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Originally Posted by all4bspinnin
I came across a bit gruff in my previous post. I apologize. I'll PM you about the CarMax thing but my history with them isn't the greatest.
I definitely know the struggle with finding that unmodded 6MT 135i. Its very hard to find locally. I'm glad you found a good clean ride.
Since you're new to the community, a few things to research are:
High Pressure Fuel Pump (HPFP) - was it replaced under warranty?
Spark plugs - have they been replaced?
Carbon Cleaning (Walnut shell blasting) - was it done?
Nice. Can't hurt to check it out. In my opinion, try to find the black window trim, that might enhance the look of the black tail lights. Just a suggestion I guess 
Exactly. The lights have to be cut open with a dremel. It sounds scary but its actually not too bad. When I upgrade to LCI tails i'll try it on my old ones and do a write-up. You essentially cut around the outside in the backing of the tail light. Seal with seam sealer.
Congrats on the ride and welcome to the club |
Hey, thanks buddy for all the helpful replies. I am painting the chrome trim in a gloss black. It will look solid from a short distance and that's all that matters for me (no car shows or anyone scrutinizing details). No worries on the carmax comment my friend, I am right there with you. I got crap for my carmax story as well (some people on here are brutal, but no different than many other negative people in society). I'll post my story if you send me yours, it's pretty entertaining and ended well.
As far as the maintenance issues, I can't really do much in the way of finding out the records. Carmax doesn't have them and I believe the dealer will not divulge info prior to your ownership (read a lot of stories when I was looking for maintenance info prior to purchase). The warranty just ended, but from the way the car was maintained, I would have to hope the prior owner took care of it. If changing the plugs isn't a big deal, I can definitely do that. The carbon cleaning is new to me so I'll have to research and see what that's all about. I didn't purchase the warranty as I will probably only put roughly 10-12k miles on this bad boy before trading again I'm sure. I only drive about 3500 miles a year (3 min commute to work) and I have a bike for the summer time. I should hope it can handle the abuse for 10k miles.
The car purrs like a kitten and performs flawlessly with the JB4 on map five w/ 93+ octane and BMS intake.
As far as the lights go, I'm definitely not serious enough about them to open them up. I'll try tinting from the outside and if it looks crappy, I'll just go back to stock. I would find a way to screw them up for sure if I opened them. I'm sure in the future I will grab the shadow line lights as they do look very clean.
All in all with the trials and tribulations over the last month, I love the car and I'm so glad I made the switch from my 370z. So much potential and fun to drive. Thanks again for the comments, always appreciated.