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derin100 said:
Yes, could be all of these things. But strangely I had a shimmy issue on my ex-E32 years ago that was caused by the brake discs when NOT even under braking! At one stage, to keep the wheels nice and brake dust free I had put those rubber disc shields on. Despite them being new discs, the sheilds had caused the discs to over-heat and distort or become glazed thus I think the explanantion given by Nigel Moseley was that they were just touching the pads at one point causing a vibration? I didn't believe it either...but fair enough...changing the discs did make it disappear.
As I said, I haven't seen or driven the car yet but the strange thing is the vendor's ad said that all the front end bushes had already recently been changed (using genuine BMW parts) and the car has only done 39K miles? Shouldn't really go through two sets of those bushes in such a few miles.
Might even be as simple as my friend and the seller didn't check the tyre pressures before he set off!
Could be the 'doughnut' maybe? I guess a less knowledgeable person might think typical propshaft coupling symptoms were coming from the front end?As I said, I haven't seen or driven the car yet but the strange thing is the vendor's ad said that all the front end bushes had already recently been changed (using genuine BMW parts) and the car has only done 39K miles? Shouldn't really go through two sets of those bushes in such a few miles.
Might even be as simple as my friend and the seller didn't check the tyre pressures before he set off!
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derin100 said:
derin100 said:
That is EXACTLY what I was about to text him! 
Oi! I've just re-read that...and the subtext therein! When he bought an E92 M3 a few years ago he phoned me on his way back from Leeds having just bought it to tell me how s
t it was and that he was getting rid of it immediately as in his words: "This thing is st! It's so slow it couldn't pull the skin off a rice-pudding!"derin100 said:
No...I'd put money on it now that he won't have it anymore before the summer is up! At the beginning of last year he bought a 997 Turbo...it lasted less than 6 weeks before he had got rid of it saying he hated it.
When he bought an E92 M3 a few years ago he phoned me on his way back from Leeds having just bought it to tell me how st it was and that he was getting rid of it immediately as in his words: "This thing is st! It's so slow it couldn't pull the skin off a rice-pudding!"
What does he consider "fast" (if an E92 M3 is slow) and what does he like if he hated a 997 turbo?When he bought an E92 M3 a few years ago he phoned me on his way back from Leeds having just bought it to tell me how s
t it was and that he was getting rid of it immediately as in his words: "This thing is st! It's so slow it couldn't pull the skin off a rice-pudding!"I can see how an old E39 might not be to his tastes if he is that fussy!
£2,495 - it's only a 300, but the fuzzy photos look nice enough. http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C521789
"MERCEDES BENZ 300SE W126 MODEL 1986
PADJETT RED METALLIC WITH CREAM LEATHER INTERIOR
82000 MILES, MOT JUNE 2015"
"MERCEDES BENZ 300SE W126 MODEL 1986
PADJETT RED METALLIC WITH CREAM LEATHER INTERIOR
82000 MILES, MOT JUNE 2015"
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SpeckledJim said:
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Avoid the 320 then! What do you get from the 320d?
Getting back to barges, this looks rather nice: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
"Daimler Double Six 6.0 V12 4dr Auto New 12 Month Mot"
Wow, a merc-busting Charm Factor 9Getting back to barges, this looks rather nice: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...
"Daimler Double Six 6.0 V12 4dr Auto New 12 Month Mot"
Very very ownable indeed. I really really like that.
The six cylinder version has particularly strong mechanicals - they're nigh-on unburstable, which is just as well since most of them seem to have gone many years without a service! The V12 needs more care, particularly the ignition components need to be replaced regularly, as does the coolant. With reasonable servicing they too last well. The vast weight of the six litre engine can mean front suspension bushes have a shorter life than on the 4 litre though.
I'm not sure what the random toolkit is doing in the photos - the toolkit the car came with is nothing like that!
The main thing to look for on any version of the XJ40 is rust. They can rust like a W124!!
Edited by dbdb on Friday 8th August 22:48
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What does he consider "fast" (if an E92 M3 is slow) and what does he like if he hated a 997 turbo?
I can see how an old E39 might not be to his tastes if he is that fussy!
Well, that's the problem. I don't think the right car has ever been made.I can see how an old E39 might not be to his tastes if he is that fussy!
Because a GT2 might just about be fast enough he found the 997 Turbo too hard and uncomfortable so a GT2 is just going to be much worse in that respect.
I'm just trying to catalogue in my mind just the "fast" cars that he's had:
3 x E46 CSLs. The first was when he was only 26 (not bad going, eh?)and they were still pretty new. But the first two had been Cat D write-offs (flood damage on one and I can't remember why on the other). So, whilst he liked them because they are fast and do feel it because they'd been write-offs it irked him so he got rid. The third one with only 33K miles on the clock was sold by an unscrupulous liar which went immediately donkey on him on the drive back from Hampshire and cost him £10K in engine and gearbox fault repairs plus another £2K just to have the front-end resprayed.
