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mobius · 08-01-2015, 10:09 AM

For me the two Ti's I have (and a possible third very soon, 1999 Black on black 5 speed) will be with me for a very long time. I've been fascinated with them ever since seeing one years ago at an import / euro auto meet that was local.

The 1997 avus blau one that I'm doing a motor swap maybe the only one I let go at some point. I saved it from the PO with 100k miles on the clock. He had apparently bought it from an auction place in Rhode Island. Neither him nor the previous owner to him did it any favors. It is relatively rust free for spending all its life in New England and the last 5 years in Maine throughout the winters but everything else, damn. There's just some things that make you shake your head violently. When I got the car originally he told me that he saw wires hanging down so he cut them and removed them. Recently I found out those were all 4 of the abs wheel sensor wires. Like what in the ..... He or the PO before him had a fascination with cheap (walmart ish) stick on fast and furious inspired "body kit" crap. Between that, the horrible white pin stripping, and a bunch of spots where the clear coat is peeling it really needs a total respray. It got into a minor front end accident and he thought the proper way of fixing the dented hood was to sit on it and pull with a pair of pliers so there's an even bigger second dent above the accident caused one. Basically the car was very cheap and a total heap so I decided it was much closer to being a swap / track car than it was to being a restore.

I also saved a 1995 hellrot clubsport with sunroof, again total heap. This has been safely stored away and will probably sit stored for quite a while because I only have so much time right now for projects (my background is in computer engineering but I'm a traveling IT Security consultant). It will honestly be a father son project at some point when I get there (I'm only 27 right now) but I will never be getting rid of the car, hoping to pass it on to my kids and keep it in the family.

I don't think there's any direct replacement (but maybe the 1 series m) and I believe some day these cars are going to be either a classic or cult classic car. I also own currently 2005 black on black 325xi manual and a 2003 black on black X5 manual, and I'm always looking at more cars. Yea a future wife is going to have to understand the obsession or it won't work

. My friends make fun of me for the yard full of bmws I have and how often I change cars but oh well I have fun.

I think for me it's more life with the TIs. They'll will always be there but the other cars will be changed out. Minus the clubsport the only thing that could get me to sell the other two is if someone would take them in partial trade for a well maintained clown shoe. That is the only thing though because I have wanted one of those just as much as the TI and they even harder to find.

This below would be a list of BMW's I want to own either for a long period at some point or for until I get bored:

Z3 - any year any color - fun convertible
Z4M Coupe - the landshark, it looks like an lot more expensive car until you see the roundel
M Coupe - clown shoe, needs no explanation as to why
740il - one of the early 2000 models, doesn't matter color, would do the requisite m5 / 6 speed swap. Done two of these for friends already
8 Series - preferably an 850csi but any model would be nice. Classic car in my mind and people never know what the car is even people that say they know BMW's.
1 Series M Coupe - because why not, good enough for JC good enough for me
e30 M3 - specifically if I could ever find it my late grandfather's originally owned one that got me started into vehicles and my obsession with BMW's
E60 M5 - with the v10 and 7 speed sequential
Z1 - yep the car with the weird doors and importing could happen in the next few years a lot easier
e46 compact - Yea this one will take a lot longer to get a hold of unless I spend some time over seas for a future job.
540it - Rode in one of these. What a beast of a wagon.

And there's about 10-15 more I could list of varying ages, some from before the series designated cars. I'd much rather have a barn full of BMW's that I could drive any day of the week, than a super car or two that sit there unused personally. All of the cars I've listed above each have a different personality and look which is a lot of the reason why I enjoy BMWs as much as I do. It's not like with Audi, where you get basically the same looking car, but larger or smaller in dimensions and something different under the hood.

08-01-2015, 10:09 AM	#21
mobius Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Maine Posts: 55 iTrader: (0) Photo Gallery	I don't think there is life after...Warning long post!!! For me the two Ti's I have (and a possible third very soon, 1999 Black on black 5 speed) will be with me for a very long time. I've been fascinated with them ever since seeing one years ago at an import / euro auto meet that was local. The 1997 avus blau one that I'm doing a motor swap maybe the only one I let go at some point. I saved it from the PO with 100k miles on the clock. He had apparently bought it from an auction place in Rhode Island. Neither him nor the previous owner to him did it any favors. It is relatively rust free for spending all its life in New England and the last 5 years in Maine throughout the winters but everything else, damn. There's just some things that make you shake your head violently. When I got the car originally he told me that he saw wires hanging down so he cut them and removed them. Recently I found out those were all 4 of the abs wheel sensor wires. Like what in the ..... He or the PO before him had a fascination with cheap (walmart ish) stick on fast and furious inspired "body kit" crap. Between that, the horrible white pin stripping, and a bunch of spots where the clear coat is peeling it really needs a total respray. It got into a minor front end accident and he thought the proper way of fixing the dented hood was to sit on it and pull with a pair of pliers so there's an even bigger second dent above the accident caused one. Basically the car was very cheap and a total heap so I decided it was much closer to being a swap / track car than it was to being a restore. I also saved a 1995 hellrot clubsport with sunroof, again total heap. This has been safely stored away and will probably sit stored for quite a while because I only have so much time right now for projects (my background is in computer engineering but I'm a traveling IT Security consultant). It will honestly be a father son project at some point when I get there (I'm only 27 right now) but I will never be getting rid of the car, hoping to pass it on to my kids and keep it in the family. I don't think there's any direct replacement (but maybe the 1 series m) and I believe some day these cars are going to be either a classic or cult classic car. I also own currently 2005 black on black 325xi manual and a 2003 black on black X5 manual, and I'm always looking at more cars. Yea a future wife is going to have to understand the obsession or it won't work . My friends make fun of me for the yard full of bmws I have and how often I change cars but oh well I have fun. I think for me it's more life with the TIs. They'll will always be there but the other cars will be changed out. Minus the clubsport the only thing that could get me to sell the other two is if someone would take them in partial trade for a well maintained clown shoe. That is the only thing though because I have wanted one of those just as much as the TI and they even harder to find. This below would be a list of BMW's I want to own either for a long period at some point or for until I get bored: Z3 - any year any color - fun convertible Z4M Coupe - the landshark, it looks like an lot more expensive car until you see the roundel M Coupe - clown shoe, needs no explanation as to why 740il - one of the early 2000 models, doesn't matter color, would do the requisite m5 / 6 speed swap. Done two of these for friends already 8 Series - preferably an 850csi but any model would be nice. Classic car in my mind and people never know what the car is even people that say they know BMW's. 1 Series M Coupe - because why not, good enough for JC good enough for me e30 M3 - specifically if I could ever find it my late grandfather's originally owned one that got me started into vehicles and my obsession with BMW's E60 M5 - with the v10 and 7 speed sequential Z1 - yep the car with the weird doors and importing could happen in the next few years a lot easier e46 compact - Yea this one will take a lot longer to get a hold of unless I spend some time over seas for a future job. 540it - Rode in one of these. What a beast of a wagon. And there's about 10-15 more I could list of varying ages, some from before the series designated cars. I'd much rather have a barn full of BMW's that I could drive any day of the week, than a super car or two that sit there unused personally. All of the cars I've listed above each have a different personality and look which is a lot of the reason why I enjoy BMWs as much as I do. It's not like with Audi, where you get basically the same looking car, but larger or smaller in dimensions and something different under the hood. Last edited by mobius; 08-01-2015 at 10:19 AM.