I sold my Maxima on Sunday because the tranny took a turn for the worst. I sold it to a mechanic that said he had another 4AT laying around that he's planning on putting in.

Yesterday I picked up this '95 BMW 325is. The previous owner (who is a BMW certified mechanic) swapped in a 1998 M3 motor (S52) along with an M3 tranny and 3.23 limited slip diff. The car also has coilovers, an intake and Borla catback exhaust, and a ceramic 6 puck clutch along with a lightweight flywheel. And yeah, the paint on the sideskirts will be touched up soon.

Maximas will always hold a special place in my heart, but RWD is just so much more fun! I'll still come back and visit once in a while.





December 2012 update:
Maxima -> BMW -> Subaru

I did consider a mint black on black 6MT 5.5 gen though, but the price was a little too mint too haha

Last picture before I sold it in October...


...to buy this


As it sits today

 

Nice. rare color. I wonder why he went with an S52 instead of an S50? 1995s are OBD1...

EDIT: BTW, I have an M50 intake manifold and an 18 button on board computer if you don't have them (shameless plug)

 

^ I'm not sure if the guy did the manifold swap or not. How can you tell which one you have? Not sure why he put an S52 in either, but he said he converted it to OBD1 and the car passed emissions last week. And thanks, but the on board computer works perfectly, surprisingly.

 

Cool car, make a nice sleeper.

 

^ Thanks. I'm thinking of converting it to an M3 though. The bumpers and sideskirts are kinda beat up anyway.

 

nice, i personaly dislike bmw, but those old boxey ones are hot. nice
I cant imagine buying an allready modified car its definately got its pros and cons, g l with it

 

Nice ride.
You will be surprised when you seen the cost of German parts compared to Japanese parts, but that goes with the package.

 

Thanks. I don't mind buying a pre-modded car. It saves you having to make excuses to buy aftermarket parts.

I know. But the engine, tranny, differential, and suspension in my car only have 40,000 miles, so that should buy me some time.

 

yeah i was going to mention that ! save alot of money, and one con i thought of was not being there for the process,

 

+1

for some reason, to me the old boxey BMW's look really good when lowered with the right body kit...


OP i dont understand though..were you tired of the maxima already? didnt you just get it a year ago?

 

Honestly, I'd keep it as low key as possible and debadge it too. I'd also go with a simple 5 spoke wheel design because those wheels will be a huge b!tch to keep clean.

 

Nice pick up glad it had the engine swap or I was going to say what the hell washe thinking....

 

No, I wasn't tired of my Maxima at all. My tranny was on its last legs and I would have had to spend about $1,000 for a remanufactured tranny and installation. And even then, I'd still be stuck with a 4AT... This car ended up costing me half that.

 

e36 body style ftw. engine bay shots?

 

 

be nice as a M3...love the M3 look.

 

hoefully the new owner for your maxima would know about the tranny issues you had...congrats for the bimmer

 

pretty sure he did since that was in his OP

 

Not a fan of the bodystyle but seems like you got yourself a sweet sleeper, best of luck with the new whip

 

Sad to see that you sold your max. Nice new ride though!

 

Yep:

 

Yeah, I wasn't planning on selling it. I was actually thinking of doing a 6MT swap, but the tranny had a different idea.

 

From the specs and the pictures, I think you stepped up.

'course, now you're going to be looking around for a decent BMW forum.

 

I agree.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d563b...&feature=feedu

 

welcome to the darkside .... it has a m50 intake on it. Thats a good thing.

 

WOW... was your grandmother shifting the car for you?!?!? I'm sorry but that was some slow shifting, I hope that's because this is your first manual transmission car.


BTW nice upgrade, good luck with it.

 

Yeah, I was shifting pretty slow. I need new shifter bushings and I'm still getting used to the heaviness of the ceramic clutch. It's also my first manual car.

 

Yep looks like you got the M50/S50 manifold on there Glad to see you got a car that was done right!

 

Most of the people that sell their maxima for a BMW usually come back to a maxima within a year

 

I don't know about that. But if you've seen that pattern, then there it is.

From what I've observed on the Org, there are three common progressions:

Maxima -> Newer Maxima
Maxima -> Infiniti
Maxima -> BMW

 

just realized your in stone mountain...you know nitro/are you on ia?

 

^ Nope, never heard of that...

 

Is that youtube vid your car? It appears there is 240k on the ODO... Yikes...

Guess it doens't matter much it is still a sweet car.... And it's the Right Wheel drive!!!

 

^ I guess technically, yes the body has 240,000 miles on it. All the drivetrain components (engine, tranny, driveshaft, LSD rear end) have 42,000 miles on them. All the suspension components (coilovers, control arms, bushings) have 10,000 miles on them. All in all, it feels like a new car.

 

That's not bad then ! I love BMW's just never had the opportunity to buy one.

 

I'd rock that Bimmer, that thing is hot. Nice pickup. Love the stance with those coilovers.

 

^ Thanks! Driveways love the stance too. They're always kissing my front bumper.

 

Maxima -> BMW -> Subaru

I did consider a mint black on black 6MT 5.5 gen though, but the price was a little too mint too haha

Last picture before I sold it in October...


...to buy this


As it sits today

 

Fiyer!!! Gotta love a bug-eye Rex, but I personally love the 06-07 look the best of all of them. I've owned 2 05 Legacy GT 5-speeds, one sedan and one wagon. You're like me, you don't keep cars very long...lol!

 

True, but I never plan on selling them so soon lol. The BMW was great until I got into a little fender bender back in April. After that, it became a monetary black hole as one system after the other failed. I soon found out why; the body shop that insurance sent my car to was recently on the local news because the owner would "fix" cars and then damage other parts to keep you coming back. I'm pretty sure he ran it with no oil at some point, because it began doing this: