 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  07-08-2008, 09:05 PM | #1 | | Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: So. Calif. Posts: 7 |  Well that didn't take long...newbie intro
Hi all, I posted a question last week about going from a Mini Cooper S to a ti under the name "zedoodlebug". Well I found my car the same weeK! I couldn't pass her up. Her name is Sabine after Sabine Schmitz, the BMW test driver and ring taxi driver. She is an Alpine white '97 318ti with Active package, sunroof and leather package. One woman owner loved and cared for and in remarkable shape for 90K mi. Thanks for the welcome previously. I have a question regarding suspensions. I think this car has original everything in that dept and I want to make it like new or better, steering and handling wise. What is the typical setup if I just want a daily driver with no plans for the track (yet). Here is a picture of Sabine taken when she was up for sale in Autotrader: I will take more pics when I can get better backgrounds. Sharon  |  |  | | 07-08-2008, 09:13 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
your pics didn't work, welcome anyways, and congrats on the new ti  | | | | | 07-08-2008, 09:18 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 |
welcome sabine! and welcome you! sabine is an amazing driver!
i would kill for her job! __________________
-Josh
Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot
Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green
Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz
| | | | | 07-09-2008, 12:02 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Orange County, NY Posts: 1,067 |
Hi Sabine, or should I say Sharon.
Is that a 5-speed you picked up? | | | | | 07-09-2008, 12:08 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Sabine  Hi all,
I posted a question last week about going from a Mini Cooper S to a ti under the name "zedoodlebug". Well I found my car the same weeK! I couldn't pass her up. Her name is Sabine after Sabine Schmitz, | usernames combined. Welcome. __________________ ...steven
BMW CCA #146825
1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i
www.bmwcca.org
| | | | | 07-09-2008, 12:22 AM | #6 | | Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: So. Calif. Posts: 7 |
yes it is a 5 speed! | | | | | 07-09-2008, 12:31 AM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Orange County, NY Posts: 1,067 |
That's what I'm talkin' about!
I saw Sabine once on a Jeremy Clarkson DVD and she was driving the Audi R8 against the Stig in a Porsche. She's a great driver! | | | | | 07-09-2008, 04:10 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Regensburg, Germany Posts: 584 |
I would say the best money I have spent on mine was the H&R sport springs and Bilstein shocks/struts. Right after that would be the e46 17" wheels...
It looks so much better and handles better too.
Welcome to the forum! | | | | | 07-09-2008, 05:25 AM | #9 | | Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: So. Calif. Posts: 7 |  thanks for the welcome!
I will be posting more questions in the appropriate forum subtopics now...I gotta bunch of them. Interior, ICE, suspension, the usual stuff.... Thanks for the tip on springs and shocks. I will consider that. Anybody wanna buy a used MCSa? (mini cooper s automatic)  | | | | | 07-09-2008, 03:36 PM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 |
i will drive it for ya??
hehe i want a mini really bad __________________
-Josh
Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot
Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green
Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz
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