Well, its finally done

MadFish · August 27, 2003

I sold my truck yesterday. The guy came and picked it up around noon. We screwed up with the title and forgot to get a copy of the lien for him. So, thursday Im driving down to his place to clear all that up.

But, right after he left, I went and bought me a car. I went and bought a 2000 BMW 323 Ci. gray, with black/gray interior and a 5spd. Havent driven it, except home from the place I bought it. I have to go get 30-day tags for it. I dont have the $1500 or so in taxes right now. So, I got to run the 30-day tags for a few weeks.

First thing Im doing to the car is getting a car alarm installed. Im going to go look at some today. Im thinking I'll get a Viper Alarm. I heard they are pretty good. Anyone have one? Any others alarm I should chack out?

chevy4x4trucks · August 28, 2003

And here I thought you were gonna have pics of the cuda all finished

Oh well, great purchase though

MCourson · August 28, 2003

I really liked your truck too, I wish I could have bought it. But I still have a few years before the 94 will be in peices so I wont need a new truck till then.

MadFish · August 28, 2003

Jon, dont worry. The Cuda is getting closer. Maybe by next April or May she'll be on the road. I got about 40 hours of body work to finish and then she'll be ready for paint. The guy who is doing the interior for me, has everything ready to go. But, I dont have the money to pay him right now, for obvious reasons. Only things I havent touched are the engine, transmission, rearend and the wiring. But, the transmission Im buying new and the wiring Im going with a pain-in-the-a$$, a.k.a. painless, wiring kit. But, once I get the body work done, its going off to the chassis shop for a roll cage, frame connector and a few other chassis mods. But, Im sure she'll be done around April/May. With me doing 80% of the work, it makes things a lot cheaper. Takes longer to get things done, but that I can live with.

MCourson, yeah I liked my truck too. But, I think I made a good decision by selling it. It was costing me too much to never really use it. Plus, it never really handled in the corners to well

Well, here's a pic of the car I bought.

ToeJam · August 28, 2003

Check some of the BMW boards for alarms. A buddy of mine has a 323 coupe and buys a lot of toys and stuff off the boards. Apparently BMW (like many manufactures) includes all of the hardware and most of the software for accessories, even if the car doesn't "have them". You may be able to find a "module" that just plugs in and activates the built-in alarm.

Beats an aftermarket setup anyday.