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With Hank the Tank's build coming to a close, I needed a replacement and was looking to get into something a bit sportier. I had been trolling craigslist when this E21 popped up in Alabama just a couple hours away. The pictures and description looked good and the price was right, so we went to check her out. The guy had it advertised as a 320i then told me the entire interior had been swapped from an iS. Ok cool, whatever. Looked like a factory install to me. It drove well, so 1200 bucks and about 45 minutes later, I was on the way back home with her. I later found out that the interior was original and it was in fact a 320iS but some county clerk somewhere forgot to put the S on the end of the title, leading the previous owner to have no idea what the hell he was talking about. Within 10 miles of home the car decided to sputter and smoke and act dumb, so that made it a girl car. But she was also small and fun to drive, so that made her a little rascal.
So, meet Darla.
Sport wheels, big ole dumb bumpers, and tanzit paint in all her original glory and patina.
The interior is in pretty great shape for its age. There are a couple minor cracks on the dash and the driver's seat bolster is torn up, but that is to be expected.
Especially when the bolsters in question are Recaro love handle huggers.
It came with a nearly complete big tool kit...
A Cali smog swag m10...
A fuel-throwing straw robot...
And a sports bra to keep her headlights comfortably in place when she goes for a jog. The net also protects the grille from malaria and other mosquito-born diseases you may encounter on the open road.
Planning on driving her around stock for now. When Hank sells I'll have a little spending money to start on upgrades and such, but that'll be a little while down the road.
So, meet Darla.
Sport wheels, big ole dumb bumpers, and tanzit paint in all her original glory and patina.
The interior is in pretty great shape for its age. There are a couple minor cracks on the dash and the driver's seat bolster is torn up, but that is to be expected.
Especially when the bolsters in question are Recaro love handle huggers.
It came with a nearly complete big tool kit...
A Cali smog swag m10...
A fuel-throwing straw robot...
And a sports bra to keep her headlights comfortably in place when she goes for a jog. The net also protects the grille from malaria and other mosquito-born diseases you may encounter on the open road.
Planning on driving her around stock for now. When Hank sells I'll have a little spending money to start on upgrades and such, but that'll be a little while down the road.
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