Slowly but Surely- 325iX, 325iS, and E30M3 resurrection

[blue91lx]

Originally Posted by Shipman

If it were white, I would murder you and steal it.

Haha funny story actually, I passed on a minty Alpine one for $15K in 2014 before the market spiked right after I sold my Evo.

Needless to say I'm not letting this one slip away. I cry about that like 2x a week.

[blue91lx]

Well guys, she's home.

[DocWalt]

Awesome! Congrats dude!

[blue91lx]

Originally Posted by DocWalt

Awesome! Congrats dude!

Thank you, man!

[empera]

oooo yea congrats man!

[rocknrace03]

http://giphy.com/gifs/dOJt6XZlQw8qQ/html5

[blue91lx]

Originally Posted by empera

oooo yea congrats man!

Originally Posted by rocknrace03

http://giphy.com/gifs/dOJt6XZlQw8qQ/html5

Thanks, doods!! Let the games begin!

Did you guys see the ****box M3 in Jersey that just sold for $15K in a day? The value of these things is getting insane.

Edit: M3 in NJ Link

[Shipman]

What a hunk of ****.

[rocknrace03]

holycrap AWDBOB man! you can get 15k for a rusted out car with no engine for 15k, but i cant get 4k for a e28 with a running and driving LS swap. Crazy times we live in. happy new year gents!

[blue91lx]

Originally Posted by Shipman

What a hunk of ****.

The market for these cars is insane because of how much you can make off of them. But it's absolutely destroyed the market for the enthusiast.

Originally Posted by rocknrace03

holycrap AWDBOB man! you can get 15k for a rusted out car with no engine for 15k, but i cant get 4k for a e28 with a running and driving LS swap. Crazy times we live in. happy new year gents!

Hahaha ain't that some ****? Honestly dude, if I wasn't out in Indiana I would've bought your car. I absolutely love it, but am so glad you didn't sell it.

Happy new year y'all!

[mckpat03]

Oh man, so awesome! Congratulations!

[blue91lx]

Originally Posted by mckpat03

Oh man, so awesome! Congratulations!

Thanks, man!

With all of this M3 distraction I almost forgot that I have two broken cars I need to fix before I can touch this one

[blue91lx]

Finally a warm day appeared. Had enough time for a quick task I've been wanting to do for a long time- get rid of the airbag wheel.

Replaced the failed camera in my iPhone 6S this morning so I can finally take pictures again.

Got an Mtech wheel off of the parts car I had, and conditioned the leather. Didn't clean up as I had hoped, but it'll do for now.






Bonus shot.





To do:

-5sp swap
-Suspension refresh
-Finish coilovers
-Top end refresh
-Burnouts

[cavillac95]

your garage looks so tall?

lift worthy?

[blue91lx]

Originally Posted by cavillac95

your garage looks so tall?

lift worthy?

It is tall! But unfortunately it's not nearly wide enough for a lift. I think it was originally built for old man camper storage.

I thought I landed a nice house last week (with a lift worthy garage), but they weren't willing to fix some of the glaring issues before settlement so I rescinded the offer.

These came today. One more piece of the puzzle down.

[cavillac95]

Originally Posted by blue91lx

It is tall! But unfortunately it's not nearly wide enough for a lift. I think it was originally built for old man camper storage.

I thought I landed a nice house last week (with a lift worthy garage), but they weren't willing to fix some of the glaring issues before settlement so I rescinded the offer.

These came today. One more piece of the puzzle down.

what needed fixed?

[blue91lx]

Originally Posted by cavillac95

what needed fixed?

Asbestos and wiring not up to code for starters. Just stuff I didn't want to deal with for the price.

[cavillac95]

Originally Posted by blue91lx

Asbestos and wiring not up to code for starters. Just stuff I didn't want to deal with for the price.

they wouldnt giv you some moneys back to fix it? if they didnt are you sure you werent already gettin a deal?

those are both issues that any house in that year range and price range will have tho

ppl make such a big deal out of things they see on hgtv

[blue91lx]

Originally Posted by cavillac95

they wouldnt giv you some moneys back to fix it? if they didnt are you sure you werent already gettin a deal?

those are both issues that any house in that year range and price range will have tho

ppl make such a big deal out of things they see on hgtv

Nah, that's why I ended up passing. They were $10K over market as it was. They weren't willing to drop on the price and they weren't willing to credit me anything towards fixing the problems (which surprised me!)

People make a big deal about the things they see on HGTV because of resell. I personally don't care about the insulation but I know it will make a difference when going to sell it in 5 years.

Most buyers in this area are using programs with PMI so multiple inspections are required- and both of the glaring issues with this house would fail a PMI inspection, thus resulting in lowball offers and/or no sale.

Wasn't worth the hassle and potential to take a hit if there are 500 other houses on the market in my area- the search goes on!

[blue91lx]

The car is officially in PA with my Father! He is very excited about the project, and I will try to continue to update from his end (expect picture quality to decrease).

Before she left:




Back in PA after a quick rinse. Looks like it's going to clean up VERY nice.