I Can't Stop Obsessing! I Have 318is Fever!

[M42Power]

Solution: 320is (if it was possible to you to get one)

In the two door version:



And the sleeper 4 door:



Under the hood, a 2.0 s14 with 197hp, mated to a dogleg close ratio and (in some cars) A 40% locking LSD, plus m tech suspension.

Now THAT'S a car

[rThor432]

^^Damn right..

[iamsam]

holy crap 40% locking LSD??? Where can I get one??

[rThor432]

Please post some pictures or stories or whatever of your 318is' so that I can feel even more pain and suffering than I already do.

Well, since you asked..

I bought mine from a friend when I was on vacation at the beach. I drove by, visited him, and gave him $2k for it. He bought this one to build a track car with before tracking down the red non-sunroof 318is he'd been looking for all along. He wanted a red 318is to match his henna M3, and so it worked out for everyone.

This car was fairly worn out when I bought it. The interior was comfortable, but worn out. The exterior had the texture and shine of a chalkboard. The suspension was blown out. The clutch was getting near the end of it's life. But the AC worked and blew ice cold air, so I bought it and drove it all week long. It was a great time. When I got back in town I put new pads, rotors, stainless brake lines, bushings, Bilsteins, H&R springs, a JBR lightweight flywheel, Z3M short shifter, a black vinyl interior, and some other stuff into it. It was a great car. I put 10k miles on it in 7 or 8 months. I drove it down to the 24 hour race at Daytona and averaged 85 mph on the way down (I-90 is a very fast paced highway-- always). The car never missed a beat. I got to drive it on the beach too, which was pretty damn cool.

Anyway, I'll stop my rant there. That was the most 'memorable' E30 that I've ever owned and sold. I traded it for an E36 M3 4-door (because I'm waaaay too nice) and I've regretted it ever since. The last I heard of it is that it was sold to a 16 year old in West Virginia who is obsessed with Trans-Am's. God bless the poor car's soul.

[DREWHALL]

I regret selling mine. Only because it was a non-sunroof, freshly painted Sterling Silver, grey sport cloth interior, rust free car. After having done a swap I am pissed I didn't do it sooner. Sold it to a friend so I get to see it, but I think it would be better if I didn't because he doesn't care for it all that much it seems. Not that he doesn't like it, but the interior is pretty dirty now. I did get a crackless dash and an LSD in my new one which is awesome. I only paid $700 bucks for this one so I can't complain. Just swap the ETA.

[accident]

slicktops are gay anyway

[freeride53]

Oh god. I had 320is fever for a while. But S14's are worth like 3 times the value of my car

[mamzak]

slicktops are gay anyway

phuck you phaggot!

Slick tops equal win.

[accident]

yeah, win if you like Chippendales.

[Danny]

I have an interesting 318is story.

[Butler]

Well, what are you waiting for? Lets hear it.

[gearheadE30]

I may have been misinformed, but my buddy with a ti said the m42 was prone to head-gasket failure. If you intend to beat on it a little.

The head gaskets are fine on these cars. They did have an issue with the profile gasket failing though, and that would cause miking of oil and coolant. It would happen right around 70k miles, but the part was redesigned and once replaced, they don't ever seem to fail again. Records show mine was replaced at 60k miles ish, and it hasn't been replaced since.

[BillBrasky]

Well, what are you waiting for? Lets hear it.

Oh deer god, please don't ask.

[accident]

lol

[Butler]

Oh.

So I went on a drive in the North Bay with the guys from Baybimmerz.net

It was alot of fun until about 2:30 PM when I hit a deer.

Yes, a deer at 2:30 PM.

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