the ultimate driving machine

[swiss318is]

..... and keep the e30 as a long long term project
long enough that when i'll finish it, it'll seems just as old and vintage as 2002tii do today

hehe...

..... its nice to see that more people are joining in this thread.
welcome in En318isPDX

yeap welcome to everyone...

[hoevesruperd]

now thats a volvo!

last year, when i bougt my first car, the 318is. i was very close to buying a blue 5speed 240 wagon. i would have definitly been richer by now!

haledj, do you have pictures of your 244?

[haledj]

haledj, do you have pictures of your 244?

no it was rusty and ugly, I had IPD springs/sways, but besides that it was nasty, stupid fast though.

[SheldonJace]

Hey guys, I'm tuning back in finally. Been terribly busy as of lately.

Its funny swiss that your friend just bought and 850i my best friends dad just got his silver 850's headliner and interior cleaned and redone. Ill take pictures when I get home in a few months.

Its also funny you guys are talking about volvos and how alex is thinking about buying one because that same best friend with the 850...well his dad just bought a volvo instead of a 5 series!!!

But Alex just find another e30 for a dd. I'm still on the hunt to find a clean 318is unmolested with black interior for sale...

I've decided I REALLY want a "Year One of the 1" 1 series....

Hey you guys should check out my videos on my youtube. I have some funny footage of my buddy playing on ice in his a4. Search member: Sheldonjace....or search audi a4 on ice.

Oh and haledj how did that chip work out for you??? Do you love it?!

[swiss318is]

i should definitely take a video when i am in the snow with the car next winter... it is so much fun..

[swiss318is]

some real racing-videos!!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KmA01dUhdPY
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zWeLuglJr9I&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=n6aNnZ4q80s&feature=related
incredible.. trees and houses around the track...

[swiss318is]

i especially like the last video.. the wheels seems to be really strong ??

[haledj]

Oh and haledj how did that chip work out for you??? Do you love it?!

Yeah, I love markD's work,  Clearly makes a difference, and I like it.  

[SheldonJace]

Yeah, I love markD's work,  Clearly makes a difference, and I like it.  

That's awesome man. Yea I noticed a big difference too. Ill definitely be buying another from him in the future when I get another m42.

How's buying 93 octane gas though?? How much is it where you are?

[hoevesruperd]

some real racing-videos!!

oh yeah! not only that's real racing but thats a real old school documentary!
sheldon, i'll keep the idea of the volvo as a DD. 2000$ for a 10 years old volvo with a complete known history is nothing and i know it can last another 200 000km!

i just came back from my girlfriends house for the last time in a long time. she's leaving for australia in 8 hours.
you guys will see more of me in the next 58 days!

i'm also going to my parents farm on monday (200km drive with a brand new subaru with already dead rear struts!!... )
my car is parked at the farm, i'll see if it wants to start
i'm starting a new thread about this. want to make sure i have everything right before i leave (there is no internet over at the farm... )

[swiss318is]

nice place to take pics of your car...

i was there without camera and without car...

[SheldonJace]

Alex sounds like where my parents live. They don't have a farm but they live WAYYY out in the country and have dial up internet because you can't get broadband out there. Its quite the drive from where I live. I used to have to go out there to work on my car too which was always fun when you couldn't figure out the problem and needed some forum help. I actually went out to my parents before I came to cali and my bmw started up flawlessly with a jump!!! It even drove haha....but it was making all sorts of clunks from the suspension.

Don't get a vovlo! Get a BMW. You won't get the same driving pleasure out of a volvo as you will a bimmer. And if you need engine parts my 318 is doing nothing but sitting and it runs like a champ...so if you want something off it just pay for shipping and its yours.

And swiss that's an awesome place to take pictures!!! Damn.

[haledj]

That's awesome man. Yea I noticed a big difference too. Ill definitely be buying another from him in the future when I get another m42.

How's buying 93 octane gas though?? How much is it where you are?

meh, it's not a big deal, I only ever put in 93 anyway

[hoevesruperd]

sheldon, if you're parting your car you can make a few bucks thats for sure.
for myself i'm thinking, mirror, fan blower, wiper linkage, rear passenger light at least
but honnestly, get another 318is and keep it for a parts car!! if you have a place at your parents house anyways!! dont hurry and part it out

i know volvos aren't as fun to drive and you feel waaaay to secure in them cars!! al sorts of safety features makes it boring. for example, there is play in the gas pedal, before it acutally moves the TB to make sure you wont get surprised stomping on it accidentaly..

but.. as a DD i couldn't really ask for better. its so reliable and would make a good roadtripper.  and its the best with our cold winters. heated seats, mirrors.. well, heated everything. plus... its a wagon.. the backseats folds down and makes a bed.. maybe a volvo wont bring me as much driving pleasures but will certainly bring me other pleasures! haha

here it is!



well i'm off to a soccer game!

[SheldonJace]

Yea haledj it never really bothered me either till someone asked me if I wanted to go on a scenic roadtrip into arkansas....well we couldn't find any gas stations that sold 93 along the way...just 91. So I had to leave my car at home and ride with a friend ill probably buy both a 91 and 93 chip when I need to.

Alex I'm not really worried about making money of it. Just helping out fellow enthusiast and getting rid of it is good enough for me.

Dude...I do kinda like those volvo wagons haha. And with the bed in the back, ohyea.