My cars over the past year (There has been a few)

[TheHighlander]

Here are some of my cars from last year to this year.

You will notice a trend - M3s...LOVE them.

Had 2 manuals then decided to go for a Dakar Yellow with the SMG box and its awesome. The changes are extremly quick with no lag at all so it makes a fun drive.

Anyways here you go,

My Impreza - The car I have kept the longest - 1 and 1/2 years.
Loved this bought it bog standard and spent far to much on it.
Got it up to a respectable 389.9bhp




August 2011 to February 2012
My first E46 M3
Bought with the wheels and exhaust but apart from that a nice car.
I got bored of blue after a few weeks and did a full colour change, interior out the lot. To 2012 BMW Alpine White.
Did it with my mate and the car was perfect but did it over a 2 week period and when i got it back on the road i was sick of the sight of the car so sold it.


To




Owned from New Years Eve until March 15th
Evo 8 MRFQ340
This had a huge spec was running a unsafe 412bhp when i got it, did a few tweeks and pulled it back to 388 i think it was.
Was a quick car but not meant for everyday use...The short rack was a pain in the arse on the way to work.





Owned from March 2012 to July 2012
M3 I had in March for a few months - Bought it standard and did a few wee bits to it including a full stainless system.



Owned July 2012 to October
Impreza STI Prodrive
I have owned 5 Imprezas previous to this Classic STI,Bugeye STI and Blob but I hated this. It was nice the day I got it but did nothing for me. I deresonated it and did a few tweeks but still didn't enjoy it.



Owned from October 2012 to now
My current - M3 Individual in Dakar yellow.
Decent spec on it - Coilovers and a few engine mods, fancy clutch and a SMG box which is awesome

[PineBarren]

I love the Dakar Yellow. Not too low either, just right

[TheHighlander]

Thanks mate.

I wanted a Dakar Yellow M3 for a while but could not find one.

This seems to have all the boxes ticked.

Its got coilovers on it but seems to be comfy and sitting nice so far.

[AudiSport]

An intersting collection of cars there, and clearly the M3 ticks a lot of your boxes. How do you find the SMG II over manual? It's supposed to be hard work in slow moving city traffic..

[TheHighlander]

Cheers.

Yep the M3 was my first "luxury" style car and its ticks all the boxes.

The Dakar SMG has all the toys, heated seats, HK sound system ect ect

I have NO issues with it at all, its seamless so far. Its got a stage 1 clutch in it aswell but you would never tell.

It has 6 settings so you can have the gear change on soft or hard if that makes sense.

I am really enjoying it so far and no gripes yet.

[Mastodon2]

I absolutely love Dakar Yellow E36 and E46s, yours looks brilliant. It's a real shame that more customers did not order the car in this colour, I'd say the same about Laguna Seca blue too, another excellent but rarely seen colour.

[TheHighlander]

Thanks buddy.

There is a local E36 M3 in dakar but its been thrashed and has rotten arches.

If it comes for sale or i see the owner I may make him an offer and have a go at restoring a car to its former glory....

[R1gtr]

Pretty sure that Sti Prodrive went tearing past me one day coming off the Kessock roundabout, I was just bimbling along on the bike
Great collection, pretty sure I have seen all of them knocking about at some point.

[rumple]

Nice collection there, the white one is currently for sale on autorader I think, which do you think is the best. Car there and why.

[TheHighlander]

R1GTR - Yea the new owner drives it like a physco and has currently been banned for evading the police in it 3 times......

I think for speed,power and fun it would be the Impreza (Blue) I loved that car but kinda grew out of it.

All in all it would be the current M3 is my favourite. Love how it drives and handles.

[crazy about cars]

Nice cars! I thought I change cars frequently until I saw your thread

[TheHighlander]

Thanks mate.

I have not added in the Fiesta ST van I had for a few months for the misses to use.
Audi S4 Estate with 19" RS6 wheels
Seat Ibiza TDi sport I have just now.

I don't know what it is, the idea of owning the car is brilliant I buy it then I realise I wish I had bought something else.

[crazy about cars]

TheHighlander said:

I don't know what it is, the idea of owning the car is brilliant I buy it then I realise I wish I had bought something else.

I get that feeling too! Finances are a bit tight for me at the moment so looks like I'll be sticking with current ride for a while - this hasn't stop me trawling the classifieds everyday though lol!

[FreeLitres]

Nice selection of performance cars!

Do you find that you lose money on them every time you change cars?

[BorkFactor]

Were these photos taken in Inverness by any chance?

Lovely cars, and I am sure I recognise a couple of them

[TheHighlander]

I have been lucky to make money on them all minus the Impreza.

The M3 I had resprayed in white and I made the most on that, but as the saying go's a car is only worth what someone will pay. A few people have said I over price them when I sell them but every car on this page has sold with 5 days of been put for sale so I say not bad going tbh.

I did loose money on the Impreza I put alot of money into that as it was all branded parts I went for. Had it mapped 5 times to cope with what I was doing to it and I was very fussy.

Yep thats where I live buddy in Inverness.

My cars current locations

Impreza - Inverness
Evo - Elgin
White M3 - Skye
Black M3 - Wick
Impreza Hatch - Newcastle

[tbc]

seems you have a love hate thing with M3

[TheHighlander]

Yea I am thinking that.

Going to underseal it this weekend I think.

Was planning putting a stainless system on it like I had on my old one but not sure yet.

Supercharger seems to be at the top of my list but we will see.