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mylesmcd said:
Outstanding. Credit to you Sir.
Thanks!In an ideal world I'd say it's been a hassle and pain free experience owning it, but it certainly has not! Been rear ended requiring a rear end replacement up to the firewall (no chassis damage though), conrod bearing shells failed requiring a donor engine, multiple tyres with nails requiring new tyres at over £200 each this ended up being quite painful, complete bushings refresh along with the various other common failures and maintenance stuff for a BMW M car of this age.
Regrets? Absolutely not! Can at least say in years to come that I owned (and hopefully still do) one of the proper great enthusiast performance cars of its time
Amirhussain said:
Robbie your E46 M3 is one of the best examples I’ve seen. Simply beautiful.
Thanks! I sometimes have a quick browse on classifieds to see what people are selling and the condition of their examples and to date, short of a few examples that have sub 30k miles and are collectors garage queens, I've not yet seen an example that is the same condition!robbiekhan said:
Amirhussain said:
Robbie your E46 M3 is one of the best examples I’ve seen. Simply beautiful.
Thanks! I sometimes have a quick browse on classifieds to see what people are selling and the condition of their examples and to date, short of a few examples that have sub 30k miles and are collectors garage queens, I've not yet seen an example that is the same condition!M2RTY said:
Alpine white with saddle brown leather. Now has 440 shadow exhausts and a few other extra bits. 60mpg. 190bhp. Cheap tax and running costs. All the car I need for work.
RSVR101 said:
I've never seen one of those roofs folding away before, my god thats a piece of engineering, you wouldn't want your gold clubs in there when you hit the button!?!
The photo actually shows it in its ‘comfort access’ position. The full back end literally lifts up (roof and boot) on rams you you can get into the boot. Normally there’s not much gap to get in, but plenty of room for storage. It won’t actually fold unless the cover is pulled down for safety reasons 
Well, my January 1998 E39 535i has reached the point that it needs some TLC. The old girl is 21 and a half years old and owes me nothing, and with the MoT up this week (it failed a preliminary test last Friday), I need another car. The other V8 E39 (a 2001 540i Touring) is currently f
ked after the header tank let go at 70mph on the A303, and, along with the 520i Touring, is currently two hundred miles away from me, up in Surrey. I'm just the Devon side of the Tamar at the moment. I randomly spotted this 760Li on eBay a couple of weeks ago, and although I wasn't brave or stupid enough enough to go for it, my elder son had other ideas... and my eBay password. Well, the 535i was an unseen eBay buy too, so how bad could this be? Seven thousand imperial credits of the realm and a fee to get it trucked down from Middlesbrough to Plymouth later, here it is...
It actually did the first 200k in just three years! There is a very slight misfire at idle when cold, and cosmetically it's not wonderful (and the paint is full of orange peel), but it drives magnificently, as tight as a drum...
It's also had most of the big scary jobs done - coolant return pipe replaced, new ABS module, the gearbox has had a load of work done, new spark plugs, new lower front suspension arms, new coolant header tank, etc etc. Giving it about one third throttle on the A388, it leapt forward with alarming urgency. I haven't had the balls to get anywhere near full throttle yet. I have, though, put 200 miles on it over a variety of roads, from little country lanes to cruising along the A30, and it has handled it all with aplomb. I had expected it to drive like a big, heavy, slightly baggy barge... it doesn't. This is still a real driver's car, and it feels like it's done less than half its actual mileage.
The mileage history is as follows: 201,003 miles at its first MoT in November 2008... which it failed on leaking rear air suspension units. It then did 2,511 miles with no MoT until it failed again on the same items a couple of weeks later, and finally passed the following day. Then only 7,773 miles to the 2009 MoT, 5,350 up to July 2011 (must have been off the road for much of 2010), then only 2,935 miles to March 2014, 4,782 miles to June 2015, then 14,729 in the following year, then 6,903 in 14 months or so to August 2017, 10,867 miles in August 2018, and just 3,088 miles in the ten months since. It hadn't been taxed since February until I taxed it a few minutes ago, which might explain the misfire. Certainly, the seller (who only acquired it a few months ago) fitted a new battery before it came south on the back of a lowloader.
