Meet Michaela, '91 318is

[car_gal_jenni]

Hello Jennifer!
Once the E30 bug bites, it never lets go. Enjoy.
Lovely color though.

Welcome! Love the colour. It´s nice to see an IS that isn´t Brilliantrot.

thanks! this color is just amazing. i loooveee it! <3

Hi jen. there are a lot of m42 lovers here, not myself but others.
I love the color. it's nice seeing not the same color as repeated over and over by BMW.
But the best advise I can give you is get on the maintenance asap. M42s have a bad habit of crapping out randomly, mainly from neglect but most of this can be cured with a little wrenching.
but here are the rules to live by
1 Never buy ebay or URO parts. you'll end up with a broken car.
2 save the money and buy higher end upgrades, this one i didnt follow and no i'm out over 20k+ in mistakes.
3 change your oil and spark plugs often
4 enjoy the journey, the destination is just a byproduct.

thanks for the advice :) i'm pretty religious with my maintenance in any vehicle, and have a nasty habit of only ever buying the best quality parts in any department. anybody that knows me or followed my last build can attest :)

with that said, i definitely plan on keeping her up to date on all her maintenance (i've got records of everything being done, including timing chain, within the past 6k miles, so i'm ok for the time being. except i'll be doing plugs, wires, & oil myself shortly).

i am so excited to learn on this new journey and see where it takes me :D

[HennaE30]

thanks! this color is just amazing. i loooveee it! <3







thanks for the advice :) i'm pretty religious with my maintenance in any vehicle, and have a nasty habit of only ever buying the best quality parts in any department. anybody that knows me or followed my last build can attest :)



with that said, i definitely plan on keeping her up to date on all her maintenance (i've got records of everything being done, including timing chain, within the past 6k miles, so i'm ok for the time being. except i'll be doing plugs, wires, & oil myself shortly).



i am so excited to learn on this new journey and see where it takes me :D

Guides as well I'm assuming?

Doesn't the M42 eat guides like the M5x and M6x?

[pilotskillse30]

Great color! Welcome.

[bubbalyland77]

Very nice! Color reminds me of the Nissan 350Z. Sweet front too.


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[KIRIEIW]

Welcome! Your cars color reminds me of my buddy's e21, and yes it's a stock color. He just picked it up last weekend actually and needs lots of love.

[IzzY_325is]

That color though, love it.

[SeatownE30]

Congrats and welcome! Really cool project, have fun with it

[car_gal_jenni]

Great color! Welcome.

Very nice! Color reminds me of the Nissan 350Z. Sweet front too.


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That color though, love it.

Congrats and welcome! Really cool project, have fun with it

thanks guys! it's definitely a fun color, and suits me quite well. i've already started receiving the first batch of aftermarket upgrades for her.

her custom euro show plate arrived the other day, and her quick release/hub setup just showed up like 10 minutes ago. the poor receptionist gal at my work has been initiated into my car part craze. haha :P

[car_gal_jenni]

I've already been at it, making her my own.

[ButtJuice]

3 different interiors? Badass.

[car_gal_jenni]

3 different interiors? Badass.

yeah.... i'm working on that. i've got new doorcards coming. rear seats match the driver's seat. need to get a passenger seat, & then do the carpet black. then i'll kinda be happy haha

[car_gal_jenni]

A friend of my roommate took these shots the other day, and I loved how they turned out. Yes, I already know that I need a new lower valance and some Euro fogs; I'm working on it :)

[HennaE30]

Euro grills, and smileys. You'll be golden..

[car_gal_jenni]

Euro grills, and smileys. You'll be golden..

Smileys are in my back seat, waiting for some new adjuster screws to come in before install :)

[_kanon]

Smileys are in my back seat, waiting for some new adjuster screws to come in before install :)

What are you doing to refresh the smileys? Just the screws and the end part (the part the screw goes into)? I'm in the process of mine as well! Also what front valance is that?

Great looking car!