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Old 08-01-2015, 09:57 AM
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Old 08-01-2015, 10:34 AM
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Welcome! Very nice 4.8! Love the running boards...how many miles?
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Old 08-01-2015, 10:51 AM
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Thank you!

90K miles, all locally owned and driven

Bought it from a dealer, but the previous owner was most certainly an enthusiast. He/she installed the black grills, AC Schnitzer pedals, hidden and wired Passport radar detector and a high quality (hidden) after market sound system.

Only thing I've done is install the new BMW cross racks on the roof and changed out the plugs with NGK's.

Car was definitely maintained, it runs and drives like new. The steering and suspension is unbelievably tight.

Only issue so far is hard starts when the car is hot. No codes. I'm leaning (no pun) to it being the fuel filter which i'm going to swap out today.
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Awesome ride!
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Nice looking iS. I like the running board and the front flares.
I hate the steep driveways when I was living in Seattle.
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Old 08-01-2015, 12:17 PM
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Was gonna say, throw some 30mm spacers in the back, it'll look better
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Thanks fellas! I used to be big in the BMW game back in my younger days (turning 26 this month) started out on E36's, then had an E39, and a couple E38's as well. I strayed for a bit (must have had a glitch in the brain or something) and had a few Caddys, but it feels so good to be back!
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Was gonna say, throw some 30mm spacers in the back, it'll look better
I think the car looks just about perfect from the factory but that is definitely one of the few items on the to do list. What about spacers for the front?

Also, anyone local by chance (Portland, Oregon area) that would be willing to swap the black grills for OEM facelift grills and/or recommend a good local indy shop?
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