The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at This/O/T [Vol VIII]

[jeremyc]

LHD said:

Chaps,

The car i'll be using for the next little while:



Beautiful thing to pedal.

[L100NYY]

LHD said:

Chaps,

The car i'll be using for the next little while:



Beautiful thing to pedal.

Very nice Lefty. I make do with a 9 year old Boxster.

[Max M4X WW]

E30M3SE said:

wackojacko said:

On the Funf topic.... I sort of like this, get rid of the tints though.



http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3578199.htm

Errrrm..........

ad said:

4 Brand new Neuton Nt8000 Tyres

I wouldn't shout too loudly about these.

Edited by E30M3SE on Sunday 4th March 11:25

I'd imagine that was given quite a hard time by its previous owner, member of the VW 'scene'

[LHD]

jeremyc said:

LHD said:

Chaps,

The car i'll be using for the next little while:



Beautiful thing to pedal.

Yes Jeremy, another kitchen appliance.

This one will be a bit quicker up Brunters than the last mind...

[Zwolf]

Jobbo said:

The ones with MOTORSPORT indented into the face are forged rather than cast, are they not? As seen on the E36 M3 GT.

All of that style were forged rather than cast, genuine ones have a little square recess between two of the bolt holes where a little ///M badge resides - which in the pic (admittedly very small on the phone) those appear to lack.

I've never seen genuine ones with Motorsport embossed into the face either - however I've not seen either a GT or GT Edition in the metal either and M Registry doesn't seem to want to play with the phone (home interwebnets currently borked, thank you Messrs. Branson & Bolt, yes it is fast - for the 3 hours a week it works properly...).

I would say the odds of E36 M3 wheels being genuine when not fitted to an E36 M3 are remote at the very best.

Genuine sets will also be staggered (7.5J and 8.5J x 17 iirc), fakes usually arent at 8J x 17 all round. I've a genuine front one in the garden, will e-mail you a pic of front and back when I can get a shot in the light.

Edited by Zwolf on Sunday 4th March 18:19

[Jobbo]

Zwolf said:

I've never seen genuine ones with Motorsport embossed into the face either - however I've not seen either a GT or GT Edition in the metal

I don't know about the Imola ones, but the 3.0 GT definitely has Motorsport embossed on them. Also come with a gold spare wheel of the same design, not sure if I remember why.

[Trommel]

Zwolf said:

I've never seen genuine ones with Motorsport embossed into the face either

That's because genuine ones have "BMW Motorsport" embossed into the face (staggered and non-staggered). The embossed ones don't have the ///M badge recess.

[E30M3SE]

From BMW ETK,





and as said above genuine forged don't have the little ///M badge.

[L100NYY]

Good grief the beards are strong tonight aren't they......

[LHD]

L100NYY said:

Good grief the beards are strong tonight aren't they......

[L100NYY]

LHD said:

L100NYY said:

Good grief the beards are strong tonight aren't they......

S'okay, I am reliving my youth on YoOutube and have vino counteract the chin growth......

[Zwolf]

L100NYY said:

Good grief the beards are strong tonight aren't they......

Have no fear, only a fleeting visit from me to The Thread, I'll ps off for another couple of weeks presently.

As you were...

[Frik]

Vixpy1 said:

I'm starting to get the itch to pull my GTV6 out of storage, need some Ronals for it though

FFS remember it's borked before you rag the st out of it!

[LHD]

Zwolf said:

L100NYY said:

Good grief the beards are strong tonight aren't they......

Have no fear, only a fleeting visit from me to The Thread, I'll ps off for another couple of weeks presently.

As you were...

I do like having your beard about the gaff Len.

Frik said:

Vixpy1 said:

I'm starting to get the itch to pull my GTV6 out of storage, need some Ronals for it though

FFS remember it's borked before you rag the st out of it!

Edited by LHD on Sunday 4th March 18:53

[wackojacko]

olly22n said:

£20 it doesn't see out 2012 with your name on the v5.

Sadly I think you may be right...... But ambition is key..... To looking at other cars constantly

[bmthnick1981]

I've also fancied one of these;

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190646114883?ssPageName=...

But the need for valve stem oil seals puts me off this one.

[wackojacko]

wackojacko said:

olly22n said:

£20 it doesn't see out 2012 with your name on the v5.

Sadly I think you may be right...... But ambition is key..... To looking at other cars constantly

Ermmmm.....

Cheap cars are hard to ignore, haggle to 6 bags ...


http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3625963.htm

[V8mate]

Thanks to all who have responded re the BMW wheels. As soon as this weather blows through I'll get them off and inspected

[richtea78]

A while ago I mentioned about buying a car to do track days

Been watching this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-205-GTi-GTi6-tra...

Wish I had the nerve to buy it

[Orbin]

wackojacko said:

Ermmmm.....

Cheap cars are hard to ignore, haggle to 6 bags ...


http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3625963.htm

christ on a bike, i didn't realise these were down to £6k.

what are they like?