New Here, in Virginia

[USMC318ti]

Hi everyone, my names Nick, my last Bimmer was a
97 Z3 1.9, which I totaled in an argument with a wet
road and a guard rail. Ive always thought the 318ti
was a sexy car and finaly found one.
1998 318ti, dont know if its Sport or Active or any
of that, not sure how to find out. Its a manual, has
painted front spoiler, side skirts, and rear bumper,
M3 wheels with 235/45/17 in the back and 215/45/17
in the front. SUPER CLEAN, no rust, interior looks NEW.
It does have high miles though, 118,000, but the previous
owner has all the service records back to 99, im only the
third owner. I got it for $7,000. Is this a good deal?
QUESTION-$5 grand to play with, Supercharger, clutch and
exhaust, or 5grand worth of other things such as, Dinan intake,
chip, Remus exhaust, H&R coil over suspension, Nitrous direct
port, short shifter, custom sound, etc;

[Tyler]

Welcome to the site and congrats on your purchase.

I'd go for the Downing Atlanta S/C and exhaust with the money and if any left over some Bilisteins sports.

[USMC318ti]

I dunno, im showing the car, HIN in Washington DC, some local shows
stuff like that, so im kinda leaning towards the looks as well as the
power which ill get from spraying the motor.

[John W]

Welcome Nick, I'm from Virginia as well. I'm with Tyler on this one. I would do a few basic suspension mods and next install a Downing Atlanta supercharger. For these cars, it's the best way to get reliable power and retain good driveability. Expensive, yes, but worth it if you have $5k at your disposal.

FWIW, chips/software upgrades are a waste of money for all but the '95 ti's due to the OBD II. Exhaust upgrades do little-to-nothing in terms of performance as the ti came equipped with an excellent stock system.