Where are you? Any autocrossers?

Not many bimmers up here in bangor.

yo i see ur bimmer when i pick my girl up in the am at work on forest ave ur is the one in the sig. im going to modden my during the winter(nothing else to do while it sits)

I'm from Maine, but living in exile in Taxachusetts although I have a summer place there. I don't have BMW (yet).

Is Bill Dodge in Westbrook the only BMW dealer in southern Maine? Are they any good?

I'm a mainer - though I'm not on here much. I'm also a pretty hard core autocrosser. My '98 328i is my daily driver though, not my autocross car, I have a Miata for STS2. To be honest, I have barely driven the Bimmer since the weather's been nice. Top down in the summer is great.

So how come I haven't seen you at any autocrosses this year? Our local club's website is here: http://www.cumberlandmotorclub.com . Next event is this Sunday in Windham. You can ride along in my Miata for a run if you want. I might even bring the 328 to this event, I just put some Bridgestone RE-01Rs on it and I want to see how they work on a big car :).

im pretty much as so.Maine as you can get, second to kittery.

I'm a mainer - though I'm not on here much. I'm also a pretty hard core autocrosser. My '98 328i is my daily driver though, not my autocross car, I have a Miata for STS2. To be honest, I have barely driven the Bimmer since the weather's been nice. Top down in the summer is great.

So how come I haven't seen you at any autocrosses this year? Our local club's website is here: http://www.cumberlandmotorclub.com . Next event is this Sunday in Windham. You can ride along in my Miata for a run if you want. I might even bring the 328 to this event, I just put some Bridgestone RE-01Rs on it and I want to see how they work on a big car :).


hey thanks for that link, i might just need to get into that.

I'm in Westbrook and driving a Sierra Red Metalic 98 328iC since March.
Autowerkes, Freeport Rte 1 for all around work. Voit Riche has great rep.

Bill Dodge is it for retail dealer. Not bad for retail sales, warranty work and they have an excellent and friendly parts department. Once the car is out of the warranty, however, stay far, far away. Freeport has Autowerkes Maine (Voit Rich) for repair work, he's the best in the state.

I will be at the autocross at the Windham Mall on the 16th. I had cords showing on my tires and I badly needed an alignment. It was really tail happy which was super fun but not very grippy. No need to scoot around in a Miata even though it is fun. I have no problem taking my Bimmer around the "lot." I have no need for a local Bimmer mechanic since I do everything myself but thanks. Everyone is a VW fanatic around here.

No need to scoot around in a Miata even though it is fun. I have no problem taking my Bimmer around the "lot."

You might have second thoughts about that once you see how much faster my Miata is (I would rate it about 1-1.5 seconds faster around our typical courses than my 328i). I really missed my little old homo car this Sunday, it's in the garage getting a clutch, so I had to race the Bimmer instead :). Look for red Miata #36 if you want to say hi on the 16th. (Not to be confused with red Miata #24, red Miata #15, or red Miata #31 :))

My uncle will be there with a blue Miata with quite a bit of suspension work. I have driven it and yeah, it does blow my Bimmer away for grip but my car is still entertaining as hell to drive.

Not a huge BMW following out here... nothing but VWs. With poor weight distribution and front drive. They must all be afraid of the snow with rear drive and limited slip!

Hey wait! Isn't that a Corrado in my sig....

Whats up everyone,

I'm in Maine, South Portland. I just got my M on Saturday, I have a Cosmos M3 with black vaders. I was at school tonight and saw a TV M3 in the lot with e46? rims on it, smoked corners, lux package... I was seeing if they were on here. There certainly is not much of a BMW precense in Maine, which I love. I'm coming from the VW scene and everyones car looked the same. Any way I can't post a picture yet since I "haven't been approved"....

But its Cosmos with clear corners and currently on DSII's. BBS CH's are in the basement waiting on rubber.

Throw a wave out if you see me. I'm always around SoPo to Biddo.
-Adam

I'm up here in woolwich. I've got a Zinerot E30 325iX. And do watch out for Brockmans Miata...it's been known to gobble cones up :P

I'm in.

Im around Lebanon and Sanford on the weekends. I sometimes take a ride to Biddeford too.

There arent too many BMWs that I see, I raced an E30 4 door grey sounded like it had a cam in it, rough idle and it was pretty quick too, also a bunch of racing stickers...back in the spring.

Hey guys...add me to the club. Just bought a 95 Cosmo M3 this past week. Stock-look with euro headlights and corners/sidemarkers, ACS exhaust (for now), lowered. Man, I love it. I also have a few other cars (including a Miata as well....what's up Josh!).

