What is your BMW Ownership History?

[AdamF 88iS]

1988 325iS bought in 10/2001 at 124k miles. Has been passed to my brother, now has 146k.

1988 M3, bought in 08/2003 at 104k miles. My daily driver and track car now, 112k and climbing.

[gstuning]

Here is a story,

318i ´83 333.000km on the dial,,
nice car,

dislikes,
white, 16sec 0-60mph, max speed 150kmh
soft suspension
bought for 1/70th of a dollar ( 1 icelandic krona ) sold for $1000 :)

Bought ´85 318i blue on blue,
mods, custom leather seats for $50
bought for $1100 sold for $2000, bought later for $400, sold then again for $300
dislikes, soft, low power, 11sec 0-60mph

325i Cabrio ´87,
likes alot,
mods
"15 BBS ONE wheels
S50B30 conversion #1
bought for $7500
was totalled, 5,3 0-60mph ( measured 218kw or 296hp )
sold for "one internet webshop + more " estimated $4000

325is ´89 http://www.simnet.is/oskarmd/325is
lkes alot
mods S50B30 conversion #2, "17 x8,5 CR7 wheels
"17x9,5 CR7 with Toyo´s,
performance 0-125mph (18,3sec)
0-60mph 5,3
1/4mile 13,27@103mph
measured on dyno 244rwhp ( also measured 218kw )
custom exhaust and some suspension
still have, but totaled by some guy who was driving in my street,

3xx ´xx
Can´t wait for this one

[BingM3]

OMG, TCD you have had a lot of BIMMERS - WOW! Must've tinkered with most of them?

How far up are you in Suffield CT? Miles from NYC?

What is CAIS?

[TCD]

What is CAIS?

Cold Air Intake System. It's basically a pipe, bracket, filter and cold air cox. I am 90 mins from the the GWB.

Todd

[bimmerlover]

2001 I got my 84 318i for free.
Love the car. Dislike the amount of power.
2003 I got my 82 323i for $1500.
Love the car. No complaints!

[Jand3rson]

1986 325es
1987 528e
1987 535is
1982 745i
1976 530i
1989 525i
1992 525it
1995 M3
1997 M3/4
1985 euro 535i TCD turbo (current)
1989 325i TCD turbo (current)
1982 745i Cartech twin turbo (current)

Plus a few parts cars:
1984 745i
1984 745i
1981 745i
1982 745i
1982 633i

You win :D

[BingM3]

Todd:

I'll see you soon. Invite some of your friends to come down too.

Bing

[reelizmpro]

1985 325e
1988 M3 currently
1988 325iS currently

[kansas-ix]

First:
Apr. 2001
1991 325ix w/ 70k for $4200.
Died Dec. 2002 (Tree) w/ 99k.
Replacement:
May 2003
1988 325ix w/ 221k for $2100
now 238k and still pullin'
The old lady:
Dec. 96
' 84 528e now w/ 277k and a broken odometer.
Hers folks:
'89 535i 200k
'98 528i 60k

[LennysEleven]

1st: 1978 323i Orange, Recaro seats, Zender wheels, A complete and udder nightmare from the day I bought it to 3 months after I sold it and finally got the title. Too much to list here.
2nd:1986 325e Red, auto. Gorgeous car, stole it on Ebay, Sport interior
Dislikes: Noisy fuel pump, auto. But lots of fun, would like an E in a stick.
3rd: 1990 325i, Alpine White, Zender body kit, from CA clean, clean, clean.
I love this car and have a few small problems to sort out. Thinking about selling it to get some cash but not 100% sure yet.

-Nick

[Avus_325is]

First car: '86 325e, Delphine Grey with cardinal interior/ automatic
120k miles, bought it from p/o for $2300 in June 2001. Car was mint and had
been garage kept.
Death: Swerved to miss a deer, ended up clipping the deer and loosing the car in a
ditch. Only had liability insurance, car sits in my back yard to this day.


