How much did you pay? Future Buyer's Guide

[318tiNC]

Year/Model: 1998 Active Arctic Silver
Date Purchased: November 2004
Location Purchased: PA
Price Paid: $2200
Mileage When Purchased: 102,000 miles
Condition When Bought: Salvage vehicle, flipped and slid, since then put on new hood, doors, windshield, fixed fenders, top and sliding roof, and little dings all over, new paintjob with european clearcoat, new idle control valve, new left motor mount.
Current milage: 110,000 miles
Options: leather seats, 10 speaker stereo, ASC+T, 15" round spoke rims, sliding moonroof, manual trans, cruise, pw/pl/pm, OBC, heated seats, factory alarm and keyless entry.
Mods: Added 16" Mille Miglia wheels, Angel eyes

[Watchmyradical]

Year/Model: 1995 base boston green
Date Purchased: March 2006
Location Purchased: MI
Price Paid: $1000
The car was just sitting in a neighbors drive way for about 4 years, never moving. I finally got it off his hands after about 2 years of trying. The body was in appsolutly perfect condition, yet to find a ding. I had to redo all the brakes and went with e46 brakes in front. I have replaced a good amount of stuff and probably spent another 2,000 on evrything. I couldnt be any happier with it exspecially for only spending 3 grand. I am just waiting to see how it is in the winters though, michigan isnt exactly nice to low cars.
I think the car is a base with all the options.
Added by previous owner: b&b exhaust, lowering springs, rolled fenders, k&n cone filter, and strut brace.
Added by me: m68 wheels, e46 330 front brakes, ucc brake lines, ucc rotors, and anything that needed rplaceing. but still a work in progress.

[TiTime]

Purchased in early 2004 in San Diego, CA:

-Price = $5,000.00 (+ one-way airplane ticket to San Diego)
-Excellent Condition; no scratches or dings
-1995 318ti Sport Package
-M42 Engine w/ 119,580 miles
-5 Speed Manual
-Metallic Black Color
-M3 Rear Bumper & Side Skirts, Stock Front Bumper
-Roof Spoiler, AC Schnitzer Trunk Lip Spoiler (3-piece)
-M3 Mirrors
-Rims & Tires are 17" X 9" all around
-Stock Headlights, Clear/Black housing corners, Clear side markers, Euro Red/Clear Tailights (NOT ALTEZZA!). Keeps the semi-stock feel, but looks sweet!
-Stock Fog Lamps
-Black/Grey stock interior
-Dark Purple Stock Leather Seats & door panels
-Stock Cassette Player w/ Eclipse 6 Disc CD Changer in the trunk (Not working)
-Custom speaker box (raised trunk floor about 3" or so) w/ Rockford Fosgate 10" speaker, 240 Watt Amp. Note: Still got all my trunk space >)
-Front & Rear Sway Bars & lowering springs from Eibach
-Strut Bar over the engine from Eibach

*NOTE: Killed a 1994 Ford Mustang on the drive back to Phoenix, AZ. Traveled 450 miles, gased up the next day on my way home from work, all on 1 tank of gas*

Good times!

[KetteringTi]

Originally Posted by TiTime

Traveled 450 miles, gased up the next day on my way home from work, all on 1 tank of gas*

Good times!

'Tis a beautiful thing!

[Watchmyradical]

idk how you guys get such good gas millage i only get about 20mpg without driving hard.

[Tyler]

Originally Posted by Watchmyradical

idk how you guys get such good gas millage i only get about 20mpg without driving hard.

Maybee you need a tune up?

[TiTime]

Originally Posted by Watchmyradical

idk how you guys get such good gas millage i only get about 20mpg without driving hard.

How many miles do you do on a tank of gas? I only ask instead of calculating because I'm wondering if your little MPG display where the clock is, is just off or needs to be adjusted or something.

[Watchmyradical]

i get like 320ish i have onlt had the car long enough for 2 tanks though.

[pgh95ti]

Model: 1995 Sport, 118k when purchased
Condition: Numerous dings on driver's side; two dents on front; stereo didn't work; otherwise good
Paid: $4600 from BMW dealer in SW PA in June 2006

Car is stock.

[ALAINEPJ]

Model: 1996 318ti, Sport, CA Ed - rag top, Blue
Purchased: Jan 2001, $12000. Clean and straight. Automatic w/Manual option, 10 speaker system, 6 disc cd, two-tone cloth interior.
Now: Still clean and straight. 188,700 miles due to driving 50 miles/way to work for a couple years. Still the most dependable car I've ever owned. Some dings in hood paint and some oxidization on roof.

[mrtwo]

98 318ti Active pkg purchased in 2002 for $17k in the Philadelphia area. Had 28k miles when purchased; 110k now. Dealer serviced from day one, all records.

[raj27]

Palmdale CA

95' base model
bought in late febauary 06' for 5,500, for my 16th birthday! (an unforgetably day)
JUST hit 70,000 miles (last night on my way home from work)
picked up with numerous paint imperfections, damaged front bumper, and broken passenger fog light.

after having it for 5 months i blew the rear shocks
i am about to finally fix the fog light, hopefully the front bumper, and new shocks and springs.

[ALAINEPJ]

Ahhh, Palmdale - that's how I got all the miles on my 318, workin in SFV, driving 100/day. Enjoy your new baby! And keep her covered and/or waxed - safe from the desert sun is tough. Happy late b-day!

[campaiar]

Year/Model: 1995 Active Cosmos Black
Date Purchased: late 2004
Location Purchased: OH
Price Paid: $2600
Mileage When Purchased: 143,000 miles
Condition When Bought: Two previous owners, clean inside and out. Many paint imperfections. Interior is need perfect (aside from the steering wheel wear [anybody got one they want to sell?])

Current milage: 166,000 miles
Options: full leather seats, 10 speaker stereo, sliding moonroof, automatic (no longer installed), cruise, pw/pl/pm, OBC, factory alarm and keyless entry.
Mods: See sig.

[FATHER]

Model: 1997 Base, red, auto, totally oem
Miles: 42,000, yes 42,000
Owners: Blond, brown eyes, about 5'6 well the perfect woman i can saw, then ME lol
Condition: Excellents
Price in the newspaper $8,000.00
Two hours of conversation she and me on starbucks $6,250.00 yeahhh (at this moment i think... the blon is mine, but one half of hour later the boyfriend arrive....)
Problems: tires and terminals,all others mechanicals problems was my bad