BMW 328i?

[CAP1]

Thanks Cap. Today I drove around 15miles to "just drive it".

The Cav... Lol... Well it's biggest issue was rusting. The frame was nearly completely rusted out in some spots. The doors were rusting at the bottom and the hood was rusting at both corners from where some truck backed into it at Walmart and for where I hit a deer about 2 years ago. To shut the trunk, I had to tie a string g to the latch that should have been attached to the rear number because that part of the bumper had rusted away and the lid would not grab the latch otherwise. The engine was also starting to go out on it and it was starting to have over heating issues.

It could have had the work done to it to keep it running, but why spend all the money to have have it running when I could get a newer and much better car that will last me a long time. Is final odometer reading for me was 206,858 miles.


It had one last stand though before making it to the dealer. I went to my sister's house before going to the dealer since she was only 10 minutes away from the dealer... It was raining and overcast when I left my house and was still relatively dark for being 9:30, so i had my lights on, as its state law for rain. By the time I got to my sisters, it had cleared up. I parked and went in for about 2 hours.

At 11:30, I went out to start getting the last few things out of the car before I left for the dealer at 12. I walk out and my doors wouldn't unlock with the electric lock. So I was like WTH and unlocked it with my key. I put the key in the ignition to start it and get the windows down and nothing... SONOFABI*CH! Dead battery. Luckily, my sister had a set of jumpers in her trunk that I was able to use to get it going.

 yea...sounds like she was done........one of the common rust spots i always see in those, is rear subframe rails just behind the tire. i see that a lot here in nj.

[Rob52240]

Why do cavaliers always have dents?

[CAP1]

Why do cavaliers always have dents?

 around here the most common dents are in the trunk lid. like someone backed into something bigger.

[Rob52240]

When I was in high school 50% of my classmate's cars were cavaliers.

[CAP1]

When I was in high school 50% of my classmate's cars were cavaliers.

 and there's your answer as to why so many of them have dents. i was trying to be nice and not go there. 

[Rob52240]

and there's your answer as to why so many of them have dents. i was trying to be nice and not go there. 

No it's your civic duty to go there.  Too many potential classic cars get trashed by teenagers who have no idea how to take care of their car.

I can honestly say that the nicest car I've ever owned was the one I had in high school.  But it was 20 years old and needed more care and attention than I could give it.  Ever since then I've had the mindset that any car I buy will slowly fall apart so there's no point in paying for luxury.  I only buy economical cars now and drive them until they're ready for the scrapheap.

[Shuffler]

I had my 75 Vega Stationwagon 4WD parked in a store lot once and an elderly woman pulled into the adjacent spot and hit the gas instead of the brakes. Her new caddy went under my Vega and the tow hooks under the front of my vega sliced her hood. I came out after the fact and the little lady was being helped by a few folks. She was shook up and upset. It did nothing to my car as she only caught the lower stump jumper and hooks.

[CAP1]

I had my 75 Vega Stationwagon 4WD parked in a store lot once and an elderly woman pulled into the adjacent spot and hit the gas instead of the brakes. Her new caddy went under my Vega and the tow hooks under the front of my vega sliced her hood. I came out after the fact and the little lady was being helped by a few folks. She was shook up and upset. It did nothing to my car as she only caught the lower stump jumper and hooks.

 there's a guy around the corner from my home selling a vega. it looks like it used to be a wagon, or a sedan delivery....either way, the rear's cut to make it like a mini elcamino. v8, but i dunno which one.

[CAP1]

No it's your civic duty to go there.  Too many potential classic cars get trashed by teenagers who have no idea how to take care of their car.

I can honestly say that the nicest car I've ever owned was the one I had in high school.  But it was 20 years old and needed more care and attention than I could give it.  Ever since then I've had the mindset that any car I buy will slowly fall apart so there's no point in paying for luxury.  I only buy economical cars now and drive them until they're ready for the scrapheap.

 i didn't have a car of my own till i was 21. my grand parents let me use their mustang, or their station wagon. the wagon was surprisingly fast. 

