wally509 Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Hi guys, bassboy3313 sent me over here to WI BIMMERS. I recently purchased an e21 sport package. I snapped a not-so-good picture of it where it's stored and worked on in the back area of my small business (laser scanning). I'll get some better ones taken once it gets decent enough out. I had a hand-me-down 320i back in the late 1980's, which my parents were the original owners of. I sold it to a friend in the mid 1990's, he ran it up to a quarter million miles or so and it went away circa 1998. That stinkin' car was in continuous daily operation from 1982-1998 including all winters! For the last 3-5 years I had been kicking around getting another one and finally pulled the trigger last October. It's black/black cloth just like my old one was. I also did the bavauto lowering kit and 14" Panasports just like I used to have. This one is an iS with a factory air dam and my old one had a Kamei so there will be some concessions, but the idea is to make it a continuation car. Oh yeah, I also have a manual trans e92 328i as a daily driver. Later,Wally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Welcome to here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMart Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 So clean - nice car.Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 awesome! hope to see you at some meets this year. I will be the annoying guy driving the minivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassE Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Nice car - welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Welcome=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipMF Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Looks like you found a nice one! Even the window trim looks good. Sport package to boot. Welcome aboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally509 Posted March 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 So clean - nice car.Welcome.Thanks. I found a mostly rust free car that car that has either never been driven in winter or only a couple winters back when it was new so it is pretty clean. I say mostly rust free because there is some surface rust on some of the components underneath. But otherwise really clean, like even the relays under the hood aren't corroded. It has about 60k miles on it (documented). Unfortunately, it will need to have one rear quarter repainted due to a poor/aging re-spray of that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Welcome! Cool story, can't wait to see the car in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Nice to see people in my area have not see the car around in a town over in Elkhorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasnt m3 Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Welcome, very cool e21!Nice to see people in my area have not see the car around in a town over in ElkhornHuh?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Hey Wally! Welcome to the madness. Car looks fantastic! Can't wait to see it in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkoepp Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevianceInDark Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Nice ride! Gongrats and welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight6pwr Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 car looks great, welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 I see you have a couple Triumph bikes (from BF.com). I own a 2006 Triumph Daytona 675 myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally509 Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Cool! I have a '97 Speed Triple and a '00 Daytona that I use as a track bike (I know a 675 would be a waaay better choice). Since I ride like an old lady, moving up to a 675 won't help me much. I've owned the Speed Triple since '99, it has ~110,000 miles on it. Attached are pics of this outdated machinery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 110,000 miles is some impressive seat time!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Very cool!! Still gotta be some fun riding on those bikes. & yes, 110,000 miles is amazing! My 675 has around 25,000 and I thought that was up there for a street bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally509 Posted March 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Whoa, doing 25k on a 675 is the equivalent of 100k on a Speed 3! Odo pic from when I rolled it over in 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Probably why mine needs transmission work now, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally509 Posted March 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Well I was talking about the amount of total riding effort expended. Those 675's are a torture rack compared to a speed 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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