SOLD
After three great years, I've got the itch to move on. (Three years is an eternity for me -- my previous "second" cars have each had 1-year life spans before I got the itch -- '89 325iC, '95 318ti, '91 318iS, '84 633 . . .)
I bought this car in May 2010 from a “collector” outside of Boston. The previous owner purportedly serviced the car with Turner Motorsport, but I have no documentation for any work done prior to my purchase. I have receipts and a list documenting the work I've done.
Basics:
1991 318iS
Brillantrot/tan interior
126k miles
Sunroof (sorry, no slicktop)
Interior:
Front seats – cloth sport seats from a ‘vert. Not perfect, but very grippy.
370mm M-tech II steering wheel (turn signal and wiper stalks also swapped to pre-airbag stalks)
JVC AM/FM/CD/AUX head unit with matching illumination
Husco armrest/dual cupholder
E38 rear headrests
Remote unlocking
ZHP shift knob
Uncracked dash
Exterior:
Rear license plate filler
Hella H4 low beams
Black sidemarkers
Euro grills
Euro wide angle side mirror glass
Solid rust-free wheel wells, rocker panels and jack points
Suspension/Brakes/Wheels:
H&R OE Sport Springs
Bilstein Sport Shocks
Ireland Engineering RSMs
Hawk Ceramic Brake Pads all around
Balo front rotors
M3 offset CABs
New tie rod ends
iX rear sway bar with new links
21mm ‘vert front sway bar with new bushings and links
Rattle-can resprayed Style 10s with almost-new 205/55/15 Yokohama S-Drive tires
Engine/Driveline:
COP conversion
Timing chain tensioner
Synthetic oil/trans/diff fluid
Replaced rear diff seal/installed Urethane diff mount (AKG 80A)
NOS Eberspaecher muffler
New Throttle cable
New fuel pump
Z3 shifter/UUC delrin bushings
Mark D 91 octane chip
Ate Typ 200 brake fluid
New Duralast Battery
Valve cover gasket
Painted valve cover and intake manifold
Partial De-Mess under the intake
410.LSD
Issues:
Failed emissions inspection – rich at idle. Stomp code 1223. Since I replaced the coolant temp sensor, I have to believe it’s the wire running from the sensor. I haven’t been able to bring myself to re-tear apart the intake to try to trace it down.
Clearcoat is lifting/peeling on the roof. The car shows signs of a respray, but the extent of the respray is unknown. There are various minor dings and dents, but it looks great from 10 feet.
AC is not working. There was no AC belt when I bought the car. When I installed one, it shredded itself soon afterwards. I have not tried to track down the issue.
Bottom line is, this car is a nice, low-mileage, solid-bodied, mechanically-sound driver. I'm sure I'll regret selling, but I'll have a new teen driver in the house within the next year. My plan is to get a convertible for convertible season, and then a reliable/boring beginner-drivers car early next year.
Asking $5500, or possible trade for a 'vert or something interesting.
Current Pictures here: https://picasaweb.google.com/BistroN...eat=directlink
Other pics here: https://picasaweb.google.com/BistroN...eat=directlink
New! Choose your own options, make your own price. Reductions as follows:
$500 - replace Style 10 wheels with bottle caps with mismatched tires
$250 - seats - replace cloth front seats with the stock vinyl ones. The drivers side seat is currently disassembled. The usual bracket will have to be welded.
$200 - replace M Tech II steering wheel with stock airbag wheel
$75 - remove Husco armrest
$75 - replace H4 headlights with stock sealed beams
$50 - replace euro grills with stock grills
$35 - replace black side markers with stock yellow/red side markers
THESE ITEMS ARE NOT FOR SALE SEPARATELY.
After three great years, I've got the itch to move on. (Three years is an eternity for me -- my previous "second" cars have each had 1-year life spans before I got the itch -- '89 325iC, '95 318ti, '91 318iS, '84 633 . . .)
I bought this car in May 2010 from a “collector” outside of Boston. The previous owner purportedly serviced the car with Turner Motorsport, but I have no documentation for any work done prior to my purchase. I have receipts and a list documenting the work I've done.
Basics:
1991 318iS
Brillantrot/tan interior
126k miles
Sunroof (sorry, no slicktop)
Interior:
Front seats – cloth sport seats from a ‘vert. Not perfect, but very grippy.
370mm M-tech II steering wheel (turn signal and wiper stalks also swapped to pre-airbag stalks)
JVC AM/FM/CD/AUX head unit with matching illumination
Husco armrest/dual cupholder
E38 rear headrests
Remote unlocking
ZHP shift knob
Uncracked dash
Exterior:
Rear license plate filler
Hella H4 low beams
Black sidemarkers
Euro grills
Euro wide angle side mirror glass
Solid rust-free wheel wells, rocker panels and jack points
Suspension/Brakes/Wheels:
H&R OE Sport Springs
Bilstein Sport Shocks
Ireland Engineering RSMs
Hawk Ceramic Brake Pads all around
Balo front rotors
M3 offset CABs
New tie rod ends
iX rear sway bar with new links
21mm ‘vert front sway bar with new bushings and links
Rattle-can resprayed Style 10s with almost-new 205/55/15 Yokohama S-Drive tires
Engine/Driveline:
COP conversion
Timing chain tensioner
Synthetic oil/trans/diff fluid
Replaced rear diff seal/installed Urethane diff mount (AKG 80A)
NOS Eberspaecher muffler
New Throttle cable
New fuel pump
Z3 shifter/UUC delrin bushings
Mark D 91 octane chip
Ate Typ 200 brake fluid
New Duralast Battery
Valve cover gasket
Painted valve cover and intake manifold
Partial De-Mess under the intake
410.LSD
Issues:
Failed emissions inspection – rich at idle. Stomp code 1223. Since I replaced the coolant temp sensor, I have to believe it’s the wire running from the sensor. I haven’t been able to bring myself to re-tear apart the intake to try to trace it down.
Clearcoat is lifting/peeling on the roof. The car shows signs of a respray, but the extent of the respray is unknown. There are various minor dings and dents, but it looks great from 10 feet.
AC is not working. There was no AC belt when I bought the car. When I installed one, it shredded itself soon afterwards. I have not tried to track down the issue.
Bottom line is, this car is a nice, low-mileage, solid-bodied, mechanically-sound driver. I'm sure I'll regret selling, but I'll have a new teen driver in the house within the next year. My plan is to get a convertible for convertible season, and then a reliable/boring beginner-drivers car early next year.
Asking $5500, or possible trade for a 'vert or something interesting.
Current Pictures here: https://picasaweb.google.com/BistroN...eat=directlink
Other pics here: https://picasaweb.google.com/BistroN...eat=directlink
New! Choose your own options, make your own price. Reductions as follows:
$500 - replace Style 10 wheels with bottle caps with mismatched tires
$250 - seats - replace cloth front seats with the stock vinyl ones. The drivers side seat is currently disassembled. The usual bracket will have to be welded.
$200 - replace M Tech II steering wheel with stock airbag wheel
$75 - remove Husco armrest
$75 - replace H4 headlights with stock sealed beams
$50 - replace euro grills with stock grills
$35 - replace black side markers with stock yellow/red side markers
THESE ITEMS ARE NOT FOR SALE SEPARATELY.
![](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7895/47004795461_89ea7ac7a2.jpg" width="500" height="156" alt="bmw 325is IMG_0036")
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