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Just wanted to thank everyone for their support. For the first time in over 12 years I am BMW free. It was a long and rocky relationship with its ups and downs. I sold my E30 M3 yesterday to a great local buyer. I am sure that he will take care of the car and help it reach its full potential. I really enjoyed sprucing it up with Sport Evolution parts, giving it a good shine, replacing worn out bulbs and switches, and all and all being a humble steward of such a fantastic car. It was really great to own a piece of motoring history for the past three years. You may think I am crazy, but I only drove the car less than 2000 miles. The car had me in a spell for years...the thought of having a true to life race car in my garage was exhilarating. However, the mechanicals of the car just scare the shit out of me. Well maintained, I am sure the s14 is a robust motor. But like any BMW, it needs constant vigilance and slow IV drips of dollar dollar bills. If I were handy and mechanically inclined, I would love to have kept the car. But alas, it is time to move on.
I came across a once in a lifetime opportunity to develop a parcel of land in the North Berkeley Hills near the UC Berkeley Campus where I went to college many moons ago. Those familiar with the area would undoubtedly be rendered breathless by the panoramic view from Mt Tam to the Golden Gate Bridge to Alcatraz to the SF Skyline to the new Bay Bridge. If you guys think an E30 M3 is an expensive hobby, try building houses. Due to rising maintenance costs and change in direction in life, it was time to say goodbye and open a new chapter in my life.
To all the members that have helped me out, thank you. I am in awe with your near obsessive dedication to every single detail E30 M3. I could never come close to your expertise and loyalty to our special little car. I sold the car fully understanding that I will probably never get another car as clean as mine for the price I sold it for. However, the sacrifice is worth it. It gives me comfort to know I sold to a CCA member and BMW fanatic who already had two BMWs--both of which were manual transmissions. My kind of guy!
If any of you guys ever "grow up" like me, I highly suggest a Toyota Camry Hybrid LE. I average 47 mpg on regular gas, which far exceeds the EPA ratings. I have caught the hybrid bug. Part of me just got worn out spending money on 91 test at 21 mpg and paying for repairs. Maybe I will be back, maybe not, but I do have a hard on for a 2011-2012 Porsche 911 GTS Coupe. This car thing is a hard habit to break, but I believe in harm reduction principles and cars are an adequate substitute for a nasty meth habit. In a lot of ways the GTS has similar characteristics to an E30 M3, mostly in the fact that it has a hot engine with a giant intake plenum and revs to the moon. Of course I hope to buy a CPO example so I don't have to wonder what happens when the music stops....
Please take care everyone. You will be my brothers forever.
fat_louis
[email protected]
Just wanted to thank everyone for their support. For the first time in over 12 years I am BMW free. It was a long and rocky relationship with its ups and downs. I sold my E30 M3 yesterday to a great local buyer. I am sure that he will take care of the car and help it reach its full potential. I really enjoyed sprucing it up with Sport Evolution parts, giving it a good shine, replacing worn out bulbs and switches, and all and all being a humble steward of such a fantastic car. It was really great to own a piece of motoring history for the past three years. You may think I am crazy, but I only drove the car less than 2000 miles. The car had me in a spell for years...the thought of having a true to life race car in my garage was exhilarating. However, the mechanicals of the car just scare the shit out of me. Well maintained, I am sure the s14 is a robust motor. But like any BMW, it needs constant vigilance and slow IV drips of dollar dollar bills. If I were handy and mechanically inclined, I would love to have kept the car. But alas, it is time to move on.
I came across a once in a lifetime opportunity to develop a parcel of land in the North Berkeley Hills near the UC Berkeley Campus where I went to college many moons ago. Those familiar with the area would undoubtedly be rendered breathless by the panoramic view from Mt Tam to the Golden Gate Bridge to Alcatraz to the SF Skyline to the new Bay Bridge. If you guys think an E30 M3 is an expensive hobby, try building houses. Due to rising maintenance costs and change in direction in life, it was time to say goodbye and open a new chapter in my life.
To all the members that have helped me out, thank you. I am in awe with your near obsessive dedication to every single detail E30 M3. I could never come close to your expertise and loyalty to our special little car. I sold the car fully understanding that I will probably never get another car as clean as mine for the price I sold it for. However, the sacrifice is worth it. It gives me comfort to know I sold to a CCA member and BMW fanatic who already had two BMWs--both of which were manual transmissions. My kind of guy!
If any of you guys ever "grow up" like me, I highly suggest a Toyota Camry Hybrid LE. I average 47 mpg on regular gas, which far exceeds the EPA ratings. I have caught the hybrid bug. Part of me just got worn out spending money on 91 test at 21 mpg and paying for repairs. Maybe I will be back, maybe not, but I do have a hard on for a 2011-2012 Porsche 911 GTS Coupe. This car thing is a hard habit to break, but I believe in harm reduction principles and cars are an adequate substitute for a nasty meth habit. In a lot of ways the GTS has similar characteristics to an E30 M3, mostly in the fact that it has a hot engine with a giant intake plenum and revs to the moon. Of course I hope to buy a CPO example so I don't have to wonder what happens when the music stops....
Please take care everyone. You will be my brothers forever.
fat_louis
[email protected]
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