** Acme [Akagi] bought a pink estate car - E30 325i project log! **

[Akagi]

Next Saturday. And that's fine, I appreciate that it won't be to everyone's tastes.

No it isn't back yet.

To be honest it's doing me good cos I'm focussing on my MX5 stuff instead at the moment til it comes back.

 

[grudas]

Next Saturday. And that's fine, I appreciate that it won't be to everyone's tastes.

good man

 

[Marvin]

I know this is going back over a month and you've probably changed your mind by now, but I'd have to say, exhaust cut-outs are the nuts. I've had the stock exhaust put back on mine (sort of, I'll write it up and take some proper pictures at some point) that's been modified with electric cut-outs. Wired it all through to a switch I've mounted near the sport and DSC buttons. I don't see why anyone wouldn't want the dual mode if they could. It's now quiet(er) for the neighbours and I don't look like a **** in towns, but when I like I can open it up with some straight pipe V8 goodness. Total cost was still less than an aftermarket exhaust that will almost certainly drone (one of the major reasons for getting rid of the old one).

BMW I6 engines sound so nice opened up, but as I can attest, are being increasingly driven by the old corsa brigade, so anything to distance yourself from that in built up areas can only be good. Plus no insanity-causing drone.

 

[Akagi]

Nice to hear someone who is perhaps a little more sound of mind, encourage my stupid ideas...

I hadn't changed my mind! Still on the list.

As there is nothing wrong with my exhaust (It is quite new I think!) I guess I could just get my headers fitted and have the stock exhaust "adjusted" so they fit together, and then have cutouts in the stock exhaust.

 

[acemastr]

The only person encouraging you is Grudas, it's this way for a reason

 

[grudas]

The only person encouraging you is Grudas, it's this way for a reason

Pfth what do you know

 

[The_Dark_Side]

Got it back yet mate? Seen a lovely 2 door 318is on my travels in the week.. Want one so bad!

Fixed.

 

[Akagi]

It's ready! Dad is going to collect it Wednesday morning for me. I hate it when he drives my cars but I'll make an exception because I wouldn't be able to get it for at least a week and a half myself.

 

[InvaderGIR]

TBH, you're doing it wrong, this is the sort of E30 you should have bought:

 

[Akagi]

Dirty 4 cylinder.

 

[Stormster]

No fat chicks.

 

[The_Dark_Side]

TBH, you're doing it wrong, this is the sort of E30 you should have bought:

If you can find one for anything resembling the same money as acme paid then I'll pay you a five grand finders fee.

 

[Akagi]

Picked up the car, got 3 miles from the garage, ABS light came on and it judders under light braking from the front nearside, which is the corner where they replaced the wheel bearing. Brake pad wear indicator also came back on despite new pads and sensors... Turned around, went back.

 

[MrKnifey]

Fess up, how much was the bill?

 

[Akagi]

I still don't know. They let us take it in the mean time while they figure out how nice they want to be.

 

[MrKnifey]

Dont take it back and fix it yourself and dont pay and be a winner.... and breathe

 

[Akagi]

Dont take it back and fix it yourself and dont pay and be a winner.... and breathe

English please?

And its fixed again. Just needed to clean an ABS sensor on the corner where they had changed the wheel bearing.

 

[Akagi]

Nope, ABS now has an intermittent fault which wasn't there when I dropped it off... so it's going back for them to fix it...

 

[Stormster]

Not one of those magnetized wheel bearings put in the wrong way around is it? Rookie error if so One of our dopey engineers did the same thing on one of our company vehicles

 

[Akagi]

No idea. I really hope they wouldn't make a silly error like that if so!