I own one of those before Chiak.
I miss it every now and then.
I drove her to the ground doing about 200 miles a day
I own one of those before Chiak.
I miss it every now and then.
I drove her to the ground doing about 200 miles a day
The 2nd Amendment : Washington didn't use his right to free speech to defeat the British, he shot them.
$500!!!! Are you sure that's not a hot car? Does the steering column look like it's been taken apart and put back together? Did the guy you bought it from tell you not to drive it by any cops?
j/k
Oh, and the $4,500 you saved? Well, keep saving it because every time you take the car in, it's gonna cost $500 for the service people to just look at it. Not kidding!
Actually, that car looks great and you made out like a champ.
I always loved the "big bumper" BMVays... Nice score!
Nice score chiak. Dittos on learning some repairs yourself to save some money cuz of the import thing. Tell yer son if he wants to bling it up, that's when a summer job or part time job come in handy . Did for me!
"The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time; the hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them. ... Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep for ever."--Thomas Jefferson
All these sensible and responsible comments on what to do with the extra dough are killin me. In the downtime some members seem to have lost sight of what really matters. You've got just the right amount of money to go play HERE.
CHOOT UM!
Thanks for the links...Are you the original owner? I have been catching myself testing it's limits and I have to remember that it's 28 years old.
About the car...
The body has about 250,000 miles but all the major parts have been replaced in the past 10 years or less.
What really intrigues me is that the guy tallied everything up and it totaled $22,000 in repairs in the last 28 years and everything was done at the BMW dealer that's not including the $30,000 or so he spent buying the car which is about $50,000+ in today's money and the fact that he kept every record for this car. I have a folder with every oil change, tire purchase, alternator, battery and all the way up to the new engine where he spent over $4,000 in 2002. The guy is meticulous in an odd sort of way.
Anyways..
I drove it 4 hours yesterday and holy shit she handles nice. I had one hiccup...I had the cruise control on and went to stop and instead of hitting the brake or turning off the cruise I pushed in the clutch pedal and the engine reved real high. It was due to the cruise still telling the car to go...LOL
Other than that she PUUUUURED like a kitten the whole way.....
FWIW...It's a misconception about the price of parts for these. EBAY has a ton of parts CHEAP and there are several websites with people who are parting their cars out.
Remember...Lots of these cars were imported.
This one is not to far from me...
http://wausau.craigslist.org/cto/1849626298.html
Last edited by chiak47; 07-21-2010 at 03:59 AM.
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My wife wants to use the rest of the money for a family vacation and I want to deck out my Excursion like the one below.
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Nope... the M6 is not faster than the Viper or Z06 corvette... its too heavy.
But it is faster than the regular C6 Corvette...
I got a muffler shop to remove the secondary cats and resonators from below after hours (primary cats are in the headers), and added some MagnaFlow mufflers. Next upgrade will be a power pulley, cold air, and dyno/retune the computer, then I should be somewhere around 570hp... then it might keep up with a Viper.
not the original owner, Ive had it for almost a year now, and have driven it like I stole it from the moment of purchase. (I put over 15k on it since November) I NEVER take a car in for service, so I have learned to find bargains on parts. Forget about Autozone, Checker and the like, everything will be special order. Ebay and online sources will be just as fast and much cheaper for parts.
I'm shocked at all the parts that are available on ebay and craigslist...The main reason I never bought a BMW before is due to people telling me that parts were scarce...I'm a wrench monkey and I love getting dirty so this good to go.
My brother did the timing belt for me today and I bought some Borbet 5 star rims like the ones in the pic below except for my model. I should get them this week sometime. $800 BNIB
I'm thinking some pirelli's to go on them...My brother's buddy quoted me a great price on Euro bumpers for it and quite possibly some other mods as well.
Also...My wife went to the dealership today to "browse" at newer used BMW's with my sister in law...
Last edited by chiak47; 07-23-2010 at 10:05 PM.
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If you can wrench on it yourself, it is a good car to have. If not, you need deep pockets for sure. Euro bumpers are popular for the E30 3 series as well, but the rear requires extensive sheetmetal mods to look right, and for a DD it isnt worth it to me. I am not sure on the E28's though if the bumpers are bolt on or not. either way, they would look better than the US mandated diving boards that we are both saddled with now. I continue to be amazed at the quality of the car, that still shows through after 23 years (on mine at least) as opposed to the shit that the US has been producing all this time. No squeaks, rattles or issues with shit falling apart that shouldnt be, just standard well used wear and tear, and of course the obligatory prior owner being an idiot shit (but still less than other cars I have owned). one word of caution, is to NEVER allow the engine to overheat, or you WILL be replacing a head gasket. Mine had the temp gauge not working when I bought it, and the clutch fan and thermostat were fubar. This resulted in a SLOW loss of coolant (none in the oil, but about 1 qt a month being lost) and a constant pressurization of the cooling system. Once the gasket is replaced, all will be good, but be on the lookout for this issue, as it wont cure itself, and most likely will not manifest itself like a cracked head or MASSIVELY blown gasket would. Also keep up on the valve adjustments, or driveability suffers. about every 25K is about normal for these motors.
"The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time; the hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them. ... Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep for ever."--Thomas Jefferson
Yeap I have driven my bosses BMW and they are very nice cars. I will never buy one new though, you can find nice ones 3-5 years old for close to what any other used car goes for.
I am not a fast car guy though...I like slow go any where...including hell and back...military vehicles.
I don't know how the bumpers are on yours but the E28 has shocks that you drill a hole in and slowly push them in to give it a "tuck"
Same here. I am now spoiled as to what a automobile should be like.
Thanks for the tips. Have you adjusted the valves on yours and if so was it a pain in the ass or time consuming?
I spent most of the day Saturday doing keep up maintenance on this car. I ordered a shit load of part for it and hopefully this week the big brown truck will bring it through. I am going to transform this into a E30 clone and when my boy gets his license next year it will be his since he seems to have taken a interest in it.
Here is a great link with tons of info...
http://www.unofficialbmw.com/e28.html
Here is the look we are shooting for..Like I said we have the rims in transit and this time next week the bumpers will be tucked in.
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Just a thought... if you have it repainted, have you ever considered having it "wrapped" instead? A good quality wrap is actually less than a good paint job... you can wrap that car for just a few thousand dollars.
A wrap is like a big painted vinyl sticker that is meticulously applied to the car... its also removable if you want a new color.
When I had my orange Z06, I was contemplating a flat/matte black wrap.... I was going to go "stealthy".
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