Another beemer in my clan!

Post Sun Apr 22, 2007 12:55 pm

Her indoors wanted a new car, this was completely her choice!

318ti compact!

picked it up on friday, black leather,aircon,6 stack changer, m-tech s/w and gearnob! whooopy dooo

Nice little car with 38k on the clock

I like it, drives lovely and goes quite well too

Post Sun Apr 22, 2007 12:58 pm

I really have a soft spot for compacts!

Would love one with a nice 2.5 S14 init

Post Sun Apr 22, 2007 1:19 pm

at least its in a decent colour Si

one of the lads at work has just got an e46 compact and its that horrible gold colour

Post Sun Apr 22, 2007 6:33 pm

Post Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:30 pm

Nice,but i like that black one thats in the garage better!

Post Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:34 pm

You should of bought it CSL!

No money to spend on the Alpina at the moment, as the sprayjob fund went on this little green number!

Anyone want a nice Mk3 1.6 Golf? 95 N plate and is still a rich shade of red unlike most!

Post Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:41 pm

Simon13 wrote:You should of bought it CSL!

No money to spend on the Alpina at the moment, as the sprayjob fund went on this little green number!

Anyone want a nice Mk3 1.6 Golf? 95 N plate and is still a rich shade of red unlike most!

LOL ! ....................but he was keeping it when i saw it!

Post Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:52 pm

Was he? but it was forsale for a good while before i came up and looked. Must of been something wrong with it to put you off! it's ok you can tell me!

The nice rattle from the engine perhaps?

Post Mon Apr 23, 2007 6:06 pm

Campac looks sweet Simon

Bet Nic's well pleased with it, they look quite fun to drive.

Post Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:02 pm

Hi My wife has a 96/316i same colour.They are a nice wee car to drive.

Post Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:08 pm

Hmm, those 5-stud struts should fit the Alpina nicely

Post Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:22 pm

hum not sure about this one.

the compact is known for having the compromised handling and being a bit soft.

but.....

i bet its a perfect little run-around, def not a pride and joy but you know it will be smooth along for a long long time.
the wheels and colour are not bad good work.

its true though isnt it, once you get 1 BMW you get the bug and just keep on buying them. good reasons to.

Post Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:00 pm

it was totally her choice, she is well aware of my fetish for E30's. She's always liked to drive my old sport in the early days when it wasn't to lowered.

To be fair as you say it's never going on track, going to be modded and will be a good car to hustle about in. At least we have something newer and more eonomical to go out in togther than my old touring with rock hard suspension and council scorpion system wailing away!

Post Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:50 am

Simon13 wrote:Was he? but it was forsale for a good while before i came up and looked. Must of been something wrong with it to put you off! it's ok you can tell me!

The nice rattle from the engine perhaps?

HA HA!.............Yes the price of new Alpina pistons for example, was quite frightful !
Truth be known thou,i was really after a tech2 sport,it just so happened that he gave me a go in everything he had !

At that time he was going to restore the C2 using all new parts.
Anyway, are you getting anywhere with it?

Post Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:58 am

Nice Compact Si looks even better in the flesh!!! Very nice to meet you mate

hopefully i'll catch up with you at aces! All the best thanks again for the bits! Jason

Post Tue Apr 24, 2007 2:20 pm

Compacts are so gay, i now have two !

Post Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:14 am

Looks alright Si, what colour is it mate ?

Post Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:20 am

boston green Mark, hows the touring?

Post Wed Apr 25, 2007 1:06 am

Tidy looking bit of kit there Si,I'm not a leather seat fan,but those look rather nice

Post Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:42 am

Simon13 wrote:boston green Mark, hows the touring?

Very nice thanks mate, running a treat. Fast, quiet, comfortable and more economical than the GSi too

Post Wed Apr 25, 2007 1:16 pm

I like the look of that Si, thinking about one myself