new guy saying hello....
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 3:05 am
Hey guys,
Just wanted to post up a quick intro thread to say hello. I just recently picked up an 88 635csi, and through research it seems like this is the best forum on the net for these cars so I’ve been lurking through posts for the last few weeks.
I’ve been into classic cars for many years and have bought and sold a mixture of German ( 2 1976 bmw 2002s) and American (50 ford custom, 64 Belair, and 64 Impala SS 327). I’ve also had lots of modern Audi’s and bmws for daily drivers including an e46 330xi, e30 325e, e36 318is, 2013 135i, Audi TT, A3, A4, Q7, etc.
Long story short, a few months back I sold the Impala and started looking for another 2002, but in the northeast they are hard to find due to rust issues. I had my heart set on finding a pre-73 roundie but nothing was catching my eye. A local friend of mine has an 83 633 and I always liked it, so when an 88 635 popped up on the local craigslist I went to see it just to look and satisfy my curiosity.
Well, as you can probably tell by now, after spending 1/2 hour with the car and taking it for a test drive I absolutely fell in love and had to have it!
It feels a little weird to me because it’s much “newer” than any of my other classic cars were, and it’s so smooth and refined. It has definitely taken some getting used to but I’m loving it more every day.
The car was extremely well preserved and has only 64k original miles on it. It’s in truly excellent condition. I’ve been all over it and there are only a few small issues which I should be able to solve quickly. First order of business is get rid of the Moda by BBS wheels that are currently on it. The car came with the OG metric wheels too, but I’m not excited about them or the tire prosepects, so I just picked up a set of style 42 BBS and will have them swapped onto the car in the next week or so.
Anyway here’s a pic of what she looks like right now, and you’ll see me around here for sure. Looks like there’s a ton of great info on this site and I’m looking forward to digging in further. Thanks!
Just wanted to post up a quick intro thread to say hello. I just recently picked up an 88 635csi, and through research it seems like this is the best forum on the net for these cars so I’ve been lurking through posts for the last few weeks.
I’ve been into classic cars for many years and have bought and sold a mixture of German ( 2 1976 bmw 2002s) and American (50 ford custom, 64 Belair, and 64 Impala SS 327). I’ve also had lots of modern Audi’s and bmws for daily drivers including an e46 330xi, e30 325e, e36 318is, 2013 135i, Audi TT, A3, A4, Q7, etc.
Long story short, a few months back I sold the Impala and started looking for another 2002, but in the northeast they are hard to find due to rust issues. I had my heart set on finding a pre-73 roundie but nothing was catching my eye. A local friend of mine has an 83 633 and I always liked it, so when an 88 635 popped up on the local craigslist I went to see it just to look and satisfy my curiosity.
Well, as you can probably tell by now, after spending 1/2 hour with the car and taking it for a test drive I absolutely fell in love and had to have it!
It feels a little weird to me because it’s much “newer” than any of my other classic cars were, and it’s so smooth and refined. It has definitely taken some getting used to but I’m loving it more every day.
The car was extremely well preserved and has only 64k original miles on it. It’s in truly excellent condition. I’ve been all over it and there are only a few small issues which I should be able to solve quickly. First order of business is get rid of the Moda by BBS wheels that are currently on it. The car came with the OG metric wheels too, but I’m not excited about them or the tire prosepects, so I just picked up a set of style 42 BBS and will have them swapped onto the car in the next week or so.
Anyway here’s a pic of what she looks like right now, and you’ll see me around here for sure. Looks like there’s a ton of great info on this site and I’m looking forward to digging in further. Thanks!