Introduction
I've finally decided to start a blog on the developments being put into my 5. First and foremost, an E39 was not something I wanted to buy. Having driven the E36 for almost 7 years, I knew that I will never want to drive anything else except another BMW. At that time, I was still on overseas posting to Sydney. Australia. I had kept my E36 because it would be a waste to sell the car off since it was still serving me well. I had spent much time and effort to maintain the car in tip-top condition. Of coourse, it was modified quite extensively and so, it did not actually drive like any normal 320iA. It was a fast and safe car because I made sure it had good brakes and tyres. No point putting in extra horsepower if you cannot keep youself on the road and stop in time.Anyway, the year was 2000. I came back to Singapore for vacations because the office in Sydney was closed throughout the whole month of December! My friend, Lorraine who works in Performance Motors had been pestering me to change to the new 3 series E46. I decided to take a look without any real intent of buying. If there was a BMW I wanted to buy, it would be an M3 but that car was way beyond my league. The E46 looked quite good actually but the pricing was just a little bit less than a E39. Obviously, Lorraine convinced me that the E39 was more "cost-effective" as it was bigger and it was also new in the market. The E46 had been around for 1 or 2 years already. She worked out a nice package for me which included trading in my E36 for about 10k above market value. I remember the dealer coming over to the showroom to take a look at my car. I could see how excited he was when he saw my car because it was in such a pristine condition despite being 9 years old. He knew he had to have it.
It was sad to let go of my E36. We went through many good and bad times together. But now I have a new toy to play with. So, let the mods journey begin.
posted by gabey @ Tuesday, April 11, 2006
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