Project: neglected E36

[getfast]

Should I start a new thread? This M3 kinda rocks. Got K1's/235 Star Specs, alternator (preventatively - old one was noisy), waterpump/thermostat (preventatively), plugs (due at 120k), inspection, alignment... soon to be oil change and diff drain & fill. Put nearly 3500 miles on it so far with no issues, almost 126k now. Drove it to Daytona and back last weekend, even. Here it is on le dyno: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucE6uc_28IA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucE6uc_28IA</a><!-- m -->

Not much else to report. I may start modding the hell out of it once the GTI gets here in a few weeks, we'll see. :lol:

Oh and the green 325i lives on, I saw it last night! I really should get him to come here and continue this thread. Now it doesn't have a headliner, but it's got big swaybars, and he friggin washed it :?: :wink:

[Jake]

Yezz, new thread time! Although it'd be great to have the new green car owner come and post here too!

[getfast]

Although it'd be great to have the new green car owner come and post here too!

His name is Jeff, he is good people and he has been pointed to this thread :thumbup:

[getfast]

Thread back from the dead. Jeff HPDE'd this car all year:



Then recently traded it toward Nick Hadiaris' almost complete Spec3 racecar (a black sedan.) But Nick just got an E39 M5 so he probably doesn't care much about this green car. Long story short... well really a question... should I buy it back? Hahahaha. I sorta miss it. :thumbup:

[Jake]

Long story short... well really a question... should I buy it back? Hahahaha. I sorta miss it. :thumbup:

I have one that's much prettier for sale soon...

[getfast]

I think your car might be too pretty for my needs/goals :lol:

[Jake]

I think your car might be too pretty for my needs/goals :lol:

Yeah, something tells me "fine Corinthian leather" is not one of your priorities. :lol:

[getfast]

If it had fine Corinthian swaybars, maybe :twisted:

[getfast]

So, uh, sorry Jake... I brought home a blue lady instead?

[Jake]

You whore.


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[PDenbigh]

Jon, that's one of the sexiest E36 M3s I've seen. Nicely done.

[Jake]

In all seriousness, Avus is one of my favorite M colors (next to Technoviolet) and that's a pretty clean-looking example. What's the story on it?

[JPolen01]

That thing looks cleeeeeean

[getfast]

7/95 production so almost the last of the S50/OBD1 cars. Avus blau over dove gray, US spec but euro delivery, was kept in Germany for the first few years then spent most of the remaining ones in the DC area. Pretty original and never wrecked or painted as far as I can tell other than part of the passenger door, but don't let the jPhone pics fool you, it actually looks much worse in person - definitely a "20 foot" car with plenty of minor cosmetic issues.

114k miles, two? owners with many but not all records, plenty of recent service, runs and drives fine, needs little stuff (doesn't any reasonably priced E36?)... has fresh Konis/H&R sports, B&B catback, probably illegal tint. Manual non heated vaders, no sunroof, no cruise, etc.

Have put a couple hundred miles on it since purchase with no issues. Thinking this one will be the track/autoX car and the silver sedan will be the daily beater. But not sure yet!

[.RJ]

Jon, that looks hot. I dig it.

I have shiny new thing itch pretty bad, and those pics do not help me. I swore I'd never own another E36 but....

[Jake]

Butbut clear corners?! Oh the inhumanity. Can you handle them?

[SlimKlim]

Yesssssssss, you've come back to the dark side.

[.RJ]

I like the clear corners. Rice for life.

[JPolen01]

I like the clear corners. Rice for life.

This.

[SlimKlim]

I love clear corners (I have those same lights) but if I was going to rock amber on purpose, it would be on Avus or Fern green. Some E46 people retrofit amber lights on the Oxford green cars.