YoungCR Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 That reminds me I have a Alpine E34... Nice score! patsbimmer1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekpoint Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 15 hours ago, patsbimmer1 said: My mother in law's bil got a 94 525i for free from the original owner out of Chicago. Apparently he's known their family for some time and she called him because the car has been over heating and she doesn't want to fix it so she gave it to him. It is absolutely mint! No rust, interior smells like new, the leather feels great and it has original wheels along with an aftermarket set. It's an auto with 91k. I'll be helping him do the water pump then he plans on taking it back to Texas where it'll serve as a weekend cruiser. I want. Thats awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 love the white on white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan... Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 Howdy boys! Holidays got me dreaming and looking for another manual car to tinker with. I keep getting drawn to all of these cheap 944s... P_Roloff, Jdesign and patsbimmer1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 16 minutes ago, Ryan... said: Howdy boys! Holidays got me dreaming and looking for another manual car to tinker with. I keep getting drawn to all of these cheap 944s... A 944 with a 9YO swap is just what any man needs in his life. Ryan... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 10 hours ago, Ryan... said: Howdy boys! Holidays got me dreaming and looking for another manual car to tinker with. I keep getting drawn to all of these cheap 944s... I support this draining of the bank account. Find a 951 with a blown engine (won't be hard) and do something cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan... Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 32 minutes ago, patsbimmer1 said: I support this draining of the bank account. Find a 951 with a blown engine (won't be hard) and do something cool. I'm trying to tell myself that I would get lucky and not purchase an absolute money pit, I have enough expensive hobbies as it is lol The other one I keep thinking about is a supercharged Mini Cooper S. Ex had one and I thought it was a blast to drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasnt m3 Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 ///Merry Christmas everyone! An old photo from a freak snowstorm in years past. B C, m42b32, Rekpoint and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Ryan... said: I'm trying to tell myself that I would get lucky and not purchase an absolute money pit, I have enough expensive hobbies as it is lol The other one I keep thinking about is a supercharged Mini Cooper S. Ex had one and I thought it was a blast to drive Do yourself a favor and buy an r56 with the turbo. Still cheap and more fun with the ability to make cheap power in a hilarious package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan... Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 6 hours ago, patsbimmer1 said: Do yourself a favor and buy an r56 with the turbo. Still cheap and more fun with the ability to make cheap power in a hilarious package. I've got a couple of those saved on the ol bookface as well. So many cool options out there to play with. I want to test drive a turbo option, I absolutely loved the supercharger whine on the one I used to drive frequently. A smaller pulley, intake, exhaust, removal of excess weight...om nom nom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted December 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 Happy Kwanza to @YoungCR YoungCR and Ryan... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Ryan... said: I've got a couple of those saved on the ol bookface as well. So many cool options out there to play with. I want to test drive a turbo option, I absolutely loved the supercharger whine on the one I used to drive frequently. A smaller pulley, intake, exhaust, removal of excess weight...om nom nom I can provide you with a test drive of a fbo r56 just lemme know when you're in the Waukesha area. Ryan... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan... Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 25 minutes ago, patsbimmer1 said: I can provide you with a test drive of a fbo r56 just lemme know when you're in the Waukesha area. FBO? I'm guessing that's the turbo designation? I found an 03 Cooper S with 73k, for $3400 OBO. Has a rebuilt title from an accident in 05 when it had 15k miles on it. Apparently front bumper and hood were replaced, so I'd have to really look it over and make sure it's driving w/o issues, same owner since they bought it after the repairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, Ryan... said: FBO? I'm guessing that's the turbo designation? I found an 03 Cooper S with 73k, for $3400 OBO. Has a rebuilt title from an accident in 05 when it had 15k miles on it. Apparently front bumper and hood were replaced, so I'd have to really look it over and make sure it's driving w/o issues, same owner since they bought it after the repairs. FBO = full bolt on. Down pipe, tune, exhaust, intake, etc. It's every power adder you can bolt on other than a new turbo. It's also on bc coilovers and a stage 3 clutch. It's pretty quick, makes good noise and a blast to toss. Ryan... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan... Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 1 hour ago, patsbimmer1 said: FBO = full bolt on. Down pipe, tune, exhaust, intake, etc. It's every power adder you can bolt on other than a new turbo. It's also on bc coilovers and a stage 3 clutch. It's pretty quick, makes good noise and a blast to toss. Ah, makes sense! Is that your DD? I'd definitely be interested in trying it out, I remember even the stock supercharged version being an absolute blast to drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekpoint Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 8 hours ago, Ryan... said: Ah, makes sense! Is that your DD? I'd definitely be interested in trying it out, I remember even the stock supercharged version being an absolute blast to drive. My twin brother had one. They are cool but unfortunately FWD. His had a pulley reduction and a few other go fast bits too. Just dont forget. If it had a an accident in 2005 when it was 2 years old the accident was bad. Unlike if it was totaled a few months ago. Old cars get totaled out for nothing. New ones its usually a bigger hit. Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan... Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Rekpoint said: My twin brother had one. They are cool but unfortunately FWD. His had a pulley reduction and a few other go fast bits too. Just dont forget. If it had a an accident in 2005 when it was 2 years old the accident was bad. Unlike if it was totaled a few months ago. Old cars get totaled out for nothing. New ones its usually a bigger hit. I was thinking more along the lines of, it's been driven/owned by the same people for nearly 60k miles since the crash, it there were crash related issues they'd likely have dumped it much sooner. But, who knows without an inspection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekpoint Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Ryan... said: I was thinking more along the lines of, it's been driven/owned by the same people for nearly 60k miles since the crash, it there were crash related issues they'd likely have dumped it much sooner. But, who knows without an inspection? Thats a good possibility too. If it makes you feel any better in Wisconsin to get issued a rebuilt title you need to go through an inspection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan... Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 Just now, Rekpoint said: Thats a good possibility too. If it makes you feel any better in Wisconsin to get issued a rebuilt title you need to go through an inspection. This one is located in Illinois, so I don't know exactly how that works here. The more I think about it. He seems very open to offers as it's been listed for a while, but it looks clean for the age as most seem to have rusty hatches at this point in their lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekpoint Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Ryan... said: This one is located in Illinois, so I don't know exactly how that works here. The more I think about it. He seems very open to offers as it's been listed for a while, but it looks clean for the age as most seem to have rusty hatches at this point in their lives. That is true. My twins had rust bubbles on the hatch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 8 hours ago, Ryan... said: Ah, makes sense! Is that your DD? I'd definitely be interested in trying it out, I remember even the stock supercharged version being an absolute blast to drive. It's a friend's car but I've done all of the work and it's not his DD. He'd hand it over to me no questions asked. Ryan... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_F Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 Does anybody on here work at a bmw dealer or friendly with someone who does? I have some warranty questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 another BMW find via Doug Demuro: Vector W8, uses e30/e28/etc window switches. Jdesign and RobZR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 Yet another selling point for those extra switches you have laying around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_F Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 anybody going to the road america winter autocross this weekend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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