doubleray
01-31-2007, 10:04 PM
Hi guys, I just joined the forum last week before I purchased my '96 318ti Active (I think) A family friend and car dealer that we've known and trusted for years picked it up at an insurance auction. The car runs great but has front end damage (smashed grill, hood, etc) We settled for a price and we're fixing it up right now, hopefully it'll be done soon so I can get some pictures up for you.
I'm 18 years old, work part-time for the military and full-time as a IT Technician. I've only been driving for a little over a year so this will be my first car that I can atually work with. I was originally looking at buying and modding the typical Japanese import and but I had my eyes set on a Sunfire GT. I called my friend and asked him if the place I was going to buy it from had a good rep, and as I was on the phone with him he told me about the bimmer he just got at an auction. So I stopped by, had a look and was impressed. So I thought about it and decided i'd do something different than everyone else around here and get a European Import. And it really couldn't have come at a better time seeing as I'm out of a car, but my dealer hooked me up with a 1990 Prizm loaner car for the week just to get to work and back while my BMW gets repaired.
I'll have a lot of questions cause it's my first European car so I'll stick around, can't wait to show you some before and after pics of the car! I have the before pictures on my phone, once I find my card reader i'll put them up! and then I'll use my SLR to get the after pictures :)
I'm 18 years old, work part-time for the military and full-time as a IT Technician. I've only been driving for a little over a year so this will be my first car that I can atually work with. I was originally looking at buying and modding the typical Japanese import and but I had my eyes set on a Sunfire GT. I called my friend and asked him if the place I was going to buy it from had a good rep, and as I was on the phone with him he told me about the bimmer he just got at an auction. So I stopped by, had a look and was impressed. So I thought about it and decided i'd do something different than everyone else around here and get a European Import. And it really couldn't have come at a better time seeing as I'm out of a car, but my dealer hooked me up with a 1990 Prizm loaner car for the week just to get to work and back while my BMW gets repaired.
I'll have a lot of questions cause it's my first European car so I'll stick around, can't wait to show you some before and after pics of the car! I have the before pictures on my phone, once I find my card reader i'll put them up! and then I'll use my SLR to get the after pictures :)