The replacement is in ... my new chariot! UPDATE: Dec. 20

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Re: The replacement is in ... my new chariot! UPDATE: Dec. 2

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I just realized I haven't been around much at all last few months ... busy with work and life I guess. :lol:

Anyway, I am back to driving a BMW ... I always come back to them somehow. The Suby got sideswiped and totaled and I sold the Miata shortly afterwards as it just wasn't practical as my only car and I need the money to purchase a daily driver. So here it is: a 2000 BMW 323ci 5 speed.

When I bought it, it had a horrible fart cannon that I will not show but that has since been replaced with a much nicer dual tip muffler; the intake was there when I bought it. The only other thing I have done is slap on new tires, brakes and 12mm spacers all around, and the trunk lip spoiler. It's not perfect (actually very far from it), but I still like it a lot.

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I hope she treats you well - nice car. I'd be highly reluctant to buy from a ricer.
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Trust me I didn't want it either at the beginning but I was in a pinch and needed a car and my dad had this (bought at auction to resell) ... so it kinda fell into my hands.

It hasn't been too bad so far in the 6 months I've had it or so.
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new car looks good. I just want to say the first car you had, the white one, the pedals looked very close together.

Regardless love it!
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Must be the angle of the picture because I assure you they're the same as in the new one ... actually come to think of it, I'm pretty sure BMW has the same actual pedals/pedal arrangement in every car made since like ... 1980s.
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I'm bummed that you lost the GC. Two doors are rare, even rarer in red.
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haha, welcome back to the team, buddy! She looks lovely!
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Thanks!!
4onthefloor wrote:I'm bummed that you lost the GC. Two doors are rare, even rarer in red.
Yeah, me too. :( I had big plans for it too ... oh well, everything happens for a reason I guess. :?
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i've seen other people go back and forth between subaru and bmw (not to compare the brands or their cars LOL), and i have to admit to (since buying a subaru) being a little confused why they'd jump ship to bmw, but then it's made clear the bmw is far superior, rides better, drives better, etc. 8)
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potownrob wrote:i've seen other people go back and forth between subaru and bmw (not to compare the brands or their cars LOL), and i have to admit to (since buying a subaru) being a little confused why they'd jump ship to bmw, but then it's made clear the bmw is far superior, rides better, drives better, etc. 8)
BMW is a much more "complete" car ... even compared to my base-spec 318i, my Imprezas somehow felt basic and cheap, but honestly that aside, Subarus are superbly engineered pieces of machinery. I'd drive a Subaru any day without ever thinking that I have somehow downgraded.
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PureLife wrote:
potownrob wrote:i've seen other people go back and forth between subaru and bmw (not to compare the brands or their cars LOL), and i have to admit to (since buying a subaru) being a little confused why they'd jump ship to bmw, but then it's made clear the bmw is far superior, rides better, drives better, etc. 8)
BMW is a much more "complete" car ... even compared to my base-spec 318i, my Imprezas somehow felt basic and cheap, but honestly that aside, Subarus are superbly engineered pieces of machinery. I'd drive a Subaru any day without ever thinking that I have somehow downgraded.
i know what you mean, and that's more or less what people say after moving up to a bmw. it's nothing to feel bad about or sugar coat - the impreza is an economy car, albeit a good one, but a bmw is something else. even something like a decked-out legacy GT is missing something you need to move up to another brand to get.
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So new years eve I go to a friend's for some drinking and celebration. I sit down while we're waiting for people to show up ... I've had a couple drinks. I get on craigslist on my phone. The 318i from the beginning of this thread. Ah!! Immediately I send a message on facebook to the guy I sold it to and tell him I want to come buy the car. He gives me his number. I continue with the drinking.

What do I do first thing when I wake up today? I call him. Fast forward to 3 hours later ... we're in dad's own 318i going to look at it. Long story short ...

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The car has done only 11k miles since I sold it 2.5 years ago, .. it needs some work now, but regardless it feels so right. She's back where she belongs! :)
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Congrats - the particle scion has returned.

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still keeping the 323??
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When you have the right car for you, you should never let it go. Glad you got it back.
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