Hi All,
I offer for sale my pride and joy.
Make: BMW
Model: 318is
Year: 1991
Color: Alpine White over tan.
Engine/transmission combination: m42 with g240. The motor and transmission have 184k miles, and has been maintained by Dinan motorsports until the early 2000’s and then by an independent shop. Oil changes performed every 5k by the previously mentioned shops.
Key notes:
· Crack-free dash
· Mint interior
· Mint headliner
· Great paint
· Very few dings
· Numbers matching all around- I realize this isn’t a killer on an e30, especially now-a-days. But it’s worth mentioning to note the car hasn’t been in an accident.
· I am the third owner. First owner was a young woman that purchased the car at Allison BMW (Now BMW of Mountain View) as she was doing quite well in the Silicon Valley. After 10k mile, the woman moved back to Japan selling the car back to Allison. When 1992 rolled around and the e36’s were coming out the previous owner, Dori, and her husband were looking to purchase. They couldn’t find a white, manual coupe in e36 and the salesmen eventually pointed out the e30, in almost showroom condition and the previous owners snatched it up. From then on, it made trips back and forth to San Louis Obispo on HWY101 a couple times a month. I saw it under a cover, in the couple’s driveway and left a note on the mailbox. I would drive by for work purposes a couple times a summer, and noticed it disappeared ever since then. Two years later, I get a phone call from George, the husband, stating they were thinking of selling the car. I figured why not, checked it out and paid for it on the spot. Since then I did little touches, such as replacing the antenna grommet, and timing chain tensioner. Everything else seems to be maintained to the best of the owner’s ability besides refreshing the engines gaskets, or a complete rebuild.
Bad:
· Two dings on lower door.
· Chips here and there.
· Unrefreshed engine
· Odometer stopped at 174k, I am debating repairing this before sale.
· 4.10 open diff, not necessarily a bad thing, just undesirable to me. It however makes no noise and drives just fine.
Non-premium sound Again, not a killer, but for some they are dependent on their tunes. The wiring however is not
Mods:
· ZHP shift knob- old one started to come off during shifting, so it needed to be replaced. This is the best oem option I’ve found.
· Leather E-Brake handle- again, the original plastic one cracked down the side(how? I do not know), so I figured the best replacement is leather. From an e32 I believe.
Aftermarket alarm system- These are usually very hit or miss, this one however is a home-run. Provides key-less entry, an actual alarm with shake sensor(correct term?) and is just touchy enough that it can tell if something is not right. This also doesn't drain the battery like some hack job installs. The fob has four buttons, with only the bottom one doing anything. It does however look very period correct, only with a single blinking led in the dash slots.
Price: $6,850.00
I am not in dire need of selling. I am selling to fund a 2002 project now that my m50 swap is ready to go. I am willing to ship at buyer’s expense. I am NOT interested in trades, but if you think you have something worth my while I will entertain it. I am not here to jerk you around so don’t send me tire-kicking offers and I won’t waste your time. If you send me a poor offer, you will not be entertained. I am willing to meet in person to show the car, or bring it up to ten miles from zip code 95118 for a PPI at buyer’s expense. If you need a good shop to do a PPI, I have a few local. Please let me know if you have any questions, or want to see pictures of something specific. Best form of contact is PM and from there we will go through email or phone.
*will have pictures of the underside and a compression test numbers by Wed, 27 Feb.*
http://smg.beta.photobucket.com/user...ml?sort=3&o=19
In this picture above, you can see the two dings in the door.
Enjoy,
Matt
I offer for sale my pride and joy.
Make: BMW
Model: 318is
Year: 1991
Color: Alpine White over tan.
Engine/transmission combination: m42 with g240. The motor and transmission have 184k miles, and has been maintained by Dinan motorsports until the early 2000’s and then by an independent shop. Oil changes performed every 5k by the previously mentioned shops.
Key notes:
· Crack-free dash
· Mint interior
· Mint headliner
· Great paint
· Very few dings
· Numbers matching all around- I realize this isn’t a killer on an e30, especially now-a-days. But it’s worth mentioning to note the car hasn’t been in an accident.
· I am the third owner. First owner was a young woman that purchased the car at Allison BMW (Now BMW of Mountain View) as she was doing quite well in the Silicon Valley. After 10k mile, the woman moved back to Japan selling the car back to Allison. When 1992 rolled around and the e36’s were coming out the previous owner, Dori, and her husband were looking to purchase. They couldn’t find a white, manual coupe in e36 and the salesmen eventually pointed out the e30, in almost showroom condition and the previous owners snatched it up. From then on, it made trips back and forth to San Louis Obispo on HWY101 a couple times a month. I saw it under a cover, in the couple’s driveway and left a note on the mailbox. I would drive by for work purposes a couple times a summer, and noticed it disappeared ever since then. Two years later, I get a phone call from George, the husband, stating they were thinking of selling the car. I figured why not, checked it out and paid for it on the spot. Since then I did little touches, such as replacing the antenna grommet, and timing chain tensioner. Everything else seems to be maintained to the best of the owner’s ability besides refreshing the engines gaskets, or a complete rebuild.
Bad:
· Two dings on lower door.
· Chips here and there.
· Unrefreshed engine
· Odometer stopped at 174k, I am debating repairing this before sale.
· 4.10 open diff, not necessarily a bad thing, just undesirable to me. It however makes no noise and drives just fine.
Non-premium sound Again, not a killer, but for some they are dependent on their tunes. The wiring however is not
Mods:
· ZHP shift knob- old one started to come off during shifting, so it needed to be replaced. This is the best oem option I’ve found.
· Leather E-Brake handle- again, the original plastic one cracked down the side(how? I do not know), so I figured the best replacement is leather. From an e32 I believe.
Aftermarket alarm system- These are usually very hit or miss, this one however is a home-run. Provides key-less entry, an actual alarm with shake sensor(correct term?) and is just touchy enough that it can tell if something is not right. This also doesn't drain the battery like some hack job installs. The fob has four buttons, with only the bottom one doing anything. It does however look very period correct, only with a single blinking led in the dash slots.
Price: $6,850.00
I am not in dire need of selling. I am selling to fund a 2002 project now that my m50 swap is ready to go. I am willing to ship at buyer’s expense. I am NOT interested in trades, but if you think you have something worth my while I will entertain it. I am not here to jerk you around so don’t send me tire-kicking offers and I won’t waste your time. If you send me a poor offer, you will not be entertained. I am willing to meet in person to show the car, or bring it up to ten miles from zip code 95118 for a PPI at buyer’s expense. If you need a good shop to do a PPI, I have a few local. Please let me know if you have any questions, or want to see pictures of something specific. Best form of contact is PM and from there we will go through email or phone.
*will have pictures of the underside and a compression test numbers by Wed, 27 Feb.*
http://smg.beta.photobucket.com/user...ml?sort=3&o=19
In this picture above, you can see the two dings in the door.
Enjoy,
Matt
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