Major Dilemma: Poll Inside

[jrhaile]

So my E36 got smacked last month by some stupid lady in a parking lot on the drivers side door. Not that big of of a deal, but I'm going to get around 2k for it

My car is seriously looking like SHIT and I'll have the money to do a FULL paint job on the sucker and finish off the "visuals" on it or................................................ .............

I'm boost happy now and I also have enough to get either a TSI Extreme Plus Kit w/a GT30R turbo I've wanted to Turbo my car for a while now and this is a golden opportunity to do it.

Pros of the Turbo: Mad powa, crazy fun and owning V8s like no other.

Cons: Don't REALLY need a Turbo, but it sure would be fun

Pros of the Paint job: The car seriously does need a paint job and some bodywork badly. It's been hit like crazy and there isn't a panel on the car that doesn't have something wrong with it.

Cons: It doesn't make a cool ass waaaaaapst! sound and make me go really fast.

So what would you guys do?

[brien4787]

pics of ban

[jrhaile]

Originally Posted by brien4787

pics of ban

What?

[bmw4life]

If i were you I would get a paintjob since you already have one turbo car, but thats just me, do whatever YOU think is best.

[SHAHAB323IS]

Originally Posted by jrhaile

What?

seriously wtf was that lol

i'd say go with the paint job, you already have a dinan turbo e30, two turboed bimmers? now that's just selfish, think of the rest of us, seriously though go with the paint job and body work

[brien4787]

pictures of how the paint/body is... duh

[94bmw325i]

would your 328 be faster than the e30 with that setup you mentioned? If not get the paint first.

[jrhaile]

Originally Posted by brien4787

pictures of how the paint/body is... duh

ohh...here is the rundown and I'll post pics of the entire body upclose this weekend.

- 1" Dent on the trunk caused by an out of control shopping cart in the wind
- Lots of metal-deep scratches on the trunk edge from sister not putting parking brake on and letting it roll through a FUCKING garage
- 2" dent on drivers side door from someone kicking it with a shoe
- Tons of scratches from being side swiped by my buddies mom on my drivers door
- 1" "knot" (dent) on the drivers side rear 1/4 panel caused by my buddies bike falling on it
- M3 bumper needs to be adjusted to fit right due to someone hitting my passenger side fender
- metal-deep 2" dent on the passenger fender (same cause as above)
- 1' dent and now rusting passenger door panel due to some woman hitting me
- 1 Million rocks chips
- Massive keying all over every door and my hood from someone jackass which I never found

That's the damage to my car lol

[xsperf]

no turbo, b/c just like the others said, you already got 1 turbo, do the paint job, let me explain further, you prolly outta have a car that can run forever, like until a TON of miles, and the turbo kinda takes that away. besides, it would be really cool to push as MUCH horsepower n/a

[jrhaile]

Originally Posted by 94bmw325i

would your 328 be faster than the e30 with that setup you mentioned? If not get the paint first.

My turbo setup when tuned I would be expecting around 400whp, so yes it would be faster

[jrhaile]

Originally Posted by xsperf

no turbo, b/c just like the others said, you already got 1 turbo, do the paint job, let me explain further, you prolly outta have a car that can run forever, like until a TON of miles, and the turbo kinda takes that away. besides, it would be really cool to push as MUCH horsepower n/a

I'm about maxed out right now without a stroker kit.

[komodo]

I'd like some actual pics of the car before I decide.

[Rooz]

Fix stuff first then make it faster

[Numark318i]

..i voted turbo, but now that i think of it paint would be better. Make her look good before you turbo it.

[jrhaile]

Originally Posted by Numark318i

..i voted turbo, but now that i think of it paint would be better. Make her look good before you turbo it.

What about that old saying of "all show and no go" though