 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  07-23-2009, 02:29 PM | #1 | | Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 7 |  Lurker/looker New-b (long) intro
Wifey bought me a 318ti a couple of months ago as consolation for a deal that fell through on a 928. I was pretty bummed about it. Started with 126k miles and absolutely love this little car. She had a 3 series in Germany and thought it was a good move on my part to pick one up. 1st change was the rims. Since the car is a fairly "base model" with few options, I lost the steelies and opted for a used set of bottle caps. They look okay and accept a bit wider rubber. We were BOTH tired of shifting, we do enough of that on our motorcycles, so I was lucky to find mine with an auto tranny. I remember complaints when the ti was first introduced. R&T and a couple of other rags diss'd it for lack of power. It did hurt sales and after a couple of years, they bumped some of them to the 6 cyl. Mine is the 4 cyl (obviously) and drives out the way I like. I don't see the lack of power unless they were referring to passing on a hill with the A/C on (duh). My speed freak days are over. I've slowed down a lot since approaching 50, but it's all good. I lurked for a month, searched a few times and always found what I was looking for on this forum. Found bf.c and never even bothered to check in. The atmosphere, knowledge-base and willingness to share on THIS (ti) forum is what I am accustomed to. I look forward to learning, sharing and getting to know more about my car and making some new friends along the way. The pics are how it started in its new home. Wifey had just returned from having it detailed for me. Ain't she SUPER? THX, azmotoman (Sybil, to some . . . don't let the name fool you)
Last edited by azmotoman; 07-23-2009 at 02:33 PM. Reason: more info |  |  | | 07-23-2009, 02:42 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,895 |
Welcome to the site - looks like a clean car.  __________________ ...
ʎɐqǝ uo pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ɐ ʎnq ı ǝɯıʇ ʇsɐן ǝɥʇ sı sıɥʇ | | | | | 07-23-2009, 03:54 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 234 |
i LOVE our cars in alpine white and the interiors look very clean too.
welcome to the forum! | | | | | 07-23-2009, 07:10 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 3,244 |
so the Ti was a replacement for a 928? As in Porsche? That's quite a different ride but I must sau you will be pleased when it comes to maintenance. These are solid near-bulletproof cars.
Welcome! __________________
My Former Rides
1999 318ti Alpine White, Cali Roof, Dinan goodies
1996 318ti Hellrot California Edition
| | | | | 07-23-2009, 09:47 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Central Florida Posts: 678 |
Welcome!... Don't regret for a second the 928.... I sold my clean 83' 944 to get my ti, and I don't regret a single second of it!!!!!....  __________________ 2LT Rodriguez CA ARNG
TURBO 96' Sport, Alaska Blue, Auto
Custom JohnBoy Turbo, Midnight-Tunning Software, HKS BOV, e-Pod Gauge Pod, BavAuto Springs, Bilstein Sport, e30 3.73 LSD, Depo P36, Apexcone 55w HID, OEM Spoiler, M3 Lip, M3 Mesh Grill, Crossdrilled Rear Rotors, M3 Front Brakes, Sparco 3 point Harness, Euro M3 Wheel, K&N cone, Clear Corner/Sides/Tails, M3 Center Console & Arm-rest, M3 Red Cluster Needles, M3 Mirrors & Side Skirts, RD Exhaust, DS-1 wheels!...
 | | | | | 07-23-2009, 11:39 PM | #6 | | Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 93 |
Welcome. I don't care how stock your car is, it is the cleanest I have seen. __________________ -Brandon-
 | | | | | 07-23-2009, 11:52 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
welcome, that's in great shape, looks like a 96? | | | | | 07-25-2009, 10:26 AM | #8 | | Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 7 | 
First let me thank you all again. Your welcoming comments are appreciated.
I agree whole-heartedly with your comments. Alpine white is a great color on ANY BMW. None of our bikes were white, but the ones I have seen are superb. The car was found through Craigslist at a local lot. I could see right away it would need a little TLC. Tires, service, a few plastic bits in the cabin. That is part of what led me to this forum.
One of the rear speakers blew early and the A/C temp was good, but the air output volume seemed low. Thanks to some of the posts here, I was able to change the cabin filters and decide on the best option to look for in speakers. I'll be keeping it stock and haven't ridden a motorcycle in 2 months because of this little jewel.
I don't regret the purchase at all. I have no doubt the 928, even as clean as it was, would have cost me a small fortune in maintenance and repairs . . . and the mileage, holy cow, I wasn't really expecting it be so economical! The original sticker was in the glove box along with the owner(s) manual. The sticker showed 22-26 city, 24-30 hiway.
It does it, too. On top of all this, the original toolkit is still in the car, it was originally bought in AZ and looks to have stayed here all its life. No rust, no major dings, everything seemed to work well. | | | | | 07-25-2009, 02:55 PM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Avondale, Az Posts: 203 |
Welcome to the forum. your car looks like my ti's twin sister except mine is all apart now. if you need any help or parts let me know since we're neighbors!
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Welcome to the forums, looks like a nice little ride.  __________________ 1996 318ti - 2000 Z3 2.3 - 2012 MINI Cooper Hatchback | | | | | 07-27-2009, 04:02 PM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 678 |
Curse your rust free desert cars! __________________
BostonGreen 97' w/ DASC & Technique Stage 1 software
M3 front bumper. BavAuto Springs. Bilstein Sport Shocks. Xbrace. BA Short Shifter.
Angel Eyes Headlights, doubled brake lights
225/50/16's Yokohama Advan S4's
Panasonic 70Wx4 CD/MP3 player + 4x Alpine 6x9's rear | | | | | 07-27-2009, 04:25 PM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Burlington, NJ Posts: 560 |
Quote: Originally Posted by 2ndBimmer  Curse your rust free desert cars! | My car is from PA and it's rust free. __________________ 1996 318ti - 2000 Z3 2.3 - 2012 MINI Cooper Hatchback | | | | | 07-28-2009, 03:39 PM | #13 | | Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 7 |
Oh yeah, the AZ cars are usually QUITE rust-free. I was glad to find this one. It IS clean and was apparently well kept. The few things it needed right away were: rear hatch seal, hatch and bonnet struts, tires, oil change, air filter, cabin filters, battery service, seat belt anchor covers and fuel filter/regulator (all done already). Just waiting for a rainy day to change the rear speakers and driver's door seal.(lol) | | | | |
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