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The Good Old Beemer

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Hi,

I bought a E36 318 i about a year and a half ago and brought it to its original glory with a lot of effort + $$$. If anybody was allowed open the hood it was only the specialist in Kelaniya.

I'm the 2nd owner and the previous guy had it for 11 yrs. Must say he did a pretty good job taking care of it.

Stuff I did

[*]Timing belt and other belts

[*]Engine mounts

[*]Complete suspension repair (all inclusive)

[*]Breaks

[*]Petron pump replaced

[*]Face lift

[*]New steering (BMW 3 spoke)

[*]All clips and bushes in door locks and panels

[*]Bonnet Dampers

[*]Front & back parking sensors

[*]Remote lock

[*]AC re-done

[*]2 services so far with mobil 1 (latest 2 weeks ago)

[*]4 New Michelin Tyres (last week

[*] Always pumped 95 oct fuel

Must say driving this some times feels better than making love :)

I recently got a Honda Aria from where i work and the bimmer is suddenly grounded 24*7

What should I do with this ???????????????? Any briliant ideas ?????????????

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Hi,

I bought a E36 318 i about a year and a half ago and brought it to its original glory with a lot of effort + $$$. If anybody was allowed open the hood it was only the specialist in Kelaniya.

I'm the 2nd owner and the previous guy had it for 11 yrs. Must say he did a pretty good job taking care of it.

Stuff I did

[*]Timing belt and other belts

[*]Engine mounts

[*]Complete suspension repair (all inclusive)

[*]Breaks

[*]Petron pump replaced

[*]Face lift

[*]New steering (BMW 3 spoke)

[*]All clips and bushes in door locks and panels

[*]Bonnet Dampers

[*]Front & back parking sensors

[*]Remote lock

[*]AC re-done

[*]2 services so far with mobil 1 (latest 2 weeks ago)

[*]4 New Michelin Tyres (last week

[*] Always pumped 95 oct fuel

Must say driving this some times feels better than making love :)

I recently got a Honda Aria from where i work and the bimmer is suddenly grounded 24*7

What should I do with this ???????????????? Any briliant ideas ?????????????

Post some pics! B)

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Hi,

I bought a E36 318 i about a year and a half ago and brought it to its original glory with a lot of effort + $$$. If anybody was allowed open the hood it was only the specialist in Kelaniya.

I'm the 2nd owner and the previous guy had it for 11 yrs. Must say he did a pretty good job taking care of it.

Stuff I did

[*]Timing belt and other belts

[*]Engine mounts

[*]Complete suspension repair (all inclusive)

[*]Breaks

[*]Petron pump replaced

[*]Face lift

[*]New steering (BMW 3 spoke)

[*]All clips and bushes in door locks and panels

[*]Bonnet Dampers

[*]Front & back parking sensors

[*]Remote lock

[*]AC re-done

[*]2 services so far with mobil 1 (latest 2 weeks ago)

[*]4 New Michelin Tyres (last week

[*] Always pumped 95 oct fuel

Must say driving this some times feels better than making love :)

I recently got a Honda Aria from where i work and the bimmer is suddenly grounded 24*7

What should I do with this ???????????????? Any briliant ideas ?????????????

machang, that's an amazing sales pitch. I am sold!! Post some pics and put the car for sale on the AL Sale Section.

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machang, that's an amazing sales pitch. I am sold!! Post some pics and put the car for sale on the AL Sale Section.

Good One !

Sorry she's not for sale,

1. Will never recover the money,

2. Can't see her in some fools hands,

Will post some pics to prove the point :)

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Sorry tad OT machan...

Where did you get the Michelins from? What's you tyre profile and how much you've paid for it.

Those are 195*65*15

Each cost me 11,600, from U&H Malay Street, Got a friend from D*MO's to call them and lower the price, if not would have been bit more expensive

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Crash the Aria, get the insurance, keep driving the BM.

The company will get the insurance claim since it's a company owned car.... :action-smiley-060:

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Suggestion 1: Keep the BM as the weekend drive.

Suggestion 2: Return the Aria and request the company to pay a vehicle allowance to drive the BM. You might save some bucks if they grant you a good allowance.

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The company will get the insurance claim since it's a company owned car.... :action-smiley-060:

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Suggestion 1: Keep the BM as the weekend drive.

Suggestion 2: Return the Aria and request the company to pay a vehicle allowance to drive the BM. You might save some bucks if they grant you a good allowance.

Its well cleaned and covered right now :)

Drive once a week to office if no rain and a spin on a Friday night or a Sunday eve.....

Will play by the ear and see, don't want it to idle too much as cars get cranky by being still

Thanks guys... will post some pics ASAP

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Go for Ash's suggestion number two - Nego with the company. Hope they are flexible. Bee Emms need to be driven (quite hard) to keep them in ship shape and ensure no annoying problems crop up.

I had two E36s one after the other, so I know what you mean. The Aria must be torture after the Beemer!

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Go for Ash's suggestion number two - Nego with the company. Hope they are flexible. Bee Emms need to be driven (quite hard) to keep them in ship shape and ensure no annoying problems crop up.

I had two E36s one after the other, so I know what you mean. The Aria must be torture after the Beemer!

Know wat u mean, these things need constant action, Driving the Honda feels as if i'm on a date with a lesbian :)

Too bad i'm stuck with it for 3 yrs as there's a lease involved so...... gotto live with it.

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