For sale:
1995 BMW 318ti Club Sport, 225k miles,
$3500 obo
VIN=WBACG5324SAM53597, 10/95 production
Hellrot with red and black interior
1.8l 4cyl with 5sp manual transmission
Premium audio (albeit with some issues, explained below)
LSD
Sunroof
AC never touched and works perfectly
1 of 200 produced
Solid and straight body
Locks, windows, sunroof all work as designed
Starts, runs, shifts, brakes and steers nicely
Rear bumper cover replaced after rear-ender. Otherwise, never wrecked.
Clear title
Comes with all factory tools and manuals
Enthusiast owned (since Nov 97) with tasteful modifications.
Maintained with pretty decent records
Oil changed ~3K mile intervals with 20W50 summer, 10W40 winter (typically Castrol GTX)
Brake fluid exclusively ATE Super Blue or Type200
Trans: Red Line MTL
Diff: Red Line 75W90
Tons of Pictures:
http://tinyurl.com/ClubsportUpper-Interior http://tinyurl.com/ClubsportUnderside Mods and Notable Repairs:
Front brakes were upgraded to 328i vented rotors with SS lines
K&N cone filter (orig filter included)
B&B Tri-flow cat back exhaust (orig exhaust included)
Turner Motorsports chip (orig chip included)
DEPO HID headlamps (orig lamps included). Protector film is yellowed, but could be easily heat gunned off of the glass lenses.
BMW Motorsports X-brace
Schroth 4pt harnesses for driver & passenger
Bilstein sport shocks with stock springs
2012 overhaul:
FR and RR new SKF wheel bearings
Driveshaft center bearing
Engine mounts
Meyle HD LCA w/ solid rubber bushings
Tie rod assemblies
Front and rear sway bar end links
Rear subframe bushings (qty = 3)
Rear control arm bushings
(all OE replacement parts except for the LCA)
Relatively new Continental DW 4S tires
Original wheels
Radiator, water pump, hoses, cabin air filter were replaced few years ago
Transmission/clutch/guibo replaced at around 140k miles
Headliner removed and refurbished w/ new fabric
Exhaust header sprung a leak and was replaced
Ignition cylinder wore out and was replaced with original key set
Integrated garage door opener
Issues:
Rust around rear wheel well lip and few other spots on the body.
Clear coat is peeling off in several spots
Door side moldings are rusted. Passenger side removed and replaced with Gorilla tape. Driver side is loose but still hanging on.
Windshield is cracked and lower molding is chipped
Exhaust heat shield rattled and was wired tight. It no longer rattles, but is pretty rusty and should be cut off.
Antenna broken off (included) but needs new amp.
Trunk mounted CD changer is not working
Rear speakers are blown
Power steering has little boost and needs work
Engine weeps coolant on front side, especially in cold weather
Drivers seatbelt pre-tensioner triggers a dash warning light and should be replaced
I tracked the car 1998 ~ 2003, going to handful of HPDE each summer
Was exclusively summer-only car until ~2004
Fantastic track car with great dynamics and perfect balance. Not quick, but very fast if driven smoothly.
We recently moved and the car sat in the garage for 5 weeks. I finally drove it yesterday. Started right up with only slight hesitation for first few seconds. Settled into a steady idle and ran perfectly after that.