The Good Old Beemer

[pathola 1]

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 ?????????????

Edited November 3, 2008 by pathola 1

[jehan80]

  pathola 1 said:

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!

[VVTi]

  pathola 1 said:

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.

[ash]

  pathola 1 said:

[*]4 New Michelin Tyres (last week)

Sorry tad OT machan...

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

[Ripper]

  VVTi said:

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

heh heh...ditto that

[xXx]

ha ha ha Fuzzo got some competition

[ash]

  xXx said:

ha ha ha Fuzzo got some competition

Tough... Better than fuzzo's I think....

[fuzzo]

hahah true.. must better than anything i ever did...

[pathola 1]

  VVTi said:

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

Edited November 4, 2008 by pathola 1

[pathola 1]

  ash said:

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

[Pericles]

  pathola 1 said:

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 ?????????????

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

[ash]

  Pericles said:

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

The company will get the insurance claim since it's a company owned car....

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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.

Edited November 4, 2008 by ash

[pathola 1]

  ash said:

The company will get the insurance claim since it's a company owned car....

.......................................

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

[Arc Angel]

hang on to her... You'll miss her if she leaves.

She'll come in handy when the adrenaline levels fall low.

[GTAm]

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!

[pathola 1]

  GTAm said:

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.