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Picture of your car (2012)

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lacoste-rocker

lacoste-rocker

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Well I got rid of my Nissan 240sx and picked this bad boy up... I love this car. It is allot faster than my 240 was.
It's a 1993 BMW 325is 5 speed, with a few mods...
This is it behind my Girlfriends 2009 Toyota Corolla-S which isn't to high up this car is slammed.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/47421938@N02/6965202624/http://www.flickr.com/people/47421938@N02/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/47421938@N02/7111277995/http://www.flickr.com/people/47421938@N02/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/47421938@N02/7111278405/http://www.flickr.com/people/47421938@N02/
 
lacoste-rocker

lacoste-rocker

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BlakeBrattina said:
That thing is slammed.. I'm hoping you're saving yourself trouble in the future by at least using a quality Coilover Kit?
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I got the car yesterday this is what it has on it.. I bought it this way.. I plan on making this car very nice... And doing it the right way but I feel for a DD Coilovers are a bit of overkill.
-3.91 lsd
-dc sport cold air intake (ran into bumper)
-efan wired to switch
-resister wired in temp sensor (this tells computer that's is runs colder, to dump more fuel in)
-full straight 2.5 pipe to a n1 style muffler (no cats or resonators)
-Meagan lowering springs
-kyb struts
 
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BlakeBrattina

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lacoste-rocker said:
I got the car yesterday this is what it has on it.. I bought it this way.. I plan on making this car very nice... And doing it the right way but I feel for a DD Coilovers are a bit of overkill.
-3.91 lsd
-dc sport cold air intake (ran into bumper)
-efan wired to switch
-resister wired in temp sensor (this tells computer that's is runs colder, to dump more fuel in)
-full straight 2.5 pipe to a n1 style muffler (no cats or resonators)
-Meagan lowering springs
-kyb struts
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That's definitely fair! Just looking out for you - When I was younger I had a similar style/taste/vehicle and patched together a lowering spring kit with struts and it was a big mistake. The inconsistency of compression etc with a paired strut will kill them quickly. I ended up going with a KW V2 kit, you can find them for a decent price if you have the means. The ride will be a little more acceptable also, I know I was bouncing around like a ping pong ball!

Either way, enjoy the car, and congratulations on your new purchase!
 
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Capt Crunch

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Amazing how gracefully this car has aged. There isn't another car south of $50k that I want more. Thinking about replacing the wheels though, anyone interested?
 
rezenclowd3

rezenclowd3

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Nice! IMO, that is the 2nd best looking M3, and the last M3 worthy of its name. First of course would be the E30 ;-)

However Europe did get a proper engine in their E36...

I too would ditch the wheels, not a fan of the staggered dish. The OEM look pretty sharp IMO.
 
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bwiissofly

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Capt Crunch said:
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Amazing how gracefully this car has aged. There isn't another car south of $50k that I want more. Thinking about replacing the wheels though, anyone interested?
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Agreed. Very nice looking coupe. I think it would look very nice with black and chrome lip rims. I have a honda accord with tint, it is black and has black and chrome lip rims. I have bias though because I like the blacked out look.
 
mgartner0622

mgartner0622

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Jun 6, 2010
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rezenclowd3 said:
Nice! IMO, that is the 2nd best looking M3, and the last M3 worthy of its name. First of course would be the E30 ;-)

However Europe did get a proper engine in their E36...

I too would ditch the wheels, not a fan of the staggered dish. The OEM look pretty sharp IMO.
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I'd agree on the wheels. Maybe try finding a set of the larger OEM on craigslist? They look great, especially when super clean.
 
FWRN

FWRN

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Apr 10, 2012
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Charlotte, NC
MaxMike said:
Any particular reason for the I30 Touring wheels? :p I'm actually planning on doing the opposite anyway, picked up a free set of I35 wheels that I plan to put on my 2000 I30 'base' as soon as possible
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I got them like that with the car. We have a 2000 Q45t with the same wheels.
 
macfrik

macfrik

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Utah
Picked a '12 GOLF tdi on Thursday and couldn't be happier. LED DRL, Adaptive Xenon, Nav, bluetooth audio and iPhone connectivity. for under 30k. I'm speechless
 

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Drewski

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Somewhere else
Traded the 'speed3 for the 'slow5.

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Much more useful for small families in the city though.



Still, I need to keep some semblance of testosterone in the garage.

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macfrik

macfrik

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Mar 21, 2009
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'12 Golf TDI

Here are some more pictures of the tdi. Just filled up the tank and got around 47.5 mpg highway and a little suburb drive. Im a proud tdi owner:)

There is a picture compared to the '09 GTI. Both are very good car
 

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RaceTripper

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katt said:
oh okay. i'm sorry. i can't seem to delete my previous post. :(
thanks for telling me :)
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No biggie. :) It just became a problem once before where the spirit of the thread got diminished with too many bogus posts. That's why we made the other thread. You can start a new one for 2012 if you like.
 
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