I picked up a set of the style 87s and will be headed out on a long trip hopefully Saturday to go retrieve them. We'll see if I make it there and back. It will be the first official test. I renewed my AAA membership and have a little bag of tools and some spare parts such as coils and injectors in the trunk.
It's been pretty good I've been daily driving it for 3 weeks now, I'm even starting to beat on it. I did smoke the clutch in reverse, have to be careful with the reverse. But nothing is leaking and the flywheel bolts haven't backed out yet.
The 9-year-old Michelin x-ice tires 235/17 are making all kinds of noise in these temperatures. This thing handles remarkably well and these tires are just not up for it, they're squealing all the time. Driving at about three tenths they start to squeal. Hopefully I can save them for the winter a little bit at least.
I'll probably end up going with the 20" michelin pilot sports but am really liking these hankook ventus that came on the E36. They may be slightly less sticky than the pilot sports but are nice and quiet, soft, I think they're great summer tires for a daily driver. If anyone has any good summer tire specs they like for the staggered 87s please advise.
Here is the OEM sunshade with hot upper black interior. The guy did a really nice job on the headliner. If I had put the water stained light gray back up I would be mad at myself.
