Best smoker barges 1-5 large [vol8]
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Baryonyx said:
W00DY said:
What a hulking turd of a mistake that car is.
t-eaters what they want! 
derin100 said:
W00DY said:
ChocolateFrog said:
Easternlight said:
From that X5 ad
"WITH A PRIVATE NUMBER PLATE (JESS) WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE SALE."
More worryingly. "NEARLY NEW LANDSAIL TYRES ALL ROUND""WITH A PRIVATE NUMBER PLATE (JESS) WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE SALE."
Absolutely not a selling point. A cherished example this is not.
W00DY said:
I might just be noticing something I have never noticed before, but the thick black perimeter to the rear screen on the light colour car looks very odd.I briefly had a 3.0 version of this car in Quartz Grey and never noticed this before. Am I imagining it?
CharlesdeGaulle said:
Wasn't someone after an estate?
Or there's its older sibling for about the same price. Looks OK. http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C576933
skahigh said:
Advert says manual, MK I eyeballs suggest otherwise.SpeckledJim said:
W00DY said:
I might just be noticing something I have never noticed before, but the thick black perimeter to the rear screen on the light colour car looks very odd.I briefly had a 3.0 version of this car in Quartz Grey and never noticed this before. Am I imagining it?
dme123 said:
These are great cars but the styling is so crass and heavy handed that I don't think I would actually want to own one. The detailing in particular looks like the whole car was penned in an afternoon. I remember being horrified when it was revealed, I found it almost unbelievable it ever got signed off. Superb to drive though!
Disagree tbh, I think it'sa reasonable evolution of the x308 design. The facelift later on was tragic, with its range rover-style gills though! W00DY said:
Well it looks like it took all of 6 days to go from that.....to this:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C580267
derin100 said:
Well it looks like it took all of 6 days to go from that.....to this:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C580267
No price now on the first advert; can we assume the mark-up is 100%?http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C580267
Or more?
cat220 said:
Good luck, let us know how it goes.
I went to drive it yesterday morning, got to grips a little more with the idrive and have the car a good 40 minute run along the A5 and through a couple of towns.The engine is great and it feels like you're doing half the speed that you really are. Comfort seats are lovely, but they don't appear to be heated which is strange - not sure if this was an additional option, although I'm not sure why someone would go for comfort seats and not have them heated.
With regards to faults; I found the following;
-there was a "driver restraint fault" warning on the dash - not sure what that is
-the exhaust was rattling a bit at idle when warm - just sounded like a loose shield
-there was very minor shimmy through the steering wheel when braking from 80-odd
-I stopped the car for a bit, when I re-started, I put it straight to navigation and it said there was no disk, this resolved itself after 15 seconds
That's about it, the only other comment is that it rides a bit firmer than I expected - it was by no means harsh, but I could feel the road a bit through the seat; not something I expected.
The dealer has offered to sort the exhaust and the fault and I've arranged for an inspection by a BMW indie on Monday. I'll take it from there.
The older generation don't seem to like heated seats, I think it might be that they result in a similar sensation to a bout of incontinence.
That's the comment I've had from a couple of people well into their retirement, so when I see this odd spec combo I always assume that the first owner was a retiree.
The BMW 130i Limited Edition came with a fixed spec which involved unheated leather too.
That's the comment I've had from a couple of people well into their retirement, so when I see this odd spec combo I always assume that the first owner was a retiree.
The BMW 130i Limited Edition came with a fixed spec which involved unheated leather too.
E24man said:
derin100 said:
Well it looks like it took all of 6 days to go from that.....to this:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C580267
No price now on the first advert; can we assume the mark-up is 100%?http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C580267
I think the original ad was £2499 IIRC?
Or more?
Edited by derin100 on Sunday 1st February 09:27
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