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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: DFW540i

Location: Dallas, Texas

Last updated: May 20, 2008

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J-dawg’s BMW 3-Series:
“Betsy Bimmer”

  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
3 guestbook comments

Fantastic 21-year old BMW 325es w/ 217K original miles, total joy to drive for anyone who appreciates E30 model bimmers.
I'm the 3rd owner, and she's mostly-stock with the original BMW M20 "ETA" 6-cylinder powerplant, 5-speed Getrag transmission, and Limited Slip rear-differential.

Engine care includes regular oil changes and engine-head/gasket replacements along with new timing belts, water pump, etc etc.

Non-stock items on Betsy are: EVO II M3 Steering wheel, M3 Lighted Shifter, 1990 325i bumpers installed, and 17" wheels (I still have the original 14" 1987 wheels mothballed, they still do look good on her)

This car may be an older model, but fun to drive. With the ETA torque and LSD on the rear-end, and 50/50 weight-distribution, she can chirp tires and move nicely while handling any oversteer situation with ease.

Some pics of Betsy:

DFW540i's 1987 BMW 3-Series DFW540i's 1987 BMW 3-Series

DFW540i's 1987 BMW 3-Series DFW540i's 1987 BMW 3-Series

DFW540i's 1987 BMW 3-Series

DFW540i's 1987 BMW 3-Series DFW540i's 1987 BMW 3-Series

Sadly I will be selling her to anyone who can garage and care for her into the future.

Things Betsy will need from her next owner:
-Bilstein Sport shocks (she has Bilstein Touring now and sits way too high for those pretty new wheels she has). Costs about $600 to do right.
-Rear Bumper needs to be adjusted for the 1980's rear wheel well size, about a $300-450 job at any decent body shop.

JW

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: DFW540i

Location: Dallas, Texas