The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T (Vol XVII)
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Here's my What I did at the weekend* essay. 
*Strictly speaking it was the previous Bank Holiday weekend, but y'know editorial timescales and all that.
Edited by jeremyc on Thursday 2nd June 10:25
anonymous said:
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The ad's a bit short on detail (never a good sign I don't think – I love a detailed advert), but this does look very nice. I've never been a soft-top person before, but they are really growing on me, and given the entry price of getting any half-decent motor these days that does look good value (albeit I know nothing about Boxster prices, that could be the top of the market for all I know…)Diesel Meister said:
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..."
Agreed. Everyone seems petrified of the sub-frame, but there are so many other costly issues that can hit these - got stung for a few myself. Great cars all the same though, especially in CSL formBut 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..."
ferrisbueller said:
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.
The chap who bought it from me sold it after 15 months or so for a £1.5k 'profit'. Still, he has a 997.2 GT3, so he's not too concerned about it! The car now has 90k on the clock, but probably worth £18-20k ish. Great cars.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.
That Interlagos car sold within hours to a trader, so it'll be up for closer to £20k sometime soon!
jeremyc said:
Here's my What I did at the weekend* essay.
Link not working chap?*Strictly speaking it was the previous Bank Holiday weekend, but y'know editorial timescales and all that.
Edited by jeremyc on Thursday 2nd June 10:28
jeremyc said:
Here's my What I did at the weekend* essay.
That my local bakers in the background. Would of been nice to see that convoy passing through. *Strictly speaking it was the previous Bank Holiday weekend, but y'know editorial timescales and all that.
Edited by jeremyc on Thursday 2nd June 10:25
MattOz said:
ferrisbueller said:
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.
The chap who bought it from me sold it after 15 months or so for a £1.5k 'profit'. Still, he has a 997.2 GT3, so he's not too concerned about it! The car now has 90k on the clock, but probably worth £18-20k ish. Great cars.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.
That Interlagos car sold within hours to a trader, so it'll be up for closer to £20k sometime soon!
Will be interested to see where it pops up.
MattOz said:
The chap who bought it from me sold it after 15 months or so for a £1.5k 'profit'. Still, he has a 997.2 GT3, so he's not too concerned about it! The car now has 90k on the clock, but probably worth £18-20k ish. Great cars.
That Interlagos car sold within hours to a trader, so it'll be up for closer to £20k sometime soon!
I sold my IB CS just as prices were starting to rise. I broke even during my tenure with the car, but I didn't really gel with it so got into an M5 instead. Still, its only gone up 5-6k in the period I have had the M5.....That Interlagos car sold within hours to a trader, so it'll be up for closer to £20k sometime soon!
jeremyc]url said:
Yes please|http://classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php?id=6938[/url]. Thank you. 
That is absolutely lovely, great colour scheme 
Eta.
On my phone it looked like the top side stripe was a Castrol green type colour but it appears not. That would look very cool though
Edited by L100NYY on Thursday 2nd June 11:51
One of my friends managed to track down footage of my M3 blowing up.
https://youtu.be/Ia32J-TmHSw?t=9m10s
At least it was spectacular in the end!
I really need to track down that Impreza driver to see if he was filming now!
https://youtu.be/Ia32J-TmHSw?t=9m10s
At least it was spectacular in the end!
I really need to track down that Impreza driver to see if he was filming now!
L100NYY said:
olly22n said:
L100NYY said:
On my phone it looked like the top side stripe was a Castrol green type colour but it appears not. That would look very cool though
I thought that too.Edited by L100NYY on Thursday 2nd June 11:51
ferrisbueller said:
L100NYY said:
olly22n said:
L100NYY said:
On my phone it looked like the top side stripe was a Castrol green type colour but it appears not. That would look very cool though
I thought that too.Edited by L100NYY on Thursday 2nd June 11:51
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