This blog will documents the resurrection of my 1984 318i. I’m not calling this a rehabilitation or a restoration, but a resurrection. I am the original owner, buying the car in August 1984. This BMW was my daily driver for about 8 years until I moved to New Hampshire and needed something that had a little more traction in the snow. So the 318i became a backup car getting some use from time to time. In 2008 the car failed the annual state inspection due to structural rust issues. It was bound to happen at some point with the car facing the conditions in the Northeast. My mechanic said they could probably repair the rust damage for around a thousand plus dollars, but couldn’t guarantee that the car would’t need more work the following year. I decided I would bring the car home and park it until I had the time to address it.
The car sat in our driveway for a few years until my wife started complaining. So I hauled the car off behind some tall hedges along the wood line to get it out of sight. A mistake I would later realize. Two years ago as I entered semi-retirement I decided it was time to address the Bimmer and see if I could get it back on the road. I figured this would be a fun little project.
The car sat in our driveway for a few years until my wife started complaining. So I hauled the car off behind some tall hedges along the wood line to get it out of sight. A mistake I would later realize. Two years ago as I entered semi-retirement I decided it was time to address the Bimmer and see if I could get it back on the road. I figured this would be a fun little project.
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