» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | | | 08-01-2007, 11:00 PM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 9 | it's perfect, except for the color... hi everybody- I'm Dave from San Francisco, newbie here, looking to make the jump into Bimmership--I've done my research, and think i've found a keeper: I'm looking at buying a 95 318ti 103k miles, 5sp with some Dinan extras for $5k. It looks like it's got everything I want...except it's red! Not my color, plus, I'd feel like a target driving it around;> I know it may be heresy, but what do you all think about repainting? I need the car to go, not for show, so I'd rather go more econo on the paint job--any ideas, suggestions, avg prices? thanks, -Dave | | | 08-01-2007, 11:07 PM | #2 | TRETEN IRGENDEINES ESELS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3,687 | Well a good paint job is like 3k, i wouldn't go the cheap way like Macco they suck. You get what you pay for... Shop around in your area for good body shops tell them what you have for a car and want a good paint job but not the best. Also maybee stop by the shop and take a look at some cars they have done to get a better feel. __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active clear outs all around,stealth turning signals,blue led interior lights, 35% tinted windows,K&N air filter, 12" Kenwood Sub, MTX Thunder Amp,Alpine cd changer, Leatherz Armrest,ACS Pedals/Handbrake/FloorMats & Vitesse Tuning Carbon Fiber B-Pillars/CF Spark Plug Cover, New 16" MSW Typer 14 Rims on Goodyear Triple Treds www.myspace.com/avusblueti | | | 08-02-2007, 12:13 AM | #3 | That's not Millpoint Blue Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: BNA Posts: 3,161 | Since it's a '95, and it's red, you should make sure that it's not a Club Sport. If it IS a Club Sport, yeah, painting that would be heresy. ;-) __________________ Real men know how to SEARCH! THIS IS A MILLPOINT BLUE INTERIOR Mods 'n' stuff: Star Spoke 43 wheels - X-Brace - Mason Engineering front strut brace - CF gauge overlay - ZHP shifter knob - Racing Dynamics cat-back - Doubled brake lights - M-tech rear spoiler From Page 68 of the 1997 Owners Manual: "Vehicles equipped with ASC+T remain subject to the laws of physics." | | | 08-02-2007, 02:53 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SOUTH Jersey Posts: 1,085 | Hellrot? That is a pretty colour for a Ti. It works well | | | 08-02-2007, 02:59 AM | #5 | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 9 | groan...I just test drove it--it *is* a club sport, and everything about it is sweet. I'm buying it, and will just have to deal with the color somehow--what sucks though, is that i'm a stealth kinda guy, and don't really want all the attention that goes with driving a fire red bimmer around... I am kinda heretical, tho, and am planning on having this car for a long, long time, so i've got some thinking to do | | | 08-02-2007, 03:09 AM | #6 | That's not Millpoint Blue Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: BNA Posts: 3,161 | You could always keep the Club Sport and get an additional 318ti to mod/tweak/pimp to your hearts content. :-) I already know what I want my 2nd and 3rd 318ti to be like. LOL __________________ Real men know how to SEARCH! THIS IS A MILLPOINT BLUE INTERIOR Mods 'n' stuff: Star Spoke 43 wheels - X-Brace - Mason Engineering front strut brace - CF gauge overlay - ZHP shifter knob - Racing Dynamics cat-back - Doubled brake lights - M-tech rear spoiler From Page 68 of the 1997 Owners Manual: "Vehicles equipped with ASC+T remain subject to the laws of physics." | | | 08-02-2007, 03:17 AM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stamford, CT <-> Boston, MA Posts: 1,393 | Ill trade you my auto '98 Black ti for the clubsport __________________ BMWCCA #403399 2012 Mini Cooper S Clubman, 6-Speed Loaded 2001 325xi, Winter Package, 5-Speed Traded 1998 318ti, Active, Automatic, TOTAL LOSS R.I.P. 10/20/08 Bilstein Sport Shocks/Struts . H&R Sport Springs . Strut Reinforcement Plates . RSM Reinforcement Plates . Fogg Airbox . X-Brace . Bosal Brospeed Catback | | | 08-02-2007, 04:20 AM | #8 | Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: ban automatic ti's! Posts: 15 | oh ya i saw that car, was incredible