Cascade Crew

blue89 · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:24 pm Post subject: das germans!

So I finally traded in my Sentra. Got me this instead. A 1984 325i BMW. Had to replace a few parts (water pump, timing belt, clutch slave, wipers, tires, ball joint, spark plugs, motor mount, front/rear bumpers) but she's a runner. Surprisingly, BMW only offered fully loaded cars back then so it's got power mirrors, locks, windows, sunroof, AC, posi, and decent black vinyl interior. For my collection that means I'm a two brand kinda guy, chevy and BMW (two of each). So anywho, here it is.

QwkTrip · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 8:40 pm Post subject:

Uh oh....

I work in a building with thousands of engineers. I see this problem all the time. Young engineer arrives with American muscle. Picks up an old Porsche or BMW for cheap. Starts admiring the good engineering. Buys up a few times. Sells the muscle car. Starts to read "Car and Driver", and relies heavily on Consumer reports for information. Starts wearing a long wool dress coat and carrying an umbrella every day. Joins the local Porsche club and becomes a professional bench racer. Begins to lose the ability to shift a manual car quickly. Car stories become very boring and are mostly made of shopping trips to Chicago. Over pays for every car for the rest of his life. Marries a woman who occasionally wears shorts and a sweater draped on her back. Buys a Land Rover. Moves to the East Coast. Never heard from again.

90droptoproc · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 10:59 pm Post subject:

lol, nice little rant there

looks cool Travis, i did my time at a european repair shop and would not turn down a newwer bmw, not a fan of the older stuff like your new one there, but still apreciate them

Dewey316 · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 11:20 pm Post subject:

Welcome to the Old German club. You will learn to admire the engineering in the garage, that never seems to run.

hahaha. I do like the E30's though, I would love to get ahold of one at some point.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:14 am Post subject:

Das BAVARIANS!

Der Deutsch would be most angry.

blue89 · Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:15 am Post subject:

I guess bavarians would be more better. Lol.

This car is running great so far. Has a little rear end noise but show me an irs that isn't. Doesn't burn a drop of oil or coolant so I should be good for a while. My landlord made the observation that the car was driven, not maintained, so I'm having to do the little stuff. Next on the list is solid shifter bushings, get the trip computer working, and a stereo. But for some reason when the stereo fuse is in the car WON'T START! Lol. Must be that pesky German engineering.

Rich, you've seen my 2000 323i right? I do like them but the 323i is for the wifey. What would I do with a car that doesn't need constant attention? Sounds like a boring existence to me...

90droptoproc · Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 12:57 pm Post subject:

ya I have seen it, we had a string of black on black 740's come into the shop that I woundnt mind owning lol

blue89 · Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:23 pm Post subject:

I would love a 528 to cruise in. A long wheel base model would make a cool kid hauler.

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QwkTrip · Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 8:01 pm Post subject:

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blue89 · Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 7:49 pm Post subject:

Thanks WhiskeyChick. I think it will be fun once I put the coilovers in and tune the suspension a little more to my liking. Also going to aim to do a turbo. Small 2 valve engines seem to respond well to turbo's. 250hp would be fun in this 2800lb car.

Here's my other BMW. It works Wink

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 12:31 pm Post subject: