This car looks ridiculous and is slow after selling my M3.

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But it's such a love hate relationship.

I hate the fact I have to literally try reverse gear five times before it goes into reverse. Yes I know there is no synchro and it helps to find go into 1st first etc blah blah.

I hate the fact I never used to commute in the first lane of a 3 lane stretch of motorway and I have to plan my overtakes.

But feckin hell. As a B Road blaster its brilliant and to be honest it grows on you.

We had a bit of sun today so I did a bit of detailing on the bodywork and faded plastic trims.

Thinking about getting 330i E93 to run alongside it.

The ST in the background is my wife's.

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tybo said:

I picked up an identical one a couple of months back.

Not much hate going on at my end, though. No problems with reverse and I find it keeps up on the motorway quite nicely.

Definitely comes into its own on the twisty bits. I too came from a car with over three times the power, but can honestly say it's a revelation. There's a lot to be said for a car that can provide low speed enjoyment.

Definitely.

I'm gonna have the reverse thing checked out to be honest. And on the motorway it is brilliant in its own way.

Great car. These were 10k when sold new 11 years ago. Tremendous value for money...

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tybo said:

Agreed. Tremendous value. Surprisingly solid too. There are no rattles, squeaks or bits of trim falling off.

I also have zero rattles which is a revelation for an 11 year old car. Solid is an understatement. Satisfying thunk when closing doors not to dissimilar to a German car.

Still looks very fresh and modern by today's standards.

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I agree it can attract a lot of people on the arse.

I'm thinking about sticking Koni dampers and coupe bumpstops. And then when required changing the tyres to 195/50r15.

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ChevronB19 said:

I changed from an NC MX-5 to one when my daughter was born. Big mistake for family reasons (as in there was less space for ''stuff' other than having an extra couple of seats. Great on a good road when you were in the right mood, bloody nightmare every other time. Still glad I scratched the itch though!

Lol. True car nut I take it!

Yeah it definitely is not big enough for the two boys and the crap we have to cart around as a family.

The buggy alone takes up half the boot in the ST!

Still ample space for occupants though. The boot is crap...

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rossmc88 said:

To get it into reverse, you need to put it into neutral, clutch in, clutch out, clutch in then select reverse and it will go in

Thanks.

Did a 70 mile round trip today for first day at new contract.

It's very very firm. Mine not ideal as a daily lol

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fttm said:

Parrot incoming , but you could never pay me enough to drive that ,let alone with the sticker in the back window . Get a grip OP or hand in your man card .

I have had an RS4, M3 and the wife drives an ST.

What man card?

What an odd thing to say.