The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T(Vol XIX)
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Everytime the Beemer goes in, its a grand and recently it has been a long list of non Warranty work which hurts.
Like the Green 360, surprisingly for me, i actually really like the 360, a challenge would be high on my Euromillions list, even higher if it was a manual.
For me, the E63? 6er has got better with age, i think Bangle, like a microwave pasta meal, needs to sit a while before its ready.
Like the Green 360, surprisingly for me, i actually really like the 360, a challenge would be high on my Euromillions list, even higher if it was a manual.
For me, the E63? 6er has got better with age, i think Bangle, like a microwave pasta meal, needs to sit a while before its ready.
LaurasOtherHalf said:
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/7375856?cI...
My mate's old car, comes up often and has been at this particular dealer's for an absolute age. In the flesh, the colour combo is absolutely stunning but it obviously puts a lot off!
Absolutely love that combo My mate's old car, comes up often and has been at this particular dealer's for an absolute age. In the flesh, the colour combo is absolutely stunning but it obviously puts a lot off!
Looks fantastic.
Interesting price point... £70k would also get you a (semi-)famous well-used 993 S (chap posts on here - can't find his thread now, but he shipped his car to USA for a road trip
)https://aircooledbug.co.uk/porsche-993-carrera-s-f...
... or a brand new (and well-spec'd) Cayman GTS 4.0 manual.
(yeah, yeah, old vs new, but still a good decision to have to make should you have £70k hanging around at the back of the sofa).
bungle said:
LaurasOtherHalf said:
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/7375856?cI...
My mate's old car, comes up often and has been at this particular dealer's for an absolute age. In the flesh, the colour combo is absolutely stunning but it obviously puts a lot off!
Absolutely love that combo My mate's old car, comes up often and has been at this particular dealer's for an absolute age. In the flesh, the colour combo is absolutely stunning but it obviously puts a lot off!
Looks fantastic.
Interesting price point... £70k would also get you a (semi-)famous well-used 993 S (chap posts on here - can't find his thread now, but he shipped his car to USA for a road trip
)https://aircooledbug.co.uk/porsche-993-carrera-s-f...
... or a brand new (and well-spec'd) Cayman GTS 4.0 manual.
(yeah, yeah, old vs new, but still a good decision to have to make should you have £70k hanging around at the back of the sofa).
£70k for a 718 or £60k for this?
www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/10611656?cId=10532...
I'm now even more annoyed at myself for not buying a 964 for £15k
www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/10611656?cId=10532...
I'm now even more annoyed at myself for not buying a 964 for £15k
Patrick Bateman said:
No single disastrous bill but I can tell you, my God can I tell you, that floating from one £500 bill to another almost month to month in that time frame is genuinely horrific. Bear in mind this was the 'forum' car I had, it'd had thousands spent on upkeep before I bought it.
Even after all that there's still the potential (and likely at that) issue of valve stem oil seals to address. In cold weather there was more often than not a misfire at start-up due to a known issue with the valvetronic. Albeit ultimately a minor issue, you try selling a car like that on to someone who isn't one of the barge initiated.
Very good engine when it worked but the feeling for me was always 'what next?' and it's just not a healthy position to be in. I assume the x50i cars sorted some issues over the x45i ones but I just get the feeling that a high mileage N62 is just chunky bills waiting to happen.
I think the turning point for me must have been the day I collected it after getting the alternator bracket leak fixed. Drove to the supermarket from the garage and when I came back out there was a puddle of coolant under the car. It couldn't even muster half an hour without grief.
I wasn't alien to spending a lot on upkeep, an e39 M5 saw to that. But it's far easier to tolerate knowing what it is and it never actually let me down.
So yeah, for a 'run of the mill' BMW, keep the 100 horses and give me the 6 any day of the week.
The reason I ask as I have a relative had a bad situation where it took several big bills and work 'undo' itself to realise the mechanic he chose had no idea how to work on his BMW. even though they are relatively common cars and not that complex, it was still beyond the comprehension of him.
Fast Bug said:
£70k for a 718 or £60k for this?
www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/10611656?cId=10532...
I'm now even more annoyed at myself for not buying a 964 for £15k
I feel the same, especially on the RS or Turbo 3.6 front. Although with the rapid rise in values in the last eight or so years I invariably would have sold it againwww.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/10611656?cId=10532...
I'm now even more annoyed at myself for not buying a 964 for £15k
Anyone remember a 964 website about 20 years ago? Might have been 964.co.uk or something similar, lad called John with a red C2 that he bought for £8k? Back in the days when 964s were just the 911 no-one wanted as they looked old and leaked oil
Patrick Bateman said:
It was a mix but the 'all types' garage is one I've used for 7 years on everything I've had and done a lot of work on the M5.
None of the issues could have been caused by previously poor work either, it wasn't like things were having to get re-done.
Of every car I have ever owned (that includes over the last ten years an Alpina B10 3.3, a 996.2, an E39 M5 and a 997 GT3), no car inspires more terror for me than the memory of my old E61 545i. I had a warranty. It was so bad that BMW eventually paid me to go away. I live in constant fear that the car is going to find its way back here lurk outside my house with its lopsided rear suspension and terrorise me further. None of the issues could have been caused by previously poor work either, it wasn't like things were having to get re-done.
I did like the radar cruise control though...
GiveItSomeWellie said:
Never knew these existed. D2 Audi S8 with a manual gearbox, have never seen one in the UK so assume it was a LHD-only offering.
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1248690
These are absolutely lovely machines. The price is a bit optimistic, but a nice car it is.https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1248690
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