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A truer word was never spoken.

No info, I will admit to minimum interest really. I'll admit to not having seen the AC stamp on the actual headers, but then its very hard to see in there. I can see AC on the exhaust and cat etc... and then i see factory looking headers. Buy my car if you want them?

I have an NZ new 1997 318iS 1.9 manual coupe with standard msport susp etc. Exhaust is full schnitzer, headers and all. It sure as sh*t aint quick in a straight line, and without looking in the manual where it is stated, im pretty sure 0-100 for manual os something like 10 or more seconds. It has a reasonably heavy clutch and a short shifter. Genuine forged 3l m3 wheels with pirelli something tyres. What it does do however is handle better than any car I have owned (has well serviced/ replaced susp components) and is genuinely fun in corners. Runs on the smell of an oily rag as well. After replacing perished rubber window trim and replacing the headliner I am reasonably happy with the car, however uninspiring it is in some respects. I really wanted a 4 door 318iS ltd.

noooo way otherwise I would own one!

6000-7500

Yeah if an engineering workshop welded up my completely snapped in 2 places alloy outboard bracket for free, then yours should at least be cheap as chips.

With alll that gear in the shed (i mean the tools, not the sh*t) surely its easy to remove!

Still looking good

I agree. And the iS side lips are better looking I reckon

nice, but is it reiger? the nz 318is ltd came with it too

Wax, beeswax, silicone, baby oil snake oil are all chemically similar and simply stick/last to varying degrees. You just cannot 'fix' something's surface that has degraded by UV reaction and gone into the atmosphere. All that will work is paint, or a product like the Resene one which will have a mild setting product in it just like any clear paint etc. Cannot reverse the ravages of age

it also used to have the standard hartge 1 piece wheels, you should track some more down

Great advice! But alas, I just dont have the time/ bother to do this these days.

cool cheers, i'll check out the guts when I can get under the car

Replaced the gearbox fluid and It still changes the same, also bled (albeit a half- assed job) the clutch. No improvement really. I'm putting it down to the aftermarket short shifter installed. Anyone want to swap moine for their standard one? Sure it's short, but I dont like the exxagerated gearchange notches.

Maybe its the stuffing degrading in the seats? Otherwise definitely all the vinyl in the cabin. I love it. miss it so much.

Well that's what the sales guys at JC told me many years ago when I worked there is all. It may have been a general bmw comment, proof in all those 316i's with soft, 'loose' leather

A lot of the imports had their upholstery replaced from new in japan, It could be anything.... in that condition it coulkd be vinyl? Who cares it looks good.

Did this used to me owned by a really really anal man who got it worked on at JCbmw? and it is quite low from standard? I must say I prefer the style 5's, saw you around herne bay a bit actually... and then on jervois a while ago with new rims on.

Crap tyres and a wrecked car are both inter-twined with each other along with no wof, no rego, no insurance, reckless driving and I dare say socio- economic status. It's a moot point really.

Havent yet changed the fluid, and may I add that the shift is the same whether the car is running, moving or completely turned off. Not having driven a sport- oriented manual for a while, I thought the stick travel was very short and assumed immediately that she has had a short shift installed. If she has, then the stiffness may be accentuated by this I feel.

Havent yet changed the fluid, and may I add that the shift is the same whether the car is running, moving or completely turned off. Not having driven a sport- oriented manual for a while, I assumed immediately that she has had a short shift installed. If she has, then the stiffness may be accentuated by this I feel.

Very nice. E30 4 cyl's make the best dailys

Cheers for the replies guys, Yes she has 190km and has not been meticuously cared for. I will definitely do the fluid, and deal with clutch. I got in mum's 190km 1999 manual rav which she has had from new and the gearchange was like a cloud in comparison

Hi all, newest project which I am finding very hard to get passionate about is an nz new manual 1997 318iS. It has plenty of good bits etc so is worth getting nice. Hoodlining done (may have to do it again at some stage!) etc etc. Also seems to want the starter gear lubed up a bit as when she is hot she whirrs first time you try to start, then engages on the next one. Really annoying. Anyhow I digress. The gearchange while not crunchy and not falling out of gear, isnt exactly easy. I don't force the gearstick as that can't be a good idea, instead I ease each gear in. It isnt THAT hard, but I'm erring on the side of caution. Is it an internal or external problem? Cheers