1x 996 Turbo. Fast but the day after he bought it it dumped a load of front diff oil on the road outside my house. Then one night he smashed (or rather the rabbit that decided to step out in front of him at 130mph smashed) the front spoiler. In his rage, after getting out to inspect the damage he slammed it into gear and broke the gear linkage.
2x E92 M3s. One we've spoken about already in manual (I had a go and thought it was flipping fast!); one Alpine Edition with DCT (had a go of that one too and "Ditto").
2-3x 335d (Coupe and Touring). Both had been Cat Ds. So even once repaired etc he never really gelled with them.
1x 997 Turbo. Only lasted a few weeks.
2x AMG C63. Good deals on them but even he acknowledges the M3s feel the faster and better driver's car.
So, if anyone has any suggestions? Because I've run out of them!
hornetrider said:
The 107 is such a pretty car.hornetrider said:
Hmm yes, and looks nice and 'useable' without having to be too over precious about it?derin100 said:
hornetrider said:
Hmm yes, and looks nice and 'useable' without having to be too over precious about it?nickod said:
derin100 said:
hornetrider said:
Hmm yes, and looks nice and 'useable' without having to be too over precious about it?Edited by derin100 on Saturday 9th August 00:19
Anyone feeling BRAVE?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-MERCEDES-600-SEC-AU...
Surely worth more in bits?
In other news i've sold our Audi, so with the e38 gone as well the fleet is at its lowest point for sometime. I think I fancy a W140.......
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-MERCEDES-600-SEC-AU...
Surely worth more in bits?
In other news i've sold our Audi, so with the e38 gone as well the fleet is at its lowest point for sometime. I think I fancy a W140.......
derin100 said:
nickod said:
derin100 said:
hornetrider said:
Hmm yes, and looks nice and 'useable' without having to be too over precious about it?I'm interested to see what it goes for as I'm thinking about a higher mileage but good condition one myself. The lower mileage 20k plus cars do seem to be turning over well from my regular visits to the specialist websites.
Edited by nickod on Saturday 9th August 00:15
Latest E39 535i update...
Apparently loads of dints etc (he didn't see them because it was raining)...and the aircon doesn't work!
I can scarcely contain my excitement about seeing it tomorrow! LOL! If he refuses to bring it here, I'm going to drive over to see it! I might just turn up unannounced!
Apparently loads of dints etc (he didn't see them because it was raining)...and the aircon doesn't work!
I can scarcely contain my excitement about seeing it tomorrow! LOL! If he refuses to bring it here, I'm going to drive over to see it! I might just turn up unannounced!
E65Ross said:
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harry kular said:
72l. Just did the calculation: 18mpg on average. Feeling even worse now!! I've an SL500 and 993 to do the guzzling- I used to get way more than that in my e39 M5!
There must be something wrong for it to do that, surely? My 300 does a regular 25, one or two better if I drive it nicely, never any worse, measured brim to brim. There's only so bad a 6 cylinder engine can be.The more modern engines are reckoned to be much better but I am sure other bargists can provide more information.
My Audi A8 was atrocious for me, but the next owner replaced some kind of senser (note the technical term) and it was vastly better for him. Maybe it's the same here. New fangled engines, eh?
derin100 said:
Latest E39 535i update...
Apparently loads of dints etc (he didn't see them because it was raining)...and the aircon doesn't work!
I can scarcely contain my excitement about seeing it tomorrow! LOL! If he refuses to bring it here, I'm going to drive over to see it! I might just turn up unannounced!
Oh dear. Get him to join up here and post about how he wants a refund from a private sale. Apparently loads of dints etc (he didn't see them because it was raining)...and the aircon doesn't work!
I can scarcely contain my excitement about seeing it tomorrow! LOL! If he refuses to bring it here, I'm going to drive over to see it! I might just turn up unannounced!
Perhaps his aircon problem is something simple like the 'hedgehog'?
derin100 said:
Motorrad said:
Shimmy should have been sorted with a premium priced car like this. It was on my 2.5K diesel touring at significantly less than purchase price 18 months ago. I hope he paid nothing like asking price.
Likely to be control arms plus fitting which has to be 250 quid if you're going to go Lemforder and someone else fitting them.
This is what I've already told him is the most likely cause (but could be a number of other things.Likely to be control arms plus fitting which has to be 250 quid if you're going to go Lemforder and someone else fitting them.
Edited by Motorrad on Friday 8th August 20:44
As you'll see in my next post, vendor would budge, my friend had taken a day aside to go all the way to Southampton and he would have walked had it not been for the advice of another friend of his who went with him.
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