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AstonV12
Original Poster
3,665 posts
77 months
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Please post your nominations for some tasteless tat which some folk have the cheek to put on sale here and in other sites. I'll begin with.. Exhibit A:  This car started out as a 318i saloon - I know, hard to believe isn't it. This dedicated owner has garnished this vehicle with - and I quote - a "full" BMW 3.2 straight-six. Thirty-thousand pounds has been spent. This car has the popular but very 1990s "Lexus" lights and the bodykit is shall we say an acquired taste.  The observant among you would have noticed the rather individual but altogether tasteless "3 series" detailing on the insides of the doors. Like we didn't know what it was already. The interior has to be seen to be believed. Yuo may think that having 30k spent and the 3.2 six garnished within that it may cost you an arm and a leg. But you'd be wrong. http://cdn.images.pistonheads.com/aimg/1356/135643...Available for just £7000  Do we have any other nominations?
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kambites
32,864 posts
90 months
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Doesn't look particularly bad to me. I've certainly seen far worse.
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Cooky
4,733 posts
106 months
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kambites said: Doesn't look particularly bad to me. I've certainly seen far worse. But would you wish to be seen driving it?....Methinks Not 
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martin vr6
2,082 posts
70 months
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Precisely why the E36 has in some cases a "chavvy" image and why some things are best left alone
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martin vr6
2,082 posts
70 months
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Precisely why the E36 has in some cases a "chavvy" image and why some things are best left alone
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DjSki
865 posts
64 months
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Seen much worse....you can do better than that surely..
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kambites
32,864 posts
90 months
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Cooky said: kambites said: Doesn't look particularly bad to me. I've certainly seen far worse. But would you wish to be seen driving it?....Methinks Not I've never been particularly bothered by image, so if it was cheap for what it was, yes. Wouldn' take much to make it look fairly standard again anyway. It looks better than anything BMW currently produce anyway.
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AstonV12
Original Poster
3,665 posts
77 months
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AstonV12
Original Poster
3,665 posts
77 months
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kambites said: Cooky said: kambites said: Doesn't look particularly bad to me. I've certainly seen far worse. But would you wish to be seen driving it?....Methinks Not I've never been particularly bothered by image, so if it was cheap for what it was, yes. Wouldn' take much to make it look fairly standard again anyway. It looks better than anything BMW currently produce anyway. The car has had 30k spent on it and you think you can revert it to tasteful from tasteless without significant expense?
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martin vr6
2,082 posts
70 months
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I remember that 306 estate from my "max power" days, I actually used to like it and even today it doesn't look that bad, at least it still resembles a 306.
C mon got to tryharder, search under saxo, Corsa and fiesta there must be some beautys in there
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BlueEyedBoy
1,570 posts
65 months
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Again, either you have never seen some of the incredible efforts in the classified or I must love tat  other than the bonnet, and the overdone bumper, that is'nt too bad.
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kambites
32,864 posts
90 months
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AstonV12 said: The car has had 30k spent on it and you think you can revert it to tasteful from tasteless without significant expense? New bumpers and wheels from a scrap yard would go a long way.
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AstonV12
Original Poster
3,665 posts
77 months
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kambites said: AstonV12 said: The car has had 30k spent on it and you think you can revert it to tasteful from tasteless without significant expense? New bumpers and wheels from a scrap yard would go a long way. Interior? Or do you like the "3 series" logo 
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AstonV12
Original Poster
3,665 posts
77 months
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kambites
32,864 posts
90 months
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Can't say it particularly bothers me. I don't spend much time staring at my door cards.
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XitUp
7,690 posts
73 months
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martin vr6 said: I remember that 306 estate from my "max power" days, I actually used to like it and even today it doesn't look that bad, at least it still resembles a 306.
C mon got to tryharder, search under saxo, Corsa and fiesta there must be some beautys in there Yup. I remember that too. I remember there was a Civic or Accord Aerodeck around the same time that was a much better version of this. AstonV12 said: kambites said: AstonV12 said: The car has had 30k spent on it and you think you can revert it to tasteful from tasteless without significant expense? New bumpers and wheels from a scrap yard would go a long way. Interior? Or do you like the "3 series" logo Quick ebay search, £30 for some standard door cards.
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900T-R
18,563 posts
126 months
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Don't forget those headrest covers  - the scrappy will probably throw a pair of those in for free if you buy their doorcoards, though...
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Cooky
4,733 posts
106 months
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AstonV12 said: kambites said: Cooky said: kambites said: Doesn't look particularly bad to me. I've certainly seen far worse. But would you wish to be seen driving it?....Methinks Not I've never been particularly bothered by image, so if it was cheap for what it was, yes. Wouldn' take much to make it look fairly standard again anyway. It looks better than anything BMW currently produce anyway. The car has had 30k spent on it and you think you can revert it to tasteful from tasteless without significant expense? However much you spent on it it will always be lacking in taste, it is what it is, a pile of crap yesterdays chavwagon.
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OnTheOverrun
3,965 posts
46 months
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AstonV12 said: Are those supposed to be flames coming from the front or is it finished in burr walnut vaneer in a homage to Rovers past?
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die fahrt
971 posts
64 months
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Cooky said: AstonV12 said: kambites said: Cooky said: kambites said: Doesn't look particularly bad to me. I've certainly seen far worse. But would you wish to be seen driving it?....Methinks Not I've never been particularly bothered by image, so if it was cheap for what it was, yes. Wouldn' take much to make it look fairly standard again anyway. It looks better than anything BMW currently produce anyway. The car has had 30k spent on it and you think you can revert it to tasteful from tasteless without significant expense? However much you spent on it it will always be lacking in taste, it is what it is, a pile of crap yesterdays chavwagon. er, std interior £100, std bumpers, wheels and lights £200, and you can recoup more than that by re-selling the tat. et voila, a nice 3.2l E36
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