Project 1998 M3

[D_Eclipse9916]

Once again, great purchase - that beats the hell out of a MKIII.

You know me (well maybe not you personally), but I'd do all the things on that list, but maybe make them secondary to the cooling stuff. I'm a big believer in a methodical timeline of fixing what needs fixing first, then mods.

Oh, and park it somewhere safe and take the bus :lol: Thats the price that every MM'er/JMU student who cares about their car pays.

There is nowhere safe at JMU, dont be fooled. Itll be in either some desolate parking late waiting to be stolen, or some student parking lot waiting to be hit, or in some neighborhood lot waiting to get vandalized. Forget the pretty stuff during college (unless your at North 38 where you can rent a garage), because you WONT have a garage and CANT watch your car 24 hours a day. Plus who cares if its pretty when its frustrating to drive because something is always breaking? Fix it first. Hell, if you want to take the cheap/easy way out, I have all the cooling components out of my car that only had like 10-15k miles on it (radiator, revised OEM water pump, reinforced plastic thermostat housing although just get aluminum, its 17 bucks). And fix that interior coolant smell first, if its leaking, itll corrode the shit out of your car and possibly do electrical, chassis and rust damage.

For the stock radio, my friend has an extra one if you need it. Otherwise make sure to buy a C43 or CD43 as the sound is much improved in those stock units than the earlier versions.

Also at 100k miles I would replace both the engine and transmission mounts, flush all the fluids (DO THIS FIRST, its CHEAP!)