thats the red one, beat me to it

looks very good but what puts me off is the "slight oil leak" if its the profile gasket which it probably is as he says its a common problem its a head off job

[rossmc88]

Yeah that's putting me off too, I asked him about it but didn't seem to understand what i was on about, said the leak comes and goes depending on the oil level. I'm not sure how the oil level varies though, unless it uses some and then he tops it up?

I read loads of people getting good 318IS's for £500-£1000, but I can stretch to about £1400 but can't find any that are up to scratch

[GrindCulture]

The oil leak might be a rocker cover gasket, you'd be very unlucky to get a profile gasket fail this late on, as most were replaced under warranty.

A few people have had some very good finds, Jon_BMW, Alex, magpie all paid under £800 for their cars, but be careful, I bought an iS blind thinking it was a bargain, turned out to be a rusted electrically challenged shitter.

[Alex]

i paid 500 for mine with 12month mot and 7 month tax and its just as good as that for £1400 if not better

you just have to be paitient for the cheap ones, they guy who was selling it was selling it as a px as an old runabout he thought it was a normal 318i and thought the 130k was high mileage, but in the recipts the guy who traded it for a new bmw had paid £1650 for it in 2006/7 so that for £1400 is priced about rite

[rossmc88]

I reckon the white one looks a wee bit rusty from the other pics he sent, but it 300 miles away from me so I can't just nip round and check lol I'm willing to travel for the right car but not the wrong car, but it's really hard to tell just by looking at photo's

[Alex]

£500 bargin of 2008







any excuse for pics i still cannot belive i got it for the price i did

[GrindCulture]

I hate you Alex.

[rossmc88]

Aye me too Your car is exactly what I'm after. Give you £1400 for it? lol

[Alex]

NO i wouldnt sell even for 2k its that good, has a small bit of rust under the towing eye and a small bit on passanger wheel arch about the size of a 5p piece at the bottom, but there getting done in the summer its the best condition e30 thats been outside my house and between me and my step dad thats about 10

[rossmc88]

Yeah I wouldn't sell it either. So what good deed did you do to get that kind of Karma?

[Jon_Bmw]

Recently looked properly at the service history. Brand new(although I presume recon) BMW engine fitted at 150k by a specialist.

The previous owner said it had, had an engine change, but he assumed it was an e36 jobby with low mileage. I am a little bit pleased with the find, if you believe the service book! Its all signed by him at the independant who serviced it from 60k onwards.

If I was to sell mine, with the LPG and the fact its not got any hidden nasties I would want around £2000 I think. The more I use it, the more I save money, compared to another petrol vehicle.

[rossmc88]

Are you another lucky git coming to rub it in too? lol

[GrindCulture]

Jon's car put down good figures (by M42 standards) at fritz's RR day last year, if Cook318IS's cars alternate dyno figures are anything to go by.

[Alex]

mine had a full top end rebuild inc new valves, cams, reface of cyl head, reset valves etc at 70k

and a massive wod of recipts and service history

not that im rubbing it in

magpie only paid £350 for his

[Jon_Bmw]

Would I do that?

On the downside the shell has done 212k, but its still a very, very solid car with more than respectable paint. The interior is almost mint with no bolster wear. No fat fuckers have been in this one. It was a rep mobile when it was new as it covered 60k miles in 3 years, which probably reduced seat wear with longer journeys.

[GrindCulture]

magpie only paid £350 for his

His car was unbelievably cheap, also when you consider he's made about £1k back from breaking his previous car IIRC.

£700 for mine, the engines not bad (now sitting in my touring), all new disks and calipers that'll be fitted to my touring with new pads and braided lines soon and a pretty good nick interior that I'll get round to stripping out and selling soon. The rest of it will be crushed and sent to China. Ah well, the touring was free

[Alex]

Jon's car put down good figures (by M42 standards) at fritz's RR day last year, if Cook318IS's cars alternate dyno figures are anything to go by.

i was using the search button earlier and there was a few people who had got 160bhp with a chip and BBTB

[Alex]

magpie only paid £350 for his

His car was unbelievably cheap, also when you consider he's made about £1k back from breaking his previous car IIRC.

