1994 Daytona Violet (Purple!) Touring

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It's here! After patiently waiting for several months, my 1994 E30 Touring has arrived. Here are the specs:

1994 318i Touring
Design Edition
Electric sunroof
Manual windows
Daytona Violet color
Sport seats with MTech fabric (with purple highlights)

I bought this car from a gentlemen in the Netherlands who has figured out that he can buy Tourings in Europe and sell them (at a slight profit) to crazy Americans. This one came from Germany.

I picked it up yesterday at the Port in Baltimore and drove it to Indianapolis. The only minor problem is that the clowns at the Port left the lights on! The battery was completely dead, but did start quickly with a jump. I am blaming the Port for killing the batteries in my SI board, because the Tach no longer works.

After the jump, the car ran great. I drove it the whole way (650 miles) in one day, no problem. No A/C and no Cruise control (yet) made it a little bit of a challenge. I got 30.5 mpg during the trip.

Here are a few pictures of the event:

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Pictures:

[AWDBOB]

Nice!! Can’t wait to see it with the wheels on it.

[2mAn]

M40B18? Whats the plans for it? Definitely will look better with some wheels

[roguetoaster]

M40B18? Whats the plans for it? Definitely will look better with some wheels

M40s make good drivers, too bad all of the vac crap under the intake is mostly unavailable.

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All of the Design Edition cars were M40. This one still is. I plan on keeping the M40-B18 in it.

I am very happy with this powerplant, except for one thing: Its gas mileage is not significantly better than an M20. The highway mileage that I am getting (wihich matches the other M40 I had) is 30 mgp on the highway.

What's the point of a small engine unless it gives you better mileage?

About the wheels (hinted at by AWDBOB above) : I have a set of Alpine knockoffs that will be going on this soon. I think it will transform the look of this car.

Do you think this car has been lowered? I can't tell.

[2mAn]

Alpinas will look good on it. The car definitely hasnt been lowered.

Im a huge fan of the M20 motor and I support building up a high comp 2.9 for it. It will be fantastic and still get the same mediocre MPG the M40 does haha

[roguetoaster]

All of the Design Edition cars were M40. This one still is. I plan on keeping the M40-B18 in it.

I am very happy with this powerplant, except for one thing: Its gas mileage is not significantly better than an M20. The highway mileage that I am getting (wihich matches the other M40 I had) is 30 mgp on the highway.

What's the point of a small engine unless it gives you better mileage?

About the wheels (hinted at by AWDBOB above) : I have a set of Alpine knockoffs that will be going on this soon. I think it will transform the look of this car.

Do you think this car has been lowered? I can't tell.

Looks like old springs. Also, B25s, at least with standard gears don't typically get 30. But ultimately you get an M40, specifically a B16, to constantly demonstrate the size of your manhood every single time you have a left hand merge around a sharp bend with a short weave lane. Or maybe it's tax reasons, but that's not as fun.

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Not sure why, but this Touring seems to handle better than the last one, and I haven't even started replacing suspension components yet. Snow tires have better traction than older summer tires?

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I just set a new Personal Record: I registered and Titled the Touring with only ONE trip to the license branch!

[AWDBOB]

I just set a new Personal Record: I registered and Titled the Touring with only ONE trip to the license branch!

We’re all disappointed by the lack of pictures!

I just found out hoopte #5 has a non reconstructed salvage title upon trying to title it, so I have many a BMV visit ahead of me.

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I have been a little lax with the Purple Photo Porn. I'll see what I can do to remedy that.

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Photos as requested:

Have I exceeded the Purple Limit?

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More:

[2mAn]

Very nice