ked after the header tank let go at 70mph on the A303, and, along with the 520i Touring, is currently two hundred miles away from me, up in Surrey. I'm just the Devon side of the Tamar at the moment. I randomly spotted this 760Li on eBay a couple of weeks ago, and although I wasn't brave or stupid enough enough to go for it, my elder son had other ideas... and my eBay password. Well, the 535i was an unseen eBay buy too, so how bad could this be? Seven thousand imperial credits of the realm and a fee to get it trucked down from Middlesbrough to Plymouth later, here it is... It actually did the first 200k in just three years! There is a very slight misfire at idle when cold, and cosmetically it's not wonderful (and the paint is full of orange peel), but it drives magnificently, as tight as a drum...
It's also had most of the big scary jobs done - coolant return pipe replaced, new ABS module, the gearbox has had a load of work done, new spark plugs, new lower front suspension arms, new coolant header tank, etc etc. Giving it about one third throttle on the A388, it leapt forward with alarming urgency. I haven't had the balls to get anywhere near full throttle yet. I have, though, put 200 miles on it over a variety of roads, from little country lanes to cruising along the A30, and it has handled it all with aplomb. I had expected it to drive like a big, heavy, slightly baggy barge... it doesn't. This is still a real driver's car, and it feels like it's done less than half its actual mileage.
The mileage history is as follows: 201,003 miles at its first MoT in November 2008... which it failed on leaking rear air suspension units. It then did 2,511 miles with no MoT until it failed again on the same items a couple of weeks later, and finally passed the following day. Then only 7,773 miles to the 2009 MoT, 5,350 up to July 2011 (must have been off the road for much of 2010), then only 2,935 miles to March 2014, 4,782 miles to June 2015, then 14,729 in the following year, then 6,903 in 14 months or so to August 2017, 10,867 miles in August 2018, and just 3,088 miles in the ten months since. It hadn't been taxed since February until I taxed it a few minutes ago, which might explain the misfire. Certainly, the seller (who only acquired it a few months ago) fitted a new battery before it came south on the back of a lowloader.
Had this a few weeks but hadn't got around to taking any proper pictures. The detailing guy I use had it over the weekend to coat with Cquartz and took this. Was also kind enough to apply some Gtechniq L1 I had left to the seats for free.
Really pleased I picked Sunset Orange, seen a few Shadow editions in Estoril Blue etc. but the 335d xDrive a couple of pages back is the only other one I think I've seen. Mine is just a regular 320i... naturally debaged though the single side exhaust pipes give it away
Does the B48 have improved economy over the N20? I read up beforehand and was only expecting 35-ish initially and not much more over time - 1200 miles down and I'm already seeing 40.5 (according to the car at least...). The C250d this replaced averaged ~45mpg over 32k, so pleased with that.
Really pleased I picked Sunset Orange, seen a few Shadow editions in Estoril Blue etc. but the 335d xDrive a couple of pages back is the only other one I think I've seen. Mine is just a regular 320i... naturally debaged though the single side exhaust pipes give it away
Does the B48 have improved economy over the N20? I read up beforehand and was only expecting 35-ish initially and not much more over time - 1200 miles down and I'm already seeing 40.5 (according to the car at least...). The C250d this replaced averaged ~45mpg over 32k, so pleased with that.
Edited by mizx on Monday 17th June 13:57
RoverP6B said:
Well, my January 1998 E39 535i has reached the point that it needs some TLC. The old girl is 21 and a half years old and owes me nothing, and with the MoT up this week (it failed a preliminary test last Friday), I need another car. The other V8 E39 (a 2001 540i Touring) is currently fked after the header tank let go at 70mph on the A303, and, along with the 520i Touring, is currently two hundred miles away from me, up in Surrey. I'm just the Devon side of the Tamar at the moment. I randomly spotted this 760Li on eBay a couple of weeks ago, and although I wasn't brave or stupid enough enough to go for it, my elder son had other ideas... and my eBay password. Well, the 535i was an unseen eBay buy too, so how bad could this be? Seven thousand imperial credits of the realm and a fee to get it trucked down from Middlesbrough to Plymouth later, here it is...
