8 years of pics with my E46...

[alexandre]

[Rovert]

The crusties on your car in the sig are Pshopped....there's no way a car can be that durdy! DURDY THREE THURDY!!

[Avetiso]

Thank you for this thread. I now wish I had more money. =]

[Rovert]

Work hard and smart and your wishing will be over!

[Oli77]

Nice picture story Trevor. Thanks for sharing, but tell me, in 8 years what other maintenance fees have you incurred?

[Rovert]

^
A whole cooling system refresh including radiator
A third expansion tank
Front control arm bushings x 2
VCG
VANOS seals
Front sway end links
Tires
Brakes
Fluid flushes
Headlight bowls
Engine Starter
Oil level sensor
Battery

I think that's about it....this car has been a pleasure to own....not very picky and I've taken on the thinking that if I treat my car like a princess it will be very needy and fussy. So I drive her like she's freshly stolen at times. If she whines I wait a while until I take care of her. If she wants to go fast I go speed limit...LOL. Oh and I think if you keep your car clean, she'll be good to you back. Every girl likes to be clean and get super dirty every once and a while.

[Oli77]

^ That's not bad indeed and it has made you a happy customer. One that takes a share great pics of the stolen princess.

[WOLFN8TR]

Very Cool. I really liked this photo.

[HokieZHP]

Awesome mod history Trevor! How are the 19" VMR wheels for DDing combined with the V2's?

[Rovert]

So far so good Chris. One wheel must have got a huge sanding on the highway because the paint is a bit pitted and it collects grime and is slowly discolouring in the corners. Every other wheel is completely fine and looking well. There is no clearcoat shipping at all...so that's good. The KW's are great. I think it would be nice to have adjustably to make it a bit softer for daily but when I get into those random moods of wanting to exceed the laws of lateral G's I'm glad that the shocks are nice and firm to soak up the road irregularities. No shock has gone in for repair yet and they are 6 or 7 years old. My mom doesn't notice the harshness so I guess it's still alright and not M3 hard. She does notice the exhaust resonance since the resonators were removed from the previous owner but it's not that bad in the front seats.