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bmthnick1981
2,794 posts
85 months
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That looks lovely, Avus Blue? Fairly late one as well isn't it? 1995/1996 'N' Reg. Many miles on it?
Liking the Audi, I had a 2.8 Quattro in the same shape 1993 on an 'L', one of the cars I have owned for the longest period of time.
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Robatr0n
11,514 posts
85 months
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Yes it's Avus Blue with silver/grey leather seats. Not sure how true this is but I've led to believe that there were only ever four 540i Manuals produced in Avus Blue. It's just rolled over 130k so it's by no means low but no where near as high as some I've seen for sale.
And you're quite right, it's a 1996 so right at the very end of their run. Interestingly it's not as well specced as other 'high-end' BMWs of the same vintage as it doesn't have A/C or Electric Seats but from speaking to Phil at CPC he seems to think that a lack of A/C can sometimes be a blessing as it can cost a fortune to fix (which I can vouch for as my Mum wanted her A/C fixed on her little 316i but they quoted her £1400!).
As for the S2, I owned that for the best part of 6 years and enjoyed every minute of it. Prior to that I owned a 2.0 8v Coupe and was so impressed with the build quality and comfort that the next logical step would be the same car but with a hell of alot more punch.
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GBB
1,645 posts
28 months
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Nice, how much are you looking for for it?
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Matt_N
4,632 posts
71 months
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Matt_N
4,632 posts
71 months
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Robatr0n said: Previously I owned this S2 and was paranoid about leaving it anywhere!  That is lovely!
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hornetrider
40,793 posts
74 months
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Thoughts from the collective? http://autotrader.mobi/used-cars/advert/2012174664...I just had a mooch round it. Bodywork straight no dings or rust. A few small scratches though. Drivers bolster a bit squished. Avons/Dunlops with decent tread. FSH with all invoices apparently. Towbar obviously. I may be interested...  anyone want an E38 
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Robatr0n
11,514 posts
85 months
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Cheers Matt, I thoroughly enjoyed owning that car but if I'm honest spent more money on it than it ever needed but the result was a very well sorted point to point pocket rocket. GBB said: Nice, how much are you looking for for it? I'll be honest, I've had no inclination to sell it until spying that 750i! I paid a smidge over £2k for it back in March of last year which was perhaps on the high side in the scheme of things but back then this was one of only two on the market and the other one was up for £3k and was certainly not the better car for it.
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jonnydm
4,625 posts
78 months
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hornetrider said: Thoughts from the collective? http://autotrader.mobi/used-cars/advert/2012174664...I just had a mooch round it. Bodywork straight no dings or rust. A few small scratches though. Drivers bolster a bit squished. Avons/Dunlops with decent tread. FSH with all invoices apparently. Towbar obviously. I may be interested... anyone want an E38 Looks decent and well priced. Just don't like cars advertised in car parks but maybe I'm being picky. Sounds like a good one though - has he given an offer on your 728?
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Garlick
38,274 posts
109 months
PH Manager Bloke
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Careful not to stray too far into what could be classed as selling chaps, happy to turn a blind eye for a bit but remember the rules 
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hornetrider
40,793 posts
74 months
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It's a dealer with small premises, not sure where photos were taken. Guy was out collecting a car when I had a poke round so no conversation about mine. They're so cheap anyway could just buy it and flog mine at leisure.
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Robatr0n
11,514 posts
85 months
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Garlick said: Careful not to stray too far into what could be classed as selling chaps, happy to turn a blind eye for a bit but remember the rules Understood! 
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jonnydm
4,625 posts
78 months
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Robatr0n said: Garlick said: Careful not to stray too far into what could be classed as selling chaps, happy to turn a blind eye for a bit but remember the rules Understood! pms are the way forward...
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Fox-
9,958 posts
115 months
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hornetrider said: Thoughts from the collective? http://autotrader.mobi/used-cars/advert/2012174664...I just had a mooch round it. Bodywork straight no dings or rust. A few small scratches though. Drivers bolster a bit squished. Avons/Dunlops with decent tread. FSH with all invoices apparently. Towbar obviously. I may be interested... anyone want an E38 Provided its bork free then it looks nice.
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Robatr0n
11,514 posts
85 months
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jonnydm said: pms are the way forward... Quite happy to receive PMs with any questions. 
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GBB
1,645 posts
28 months
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Garlick said: Careful not to stray too far into what could be classed as selling chaps, happy to turn a blind eye for a bit but remember the rules My fault. Just wondering what these were worth nowadays as a manual E34 540i would be a good purchase for me. I'd seen this one earlier which had got me thinking (plus I'd been tempted by the 535i posted a while ago) - http://www.bmwclassics.co.uk/e34_540i_saloon/index...
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hornetrider
40,793 posts
74 months
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Output Flange
12,282 posts
80 months
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The top one has been discussed at length before, with "avoid" being the concensus.
There's a black 530i Sport Touring at under £3k in NI that looks decent...
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hornetrider
40,793 posts
74 months
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Output Flange said: The top one has been discussed at length before, with "avoid" being the concensus. Do you mean the Sport I posted? Curious to know why, apart from slightly lived in seats.
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jonnydm
4,625 posts
78 months
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hornetrider said: Output Flange said: The top one has been discussed at length before, with "avoid" being the concensus. Do you mean the Sport I posted? Curious to know why, apart from slightly lived in seats. Seem to remember it was on ebay with parts in their previous bidding history but I may be wrong.
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olly22n
11,762 posts
75 months
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hornetrider said: Output Flange said: The top one has been discussed at length before, with "avoid" being the concensus. Do you mean the Sport I posted? Curious to know why, apart from slightly lived in seats. I can't remember, but Dan has an irritating habit of being right with this sort of thing.
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