"Trunk Impaired 318" (matteocscaptura)
01/03/2019 at 10:56 • Filed to: None
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"Trunk Impaired 318" (matteocscaptura)
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A little over two months ago I picked up and E36 M3 to turn into an autocross/track car which meant it was time to sell my R53 Mini Cooper S. The Mini had always been good to me and was a great runaround but three cars for a single 20 something such as myself means a crazy insurance payment each month.
I sold the Mini about 3 weeks ago for a good price and was generally pretty happy. The only issue was that I’m now left with a track car that’s not great for travel and my Cayenne which gets pretty not great mileage.
Naturally, I rectify this by going out and buying another car this past weekend:
It’s a 1995 BMW 318ti with just over 200k miles. My first ever car was a 1997 318ti which led me to my first forum, 318ti.org, where I found this gem for the paltry sum of $800. It’s got a few nagging little issues but nothing major. Plus the seller was also trying to get rid of all of his extra parts so I ended up with an AWESOME, complete euro checkerboard interior for only $200 more. I’ll have some pics of that up in a little.
Sooooo, I'm back up to three cars but at least my username is accurate again!
Longtime Lurker
> Trunk Impaired 318
01/03/2019 at 11:06 |
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You appear to have off street parking, could you only insure the cars on an as-needed basis?
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Trunk Impaired 318
01/03/2019 at 11:07 |
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Nice. I’ve always wanted one of those. I love the idea of a RWD hatchback
I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
> Longtime Lurker
01/03/2019 at 11:11 |
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I think in some states if it’s titled, it has to be insured.
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Trunk Impaired 318
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
01/03/2019 at 11:12 |
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I love them, this is my third one , haha. Not fast at all but fun to chuck around, great fuel mileage and super practical.
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> Longtime Lurker
01/03/2019 at 11:14 |
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I could but the insurance on the 318ti is about a third of what the Mini was so I’m just sucking it up. I do like the change it up and drive everything a little bit so having all three insured full time just makes more sense.
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HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Trunk Impaired 318
01/03/2019 at 11:19 |
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Yeah I’ve never really felt the need for a fast car. You can have lots of fun for a lot less money in a slow one.
punkgoose17
> Trunk Impaired 318
01/03/2019 at 11:23 |
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I like this a lot.
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> punkgoose17
01/03/2019 at 11:31 |
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You and me both!
TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> Trunk Impaired 318
01/03/2019 at 12:12 |
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I haven’t driven a stock 318ti but they are an absolute riot with an M3 swap. I learned to drift in one with a US spec E36 drive train.
I have also driven Bill Caswell's old 318ti with the euro spec E36 M3 drive train. Fully caged ex-rally car now in use by Team O'Neil for their drift schools. Easily the rawest driving experience I have ever had. It's loud, it's hot, and is plain violent to drive. It makes the US engine feel like a total dog.
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> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
01/03/2019 at 12:32 |
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A stock ti embodies it’s more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow. Chuck it into corners as hard as you can, the rear lets go but is easily controlled. In our autocross prepped to we’re making about 145 HP with a 7k redline and have super stiff suspension which makes it a bit more likely but is still incredibly slow.