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olly22n
11,762 posts
75 months
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hephillips said: As an off topic question, how do you (threadists) manage the insurance on a 'fleet'. Do you just insure them all seperately / or have a multicar policy (in which case who have you found to be the best for this)/ or insure your main vehicle and insure the others for a day at a time as and when you want to take them out? One main policy and the rest are on classics.
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Jobbo
7,232 posts
133 months
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hephillips said: or insure your main vehicle and insure the others for a day at a time as and when you want to take them out? You can't do this now, unless you SORN them each time you uninsure them. And short term insurance is expensive anyway. I did use Admiral Multicar when I first ran two cars, but the renewal wasn't particularly competitive so I ended up just having two separate policies elsewhere. Then I sold bought another car and it was easier to use a spare NCB I had sitting around than swapping over the policy for the one I was selling. My third and fourth cars are old enough for classic policies, each about £200 a year with no need for NCB. One of them doesn't stipulate being garaged, but sadly it's the one which leaks.
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Allblackdup
3,099 posts
77 months
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Jobbo said: Mine's a 2004, registered August but built about March I think. It's as early as Tourings get, anyway, since it is one of the very first chassis numbers in RHD. No particular reason to avoid early ones, but don't pay a fortune to a BMW dealer to get the iDrive software updated; it's barely worth updating anyway, but use an independent with Autologic if you decide to. Many thanks for the info. 
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S3_Graham
10,677 posts
68 months
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olly22n said: CampDavid said:  Perfection? Heaven. There is still space in my life/fleet for an E34 and a Triumph Thruxton/Bonneville Looks wise, heaven. I however hav a hate for sliding heater controls. Yet never 'feel' nice to use.
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olly22n
11,762 posts
75 months
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CampDavid said: BorkFactor said: Agreed on the wood, I am not a fan of the carbon stuff at all. I have decided the black leather and walnut trim is my favourite combination - here it is in my car:  For me, that's the best steering wheel BMW have done  Oh. You were being serious.
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W00DY
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95 months
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treetops
604 posts
27 months
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W00DY said: Funny ad that. The previous time it was advertised it had a bit of a story to go with it. Something to do with contract now ended at work and thus surplus to requirements. Mmmmm.
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sparkypups
167 posts
74 months
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W00DY said: I like that also. How much bork factor comes along with these?
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S3_Graham
10,677 posts
68 months
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olly22n said: CampDavid said: BorkFactor said: Agreed on the wood, I am not a fan of the carbon stuff at all. I have decided the black leather and walnut trim is my favourite combination - here it is in my car: For me, that's the best steering wheel BMW have done Oh. You were being serious. E36 M3 evo tri-colour for me!
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tdm34
4,684 posts
79 months
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Fox-
9,958 posts
115 months
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Ad said: THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON DASHBOARD, WHICH AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD IS THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WHICH NEEDS TO BE CONNECTED, AS IT IS BROKEN, HAS BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT Why yes of course, it really is that simple.
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Laurel Green
14,881 posts
101 months
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tdm34 said: but it has a 185mph top speed........ PLUS! You forgot the PLUS!  Mind, the plate must be worth a few bob.
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GBB
1,645 posts
28 months
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treetops said: Funny ad that. The previous time it was advertised it had a bit of a story to go with it. Something to do with contract now ended at work and thus surplus to requirements. Mmmmm. You never know. A neighbour is working on transport at the Olympics so has bought a Legacy that he leaves down in London to use there, it will no doubt be surplus to requirements at the end of September. When I was contracting I did consider buying a car for the commute, though a thirst 2.5V6 wouldn't have been a good choice, in the end I just ended up spending more on petrol and using the 328, it turned out to be suprisingly economical on the motorway so buying a Golf diesel would have been a total waste of money.
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CampDavid
7,702 posts
67 months
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olly22n said: Oh. You were being serious. 3 spoke, smart, simple. Always liked it. Prefer it to the M Sport thing in mine (same as pre facelift funf)
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Output Flange
12,277 posts
80 months
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Neither of these meet the thread's minimum budget. However, for a spacious, practical waftmobile, both are hard to trump at the price:  et aussi:  If the silver one were a V6...
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olly22n
11,762 posts
75 months
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CampDavid said: olly22n said: Oh. You were being serious. 3 spoke, smart, simple, [b]perfect for a bus[/i]. Bus drivers always liked it. Prefer it to the M Sport thing in mine (same as pre facelift funf) EFA. I see where you are coming from, but it isn't really that inspiring, or sporty. It's huge!
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gowmonster
1,304 posts
36 months
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Fox- said: Ad said: THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON DASHBOARD, WHICH AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD IS THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE WHICH NEEDS TO BE CONNECTED, AS IT IS BROKEN, HAS BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT Why yes of course, it really is that simple. And of course with new mot regs, the light on on the dash will now be a fail.
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CampDavid
7,702 posts
67 months
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olly22n said: EFA.
I see where you are coming from, but it isn't really that inspiring, or sporty. It's huge! Not driven a car with one in to be honest. I just remember seeing them in 1995 when no one could really design a steering wheel and just thinking how well packaged it was. I'm not a massive fan of later ones though they do feel great
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bmthnick1981
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85 months
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stropley
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