It actually did the first 200k in just three years! There is a very slight misfire at idle when cold, and cosmetically it's not wonderful (and the paint is full of orange peel), but it drives magnificently, as tight as a drum...
It's also had most of the big scary jobs done - coolant return pipe replaced, new ABS module, the gearbox has had a load of work done, new spark plugs, new lower front suspension arms, new coolant header tank, etc etc. Giving it about one third throttle on the A388, it leapt forward with alarming urgency. I haven't had the balls to get anywhere near full throttle yet. I have, though, put 200 miles on it over a variety of roads, from little country lanes to cruising along the A30, and it has handled it all with aplomb. I had expected it to drive like a big, heavy, slightly baggy barge... it doesn't. This is still a real driver's car, and it feels like it's done less than half its actual mileage.
The mileage history is as follows: 201,003 miles at its first MoT in November 2008... which it failed on leaking rear air suspension units. It then did 2,511 miles with no MoT until it failed again on the same items a couple of weeks later, and finally passed the following day. Then only 7,773 miles to the 2009 MoT, 5,350 up to July 2011 (must have been off the road for much of 2010), then only 2,935 miles to March 2014, 4,782 miles to June 2015, then 14,729 in the following year, then 6,903 in 14 months or so to August 2017, 10,867 miles in August 2018, and just 3,088 miles in the ten months since. It hadn't been taxed since February until I taxed it a few minutes ago, which might explain the misfire. Certainly, the seller (who only acquired it a few months ago) fitted a new battery before it came south on the back of a lowloader.
Well done man. I've seen you get some stick on here about your views on cars which some dont agree with. So it's nice to see you put your money where your mouth is and buy a really well used 100 thousand pound car at an affordable price. Lot of win here .... hopefully ... if the car fairies are kind to you.ked after the header tank let go at 70mph on the A303, and, along with the 520i Touring, is currently two hundred miles away from me, up in Surrey. I'm just the Devon side of the Tamar at the moment. I randomly spotted this 760Li on eBay a couple of weeks ago, and although I wasn't brave or stupid enough enough to go for it, my elder son had other ideas... and my eBay password. Well, the 535i was an unseen eBay buy too, so how bad could this be? Seven thousand imperial credits of the realm and a fee to get it trucked down from Middlesbrough to Plymouth later, here it is... It actually did the first 200k in just three years! There is a very slight misfire at idle when cold, and cosmetically it's not wonderful (and the paint is full of orange peel), but it drives magnificently, as tight as a drum...
It's also had most of the big scary jobs done - coolant return pipe replaced, new ABS module, the gearbox has had a load of work done, new spark plugs, new lower front suspension arms, new coolant header tank, etc etc. Giving it about one third throttle on the A388, it leapt forward with alarming urgency. I haven't had the balls to get anywhere near full throttle yet. I have, though, put 200 miles on it over a variety of roads, from little country lanes to cruising along the A30, and it has handled it all with aplomb. I had expected it to drive like a big, heavy, slightly baggy barge... it doesn't. This is still a real driver's car, and it feels like it's done less than half its actual mileage.
The mileage history is as follows: 201,003 miles at its first MoT in November 2008... which it failed on leaking rear air suspension units. It then did 2,511 miles with no MoT until it failed again on the same items a couple of weeks later, and finally passed the following day. Then only 7,773 miles to the 2009 MoT, 5,350 up to July 2011 (must have been off the road for much of 2010), then only 2,935 miles to March 2014, 4,782 miles to June 2015, then 14,729 in the following year, then 6,903 in 14 months or so to August 2017, 10,867 miles in August 2018, and just 3,088 miles in the ten months since. It hadn't been taxed since February until I taxed it a few minutes ago, which might explain the misfire. Certainly, the seller (who only acquired it a few months ago) fitted a new battery before it came south on the back of a lowloader.
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