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I think people use the Z3 non-M rack now instead, as it's the quickest one available.

Converting an E30 from LHD to RHD is apparently a very straightfoward conversion as these things go.

Bookmarked. Blimey these threads move swiftly don't they

I clocked that on classifieds yesterday. Also the very similar one that was 7 bags.

micro-barge update - i got the hands-free in car phone working

happy days!

Very nice, I would be too scared of the turbo going pop so would opt for a petrol one myself.

Even at the top of this thread's nominal budget, in most cases we are talking about cars that are presently 10% (or often much less) of their original cost new. They will have minor faults, the point is that whilst they've lost 90% of their value, they are not 90% borked and should still offer the same amount of mileage use again that they currently have, provided you spend money looking after them.

As dear as some of them may be to run - you'll never spend that £45k to do another 100k miles (let's leave E34 M5s out of it for now ).

However, that is not to say you should just buy any of them with no further consideration. I'm overly critical if anything, so too have walked away from around 3 times as many cars as I've ever bought. I spent 18 months shopping for my first V12 Seven, and it paid off.

"Buy in haste, repent at leisure" was coined for just these eventualities. Find a good one, then start the search for its replacement, knowing you're not under pressure to buy anything as what you have is a good one. I always recommend looking at at least four or five ostensibly similar examples of your intended purchase in the metal to get a feel for the range of quality of them, even at the same mileages and prices etc. You may find a 150k mile example that feels much better cared for than one with half the miles for instance - so that's the one you buy.

That's why this thread exists in part, post up your potentials and others will advise as to pitfalls as you can tend to trust them a LOT more than any vendor, as they have no vested interest in which one you end up with, but vendors do, obviously.

Don't get hung up on not buying one because there's another one £500 cheaper. It WILL be cheaper for a reason. You'll know the right one when you find it.

as i've said before, that car has either been for sale for at least 18 months, or its new owner is now selling. i was looking at that when i was considering selling my E21 about 18+ months ago....makes you wonder why.

I think of the E34 more as a big Three, whereas the E39 feels more of a small Seven IYSWIM.

the worrying thing is, aside the last photo, those are the EXACT same photos used when i was looking at it yonks ago....

I'll give you £300 for it - that's the going rate for 740s these days isn't it?