No X5 troubles on this end. I actually did about 20 minutes of parking lot drifting this morning with the X5 and it still works fine. Hopefully it lasts the entire school year before it conks out on me.

I sold the M5 for many reasons. It was too expensive to run and too perfect to ruin. I wanted a car to take to college this year, and the 318 was intended to be the car. It was a little more neglected than I though. However, I can fix it up with the money I made from selling the M5 and my summer job.

I bought a 318 that wasn't a show car but still had some nice features like the M-appearance package and no sunroof. Basically, I had no standards when I bought it so that every time I discovered something new about it, I was surprised and amazed. I knew the car had been neglected for a bit, so when I did the valve cover gasket, I was surprised the engine was clean with no sludge buildup. I recently ran an Autocheck on the car too and discovered it was a 6-owner no-accident car! It has lost its fair share of parking lot brawls though.

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