It's a sad day for the ETA

[SamE30e]

I'd like everyone to bow their heads in a moment of silence. After 11 months of faithful service by my 1987 325e in smargruden metallic. I have come to terms that she's terminal.

The story goes like this..

I was examining the $300 318 in the garage, and thinking to myself "Damn this is going to be baller shit, I need some fucking dirty ass pokin stretchin slammedness on this maw yo, only once I get this fucking cock sucker of a subframe out".
You see, one side of the subframe is out, but not the other side, and 5/8th hex lag screws are not common, I could get one from work but well, i'm a lazy fuck.
My faithful dog was kickin around outside with me probably thinking the same thing I was, dreaming about checkin out some sexy poodle ass while riding bitch seat, she actually cowered in fear when I turned the key on my fancy new coil on plug conversion with my straight pipe after the cat. Naturally my faithful friend scurried under the only safe haven around, no not the 1984 RX-7 GSL-SE or my neighbours AMG, but my beast of a beater vehicle. In order to get her out I had to woo her with my sexy voice and a nice pet on the head.

At this time I crawl on my hands and knees, and reach under my 4" of ground clearance and maybe it was my 6th, or maybe even my 7th sense, but I sensed something wasn't right. My trusty companion comes out, gives me a big maw fuckin kiss (that I wish was from something not covered in hair, that walks on 4 legs and cleans her ass with her own tounge much like most of the other women in my life). Then I see it... the worst mother fucker in the world, the satan of the car world herself, rust. I have a nice 1/2 fist sized hole in my driver side jackpoint, I can feel the carpet. from the outside.

I died a little inside.. I might try and fix it so it lasts me the winter then part it out.


Coles notes: My car is rotting.

[Miasma]

Shit man that blows. Hope you can fix it, And if not finding a shell should be cake.

[SamE30e]

Well I have the 318 so all I gotta do is just find a winter beater.

[Turf1600]

Weld it up.

[z31maniac]

Weld it up.

Exactly. Knock out the cancer, weld in new piece, seal with POR-15 or similar.

What I'm going to do to mine.

[backtrail69]

Not that big of a deal. What did you expect driving the car on salted roads all its life...

[SamE30e]

It's a lot worse then i thought, it goes back. to where the drain is.

But yea cut and weld time.

[Chachi]

oh god my old e30's rear was so rusted, i left a wrench next to my battery tray and it was hanging out in a parking lot. you could fit your foot through my car if you took the battery tray out!

i say fix it! good luck!

[ROOR]

My eta suffers from the same disease, being a car from Vermont, I expected this. Lots of welding was done, and I calmed down. It's fixable, just requires a lot of work.

[Mr.sexymorningvoice]

ha...great read

however, just do some welding and she will be back to normal

[mattdk318i]

Just be glad it wasnt as bad as my new aquired IS.

[SamE30e]

Take the arch part out, and thats my car. Then back about a foot is soft!

I don't even want to look at my rear shock towers, I know a year ago when I got it, one of them had a lot of rust.

If anyone here remembers my car has a welded back together rear subframe.

[mattdk318i]

i do remember the rear subframe ordeal

[Jean]

I say you cut your losses on that one and find a cleaner shell? IT would cost you probably less than trying to fix rust and not risk your or someone elses life if something happens... my 2 cents.

so is it the 91 318i or the 87 325e? You say $300 318, but your sig shows a 91 so I am confused.

[Raxe]

Same thing happened with my old 325is, the passenger floor would get soaking wet in the rain from the wheel throwing water up through the hole and onto the carpet.