 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  07-15-2012, 03:46 PM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Lighthouse Point, FL Posts: 124 |  Wishing for an E46 318ti
Watching boring late Saturday night tv, I figured I'd ramble thru the UK and German eBay listings for 318ti's. I shouldn't have! The E46 models offered, in a wide palate of colours, and with low mileage, some with striking interiors, made me sleepless! Has anyone tried to bring one of these into the US? Yes, I know all about not meeting the NHSTA/EPA rules but "gray market" cars were imported some years back-I had one. But, ohhhh, these little babies are so tempting! Anyone know a "rule" to circumvent the system so that one could brought in? I could be so tempted. Makes me ask why BMW gave up on the ti in second generation format? Probably had to do with BMW going "upscale" and not wanting a 4-cylinder laggard in the line-up. Damn fools... |  |  | | 07-15-2012, 04:10 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ft Defiance, AZ Posts: 686 |
re-vin it with a different title, a few specialists have done it with the new sciroccos __________________ 1999 BMW 318ti
2005 MINI Cooper S
 | | | | | 07-15-2012, 06:03 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,275 |
Bring two of them over...I want one too! __________________ 
Sean
1995 Active | | | | | 07-16-2012, 04:18 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland Or Posts: 2,666 |
If its available in Canada or Mexico NAFTA is your friend ... Supposedly.... Most CA models are importable, if you have a pro handle the process, there are importers in BC that do this to get diesels into the US from Toyota.
Cheers and Good Luck!
Dave __________________
Dave - PDX
1995 318ti - Active Black and Tan.
2005 330xi - Mtech 1 - 6spd - Orient Blue/Black | | | | | 07-17-2012, 01:52 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Interesting, but the headlights (and tails) are so unappealing... I would do it if I could do a front end swap w/ a pre-facelift e46 sedan. __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy":  *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet!  97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | |
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