Quick image now that I can post pictures:

My 99 M3 in So. Portland / Biddeford...

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1079/1424855397_067b8a43bc.jpg

too much snow and lobsters jumping out of the woods and what not.

I'll be moving up to the Portland area soon enough, and rocking the Rover for the winter. But every once in a while when the weather is nice...... the e46 comes out to play. I've also got a buddy with an e36 M3 in the area as well.

Any interest for a little get together? Maybe later this fall or winter?

I'm down for a gtg. My winter car is a 95 jetta, but the heat blows hot, has a roof rack and a remote starter so I'm ready.

Hey wait! Isn't that a Corrado in my sig....

Hey Silvbullit-

Do you hang out with any of the VW guys in Southern Maine, or are you on northeasteuro.com / mainevwscene.com?

-Adam

winter car is a 1989 325ix and it can been seen at Sunday River and Sugarloaf many many times From november to may...

Ares0311...I've seen your car around. Very nice. Love the CHs! Mine looks similar but stock wheels and no spoiler.

I'd be up for a gtg sometime. I'll be driving my Volvo most of the winter, but the M3 and others will come out once in a while. It's better to drive them than to let them sit a long time!

I'm going to revitalize this thread since spring is in the air... except for the snow that is. My 325i will be finished for April so I am excited to roll that thing out. My buddy and roommate just bought an e46 M3 and we will both be flogging our cars at the local autocross and at least I will most likely be driving like a dink around town as usual. I'll be doing the slolam course also known as Forest Ave almost daily...that should be fun. Mainers chime in.

I've been managing to run my vert at least once every two weeks. Got a ride in last Saturday before the melt had ruoff on all the roads. I'm avoiding the salt. BUT, it's almost impossible to avoid the potholes! Warren Ave., Forest Ave., Steven's Ave., Brighton Ave.
I live in Westbrook and the roads are absolute crap there too.

Good Luck!

I'm right accross the border in Portsmouth, NH..I head up to Portlant every once and a while...maybe once a month.

I actually bought my M3 off of a VW Head from Maine 3 years ago. :)

I never see M's in Maine...

I live in exile - except for weekends in the summer (which is coming - so, please get those potholes fixed). I guess i am now either a "summer jerk," or "from away."

I haven't brought up the M3 yet, mostly because of the snow and the lack of grip during the cold (406rwhp doesn't help). And the potholes in and around Portland are getting worse each day! Each day I swear that they get larger, deeper, and also multiply!

Maybe they'll 'patch' the potholes or maybe do it correctly and repave. (not holding my breath because it's just too expensive) When it becomes smooth once again, I'll bring the e46 up.

my car will be done cosmetically once the snow stops. needs a paint job asap. also putting m3 kit on it.
right now i just got FDM, and UUC Pulleys.
i live across the street from the golf course in sopo so you will see me around.

Hey, never noticed this thread... I'm always around Portland and I have been going to the CMC autocross' and will this year once the season starts again. Would love to set up a meet or something...most of the car meets I know about are pretty ricey as far as I am concerned...

Can't wait for Spring/Summer!!!

I live in exile - except for weekends in the summer (which is coming - so, please get those potholes fixed). I guess i am now either a "summer jerk," or "from away."

I moved up here from Quincy back in the seventies.
I'm originally from New Bedford.
I bought a new Chevy Laguna "73" right off the showroom floor from President Chevrolet on the Southern Artery. Gas prices immediately jumped from the oil embargo and hasn't been the same since.

I love getting down to the southeast expressway a couple of times a year just to do the bumper to bumper at 80MPH. Weekdays are great for that but the weekend driving is too scarey. Too many non commuters in the passing lanes.

I was not a fan of the big dig and still am not. It seemed like a waste of money as it did not really add any lanes.

But it has helped my weekend commute to my cottage but I don't know if that is worth $20 billion.

The three lanes to Portland is also great.

Now if they could just by pass the Route 1 Saugus area, it would be even better.

Last summer I started seeing some laser on the pike. Has the level of that picked up?

Weekdays are great for that but the weekend driving is too scarey. Too many non commuters in the passing lanes.
All lanes are passing lanes. jk

I think the Big Dig improved things. Maybe not worth the money, but I like the change.

