[driftnut56]

I bought a 1998 BMW 328i today for 2300 dollars. Of course it was that cheap for a reason. Overall the car is sound mechanically however it does need a couple things.

- tune-up
- brakes
- tires
- ball-joints
- drivers seat (the fabric is little torn)
- and a couple other things i may not have figured out yet (i'll keep you posted)


it also needs a bit of body work, but that can come later.
the roof got the worst damage. the man who sold it was very honest, told us everything that was wrong with it and explained also that he lent it to his sister and she drove it in an underground parking garage and the door closed on the car and she kept driving so the roof is bent and scraped. i can fix it later, right now i am gonna focus on the mechanics.

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[lilredhonda]

nice man. i like it man

[driftnut56]

thanx

today we did so much work on it. brakes all around, rear shock absorbers (thing is fuckin' stiff as a rock, way different from the buick i had), air filter, fuel filter, engine coil (i think there was a compression problem so we had to replace a coil)

after a good polish it's gonna look awesome aside from the roof and a couple other parts. tomorrow we're buying tires :D

[Raid3n]

lucky you man... good luck with your project.

[driftnut56]

thanks man. it was very lucky even though it needs as much work as it does. kelley's blue book says these cars are worth approx. 10,000 so :)

I will try to remember to keep posting new pictures but I am not used to it so... we'll see

[Raid3n]

u gotta try man lol would love to this project going

[driftnut56]

[driftnut56]

the previous owner also tried to polish the car but it didn't work out so well for him. now i have to redo it all. most of the body is in good shape, it just looks bad cause of the brutal polish job he did.
also notice the roof where his sister drove under the garage door... *facepalm*

[Sr20det]

thats not bad at all man for that price.. car still look good except for those damaged but it will be fun fixing it so good luck

[JaysonR]

i agreed with him but i would take that Gallery decals if i were you.

[driftnut56]

Originally Posted by Sr20det

thats not bad at all man for that price.. car still look good except for those damaged but it will be fun fixing it so good luck

I know right! That's an awesome price so I just had to buy it! We've spent only 700 dollars of my budget on repairs so far and we've already got 80% of it repaired. I still have to get a full set of tires but i've decided to get them next year. i bought only one tire today just to replace the one rear right because the previous owner drove on it while it was flat. *facepalm*

Removing the decal was the first thing I planned on doing but I got caught up in making it road worthy. It still has to pass the out-of-province inspection and it's pointless to fix the body if I can't make it registrable so we'll see what happens tomorrow. My uncles gonna take it while i'm at school and get it inspected, his buddy knows an inspector so, yah.

[driftnut56]

the exhaust butter fly is my favourite part of the car haha

does anyone know a place that can re-upholster my drivers seat for cheap? there's a hole in the lower back region.

[Raid3n]

just buy a leader one lol

[Steven]

thats a nice looking one man.. I was planing on buying a BMW too but then i think about it where am i gonna park it when winter comes. so i decided to buy a civic and play with it till i get my own place that have a garage then ill buy a nice ass one

[driftnut56]

Originally Posted by Raid3n

just buy a leader one lol

What do you mean?