The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T (Vol XVI)

The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T (Vol XVI)

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E24man

6,654 posts

178 months

Friday 15th August 2014
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ATM said:
Bargain motoring for the next ten years; unbreakable M30 engine, unbreakable manual gearbox, probably the finest quality built BMW car of the last 50 years, leccy sports seats to keep you happy and it will never let you down.


Edited by E24man on Friday 15th August 23:34

Output Flange

16,793 posts

210 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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Top tip No. 378: If you're going to go to the bother of driving out to take some car photos, check that you've closed the bonnet first.



banghead

hadenough!

3,785 posts

259 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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So...foresters...scope creep etc. anyone give a yey or ney on ky07gzm?

Ta.

Gruber

6,313 posts

213 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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New car day!

Safely home with the Alpina. Muscular old bruiser of a thing. And mega comfy for the run back up the A3.

Looking forward to getting to know it properly.

Gruber

6,313 posts

213 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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Output Flange said:
Top tip No. 378: If you're going to go to the bother of driving out to take some car photos, check that you've closed the bonnet first.



banghead
Looks good (bonnet notwithstanding)!

Any sniffs of interest yet?

ferrisbueller

29,260 posts

226 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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ATM said:
That's nice. Lovely thing to smoke about in.

ferrisbueller

29,260 posts

226 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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Output Flange said:
Top tip No. 378: If you're going to go to the bother of driving out to take some car photos, check that you've closed the bonnet first.



banghead
And that's lovely.

Per GP's observations the other day. Compare the understated and subtle appearance of that relative to today's bling wagon. I much prefer the anonymity. Head bowed, fking big stick etc.

sleep envy

62,260 posts

248 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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Is there anything like that manufactured today?

S3_Graham

12,830 posts

198 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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sleep envy said:
Is there anything like that manufactured today?
I'd say the S4 is probably the most subdued car, or even a 335 perhaps

S3_Graham

12,830 posts

198 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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Gruber said:
New car day!

Safely home with the Alpina. Muscular old bruiser of a thing. And mega comfy for the run back up the A3.

Looking forward to getting to know it properly.
Any pictures? Mines delayed until Monday/Tuesday :-( climbing the walls here.

Output Flange

16,793 posts

210 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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Gruber said:
Looks good (bonnet notwithstanding)!

Any sniffs of interest yet?
Yep, there's some interest out there. I'm surprised not to have had any "best price bruv" messages yet.

ferrisbueller

29,260 posts

226 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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Happy to oblige, where should I send it to?

ferrisbueller

29,260 posts

226 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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In fairness, e-mail appears to be the preferred method of the "innit" at present. I've never previously considered the type of people I'd be likely to be dealing with when selling a car as something which could influence my decision at point of purchase. However, some cars do appear to be destined to attract that kind of punter. Or maybe it's just a representation of society as a whole in modern Britain nowadays.

bungle

1,874 posts

239 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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John Cooper Works GP - any good? Always quite fancied one...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...


GraemeP

769 posts

228 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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ferrisbueller said:
In fairness, e-mail appears to be the preferred method of the "innit" at present. I've never previously considered the type of people I'd be likely to be dealing with when selling a car as something which could influence my decision at point of purchase. However, some cars do appear to be destined to attract that kind of punter. Or maybe it's just a representation of society as a whole in modern Britain nowadays.
fksocks - didn't think about that when I procured a bright yellow, modified and stickered hot hatch.......

braddo

10,399 posts

187 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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Just after I bought my GT3 I had seatbelts installed in the rear to allow my daughter to come along in the back. I have verified today that a rear facing seat also fits back there, so my 'toy' is justified on the basis that the whole family can come along (sedately!). biggrin








GreatPretender

26,140 posts

213 months

Sunday 17th August 2014
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ferrisbueller said:
Output Flange said:
Top tip No. 378: If you're going to go to the bother of driving out to take some car photos, check that you've closed the bonnet first.



banghead
And that's lovely.

Per GP's observations the other day. Compare the understated and subtle appearance of that relative to today's bling wagon. I much prefer the anonymity. Head bowed, fking big stick etc.
It seems like an opportunity missed when you can order your 316d in SE, Sport or M Sport guises, but there's no stealth option for the M3/M5.

I imagine there must be thousands upon thousands of old boys out there whose wives won't let them order anything 'too racy, dear', where something like an M3 SE would fit the bill perfectly.

Or even just normal folk who require under the radar Millennium Falcon performance.

Surely not too much to ask?

Perhaps that's where Alpina now neatly slots?

L100NYY

35,075 posts

242 months

Sunday 17th August 2014
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Along a similar vein I remember my then neighbour replacing his wife's E30 318i Cabrio with the then new E36 M3 4dr in Boston Green. He just told her it was special edition.

Seeing as her friend next door had an E36 318i 4dr in Calypso with AC Schnitz' wheels and exhaust she thought no more of it hehe



Edited by L100NYY on Sunday 17th August 09:59

bungle

1,874 posts

239 months

Sunday 17th August 2014
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L100NYY said:
Along a similar vein I remember my then neighbour replacing his wife's E30 318i Cabrio with the then new E36 M3 4dr in Boston Green. He just told here it was special edition.

Seeing as her friend next door had an E36 318i 4dr in Calypso with AC Schnitz' wheels and exhaust she thought no more of it hehe
Likewise, my mate's wife wanted a cabrio a few years ago, so he got her an M Roadster (a softtop breadvan). The way she drove it would never have got above about 2-3k revs, so she was none the wiser, but he had fun weekends ragging the crap out of it. ("just going to get some milk, dear")
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