I keep tryin to turn some wrenches in the garage and just one cold knuckle smack and I get pissed and quit. I am sick of this cold shit.

try working outside of your garage bc your g/f is a packrat and keeeps everything. i just changed all heating, and put some pulleys on my car two weeks ago all outside. now i just gotta throw my brakes on. and maybe an inspection sticker but there overrated

Add one Bimmer to the ME group! Just got back from NY with a 2003 M3 w/ 22k mi! One owner, garage queen. 'Almost' felt bad about driving it back from NY through the snow.
Now if we can just get some snow meltage going on so I can enjoy it properly...

Welcome Man!

How about just showing up in the deepest parking lot at Ft. Williams (Portland Head Light) Cape Elizabeth every Sunday in April!

From 10 till noon

Sooner or later that good Karma will drive the temperatures up and the snow pack down!

I'll be the person in the Sierra Red Vert!

that would be cool. i stop by before work!

kittery maine here

Kittery, Maine FTW!

Welcome Kittery morning person!
Been in our office here in Portland near the mall since 6:30 this morning and the weather just sucks!
Sleet, ice, slush and even foggy in parts.
They say sun by though!!!

Good thing I have an old A6 with a lift kit for the veritable minefield that is Forest Ave. I couldn't imagine driving my Bimmer over those effing railroad tracks. We just might have a little posse going on here finally. Now we need some cars that are actually fast to compete with all the boosted wrong-wheel drive VWs around. It should be fun to create a little rivalry since I know so many VW peeps since I used to be a Corrado nut.

Also, there are a few of us going to Montreal for the Formula One this summer...should be ripe with debauchary. Good times and Monteal goddesses...and F1.

Welcome Kittery morning person!
Been in our office here in Portland near the mall since 6:30 this morning and the weather just sucks!
Sleet, ice, slush and even foggy in parts.
They say sun by though!!!

Yeah dude, I get up around 5am everyday. Today is a nice day though. I have the bimmer with me.

I'm at school right now. Leaving shortly.

Hey Charles do you know who is KUSA325is?

Hey Charles do you know who is KUSA325is?

No Mike, I don't. Do you?

No Mike, I don't. Do you?

I not sure if I do or not. If he is who I'm thinking who he is. He drives a black 325is with ACS rims in the summer. First name is Tim.

I not sure if I do or not. If he is who I'm thinking he is he drives a black 325is with ACS rims in the summer. First name is Tim.
Scratch that. I do know him.

He lives in my town. Comes into my work all the time.

I just told him who I was when I saw that there was another guy from Kittery here.

207 is starting to get some numbers!

Beautiful day in Maine, mine may or may not have been driven to work today :devillook

i know i wish i could drive mine today but she needs work done :(

If you spot a black Volvo 850 Turbo wagon with grey stock wheels,lowered,tint,with a www.volvospeed.com sticker in the rear, or a black 91 Sentra SE-R with flat black primered rear arches,bone stock, give a wave or honk. That's me until I get the M3 out here, hopefully soon! I'm around Cape,SoPo, Portland and sometimes Westbrook daily.

mikey! it is tim. nice to see that your a member. hows it going?

mikey! it is tim. nice to see that your a member. hows it going?

Hey whats up? I knew it was you! How is the 325is running or is it still in storage?

its running strong, i took it out of storage last weekend and this weekend im gonna do abunch of routine maintnence on it.

^Tune up parts?

most likely, what would you recomend? i deff need spark plugs.

plugs, air filter, and fuel filter. When did you change all the fluids last?

right before i put it in storage in the fall, and changed the oil

so just do the plugs and filters. You have an air take right?

yea i have a cosmos cold air.

so no air filter. Is that cleanable?

yea im pretty sure

so do the plugs.

il be in tomorow or saturday, im probly gonna need a fuel filter too

I'll be here. I'm here 6 days a week. BLAH!

Tim you know we threadjacked this thread?

Yeah, you completely jacked the thread... Just found out my subframe is ripping out...doh. Just started welding it back up with some reinforcement plates. I'm really committed to this thing now. Autocross anyone? Seriously, I'll bring a frickin grill and some burgers to get some Bimmer's throwin down on the course...

Yeah, you completely jacked the thread... Just found out my subframe is ripping out...doh. Just started welding it back up with some reinforcement plates. I'm really committed to this thing now. Autocross anyone? Seriously, I'll bring a frickin grill and some burgers to get some Bimmer's throwin down on the course...

Yeah, Tim and I totally jacked it.That sucks man. One of my bud's had that happen on his e46. BMW covered $800 of the repair. Turner did the work. Have you thought about going to NHIS with the White Mountain CCA Chapter for one their driving schools or track events?

id like to go to track. are their any road courses around?

id like to go to track. are their any road courses around?

