The elated new owner is currently sleeping, and her new car is in our driveway. I'll let her post details about it once she's up and we've had a chance to look at it in the daylight, but I will say the car is unbelievable. :D
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The Latest & Greatest: 1994 (E30) 316i Daytona Violet Design Edition Touring
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Following this thread forever.
1991 BMW 318i (Old Shell RIP, Now Being Re-shelled & Reborn)
1983 Peugeot 505 STI
1992 Volvo 240 Wagon
2009 Toyota 4Runner SR5 Sport 4WD
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I vote for a M54b30 6 speed conversion! Its always been my dream to have a M54/6 touring.My Garage
2001 Z3 2.5i Steel Gray/Black (Lexi)
1988 325ix Diamond Schwartz/Black (Izzy)
1989 325i Cirrus Blue/Houndstooth (Stitch)
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My new touring is HERE! :D It was delivered to our house last night. I can't begin to describe how excited I was - it's still surreal that this whole thing has worked out and the car made it all the way from Germany to our driveway so seamlessly!
Even in the dark, this car looked incredible! I got to start it for the first time while it was still loaded on the car trailer. It started right up and the engine started purring - considering the modest engine, it sounded nicer than I was expecting (though I'm going to miss the exhaust note from the 320i :(). The fabric on the seats and door cards is a really neat texture that I also couldn't tell from the pictures. The sport seats felt brand new. It even smelled inexplicably like a new car!
You can kind of see that the trunk was loaded up with a second set of wheels. There were some other parts in the back seat which I couldn't really see in the dark. We went back later and inspected the car with a flashlight. Besides a few scratches and dents we knew about, the car was so clean and rust free I couldn't believe it.
This morning at sunrise... worth getting up early to stare at this beauty! ;D (Photo courtesy of Shockwave, who knew I had no hope in hell of waking up at that hour. ;))
I haven't had a chance to drive it very far yet, but you can tell everything is solid and super tight on this car. It's going to be a lot of fun to cruise around in! :)
The 320i touring that I sold is still in our driveway waiting to be shipped to its new owner in the US, so I think it would be really cool to do a mini photo shoot with both tourings. :mrgreen:
Originally posted by MPLFoster View PostNice
Originally posted by Court M3 View PostBeautiful car! Love that color on a touring
Originally posted by Eric Giles View PostThe car definitely looks to be in superb condition...can't wait to see more pictures. Thanks for sharing a great purchase story!
Originally posted by freeride53 View PostFollowing this thread forever.
Originally posted by stonea View PostI vote for a M54b30 6 speed conversion! Its always been my dream to have a M54/6 touring.
I think I'll need to spend some time getting to know the stock engine before making up my mind about what to do.
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Originally posted by Roadrunner View PostThis morning at sunrise... worth getting up early to stare at this beauty! ;D (Photo courtesy of Shockwave, who knew I had no hope in hell of waking up at that hour. ;))
Anyone looking to import a car like we did should contact Will Zaraska through his website:
Once we had the car secured with the seller, he handled absolutely everything else for us, and his fee is very reasonable. Highly recommended. :)
Originally posted by Roadrunner View PostThe 320i touring that I sold is still in our driveway waiting to be shipped to its new owner in the US, so I think it would be really cool to do a mini photo shoot with both tourings. :mrgreen:
I think a drag race between our two daytona violet cars in the spring would be hilarious - I'll even give you a 5 second head start! :p
Originally posted by Roadrunner View PostRight, I remember you mentioned that in my thread for my last car. I wasn't sure about the idea of the electronic throttle, but you made it sound pretty good. ;)
Originally posted by Roadrunner View PostI think I'll need to spend some time getting to know the stock engine before making up my mind about what to do.
Originally posted by mike.bmw View PostNow that you have it, what is the first thing you have planned for it (besides driving it ;) )?
Our driveway is quite an unusual sight, especially for this area of our planet. We just had time to put fuel stabilizer in the gas tank, top it up and park it before winter arrived. We'll finish the winterization over the next few days when it isn't so windy, but we have a plan to ensure the car isn't going to see any salt.
We managed to get it dirty.
Smoked lights in front. Looks like a professionally applied coating.
Smoked tails, too. A second set of smoked taillights was included with the car.
This car has no rust. Not the typical E30 'rust free' meaning some rust - NO rust anywhere on the car.
I love the shark fin antenna on the car, too. First one I've ever seen on a BMW of this vintage, and it's a stock option listed on the build sheet.
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Wow! Love it!89 325i 4dr s52
02 BMW 525iT m54b30/manual swapped (daily) *sold*
21' Toyota Tacoma TRD OR 4x4 6 speed Manual
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Originally posted by Shock(/\)ave View Post
Smoked lights in front. Looks like a professionally applied coating.
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We got a bunch of the original paperwork and documentation from Germany when we bought the car which I thought was really cool. I found out that I had been calling the seller by his last name the whole time, which I thought was his first name. He had signed all of his messages to me with only his last name, so I'm still confused. I want to send him a picture of me giving the touring a big hug and a thank you message telling him how much I love the car, but I have no idea how that would come across. I guess we'll see! ;)
The car appears to have had the majority of its service history entered into the book which was included with the car right up until this year. Now I just have to figure out what the different inspections / services consist of and when they were last done so I can keep up with the maintenance myself.
My SO found this old school carrying case for me to keep all of the manuals in:
Some other items in the glove box included a German dashboard parking sign:
...and Daytona Violet touch-up paint:
In addition to the second set of wheels, there were more parts in the car (some of which I'll have to check out later) like these:
A design edition, ummm, thing! According to the part number on the back, it's a seat pad for the rear seats.
An extra "kielrippenriemen" and a bag of, errmm??? Still have to figure out what everything is for...
Originally posted by mike.bmw View PostCongrats! I'm glad the purchase and delivery went so well! :)
Now that you have it, what is the first thing you have planned for it (besides driving it ;) )?
Originally posted by Shock(/\)ave View PostI think a drag race between our two daytona violet cars in the spring would be hilarious - I'll even give you a 5 second head start! :p
Originally posted by s14brent View PostWow! Love it!
Originally posted by Powling View PostPainting the silver metal light rings black would really complete the grille with the smoked headlights. Thats what I am actually doing on the 318 this weekend!Last edited by Roadrunner; 11-20-2016, 03:43 PM.
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Originally posted by Roadrunner View PostMy SO found this old school carrying case for me to keep all of the manuals in:
Originally posted by Roadrunner View PostSome other items in the glove box included a German dashboard parking sign:
Originally posted by Roadrunner View PostIn addition to the second set of wheels, there were more parts in the car (some of which I'll have to check out later) like these:
Originally posted by Roadrunner View PostA design edition, ummm, thing! According to the part number on the back, it's a seat pad for the rear seats.
Originally posted by Roadrunner View PostAn extra "kielrippenriemen" and a bag of, errmm??? Still have to figure out what everything is for...
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Originally posted by Roadrunner View PostYou have an awesome touring yourself! :up: Did you find the red design edition interior for yours that you were looking for?
I found a half of red design edition interior :D
Some pics in my topic.
After new photos i must say it only one thing... Awesome overall condition of this touring! :)
Where You want use a green light bulbs? U want make a red indictaros in rear?
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Originally posted by Shock(/\)ave View PostI really want to open that bag to count how many "Fuchs" were given by the previous owner. ;D
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