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Good feedback thanks.
The Vanos issue seems to be the M3 equivalent of the 996's RMS!
I am pretty much decided on a Manual one with with a FSH and as low miles as I can get. I've set myself a budget of about 11K assuming I get near trade money for the wifes old car. Not too excited about running costs, it'll probably work out cheaper than our family car to run whatever happens!
This car will be pretty much be a toy/thrashabout/cruise in the odd nice day we get in NE Scotland! The kiddiewinkles may make it into the back seats on occassion but not too often!
My last quick car was a Porker 911 C2 (996 facelift) but that's got the punt to make way for a more expensive family motor, hence spending a wee bit less on a toy but still looking for something nice. I had a few beemers in my earlier days of motoring and nearly bought a couple of E36's (One Alpina and one M3 4dr) a few years ago but both times opted for something else. I had an E39 535 sport for a couple of years and loved it to bits, it was bullet proof and never missed a beat despite being nailed regularly!
Doesn't seem to be many E36 M3 Cabs about up in Scotland so I'm shifting my search further south, also trying to get rid of the wife's old car into the bargain is limiting me to looking to the trade rather than private deals.
The dealer in Bradford that I bought the Cayenne off is having a look around his contacts to see if he can turn up some nice options for me at the moment so that will hopefully turn something up for me next week.
The Vanos issue seems to be the M3 equivalent of the 996's RMS!
I am pretty much decided on a Manual one with with a FSH and as low miles as I can get. I've set myself a budget of about 11K assuming I get near trade money for the wifes old car. Not too excited about running costs, it'll probably work out cheaper than our family car to run whatever happens!
This car will be pretty much be a toy/thrashabout/cruise in the odd nice day we get in NE Scotland! The kiddiewinkles may make it into the back seats on occassion but not too often!
My last quick car was a Porker 911 C2 (996 facelift) but that's got the punt to make way for a more expensive family motor, hence spending a wee bit less on a toy but still looking for something nice. I had a few beemers in my earlier days of motoring and nearly bought a couple of E36's (One Alpina and one M3 4dr) a few years ago but both times opted for something else. I had an E39 535 sport for a couple of years and loved it to bits, it was bullet proof and never missed a beat despite being nailed regularly!
Doesn't seem to be many E36 M3 Cabs about up in Scotland so I'm shifting my search further south, also trying to get rid of the wife's old car into the bargain is limiting me to looking to the trade rather than private deals.
The dealer in Bradford that I bought the Cayenne off is having a look around his contacts to see if he can turn up some nice options for me at the moment so that will hopefully turn something up for me next week.
Have found this one, seems a wee bit on the dear side for an R plate but does look a good un, not too up on the miles and a manual with a FSH.
He's bid me "near trade money" for the wifes old CRV over email so I'm considering a run down to take a look.
http://www.snippersgate.co.uk/GetDealer.do?did=115...
He's bid me "near trade money" for the wifes old CRV over email so I'm considering a run down to take a look.
http://www.snippersgate.co.uk/GetDealer.do?did=115...
Yup, decided to have another go at punting the wifees old car with a reduced price, I'd rather give it away to someone (relatively speaking!) than get rogered both ways by a trader!
Private cars roughly the same as the one at snippersgate seem to be around for quite a bit under 10K, seems like a fair old margin to pay for the convenience of getting shot of the old car.
Private cars roughly the same as the one at snippersgate seem to be around for quite a bit under 10K, seems like a fair old margin to pay for the convenience of getting shot of the old car.
Any thoughts on this one......
http://www.bedmondmc.co.uk/GetDealer.do?did=15107&...
It's apparently got 22K's worth of AC Schnitzer bits.
Bit worried by any ridiculous additional costs if any of them break...
http://www.bedmondmc.co.uk/GetDealer.do?did=15107&...
It's apparently got 22K's worth of AC Schnitzer bits.
Bit worried by any ridiculous additional costs if any of them break...
I've got a shortlist of about 5 I'm interested in.
All of the others are sub 60K miles std ones 98-99 R-S-T plates and are priced between high 9's and low 11's.
Got to admit though that as this is going to be a toy the thought of 22K's worth of AC Schnitzer factory upgrades has got me thinking about the one I posted the link above for. It's priced not a million miles away from some other 99 machines with similar miles yet is a much more unique machine. It would be absolutely dismissed out of hand if it was aftermarket work but given that it is all factory stuff on the original invoice (For 66K!) I am tempted to the point me and a mate are going to fly down for a butchers on Saturday morning.
The other favourite is http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/191189.htm
Also quite like this http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/194645.htm but is at the upper end of the miles range I'm looking at.
Hmmm
All of the others are sub 60K miles std ones 98-99 R-S-T plates and are priced between high 9's and low 11's.
Got to admit though that as this is going to be a toy the thought of 22K's worth of AC Schnitzer factory upgrades has got me thinking about the one I posted the link above for. It's priced not a million miles away from some other 99 machines with similar miles yet is a much more unique machine. It would be absolutely dismissed out of hand if it was aftermarket work but given that it is all factory stuff on the original invoice (For 66K!) I am tempted to the point me and a mate are going to fly down for a butchers on Saturday morning.
The other favourite is http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/191189.htm
Also quite like this http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/194645.htm but is at the upper end of the miles range I'm looking at.
Hmmm
Bought one!
Flew down to London yesterday and hired a car so I I could drive about a bit and look at a few. Went to the Schnitzer one 1st and it was not great and was dismissed quickly, drove a red one at another dealer but the Vanos was knacked and it was top money! Then I viewed a black private one, it was a 98 R with 38K miles with 50% BMW history, 50% Audi main dealer history (strange but true!). Car is pretty much minted, certainly as good as I could reasonably expect a near 10 y/o car to be. It is completely standard apart from AC Schnitzer pedals and a blacked out grill. It has a very nice black leather electric interior and a good hood. Drives very well, not as quick as my old 3.6 996 but if revved sufficiently it's not a million miles off. The Vanos seems quiet and has all but one service lights on which matches up with the last booked service at 35K.
All in all happy so far with my new toy.
One question though for other evo owners. What point after starting up does your oil light go out. It seems to take a few seconds on this one going out around the same time as the service lights go out.
Flew down to London yesterday and hired a car so I I could drive about a bit and look at a few. Went to the Schnitzer one 1st and it was not great and was dismissed quickly, drove a red one at another dealer but the Vanos was knacked and it was top money! Then I viewed a black private one, it was a 98 R with 38K miles with 50% BMW history, 50% Audi main dealer history (strange but true!). Car is pretty much minted, certainly as good as I could reasonably expect a near 10 y/o car to be. It is completely standard apart from AC Schnitzer pedals and a blacked out grill. It has a very nice black leather electric interior and a good hood. Drives very well, not as quick as my old 3.6 996 but if revved sufficiently it's not a million miles off. The Vanos seems quiet and has all but one service lights on which matches up with the last booked service at 35K.
All in all happy so far with my new toy.
One question though for other evo owners. What point after starting up does your oil light go out. It seems to take a few seconds on this one going out around the same time as the service lights go out.
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