Hi Tim, The White Mountain Chapter holds driving schools at NHIS at Loudon NH. Its a road course.

do you have to do the school, or can you just go drive their. the school would be sweet though

do you have to do the school, or can you just go drive their. the school would be sweet though

You have to do the school first.

http://www.whitemtn-bmwclub.org/driving.html

wow, that looks sweet i want to do it

Do it

Where are you? Any autocrossers?

I am in Falmouth. Saw an M3 yesterday by starbucks, I was like WTF!

The roads are bad at the moment. Driving into portland daily and I am sure I will be replacing control arm bushings soon. Mpower rims have taken a beating.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=723866&l=139ec&id=618356812

I am in Falmouth. Saw an M3 yesterday by starbucks, I was like WTF!

The roads are bad at the moment. Driving into portland daily and I am sure I will be replacing control arm bushings soon. Mpower rims have taken a beating.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=723866&l=139ec&id=618356812

Time to upgrade to the metal balljoints and urethane control bushings.

yes i agree. Going to the middle east for a few months. When i am back that will be my next mod...

Along with CSL trunk lid and Vstn hood.

yes i agree. Going to the middle east for a few months. When i am back that will be my next mod...

Along with CSL trunk lid and Vstn hood.

Your going to lose the Nissan Skyline GT-R wing? LOL....I saw your post in the introduction thread.

Man, that just stinks you have to go to the middle east. How long will you be there?

Your going to lose the Nissan Skyline GT-R wing? LOL....I saw your post in the introduction thread.

Man, that just stinks you have to go to the middle east. How long will you be there?

Haha i was waiting for you to spot that BS!

I leave in the next week. A few weeks perhaps. Nice to get some sun.

I am in Falmouth. Saw an M3 yesterday by starbucks, I was like WTF!

The roads are bad at the moment. Driving into portland daily and I am sure I will be replacing control arm bushings soon. Mpower rims have taken a beating.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=723866&l=139ec&id=618356812

my dad has a 330i vert and lives on rte 88 in Falmouth. The car is silver, low and sits on 18s. Also, he is the VP of the Pine Tree BMW CCA, are you a local chapter member?

Haha i was waiting for you to spot that BS!

I leave in the next week. A few weeks perhaps. Nice to get some sun.

LOL......Nissan Skyline GT-R spoiler ftw! You were waiting for me to comment?

I was thinking you were going for deployment for 6 to 12 months. I have a friend who is in the Army and he has been the Middle East 15 times.

How about just showing up in the deepest parking lot at Ft. Williams (Portland Head Light) Cape Elizabeth every Sunday in April!

From 10 till noon

Sooner or later that good Karma will drive the temperatures up and the snow pack down!

I'll be the person in the Sierra Red Vert!

I'm going today, top down!

Cold wind, gray skies, temp in the thirties.
Wind screen up and heater on I lasted until 11:30.
I don't think spring is coming to Maine this year! :(

I am in Falmouth. Saw an M3 yesterday by starbucks, I was like WTF!

The roads are bad at the moment. Driving into portland daily and I am sure I will be replacing control arm bushings soon. Mpower rims have taken a beating.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=723866&l=139ec&id=618356812


Was it black with grey DS1s? I was parked outside of the downtown Starbucks a few days ago, and I've driven through Falmouth a couple of times. I've had mine out like once a week the past couple of weeks.

Cold wind, gray skies, temp in the thirties.
Wind screen up and heater on I lasted until 11:30.
I don't think spring is coming to Maine this year! :(

i thought its was a great day today. i would of stopped out if i read this earlier. i just installed my M3 bumper and rear defuser and a new cd player:buttrock
next sunday then

my dad has a 330i vert and lives on rte 88 in Falmouth. The car is silver, low and sits on 18s. Also, he is the VP of the Pine Tree BMW CCA, are you a local chapter member?

No I am not a member. What do I have to do to join? :D

No I am not a member. What do I have to do to join? :D

To join the BMWCCA check out http://www.bmwcca.org I'm a member and I do not even have a BMW right now.

Have you found that BMWCCA is worth the membership fee? I know a guy how swears by it but his reasons wouldn't really apply to me. (stuff like DIY, forum, discounted parts)

Well the forum and DIY are free with basic sign up and I also have 5 other forums that I browse. And he was talking discounted parts from dealers, which most of us probably use online retailers / wholesalers to get parts.

Basically he is from a different generation and doesn't utilize the internet the same way most of us on here probably do, so I need to find out if it would be worth my money for the membership from someone who has the same online abilities as generation X.

