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[E38Ross]

Gravy said:

muffinmenace said:

Jewish Racing Gold - Check
Spanish decent - Check
SE, Nav, Xenons - Check

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3430516.htm

I would.

Does anyone here run one of those that could inform of its likely MPG figures?

I really would like to avoid a diesel if I can

also, will that be a 5 or 6 speed manual? i'm guessing 6....?

[W00DY]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C274801#

Ooof.

[edo]

gah, this was looking lovely till the last couple of words!

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[hornetrider]

W00DY said:

Ooof.

I take it you are referring to the price. Which is way North of what it should be.

[SuperHangOn]

W00DY said:

I really need to crack on with the re-gingerfication of my car

Can't be more than a few minutes away if anyone wants a first glance.

Price seems ok for a mint, well specced car with history.

Edited by SuperHangOn on Monday 9th January 12:48

[edo]

Too cheap?

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Lexus RX 3.0L SE 5dr Auto Estate 2001
Private Seller

5 Doors, Automatic, 4x4, Petrol, 36,000 miles, Silver. Metallic Silver, ABS Tinted Glass, Air Con, Sat Nav, Alloy Wheels, Cruise Control, Electric Sunroof, Electric Heated Door Mirrors, Heated Electric Front Seats, Remote central locking, Full biege leather interior, detachable Tow Bar. Only 36,000 miles and one owner from new. £4,000

[SD1992]

edo said:

gah, this was looking lovely till the last couple of words!

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Saw that one - was about to post it until I saw that

I wish people would state that at the start of the adverts

[SuperHangOn]

Could well have had a BIG shunt to be a Cat C write off considering its value a few years ago. I'm guessing to the front because of the panel gap on the n/s bonnet.

Edited by SuperHangOn on Monday 9th January 11:18

[Derestrictor]

edo said:

Too cheap?

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Lexus RX 3.0L SE 5dr Auto Estate 2001
Private Seller

5 Doors, Automatic, 4x4, Petrol, 36,000 miles, Silver. Metallic Silver, ABS Tinted Glass, Air Con, Sat Nav, Alloy Wheels, Cruise Control, Electric Sunroof, Electric Heated Door Mirrors, Heated Electric Front Seats, Remote central locking, Full biege leather interior, detachable Tow Bar. Only 36,000 miles and one owner from new. £4,000

Horrid looking things but at that price, crazed value.

Surprisingly solid to hurry along and remarkably comfortable.

[CampDavid]

SD1992 said:

edo said:

gah, this was looking lovely till the last couple of words!

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Saw that one - was about to post it until I saw that

I wish people would state that at the start of the adverts

Ditto. Hateful people.

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/3533370.htm

Too cheap?

[Zwolf]

A lex said:

Just sold the sick W140 this morning.

€1250 in my hand, not bad considering I paid about €750 for it when it was fully working

Good result

[bmthnick1981]

edo said:

gah, this was looking lovely till the last couple of words!

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Maybe the champagne interior shows up wear and dirt more but that does not look like a drivers seat that has done 55k. On the high side in prce terms I feel even if it were a straight car with no cat c or cat d history.

[Zwolf]

E38Ross said:

also, will that be a 5 or 6 speed manual? i'm guessing 6....?

All E60s were six speed from the model's launch, whether manual or auto. The M5 is the exception with its seven cogs.

As an early 530i, the car in the ad will be running the 231PS M54 B30 lump as the E39 530i, but with an additional cog.

So I'd expect the average economy to be similar at 28-32, with urban consumption around 20, but better economy at a cruise, late 30s-40ish.

[W00DY]

hornetrider said:

W00DY said:

Ooof.

I take it you are referring to the price. Which is way North of what it should be.

bks.


It's a 24, with a high spec, 7 seats and FSH. Some vendors would throw it into a studio after a detail, couple of high contrast pics, before asking 6 large.

[BigBen]

A lex said:

The sure fire way to make another profit would be another W140, especially as I now know what buyers over here are looking for (chap who bought it wanted the cream interior and wheels) - however if I turn up with another W140 the Mrs. will certainly do her tits.

Therefore I think I may be heading in the direction of an E36 328 Touring.... however it all depends on whats available when I come back to the UK on Feb 14th.

Apologies as I may not have kept up with this thread but am I to summarise that you can sell a borked W140 for profit across the channel / North Sea?

Mine is pretty far from borked but the exhaust has started to rattle a lot and I won't be putting a new one on (£800 odd spend on a £1.5k car makes no sense)

Ben

[E38Ross]

W00DY said:

bks.


It's a 24, with a high spec, 7 seats and FSH. Some vendors would throw it into a studio after a detail, couple of high contrast pics, before asking 6 large.

but, on the other hand, you can get a later S class for less money.......

[CampDavid]

E38Ross said:

W00DY said:

bks.


It's a 24, with a high spec, 7 seats and FSH. Some vendors would throw it into a studio after a detail, couple of high contrast pics, before asking 6 large.

but, on the other hand, you can get a later S class for less money.......

Not reliavent though, the S class and the TE have completely different markets.

Woody's right, that TE would be proper dosh at a specialist, provided it's in good shape.

[louiebaby]

What's a good BMW magazine to be reading then? Since I just bought an E39, something based in the last 25 years or so would be good, and keep me out of mischief, (or plotting the next step.)

I've always had a hankering for an E30 325i Touring, and like the E61 M5 Touring too. I would love to learn a bit more about Alpina too, as my knowledge is pretty limited in that area.

It would be good to know about the new stuff as it is released, but that wouldn't be my primary focus. I need to develop my beard.

[Zwolf]

louiebaby said:

What's a good BMW magazine to be reading then?

BMW Car works for me. Performance BMW is considerably more Barryist.

[E38Ross]

louiebaby said:

What's a good BMW magazine to be reading then? Since I just bought an E39, something based in the last 25 years or so would be good, and keep me out of mischief, (or plotting the next step.)

I've always had a hankering for an E30 325i Touring, and like the E61 M5 Touring too. I would love to learn a bit more about Alpina too, as my knowledge is pretty limited in that area.

It would be good to know about the new stuff as it is released, but that wouldn't be my primary focus. I need to develop my beard.

several years ago i got given a book called "the complete book of BMW", it's a little out of date now (think 2004 ish) but it has shed loads of stuff in there, it's where a lot of my stubble comes from. IIRC it's pretty expensive though!

be interesting to hear what the bearded one says...