A year to the day. 325ci ownership

Alanstrainor · 08-05-2013 2:05pm #1

Well gents, this day last year I entered into 325ci ownership. In case you guys hadn't noticed, I may have enjoyed the last 12 months with it!

In terms of mileage, I've covered in and around 5000 miles in the year, I can't know for certain as I never took note of what it was on the day I bought it. But it's certainly close to that.

As for work carried out, I guess there hasn't been all that much.

Front and side indicator lenses replaced
Rear lights replaced with facelift LEDs
New pressed metal plates
New BMW wheel caps
New expansion tank filler cap
Replaced the rocker cover gasket
Serviced the car once back in September
Rust has been sorted under both rear arches also

I think that covers it. As for the list of things to be done, its quite extensive, but its mostly preventative maintenance rather than any one particular issue that needs solving. I'll get around to them in August when I'm back in the country!

Any, here's the pictures from the day i got her, and then again from today.

Before

Alanstrainor wrote:

After:

bmstuff · 08-05-2013 3:23pm

After pics?

Ardennes1944 · 08-05-2013 3:32pm

Aye, i cant seem um either

Alanstrainor · 08-05-2013 3:34pm

bmstuff wrote: »

After pics?

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Aye, i cant seem um either

Jaysis lads, sorry about that. I could see them fine, but how about now? Re uploaded them?

jimgoose · 08-05-2013 3:37pm

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Jaysis lads, sorry about that. I could see them fine, but how about now? Re uploaded them?

Yurp. Fine car, that - I like the wheels. :cool:

Alanstrainor · 08-05-2013 3:38pm

jimgoose wrote: »

Yurp. Fine car, that - I like the wheels. :cool:

Would you believe, that's the next cosmetic thing on my list. Want to change the wheels!

jimgoose · 08-05-2013 3:40pm

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Would you believe, that's the next cosmetic thing on my list. Want to change the wheels!

Heh - yeah, wheels are probably the most subjective thing of all!

Supergurrier · 08-05-2013 3:41pm

Nice car im just over 10 months with my new car already too, time flies when you are having fun

Mar4ix · 08-05-2013 3:49pm

nice motor.

whats wrong with wheels ? nice wheels ... me thinks. maybe you could do refurbish if needed, but otherwise nice bmw wheels.

MetzgerMeister · 08-05-2013 3:52pm

Why do BMW drivers have to gloat about their bloody cars?? Get over it!!!! :mad:

:pac:

Mar4ix · 08-05-2013 3:56pm

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Why do BMW drivers have to gloat about their bloody cars?? Get over it!!!! :mad:

I cant understand this also, but i think thats probably only thing what they proud of. , maybe part of their lifestyle ...

let them be .

TBH i have nothing to be proud of.

Maybe shall buy BMW :pac:

Alanstrainor · 08-05-2013 3:56pm

Mar4ix wrote: »

nice motor.

whats wrong with wheels ? nice wheels ... me thinks. maybe you could do refurbish if needed, but otherwise nice bmw wheels.

They're replicas, and need a refurbishment. But if I'm honest, I just seem them on every second BMW, and they're a bit boring. Would love a set of MV3's or similar.

challengemaster · 08-05-2013 3:57pm

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick

I agree :pac:

Needs moar mods Alan! :P

MetzgerMeister · 08-05-2013 3:59pm

challengemaster wrote: »

I agree :pac:

Needs moar mods Alan! :P

You're actually a complete and utter ape

Go read the chat thread

Alanstrainor · 08-05-2013 4:13pm

Ah sure, asides from planning to replace the whole coolant system I don't really have any mods in mind!

New wheels...maybe
New Exhaust...maybe
Tax...maybe...:P

rocky · 08-05-2013 4:32pm

So what's it cost you per km/mile? including everything...

Alanstrainor · 08-05-2013 4:35pm

rocky wrote: »

So what's it cost you per km/mile? including everything...

lalalalalaalalalalalala not listening or ever calculating that

Ardennes1944 · 08-05-2013 4:37pm

Mine costs me about 8e a day on petrol alone, even if i dont drive it.

Alanstrainor · 08-05-2013 4:38pm

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

Mine costs me about 8e a day on petrol alone, even if i dont drive it.

You should probably turn the engine off when your home...

Ardennes1944 · 08-05-2013 4:45pm

No its cos if i dont drive it for a day I miss it, so i drive the fook out of it the next day = twice as much petrol burned :P

Mister Jingles · 08-05-2013 4:57pm

Nice car! Where did you get the metal plates if you don't mind me asking ?

Alanstrainor · 08-05-2013 5:41pm

Mister Jingles wrote: »

Nice car! Where did you get the metal plates if you don't mind me asking ?

Eire plates i think? They're nice alright, really make a big difference to the car. I'll sell ya me old plates:P

SEAN_DUB · 08-05-2013 6:22pm

Nice car Alan, love the drive on the 325ci really solid feeling on the road. The wheels are lovely too!!! Hope you get many more years of happy motoring

bobin fudge · 08-05-2013 6:37pm

very nice car, looks well. Only thing id change if it were mine would be the spoiler. Id probably have the lip spoiler instead.

Each to their own though and still a very nice car!

Mister Jingles · 08-05-2013 6:39pm

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Eire plates i think? They're nice alright, really make a big difference to the car. I'll sell ya me old plates:P

They do look better then the newer standard ones

Alanstrainor · 08-05-2013 6:39pm

bobin fudge wrote: »

very nice car, looks well. Only thing id change if it were mine would be the spoiler. Id probably have the lip spoiler instead.

Each to their own though and still a very nice car!

I thought the same in the beginning, but have grown to like it. It is OEM so it's not a skanger addon. It at least separates it from the run of the mill e46 coupes around!

bobin fudge · 08-05-2013 6:41pm

oh yeah, don't get me wrong -don't dislike it and also now you mention it is oem -id probably end up keeping it then as well

Eric Cartman · 08-05-2013 6:47pm

but shure the tax and petrol, ye wouldnt want that now, sure go change that for a nice 316d with cloth seats and youll be grand, its only costs 225 euro and any shred of interest you had in motoring to tax you know.

ugglasdav · 08-05-2013 7:07pm

to me the pics just look like the car has had a clean and the quality of the picture is better

Ardennes1944 · 08-05-2013 7:12pm

Its true Al hasnt done much mods but I think he also wanted to point out that having a car over 1.6 didnt bankrupt him after a year too

Supergurrier · 08-05-2013 7:17pm

Those tax payments are serious business though, paying 3 months myself next week and it ain't pretty

bobin fudge · 08-05-2013 7:59pm

likewise, first time taxing it since it ran out in November -haven't driven it since then either

milltown · 08-05-2013 8:26pm

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Eire plates i think? They're nice alright, really make a big difference to the car. I'll sell ya me old plates:P

I might take them off your hands. Save me a few quid on M50 tolls.

Alanstrainor · 09-05-2013 1:00am

ugglasdav wrote: »

to me the pics just look like the car has had a clean and the quality of the picture is better

Well there's only so much I could do to it. Apart from the indicators front/side and rear lights there's not all that much of a cosmetic difference. And the car isn't even clean. The photos look better purely because the weather was better today being honest. If you look closer, it will look better because the front indicator lenses no longer look out of place. The rear lights look more modern because they're face lift. But otherwise the mods and work would all go under the radar. Nothing wrong with that.

A year to the day. 325ci ownership

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