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chinotango

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Hello from Germany
« on: February 22, 2013, 09:07:43 AM »
Greetings!

Hello from Germany. I am an American expatriate living is Southern Germany.
I recently picked up a 1990 318IS. Driving Japanese cars (please don't get mad) all my life, I havent the slightest clue on BMW's until people started asking me if my car was a real "IS" and not "badged". A friend of mine told me to look up my car VIN in realoem.com. Sure enough, the car is indeed a real 318IS! It's not in the best shape though. There is a lot of corrosion on the
rear wheel wells and on the doors. The previous owner didn't really care much for the car. When I picked up the car, the first thing I noticed was an " ASIAN" theme inside. The seat covers were adorned by Dragons and Chinese calligraphy, a Chinese amulet hung from the rear view mirror- he said it was for 'luck". He attempted to put brushed aluminum door handles, Audi style LED daylights and the shift knob was a disgusting silver/ fake carbon fibre combo.The best one was the sticker "devilninjajdm.com" that was on the trunk. YIKES! JDM! I took out 2 big bags full of trash including half eaten, hardened hamburgers, dried fries, unknown amounts of monster energy drink cans and a lot of cigarette butts and 22.00 Euros worth of coins.
Sad as it may seem, the car came as a good value because despite of all the junk and ugly motif he had going on-the car was mine for FREE.
Glad to be on board!
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Hello from Germany
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2013, 09:16:03 AM »
Free is good!
Welcome!

Post some pics!?
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Hello from Germany
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2013, 12:42:58 PM »
Free is awesome!  Keep in mind that the parts can easily be transplanted into other E30s, though it sounds like the car is in decent shape overall.  I've heard German safety inspections are quite strict - I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

Post some pics!

If you want to get even more info, put the last seven digits of your VIN in BMWVIN.com - it'll give you the original build sheet of the car.  You can see what options were installed and even the exact production date of your car.

I love tasteful Asian styles...but IMHO garish always clashes with European restraint.  You should see some of the awful mods over here!  E36s seem especially vulnerable.  Far better in a Kia than a BMW!
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BMW 318IS in Germany
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2013, 01:42:44 PM »
Here's my VIN: AD09312

Pics will be posted in the AM ( Central European Time right now)It's a bit dark out there and snowing-too cold for this Asian dude;)
Be safe out there and thanks!
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Hello from Germany
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2013, 01:57:38 PM »
"German safety inspections are quite strict - I'll keep my fingers crossed for you."
Inspection done-Car passed, 14 February 2013. Cool Valentines day gift ( not that I go crazy over hallmark holidays)
Did the check through BMWVIN.com- thanks, its a legit 318IS.
« Last Edit: February 23, 2013, 07:18:38 AM by chinotango »
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Re: Hello from Germany
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2013, 01:52:27 PM »
Hallo willkommen im Forum.
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