» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | | 08-18-2014, 05:51 AM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Dodging potholes in SoCal Posts: 454 | Out with the old, In with the new Hey guys, I just bought almond's 65k mile California edition car 2 weeks ago (thanks for the great car Alan!). Two days later I sold my '95 ti which took me to college. As I write this, I'm in the process of moving from LA to Dallas to work on a startup in a business accelerator program. It's been a whirlwind these last couple weeks to say the least. Anyways, this new car is awesome. It was kept in spectacular shape and has some tasteful suspension mods. All it needed was a thermostat and some detailing on the hood from chemical stains. A couple other odds and ends sorted out, and I started my road trip today. Besides some crazy wind noise and buffeting from the California top, this car seems great. Cruise control is really nice to have on a super boring road. Hifi stereo system sounds great and I was getting 30 mpg even with my roof racks installed. I'm happy to say I'm part of the California top club now. __________________ '96 318ti California Edition- Montreal blue '68 1600-2-Caribe blue | | | 08-18-2014, 05:53 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Dodging potholes in SoCal Posts: 454 | For some reason I can only do one pic per post on my ipad __________________ '96 318ti California Edition- Montreal blue '68 1600-2-Caribe blue | | | 08-18-2014, 06:15 AM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | Yeah Matt, I do like that Blue. Maybe smoke the clear corners. How did the rest of the ride go today? Look up the thread on the cable tension, see if that is what you were experiencing. The rack looks good and the homemade fairing looks like it would work. I wonder if it added to the buffeting, try it without it at speed. __________________ 1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top 1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52 1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior 1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it 1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP 1995 318ti Active - RIP 1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold 1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold 1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold 1985 635csi sold 1984 533i "Max" Sold 1984 318i sold BMWCCA #160411 SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 08-18-2014, 06:31 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 | Very sweet! Car looks great, glad you found a special car... __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 08-18-2014, 08:50 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Dodging potholes in SoCal Posts: 454 | Thanks guys! Rich, the rest of the drive went fine. I guess the noise doesn't bother me that much, I just want to make sure it's not bad for the top! __________________ '96 318ti California Edition- Montreal blue '68 1600-2-Caribe blue | | | 08-18-2014, 08:52 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 | Ya, the Cali is not as quiet as the hardtop/sunroof models. Check out the items we discussed tho... __________________ 1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top 1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52 1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior 1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it 1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP 1995 318ti Active - RIP 1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold 1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold 1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold 1985 635csi sold 1984 533i "Max" Sold 1984 318i sold BMWCCA #160411 SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 08-18-2014, 08:55 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Dodging potholes in SoCal Posts: 454 | Definitely, thanks for talking to me about it yesterday btw. I've been studying some of the information in this thread: http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=20927 and I found a blown up photo of all the parts in the top. __________________ '96 318ti California Edition- Montreal blue '68 1600-2-Caribe blue | | | 08-23-2014, 07:10 PM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Dodging potholes in SoCal Posts: 454 | Made it to Dallas safe and sound on Wednesday. The car averaged 32 mpg on the entire trip (about 1400 miles or so). Gave it a wash yesterday, it won't be easy getting all of these dead bugs off the front! __________________ '96 318ti California Edition- Montreal blue '68 1600-2-Caribe blue | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Thread Tools | | Display Modes | Linear Mode | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |