Picked up my ti today

[Criswell]

So, i know this is long winded, but Im pretty excited.

My adventure today

By Mike

So i drove from central Pennsylvania , to about 30 minutes outside Manhattan (about 3 hours doin slightly over the speed limit) to pick up my ti today. The ebay ad said "might need new clutch soon". Well, we drove it to the notary, so i could get my notarized bill of sale, to do the transfer and get tags here in PA, and when we got there, there was a strong hot clutch smell. So, for a second i considered not getting it, because "soon" to me doesnt equal "right now". Anyways, i decided i was just gonna baby it back to central PA and hope for the best.

I stop at a nearby Autozone (one of our competitors back home) to check fluids.

Well ... when i get out of the car, the left front wheel is smoking and smells horrible. Hooray ! its nto a clutch, i just need to figure out whats wrong with the brakes on the driver side front.

Now, i know that driving with a sticky caliper can be a dangerous endeavor ( FIRES !) but i decide to proceed and hope for the best.

Aparently it unstuck on the highway , because at none of the few stops that i made, did it seem to smell like there was an issue, however once i got near home and was doing a lot more stop and go, it started to smell again.

Anyways, i got to the parts store and looked up slotted rotors and hawk pads and a calipers and hoses (i'm betting the culprit is that the brake hoses werent replaced during the "Recently replaced breaks, tires, alternator, radiator, battery and air filter"

I'm hoping its a simple fix, but even if its all shot from the heat , it is what it is.

i let my buddy drive it when i got home (previous car was a 2000 328ci) to see what he thought about the way it accellerated and handled, and he said he absolutely loved it, and i made an amazing choice by picking a ti, and he thought i got a pretty good deal on it.

That made me pretty darn happy.

Once i get it cleaned up, I'll post some "cleaned up" pictures. Till then ill just post a link to the ebay pictures

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=290288012635
(hope that works)

[Maverix]

That's a nice looking ti. And looks like you got it for a heck of a deal! Good luck with figuring out what's wrong with the brakes.

Hey pauly, I thought you said 95's were the only ones with non painted side skirts? Oh, and also, he has genuine cloth interior. Mine was polyester and is nothing like that. So it's completely different.

[Criswell]

i posted my vin on the lookup page , if youre not sure about what all it had and the options. the seats are amazingly clean, the only flaw i found inside at all , is that the driver side seat has a 1 in tear on the backrest near the headrest. Also , the bolbs need replaced for the heater controls. but thats not even a flaw.

[tiFreak]

wow, that is in really good shape for its age and mileage, nice find

[amancuso]

Looks nice, congrats!

[Ji Money]

That sounds like memorable trip! I got my beat up ti from Connecticut three hours aways from my home in NY.