Current: '87 325is 150k miles, bought for $1200 in December 2001, bad paint and ripped
to hell seats but mechanically sound. P/O told me the timing belt had been
changed, and stupid me trusted him. Dropped a timing belt in April. After
finding a replacement M20 and seeing the potential of e30's I decided I would
dump some money into it.

[TIATO]

1st - 1997 e36/7 Arctic Silver 1.9L Z3 (very heavy track mods)- sold Dec. 2002
2nd - 1998 e36 Techno Violet M3 - sold April 2001
3rd - 1998 e36 Schwarz 328is - current
4th - 1999 e36/8 Arctic Silver M Coupe - sold June 2003
5th - 1991 e30 Brilliant Rot 318is - current

Future (12-24 months) - Bye, Bye 318is - Hello e30 M3 or e36 M3

[MichaelH]

85 318i
88 M3
91 318is
86 325e
99 M3
95 M3
89 325i
86 535i
88 535is

Plus......
2002 Corvette Z06
2004 Subaru WRX STi
1999 Lexus LX470
Jeep, Acura, Infiniti, blah, blah, blah....

[EtaSport]

Damn guys.. You have too many bimmers.. And I thought we had enough
First Bimmer in family and my current
1987 325es purchased from evergreen motors (now out of business)
370kish miles, switched owners once. Sold to a friend in 95 and repurchased in 03.
mods most of you know

Second Bimmer in family
1995 318ti auto. Bought brand new. My sisters daily driver, bought to replace the es
205k miles, painted body trim, and thats pretty much it.

Third Bimmer in family
1985 528e auto. This car was bought for my sister and is now being driven by my mom.
258k miles. bought in 01. Burgandy in color, m-tech rear spoiler, 'is' front spoiler, painted body trim, 328is wheels. Every imaginable front suspension piece either replaced or upgrade. Im sure this e28 rides as good if not better than other out there.

Fourth Bimmer in family
1998 ///M roadster. This is my dads toy bought used from towson bmw. My first M experience.
66k miles, +1 size rear tires, but thats about it. This car really doesnt need anything at all.

coming soon.... X5 3.0 (would like to get 3.0d~cant wait til 07)

[Eric Giles]

First: 2000 323Ci Bought in Jan. 2000. Great looking car, slow as hell. Yes, I ordered it with an automatic trannsmission-don't ask! Biggest mistake I made. Car was rear-ended three months after I bought it. I sold it just over a year later as I was never happy with the accident repair, and it wasn't a manual.

Second: 1990 325iS bought October 2000. The car that got me into working on them myself. Sold it to Bobby (rcwells) in July of 2003. But, I still get to help work on it! I still love that car....

Third: 2002 BMW 330i bought (leased) January 2002. You can say what you want about the E46, but this was a superb car in every way. Quick, handled well, very tight chassis, extremely reliable, and great looks. Never cared for the vague feeling clutch, but I could deal with it. Too bad life changes forced it to go, as at times I wish I still had it. And the 3.0L motor is just about perfect. Transferred lease in Sept. 2003.

Fourth: 1990 M3 bought May 2003. Words cannot fully describe it. A true M car, and a real BMW. Yes, I have thought about selling it at times, but if at all possible I will always own it. Everytime I drive it, it puts the biggest smile on my face-everytime. By far the most fun to drive car I have ever been in. If you have never driven one, then by all means do what you can to drive one at some point. You will then see what it is all about. This one is a keeper.

Fifth: 1997 M3 Sedan bought September 2003. This one has been interesting. It has needed a TON of things replaced since I bought it. Cooling system, clutch, suspension, etc. Ever since I bought it I have been driven literally almost insane trying to track down a rattle in the rear suspension. I replaced all of the usual E36 suspect parts, but none of it worked. Finally, just this past weekend, I fixed it. Whew. For a long while I seriously disliked this car because of the problems and the lack of progress I was having in fixing them. I almost put it up for sale a number of times (my friends tried their best to get me to sell it!) But now, it is coming together. I just have a few more things to replace and it will be good again. I have beaten it into my submission, and I think it now knows who the boss is. We will see how long it lasts....

Yes, there will be a sixth, and a seventh, and an eighth.....