Afternoon all

My name's Matt, but that's been taken on every forum I've ever tried to sign up for, and SilvaD usually isn't. It's a chavvy name I was given when I was about 14 and it stuck, don't judge me :P

I've been involved in the modified car scene for about 7 years now and run a high performance car and motorsport club based in Peterborough. I did have a nippy little Toyota Starlet, but killed the gearbox so went and bought an e36 320i and thought I would sign up here as I will undoubtedly need some advice or parts etc. at some point or another and, to be honest I've always had a bit of a soft spot for the BMWs even though my usual taste is Japanese

Any questions or anything like that give me a shout

Matt

welcome to the forum Matt (SilvaD) & the ultimate world of BMW B)

Welcome, Matt

Welcome along Matt

Hello everyone. Just bought an E36 318i convertible. It needs lots of TLC as the previous owner was Dewhurst's (well, they did a !Removed! good job of butchering it!! ). It's a '95 model (N), 171k on the clock. Engine is as sweet as a nut, drives as it should and looks amazing in it's Madeira Violet paintwork ( which, I am led to believe, makes it one of only 2,994 E36's in the UK in this colour???). Not sure about that but lovely colour anyway. Need's new, or good repair/refurb for hood and hood motor, leather and the front and rear lights are a total nightmare.

I must point out that I am a died in the wool Jaguar lover and NOTHING will change that. I was not a fan of BMW's, having had a 735i many moon's ago, that was a complete pain......BUT!! Less than a week with the convertible and I have been smitten!

The car is FAR TOO GOOD, condition-wise, to scrap or run into the ground. It's well worth saving and that I hope to be able to do. However, I think it will be an expensive undertaking and would appreciate any help, advice and saved costs,where possible.