The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T (Vol XVII)
Discussion
CampDavid said:
ferrisbueller said:
LaurasOtherHalf said:
Eighty-three thousand pounds.
Wow.
What was the E46, under £40k I think new?
If it was M3 or i8, id take the latter for that money. Plenty on BMW AUC for that money.
Liftback
My friend had one of these given to him by his gran when we were at school. The poor car did not know what life had in store for it: it became known as the 'Hellandback'.
It had, to this day, the brakes that gave the most feedback of all I've driven and such a beautiful car to offer into a gentle over steer. Great twin cam 1600 engine too. Also surprisingly good off road, at night, in a local forest following said friend in his Series 2a and another friend in his Hilux.
Happy happy days.
Crook said:
Brightwells Auction
A combination of rocks and gems.
Also if that CS isn't a con I'm with CD on at least it being worth a good look with a necessary refresh in mind.
Good link A combination of rocks and gems.
Also if that CS isn't a con I'm with CD on at least it being worth a good look with a necessary refresh in mind.
I like the Monza
s m said:
Crook said:
Brightwells Auction
A combination of rocks and gems.
Also if that CS isn't a con I'm with CD on at least it being worth a good look with a necessary refresh in mind.
Good link A combination of rocks and gems.
Also if that CS isn't a con I'm with CD on at least it being worth a good look with a necessary refresh in mind.
I like the Monza
Great threading.
Crook (and some others) - impeccable taste sir!
That F80 M3 is bananarama. Barbour edition or not, £80k = dubya tee effingham
The E46 CS is a blatant case of creative advertorialising. Whatever that might be A good one would be ~£20k and up so at that price, £10k to refurb it might work out. But I'd rather get a standard version and give it some targetted mods, then enjoy it. No garage queens for me until I can afford to have at least 10 different cars first!
Crook (and some others) - impeccable taste sir!
That F80 M3 is bananarama. Barbour edition or not, £80k = dubya tee effingham
The E46 CS is a blatant case of creative advertorialising. Whatever that might be
A good one would be ~£20k and up so at that price, £10k to refurb it might work out. But I'd rather get a standard version and give it some targetted mods, then enjoy it. No garage queens for me until I can afford to have at least 10 different cars first!Leins said:
Really beginning to like the look of these lately (although maybe not on those wheels): http://classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php...
Graham had one of those IIRC. He may come along and be kind enough to give his thoughts. I don't know if his experience was positive or not in the end?Diesel Meister said:
Great threading.
Crook (and some others) - impeccable taste sir!
That F80 M3 is bananarama. Barbour edition or not, £80k = dubya tee effingham
The E46 CS is a blatant case of creative advertorialising. Whatever that might be A good one would be ~£20k and up so at that price, £10k to refurb it might work out. But I'd rather get a standard version and give it some targetted mods, then enjoy it. No garage queens for me until I can afford to have at least 10 different cars first!
Crook (and some others) - impeccable taste sir!
That F80 M3 is bananarama. Barbour edition or not, £80k = dubya tee effingham
The E46 CS is a blatant case of creative advertorialising. Whatever that might be
A good one would be ~£20k and up so at that price, £10k to refurb it might work out. But I'd rather get a standard version and give it some targetted mods, then enjoy it. No garage queens for me until I can afford to have at least 10 different cars first!
Diesel Meister said:
Great threading.
Crook (and some others) - impeccable taste sir!
That F80 M3 is bananarama. Barbour edition or not, £80k = dubya tee effingham
The E46 CS is a blatant case of creative advertorialising. Whatever that might be A good one would be ~£20k and up so at that price, £10k to refurb it might work out. But I'd rather get a standard version and give it some targetted mods, then enjoy it. No garage queens for me until I can afford to have at least 10 different cars first!
Crook (and some others) - impeccable taste sir!
That F80 M3 is bananarama. Barbour edition or not, £80k = dubya tee effingham
The E46 CS is a blatant case of creative advertorialising. Whatever that might be
A good one would be ~£20k and up so at that price, £10k to refurb it might work out. But I'd rather get a standard version and give it some targetted mods, then enjoy it. No garage queens for me until I can afford to have at least 10 different cars first!Closer to home, has anyone checked whether that CS is an actual CS or just a CS in drag? And if it's the former, what has become of the poor beast?
tenfour said:
Diesel Meister said:
Great threading.
Crook (and some others) - impeccable taste sir!
