the 'what car' musings thread

[Dusty964]

IanUAE said:

Shirt / Dusty:

http://www.racecarsdirect.com/listing/41658/porsch...

Oh. dear. god.

I would love that. Disregard shirts comment, the man is a fool- that is just a stunning car in a stunning livery.

[shirt]

http://www.dubaipetrolheads.com/cars-for-salewante...

[6th Gear]

That looks very tidy. Would love an M3...

[dxbtiger]

shirt said:

http://www.dubaipetrolheads.com/cars-for-salewante...

Price?

How do these handle high miles?

[Hitch78]

60k.

Reluctantly.

Though at 60k it might be worth a punt as they are epic cars - the last M3 before the true technological tipping point for me.

[shirt]

60's about right for an import non?

[Hitch78]

Deffo - it looks a good buy. Just need to ask my wife if I can have my balls back...

[dxbtiger]

A mate ran the non manual, SMG or whatever they call it, the Garage that serviced it told him to get shot as a ruinous bill to do with the gearbox was on the horizon.

Sold it to a Lebanese fella that ran a salon

[Hitch78]

The hydraulics that run the SMG are the killer apparently

[oilydan]

The guy who is selling it only bought it in Jan this year. So whats with the "I don't use it any more"?

He bought it in a poor state too...

http://www.evolve.ae/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t...

Alarm Bells?

[shirt]

that confirms it's the car i'm thinking of [LA import , female owner]. was on dubizzle a while back. iirc it was up for 70k then.

[Hitch78]

So at 60k it might smell a little? At least it would look good on your drive waiting to be fixed - all that detailing has worked a treat!

[shirt]

depends, given we have no idea what he paid. if it checks out mechanically then it'd a decent buy.

[yorky500]

I believe that the M3 is Sold!

[oilydan]

Indeed it is.

Lets get back to musings then.

After a little shift in my car allowance I find myself pondering an R8 again (don't tell mers oilydan). Is insurance going to cost me 5% of the cars value? Thats a bit offputting.

Anyone know of any blue RS4s for sale?

[dxbtiger]

oilydan said:

Indeed it is.

Lets get back to musings then.

After a little shift in my car allowance I find myself pondering an R8 again (don't tell mers oilydan). Is insurance going to cost me 5% of the cars value? Thats a bit offputting.

Anyone know of any blue RS4s for sale?

I am down to 3.2% now, albeit slight different price bracket (but same cylinders!)

[yorky500]

oilydan said:

Indeed it is.

Lets get back to musings then.

After a little shift in my car allowance I find myself pondering an R8 again (don't tell mers oilydan). Is insurance going to cost me 5% of the cars value? Thats a bit offputting.

Anyone know of any blue RS4s for sale?

Ooooooooooooooo, whats brought this on? You can always just go 3rd party insurance! Also, what happened to the other V8 option you were considering?

[Paracetamol]

oilydan said:

Indeed it is.

Lets get back to musings then.

After a little shift in my car allowance I find myself pondering an R8 again (don't tell mers oilydan). Is insurance going to cost me 5% of the cars value? Thats a bit offputting.

Anyone know of any blue RS4s for sale?

Just sold my 2009 R8. Nothing but heartache and pain. I would not recommend an R8 in this region. Dealers need permission to turn a spanner on them, parts supply is poor and the gearbox just doesnt appear to be up to the job. The dealer bent over backward to sort the car out but Audi ME/large dealer groups (and indeed all brands out here) need to better understand the needs of R8 customers who doesnt have 5 other cars, an indian male assistant and a driver (ie wealthy UAE Nationals).

[IanUAE]

http://www.dubaipetrolheads.com/cars-for-salewante...

[K50 DEL]

dxbtiger said:

I am down to 3.2% now, albeit slight different price bracket (but same cylinders!)

I'm on 3.6% on the 'Vette and minimum premium on the Jeep. With RSA