[eagl]

i didn't have a car of my own till i was 21. my grand parents let me use their mustang, or their station wagon. the wagon was surprisingly fast. 

QFT on the wagon...  I drove the family fairmont wagon for years and the V8 gave it a suprising amount of power and acceleration even with the 3-speed auto tranny.  That transmission was AWESOME for what it was, reliable and with positive predictable shifts.  If it would have had an overdrive gear it would have been perfect and I'm still kicking myself for not dropping in a different transmission with an OD gear when the transmission died at 190,000 miles.

When the original 255 threw a rod at 98,000ish miles, we rebuilt it using parts from a 302 bronco engine.  Gobs of torque was the result, and overall HP didn't matter because it was top speed limited by gear ratio to about 125ish mph with the engine just SCREAMING.  No idea what rpm we were turning at that speed since the car had no limiters of any sort and had no tach, but it was far above the rpm used for full throttle upshifts, so we just didn't go that fast very often.

Then I sold the fairmont to my brother and his wife wrecked it the first week they had it.  Too bad, it was in awesome shape for an 18 yr old family truckster with 200,000 miles, many of those hauling a trailer or overloaded well beyond spec with a family of 6, full of stuff, and with 2 custom roof carrier boxes also full.  Only bent the right rear spring just a bit

[CAP1]

QFT on the wagon...  I drove the family fairmont wagon for years and the V8 gave it a suprising amount of power and acceleration even with the 3-speed auto tranny.  That transmission was AWESOME for what it was, reliable and with positive predictable shifts.  If it would have had an overdrive gear it would have been perfect and I'm still kicking myself for not dropping in a different transmission with an OD gear when the transmission died at 190,000 miles.

When the original 255 threw a rod at 98,000ish miles, we rebuilt it using parts from a 302 bronco engine.  Gobs of torque was the result, and overall HP didn't matter because it was top speed limited by gear ratio to about 125ish mph with the engine just SCREAMING.  No idea what rpm we were turning at that speed since the car had no limiters of any sort and had no tach, but it was far above the rpm used for full throttle upshifts, so we just didn't go that fast very often.

Then I sold the fairmont to my brother and his wife wrecked it the first week they had it.  Too bad, it was in awesome shape for an 18 yr old family truckster with 200,000 miles, many of those hauling a trailer or overloaded well beyond spec with a family of 6, full of stuff, and with 2 custom roof carrier boxes also full.  Only bent the right rear spring just a bit

 if you think that 255 had torque......try a 1971 ranch wagon with a 390. i won't tell ya how many camaros and mustangs i surprised with that thing. 

[icepac]

I saw a vega station wagon in the junkyard today.

[RTHolmes]

not wanting to hijack but I just found a service pricelist from my local OPC:

911 (Type 997) Turbo
Minor service           £474    every 12,000 miles or 2 years
Major service           £605    every 40,000 miles or 4 years
Replace spark plugs     £553    every 40,000 miles or 4 years
Check drive belt        £41     every 40,000 miles or 4 years
Additional Maintenance  £246    every 60,000 miles or 6 years
Change brake fluid      £153    every 2 years
Replace tyre sealant    £42     every 4 years

not bad at all ...

[MrRiplEy[H]]

I had my 75 Vega Stationwagon 4WD parked in a store lot once and an elderly woman pulled into the adjacent spot and hit the gas instead of the brakes.

This is a feat only women seem to know how to do. It is inconceivable how they manage to do it.

[CAP1]

This is a feat only women seem to know how to do. It is inconceivable how they manage to do it.

 so far this year, 6 people have driven their cars into the wall of the rite-aid across the street from my shop. they were all old. both men and women. they all did the same thing........they hit the gas, rather than the throttle. this is also part of why i'm a believer in left footed braking(at least on an auto trans car)