Another of the few remaining steps closer to getting the Supra Wangan ready, new suspension components.

With the speed goals im intending to achieve, 25+ year old suspension components was basically death lmao. So yeah, trip to some acquainted UpGarages got me some real good deals on Cusco control arms for all sides, Nagisa Auto tie rods and ends, Some good Polyurethane bushings to replace, TRD Swaybar kit, and ofc some spare grease and other handy things. All done for just 2350V$! took me almost a whole day to get all this stuff installed. And a lot of coffee. And AJ helping me every now and then.

SUSPENSION BALANCED!

Moving on to the merc, i had it listed on some online classifieds a few days ago. where i applied a common trick. i was looking for about 6000V$ for it, So i listed it at 6500V$, so in case people bargain, i still can get what i wanted. plus 6500 wasnt a bad price too comparitively. Got a call from a gentleman from Odaiba about a day or so later, who was willing to buy the car. Weirdly enough, he didnt bargain. At all. He seemed happy with how the car was priced and how it sat.He came to look at it the day after, he's an older person and i could see why he's buying an S-class. But yeah, he didnt change his mind, and i made 500 extra bucks out of the S-class lmao.

Goodbye then. You've been a good daily.

the next day...

AND NOW, the "refresh" i was talking about on my last update, which i did no further ado in accomplishing. with winter coming right up, and all my cars being sold, i needed something thats rather comfy, but sporty too. And most importantly, something i can drop my heart and soul in to just like i did on the Supra, except this time achieving the perfect balance between street and track. i had a few options at hand but this is what it comes down to in the end.

E U R O B O I

FELLAS, SAY HELLO TO MIKA! MY VERY OWN 2003 BMW E46 M3!

these pics are from a quick burger king stop on the way back from Narita, after picking Mika-chan up. also sent these photos on that spot to AJ and Marc to twist their spines a bit before i actually arrive back at the garage lmao.

So yeah. 2003 E46 M3. Manual, OEM Phoneix Yellow Metallic, 98XXX km's on the clock. ONE ON MY BUCKETLIST TO OWN FOR A LONG TIME NOW! so happy i finally have the pleasure! its bone stock inside and out apart from the wheels

Which in fact are 18" Work Emotion M8R's, wrapped in some rather fresh 245/25r18 Continentals.

Interior-wise, its pretty damn clean as many post 2000s BMWs would be. everything mostly works. the seats have some visible wear and tear but no biggie. And its decently comfortable too

And ofc, under the hood, The no-short-of MAGNIFICENT 3.2L straight 6!

THE PRESTIGIOUS BADGING

(lmao)

Driving it down from Narita constantly kept reminding me how much of a right choice i made. Its comfy, the engine is smooth as silk to this date, and ofc packing 343Hp (about 280 to the wheels), its no slouch at all. Not to mention the well set up OEM suspension. And the person i bought it from, Mr. Niklas, Was a German gentleman who moved to Narita about 2 years ago. He had to sell this car pretty urgently for some family matters back home, which i didnt ask about. The car itself was bought by him around the same time he moved here with about 48k miles on the clock. It was well taken care of, and overall just a GOOD BUY! And Now that i have Mika, i want to take my time with her. im fairly confident she wont let me down anytime soon. With the Supra almost done, and now a good base for a PERFECT balanced track build, ngl i do feel better replacing 2 cars with 1. As for drifting now that my S13 is sold, i dont really want to quit it before even properly starting it yet. hmmmm i'll deal with that pretty soon too hopefully

Thats that for now. As always, thank you for stopping by! Hope you like Mika-chan as much as i do!