After discovering that my radiator was leaking from somewhere, I did the hoses, radiator, expansion tank and all the gaskets and nightmares that come with it.

Thank god it’s a separate piece from the headlight assembly & an easy replacement 

UPDATE: Got the screw out, put new in.

So, before I bought this E46, I made a promise to myself that I’d use the fact that this is a car that will have typically higher repair / parts costs as a reason to attempt to do the majority of the work myself.

My e46 had needed new front rotors since I’ve bought her - they were slightly warped, but there’s so much brake material left that I figured I’d just need new rotors. So yesterday, I replaced them. It was a super easy process, and my first time tearing into brakes.

So, had the E46 back in the shop a week or so ago to hopefully (finally) diagnose the “subwoofer-esque” noise I’m heading at 55-60 MPH. It’s not a vibration, it’s a deep HMMMMMMMM, which is what’s making it difficult.

Headed to RDU this weekend for a wedding, and have 2 reserations booked - one “Muscle Car Adrenaline Collection”, which can be either a Mustang GT, Camaro SS, or Challenger R/T (I’d prefer the Mustang or Camaro), and a basic generic car.

It’s been about a month since I picked up my 1 owner, low mileage, close to my apartment BMW 325i, and so far, I’m a huge fan of it. Here’s a picture to catch your attention. I need to take some interior photos. (NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH WHOOOO)

I bought it. I bought the E46 I looked at last week.

And got LUCKY with parking. I originally squeezed into a MUCH smaller space, but decided I’d be stuck if any car around me moved (like, a 15 point back and forth for the parallel park) and then found this oversized spot that was perfect and close to my apt. I’ll write a review after our road trip with it.

So, next weekend - Memorial Day weekend - a few friends and I are road tripping from NYC, to a friend’s place in Cape Cod, MA. After analyzing all our choices, renting a car [read: large SUV] is our cheapest (and most fun) option. Being the car lover of the group, I jumped on the opportunity to pick & drive the…

Whelp. It’s that time again. Time to sell the car. The girlfriend and I can’t justify the insurance it costs (because of my prior accident in my Focus ST) for a car we use MAYBE once a month. This thing is great, and at only 103,500 miles, it’ll run forever. Let me know if you’re interested. Sorry if this is a bit of…