 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  03-14-2010, 12:33 AM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 265 |  i figured i might as well introduce myself
my name is john. i bought my 318ti november 2009 and love it. i've had several cars on the past. a 1994 for aerostar, 1996 toyota tercel, and a 1997 toyota corolla. all 3 cars reliable but handled like crap. i ended up buying my ti when i accidently ran over big piece of metal with my tercel that fell off the back of a truck. i had been looking at ti's for a while, and i figured why not.
i've been wanting a hatchback for their versatility, a rear wheel drive, like the way bmw's handle, not to mention dig the way the ti looks. i finally found one in winchester virginia. of course the window regulator was bent, so that has been replaced since. there was a belt missing from the ac condenser, and a couple scratches on the body, but not rust. i picked it up for $4500 with a little under 80k on the motor. it needed a couple small repairs, but thanks to the knowledgeable members on this site and the handy bentley manual my ti's almost in tip top shape. i just have to replace the thermostat, and catalytic converter. __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by bubela  I知 happy in my blissful ignorant euphoria! Simple man, simple mind, bigger hammer! | 1996 318ti base
1996 Land Rover Range Rover- blew up
1996 Sabb 900 convertable - sold |  |  | | 03-14-2010, 05:33 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
sounds like a good deal and learning experience  | | | | | 03-14-2010, 06:28 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 1,814 |
welcome and sounds like a good car with only 80k thats really good, mine is about to hit the 200k mark and still strong.
post some pics of the car __________________  5/96 318TI Sport BIG TURBO | | | | | 03-14-2010, 02:22 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: VIRGINIA Posts: 324 |
Welcome! Tell me more about the car! I follow tis for sake in the area and I remember one in Winchester awhile back. What color is? What about the scratches ... had it been keyed or something? | | | | | 03-14-2010, 05:46 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 265 |
Quote: Originally Posted by tiFreak sounds like a good deal and learning experience | it has been a learning experience to say the least. but i was hell bent on keeping it, even though my girlfriend wanted me to take it back. i didn't mind that things were wrong with it, i've had fun so far wrenching on it (so far) it gives me something to do on the weekends. Quote: Originally Posted by MacUser Welcome! Tell me more about the car! I follow tis for sake in the area and I remember one in Winchester awhile back. What color is? What about the scratches ... had it been keyed or something? | no, it hadn't been keyed. i'm not sure what happened to it? looks like a tree limb may have fallen on it. the scratches were only noticeable from close up, and had touch-up paint on them, so i didn't care. i bought it from a place called gasoline alley in winchester va. they were the only ones that had a ti with no sunroof, and a 5 speed, and black, which is what i wanted. the only thing it didn't have that i wanted was cruise control, and fog lights. then again i found the diy on here for fog lights, so thats one on my projects for this summer.  __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by bubela I知 happy in my blissful ignorant euphoria! Simple man, simple mind, bigger hammer! | 1996 318ti base
1996 Land Rover Range Rover- blew up
1996 Sabb 900 convertable - sold | | | | | 03-14-2010, 06:07 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: VIRGINIA Posts: 324 |
Quote: Originally Posted by bmorekirby i bought it from a place called gasoline alley in winchester | Was it listed on AutoTrader? I remember I was looking at a lot of listings about that time ... I bought ti #2 in November. Winchester isn't very big, so it's not likely there were two for sale at the same time. | | | | | 03-14-2010, 06:13 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 265 |
Quote: Originally Posted by MacUser Was it listed on AutoTrader? I remember I was looking at a lot of listings about that time ... I bought ti #2 in November. Winchester isn't very big, so it's not likely there were two for sale at the same time. | yeah, i found it on auto trader. what color ti did you end up getting? all i could find is black and white ti's within 300 miles. __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by bubela I知 happy in my blissful ignorant euphoria! Simple man, simple mind, bigger hammer! | 1996 318ti base
1996 Land Rover Range Rover- blew up
1996 Sabb 900 convertable - sold | | | | | 03-15-2010, 01:31 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 148 |
welcome friend... and its definitely a good lookin ti. and im sure every one on this site knows all about project priorities for the summer ;-). Good luck __________________  It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives. | | | | | 03-15-2010, 02:06 AM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 265 |
Quote: Originally Posted by 668M42 welcome friend... and its definitely a good lookin ti. and im sure every one on this site knows all about project priorities for the summer ;-). Good luck | thanks man. i love the way the car looks, i just hate the wheels. as soon as i get the repairs done that i need to do, i'm going to throw on some new wheels, those steel wheels just are not cutting it. and maybe get a cat-back exhaust system. nothing too loud though being that i'm a music buff. __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by bubela I知 happy in my blissful ignorant euphoria! Simple man, simple mind, bigger hammer! | 1996 318ti base
1996 Land Rover Range Rover- blew up
1996 Sabb 900 convertable - sold | | | | | 03-15-2010, 02:09 AM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: VIRGINIA Posts: 324 |
Quote: Originally Posted by bmorekirby thanks man. i love the way the car looks, i just hate the wheels. | Yes, the hubcaps are pedestrian, but those steelies could be used for snow tires. | | | | | 03-15-2010, 03:52 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 265 |
Quote: Originally Posted by MacUser Yes, the hubcaps are pedestrian, but those steelies could be used for snow tires. | thats what i was going to do once i get some other wheels. __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by bubela I知 happy in my blissful ignorant euphoria! Simple man, simple mind, bigger hammer! | 1996 318ti base
1996 Land Rover Range Rover- blew up
1996 Sabb 900 convertable - sold | | | | |
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