price even before i found out it was a clubsport... $5000 grand OBO for a 100k miles, single family owner with dinan chip, dinan exhaust? and intake. i didn't think twice about it though because of the color. you can paint a honda but painting a bmw is something you just don't do. just drive the dam car.. it obviously sucks for cops so get a scanner & blocker and keep your eyes open... | | | 08-02-2007, 04:47 AM | #9 | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 9 | yah, it's totally clean, so I may just have to suck it up and live with it... | | | 08-02-2007, 04:49 AM | #10 | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 9 | btw, the husband said that his wife was the family leader with tickets--she spoke up and said she only got a *couple* while driving it! she's got a 328 conv. now, and still says the 318 is funner to drive;> | | | 08-02-2007, 04:18 PM | #11 | Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: ban automatic ti's! Posts: 15 | its a simple fact of life.. lighter is better. after you get used to a light car, when you sit inside a big luxury sedan (which is usually front heavy), when you turn it feels like you're captain of a large boat.. the weight takes ages to transfer. and when that cars got tons of power, then you really feel like it isn't safe. i think the biggest reason i want a clubsport isn't the better suspension or the awesome seats (and door trim) or the fact that its rare and its pretty much guaranteed someone will want it if you have to sell it... but the fact that it's lighter. does anyone know how much? and where/how they took the weight off. Edit: hey i got an idea for your color predicament. Get a bunch of bumper stickers like those "mystery spot" ones and make your car black like that .. i've seen a bunch of people on the freeway like that - surprisingly no bmw's yet | | | 08-02-2007, 04:54 PM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Downtown Historic Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 339 | you can get a good paint job for 1200 __________________ now when i hit that switch, I'M BOUNCIN. | | | 08-02-2007, 09:52 PM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,224 | i plan on painting mine (fern green at the moment) using the $50 paint job thing you may have heard about going around different car forums online. Once I get around to doing it, I'll post pics on how things went. | | | 08-02-2007, 11:06 PM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: chicago Posts: 172 | i'm in the exact same situation as you and felt some conflict about painting a stock bmw paint color to a totally different one. my absolute last choice for color was hellrot, and i recently ended up buying a red sport pkg. it needs body work, so i'm justifying my choice to get ... ... m5 le mans blue. i'll skip past the maaco sign and get to a real paint shop. $2-3k is worth the perfect paint job. i'd like to do all the door jambs, get new mouldings, everything but the engine bay. that'll be done during the s52 swap. mostly talk for now tho mine's a 98 and it even has the club sport trademark red mill point (something like that) interior. luckily? it's not a club sport. no one should paint that thing. | | | 08-03-2007, 12:35 AM | #15 | That's not Millpoint Blue Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: BNA Posts: 3,161 | Quote: Originally Posted by col.hapablap mine's a 98 and it even has the club sport trademark red mill point (something like that) interior. | So, you're going to have a blue exterior with the Millpoint Red interior? Ewwww. If I were you, I'd find someone who wants to swap solid black, or the black/grey, for your Millpoint Red. That would look a lot better, and you'd probably make a little cash on the trade. __________________ Real men know how to SEARCH! THIS IS A MILLPOINT BLUE INTERIOR Mods 'n' stuff: Star Spoke 43 wheels - X-Brace - Mason Engineering front strut brace - CF gauge overlay - ZHP shifter knob - Racing Dynamics cat-back - Doubled brake lights - M-tech rear spoiler From Page 68 of the 1997 Owners Manual: "Vehicles equipped with ASC+T remain subject to the laws of physics." | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | 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 | | | |