£700 for mine, the engines not bad (now sitting in my touring), all new disks and calipers that'll be fitted to my touring with new pads and braided lines soon and a pretty good nick interior that I'll get round to stripping out and selling soon. The rest of it will be crushed and sent to China. Ah well, the touring was free

i think magpies car was for sale for a few weeks on here before he baught it, i was amazed that it wasnt snapped up after 10 mins

it had no T&T but i think he said it passed with minor things that needed doing if not nothing

[magpie]

my £350 bargain no t&t,,now stands me £500 with mot and tax
mine has 13 button obc,front fogs and a total closure alarm and immob

failed mot on h/light aim,,,2 plastic clips later,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[GrindCulture]

Jon's car put down good figures (by M42 standards) at fritz's RR day last year, if Cook318IS's cars alternate dyno figures are anything to go by.

i was using the search button earlier and there was a few people who had got 160bhp with a chip and BBTB

150-160bhp seems feasible with the few "tried and tested" tuning mods on fairly fresh M42s. Going over that is expensive though!

[Alex]

them pinas look the nuts, shame about them eyebrows magpie

[rossmc88]

Hope some luck will come my way soon, can't afford the petrol, insurance or replacement head gaskets on a 325, and I've had a 318 M40 and that was too slow so it has to be a 318IS

[GrindCulture]

Hope some luck will come my way soon, can't afford the petrol, insurance or replacement head gaskets on a 325, and I've had a 318 M40 and that was too slow so it has to be a 318IS

They pop up every now and then, you just need to be patient. If the worst comes to the worst M42 conversions are easy if you have the space. Having a sense of humour works well on here if you drive an iS too

[Jon_Bmw]

Cough, 160, BS, Cough!

The only way I think you can get an m42 to that level is a 1.9litre bottom end, custom management and some tweeking on the cam timing. I never 'got' BBTB's. Sheps had a customer with the above setup and it broke over 160 IIRC, but this is far from a simple chip and BadBorethrottlebody.

[Alex]

150-160bhp seems feasible with the few "tried and tested" tuning mods on fairly fresh M42s. Going over that is expensive though!

chip £70 magpie got his for £50 so im sure evolve can sort something out

BBTB from alpina527@aol.com said its £120 so that a maximum of £190 its a lot but ive decided to save up and do just that

£170 if i can get a chip for £50

[Alex]

Cough, 160, BS, Cough!

most likely but there were a few people saying it so???

someone even said they got theirs to 165bhp that does seem a bit optimistic, could be a dodgey RR

[magpie]

150-160bhp seems feasible with the few "tried and tested" tuning mods on fairly fresh M42s. Going over that is expensive though!

chip £70 magpie got his for £50 so im sure evolve can sort something out

BBTB from alpina527@aol.com said its £120 so that a maximum of £190 its a lot but ive decided to save up and do just that

£170 if i can get a chip for £50

does he want your old t,b in exchange?
tell me more.
i thought the eyebrows would get it...i nearly put this pic up instead.

got my se,skirts but not fitted yet.the car goes v,well indeed on a chip and a pan filter,,i've no idea of the bhp but it's still good on fuel.

[GrindCulture]

I'm sure mine would go better with a proper exhaust rather than the bodged M40 item. I've got a fresh clutch and flywheel assembly too that might end up getting lightened and dropped in. A proper exhaust and a good service and mine should be back on form. All these little plans eh...

[Alex]

150-160bhp seems feasible with the few "tried and tested" tuning mods on fairly fresh M42s. Going over that is expensive though!

chip £70 magpie got his for £50 so im sure evolve can sort something out

BBTB from alpina527@aol.com said its £120 so that a maximum of £190 its a lot but ive decided to save up and do just that

£170 if i can get a chip for £50

does he want your old t,b in exchange?
tell me more.
i thought the eyebrows would get it...i nearly put this pic up instead.

got my se,skirts but not fitted yet.the car goes v,well indeed on a chip and a pan filter,,i've no idea of the bhp but it's still good on fuel.

yer with evolve its £148 with tb exchange and i emailed that email earlier from an old post from 2005 and he said he has them for £120 with TB exchange, he has them on the shelf too so you pay and send the old TB back

[GrindCulture]

I'm pretty sure you could get a TB machined for less, then reassemble it yourself. There's a guide somewhere on how to make WOT more true on M42 TBs. I'll see if I can dig it up.

[Alex]

I'm pretty sure you could get a TB machined for less, then reassemble it yourself. There's a guide somewhere on how to make WOT more true on M42 TBs. I'll see if I can dig it up.

i bet the 6pot owners are laughing at this thread