Thanks-
Adam

I absolutely get my money's worth of my $40 membership!

Here are the member benefits from the CCA's site.

www.bmwcca.org

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I get $6.00 off of my Sprint bill a month for being a member. :)

Thanks for the info.

How is the weather back in Maine? Say portland area? We should plan a meet at the Falmouth Starbucks LOL.

it's extremely nice out today, when i took the dog out at 7:45 am low 50s i would say.

A petition was started online for the removal of front plates in Maine.

http://www.petitiononline.com/MEplate/

sign it and spread the word. Other forums, myspace, facebook, blogs, where ever you can. I don't know if we will get enough or if it will make it to the ballots but its worth a shot.

-Adam

Wow no more drilling into the front bumper.

Btw when do you guys switch out of winter meats to summer? I have new 18s i want to mount on bridgestone potenza tires.

i got my summahs on now had them on for like a month now.

Yeah, its probably pretty safe for summers.

About the M3 at either forest ave. or northgate Starbucks, if it was a silver E46 dark gunmetal factory wheels, that was me getting my coffee fix. The subframe is almost fixed, but I don't think BMW would give me much free service for my 1992 325i with 170,000 on it.

About the M3 at either forest ave. or northgate Starbucks, if it was a silver E46 dark gunmetal factory wheels, that was me getting my coffee fix. The subframe is almost fixed, but I don't think BMW would give me much free service for my 1992 325i with 170,000 on it.

Yeah i am at those locations quite a bit. I really should just buy a coffee machine, mokador or french press.

How long has the car been in for the sframe fix?

I should post pics because the subframe fix turned into a complete repaint, new wheels that needed serious rolling of the rear fenders, Tokico adjustable suspension, adjustable rear lower control arms, Racing dynamics sways bars, all new M3 suspension bushings front and rear, cross drilled and slotted rotors, valve cover repaint and new gasket, AC removal, unused junk removal, new component speakers all around, UCC M3 flywheel, new guibo disk (that thing was ready to explode,) new cat-back, new diff fluid, new tranny fluid...I am probably forgetting something. It has been off the road now for three or four months. I miss driving it. I am driving my friend's 03 325i with an open diff and it is not nearly as fun as my old E36 with limited slip. Now the only weak point autocrossing is me, I can't use the car as an excuse. This week the car will be back together and in the road!:redspot

I should post pics because the subframe fix turned into a complete repaint, new wheels that needed serious rolling of the rear fenders, Tokico adjustable suspension, adjustable rear lower control arms, Racing dynamics sways bars, all new M3 suspension bushings front and rear, cross drilled and slotted rotors, valve cover repaint and new gasket, AC removal, unused junk removal, new component speakers all around, UCC M3 flywheel, new guibo disk (that thing was ready to explode,) new cat-back, new diff fluid, new tranny fluid...I am probably forgetting something. It has been off the road now for three or four months. I miss driving it. I am driving my friend's 03 325i with an open diff and it is not nearly as fun as my old E36 with limited slip. Now the only weak point autocrossing is me, I can't use the car as an excuse. This week the car will be back together and in the road!:redspot

That a pretty extensive list of things there. Should be sweet when done.

I hit a pot hole yesterday and heard a loud clunk or pop. Damn congress street.

Anyone here have the Techno Violet e36 M3 that was behind me on Brighton Ave. today? I saw you speed up to get behind me.:)

Boy, the BMW community is thriving around here...

Anyone here have the Techno Violet e36 M3 that was behind me on Brighton Ave. today? I saw you speed up to get behind me.:)

What did the driver look like? I have a customer that lives up that way with a 95 Daytona Violet M3 that they bought from a co-worker of mine here at bav.

What did the driver look like? I have a customer that lives up that way with a 95 Daytona Violet M3 that they bought from a co-worker of mine here at bav.

Didn't see him real well, but definitely a young guy. Had a black or body color grille and aftermarket wheels, I think...and tint.

Sigh

Reading this threasd reminds me of my USM days.. Congress street, Brighton Ave. I miss those days.

Is Granny's burritos still around? I forget what it's called but yummmmmmmmm

Sigh

Reading this threasd reminds me of my USM days.. Congress street, Brighton Ave. I miss those days.

Is Granny's burritos still around? I forget what it's called but yummmmmmmmm


Granny's closed a few months ago. They were selling drugs upstairs I guess.:stickoutt.....too bad, cuz I loved eating there.

HAHHAHA that doesn't surprise me.

God they had their shit together food wise though.

Drooooooool.