No Dumping: The 1-owner 318is

[Eric535]

great story, and a clean car. nice

[Simon S]

fuckin A mate.

nice score !

[Jean]

Nice !

[Butler]

So cool! Congrats. I loved the story.

[SeatownE30]

You lucky bastard!! Congrats man, hell of a story to go along with a heck of a car! Take care of her so you can pass her down to your kids.

Btw, I noticed the black front lip. Wasn't a painted IS lip standard?

[constructor]

what a fantastic story. nice find!

[Cletonius]

Gorgeous dude! that's one hell of a score.

I'm glad to hear you're keeping in touch with Otto and his wife, I bet they have some really great stories to share.

[e30Chris]

You lucky bastard!! Congrats man, hell of a story to go along with a heck of a car! Take care of her so you can pass her down to your kids.

Btw, I noticed the black front lip. Wasn't a painted IS lip standard?

It was. About a year before Otto sold the car, he cracked the front lip and replaced it. The fresh alpine white paint didn't quite match the 20 year-old alpine white paint, and it drove him crazy! The front-end is slightly chipped from 130k miles, so I'm debating a respray to get it back to its former glory. In the mean time, I plastidipped the lip to protect the paint and make it stand out less. I love that it'll just peel off when I want it to.

He also cracked the drivers side fog light in 1998. He immediately covered both fog lights with plastic and painters tape to protect them until I got the car. They both look perfect if it wasn't for the crack. I might just leave it alone for character.

[Bimmerguy91]

Amazing car! Even cooler story. That's my favorite thing about buying and selling cars. You meet so many different people from different walks of life

[M42Technik]

It was. About a year before Otto sold the car, he cracked the front lip and replaced it. The fresh alpine white paint didn't quite match the 20 year-old alpine white paint, and it drove him crazy! The front-end is slightly chipped from 130k miles, so I'm debating a respray to get it back to its former glory. In the mean time, I plastidipped the lip to protect the paint and make it stand out less. I love that it'll just peel off when I want it to.

He also cracked the drivers side fog light in 1998. He immediately covered both fog lights with plastic and painters tape to protect them until I got the car. They both look perfect if it wasn't for the crack. I might just leave it alone for character.

I say fix the foglight, keep the original paint as it is. Original paint cars in that condition tend to be more collectible over time. But that's me.

[InNeedOfBoost]

This is one of the best stories I've heard about purchasing a car. Good job man!

+1 for 318 love!

[Bimmerguy91]

Dont paint the car! Just touch up the chips and call it a day. I would MUCH rather have original paint. And you can get lens replacements for the fogs btw.

[e30Chris]

I debate the paint. The front end is by no means perfect. It's got rock chips on the valance and the hood is chipped in places. There's a few scratches in other areas as well. I guess it speaks to its survivor status, and its certainly presentable when cleaned up. I just love this little thing and being a bit of a perfectionist the chips kinda bug me. Also, the rear spoiler is cracked like crazy. I've got to figure out something for that as well.

[SeatownE30]

It was. About a year before Otto sold the car, he cracked the front lip and replaced it. The fresh alpine white paint didn't quite match the 20 year-old alpine white paint, and it drove him crazy! The front-end is slightly chipped from 130k miles, so I'm debating a respray to get it back to its former glory. In the mean time, I plastidipped the lip to protect the paint and make it stand out less. I love that it'll just peel off when I want it to.

He also cracked the drivers side fog light in 1998. He immediately covered both fog lights with plastic and painters tape to protect them until I got the car. They both look perfect if it wasn't for the crack. I might just leave it alone for character.

Keep the lip black, i think it looks alot better on a AW car. Just my 2 cents

I own a 318i very similar to yours plus 2 additional doors. :) 318 LOVE!

[e30Chris]

Keep the lip black, i think it looks alot better on a AW car. Just my 2 cents

I own a 318i very similar to yours plus 2 additional doors. :) 318 LOVE!

Yea, I've really grown to like the black lip. On AW it blends with the rest of the car better.

I love the 318. The M42 is great engine and honestly, the car's geared perfectly to be peppy and not FEEL slow. These cars deserve more respect than all the M/S52 swaps they get.