E46 Project Car - Snelly
Intro
Say hello to my project car, Snelly! She is a 2001 BMW E46 325i with the proper transmission, a 5-speed manual. She’s rusty, dented, and wanders all over the road due to worn suspension bushings. In other words, she is the perfect base for learning about cars & applying engineering!
We bought Snelly for $2400 with 180k miles, which is a smokin’ deal for a car that ran & which we drove for 3 months before starting work. Also, for some background, she is a joint project between my friend Joel and I, as we had both wanted a project car since high school. Joel also studied MechE & did FSAE, except at Illinois Tech. Thus, we have the perfect storm of two friends who just started getting money, who need a fun personal project outside of work.