Topic: In the spirit of Lemons - Suspension downgrade
Coworker ranting saying apartment complex told him he has to move his car off the premises - which has been parked in the parking garage w/ the top down for 3.5 yrs.
him "Hey, what year is that? 1999 -- you want it? - $500 bux - I'm serious"
me "No, really, how much do you want for it - "
him "$500 I'm serious - I need it gone"
me "OK, but just to make sure if you still want to sell it in a few days, I'll buy it."
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the interior was shot, starter wouldn't work - basically nothing was working - came w/ parts in the trunk (including oil pan gasket OMG this was practically like swapping the engine to change this thing, starter - had to pull the intake manifold wtf)
...long LONG LONG STORY of harbor freight trips and oil dri SKIPPING...
Seriously about 1 year later - The thing is running and driving OK.
Two days ago it popped a coolant hose - which is now filled w/ distilled water - but Today - and for the foreseeable future - it's fixed and running.
Stock motor, slow, 190k miles - interior is shot - there's really only 1 home for this car now and it's in Lemons, so that's what I'm gonna do.
ANYWAY
As crap as the whole car is, I googled the suspension on it and it's some old Bilstein PSS9
Am I gonna be able to use these shocks or do I need to put some other suspension on this?
I have read a lot of opinions about how I'm cheating with a BMW, but if ppl saw the journey this dang car has taken me on in my 2-car garage they'd probably say 'just run the car'. However, all the opinions on this board really have me thinking I should replace it w/ some cheap amazon shocks just to avoid the whole issue altogether.