That F80 M3 is bananarama. Barbour edition or not, £80k = dubya tee effingham
The E46 CS is a blatant case of creative advertorialising. Whatever that might be A good one would be ~£20k and up so at that price, £10k to refurb it might work out. But I'd rather get a standard version and give it some targetted mods, then enjoy it. No garage queens for me until I can afford to have at least 10 different cars first!
Crook (and some others) - impeccable taste sir!
That F80 M3 is bananarama. Barbour edition or not, £80k = dubya tee effingham
The E46 CS is a blatant case of creative advertorialising. Whatever that might be
A good one would be ~£20k and up so at that price, £10k to refurb it might work out. But I'd rather get a standard version and give it some targetted mods, then enjoy it. No garage queens for me until I can afford to have at least 10 different cars first!Closer to home, has anyone checked whether that CS is an actual CS or just a CS in drag? And if it's the former, what has become of the poor beast?
The steering wheel is correct, which is less likely to be retro fitted as it's less functional than the standard one.
It could be a fake bitsa.....
Ferris - agreed.
I rate the CS highly. It is the best M3 this side of a CSL (and for those of us that speak Espagnol rather more enthusiastically than we do "SMGII", arguably the best barring some carbon bits... I know that is likely to start a fight so I'll balance it by saying I think the CSL is pretty damned special, just far less obtainable now than it briefly was!). Trouble with a CS is it's now also something of a collectors item and therefore more of a weekend car than a DD, IMHO. Which to me kinda defeats the purpose of an M/// (even of the lesser-spotted two seat variety). You could drive a CS all day every day but that would be like burning money which is hard to ignore if you're even remotely prudent (and I care much less about spending to enjoy than some on PH judging by some of the common thread memes. Money comes and goes but you can't take it with you, unlike the memories etc.).
jeremyc - as esteemed custodian of this thread, I apologise to you for failing to compliment some of your stellar posting throughout and the recent examples in particular (most of which would be in my aforementioned 10+ car garage!). Comparatively few words, much quality metal
there are others - rest assured I'm too busy day-dreaming to keep up, but all thoroughly enjoyable stuff gents
P.S. Are we due volume XVIII yet?
/gets coat
I rate the CS highly. It is the best M3 this side of a CSL (and for those of us that speak Espagnol rather more enthusiastically than we do "SMGII", arguably the best barring some carbon bits... I know that is likely to start a fight so I'll balance it by saying I think the CSL is pretty damned special, just far less obtainable now than it briefly was!). Trouble with a CS is it's now also something of a collectors item and therefore more of a weekend car than a DD, IMHO. Which to me kinda defeats the purpose of an M/// (even of the lesser-spotted two seat variety). You could drive a CS all day every day but that would be like burning money which is hard to ignore if you're even remotely prudent (and I care much less about spending to enjoy than some on PH judging by some of the common thread memes. Money comes and goes but you can't take it with you, unlike the memories etc.).
jeremyc - as esteemed custodian of this thread, I apologise to you for failing to compliment some of your stellar posting throughout and the recent examples in particular (most of which would be in my aforementioned 10+ car garage!). Comparatively few words, much quality metal
there are others - rest assured I'm too busy day-dreaming to keep up, but all thoroughly enjoyable stuff gents
P.S. Are we due volume XVIII yet?
/gets coat
I liked the CS very much but it is by far the most costly vehicle to run that I've ever had the pleasure of owning, bar none.
I think the person who bought it from MattOz timed it perfectly and will have enjoyed effectively being paid to drive it for a few years as the values have returned back to the 20k point I bought it at quite some time ago.
I think the person who bought it from MattOz timed it perfectly and will have enjoyed effectively being paid to drive it for a few years as the values have returned back to the 20k point I bought it at quite some time ago.
It's all in the shims mate ;-)
But yesh, E46 M3s are generally more dear to run than many would credit, especially when you get The Trifecta (big service x lots of consumables + insurance and/or tax renewal, all in a short period of time). Then having to feed self / others becomes something of a fiscal inconvenience, heh.
Like so many nice cars they then get neglected by shoe string merchants trying to live beyond their means...
"no occifer, this is my dad's porsche..."
But yesh, E46 M3s are generally more dear to run than many would credit, especially when you get The Trifecta (big service x lots of consumables + insurance and/or tax renewal, all in a short period of time). Then having to feed self / others becomes something of a fiscal inconvenience, heh.
Like so many nice cars they then get neglected by shoe string merchants trying to live beyond their means...
"no occifer, this is my dad's porsche..."
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