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So, decided to give it an oil change, just to be on the safe side. Whilst I was there, I replaced both belts, aux tensioner, and waterpump (as it was standard BMW s**t with the plastic pully)
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Tidied up the engine bay a little
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Standard box is good for just mooching in traffic. Still getting used to the semi-auto at the moment, but with DSC off, it's pretty brutal.
@philmots It's got a full set of aftermarket mats at the mo and they are in pretty good condition.
I can tell by the drive/service history that most of...
Sold my VR6 a couple of weeks back.
It was getting a little long in the tooth and was going to need some welding for the MOT. I got a LOT of interest in it, which shocked me. maybe I advertised it too low?
Anyway, after that had gone I decided to jump for this
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Oh....... and it's still being used
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Anyone know how to find the details for the new owner? DVLA wont disclose them without a reasonable excuse and "I wanna buy back my old car" wouldnt warrant it I dont think.
Mileage is one of those things that weirds me out.
Higher mileage usually means more wear on items. But then a 40k car could have only been serviced 3 times and never had belts done. Minefield.
I like to look between 70-90k, but service history is the most important thing for me
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Sold it to a member off here who lived near Jesus a few years back. I wonder if it's stick knocking about. I'd love to buy it back
PMSL.
I tend to steer clear of badly written adverts as it makes me think the car will probably be abused "if da owna spk lyl dis in adz, init"
Then again, I could miss out on a gem of a car with FSH because they didnt write it in the advert
I see these are still as varied as ever. Names ranging from cliosport, to renaultsport clio, clio 172 etc.
Then there's the prices. Seems there are some decent 182's about for less money than 172s, as well as some crackhead prices.
Some mention cambelts, some don't, meaning you have to email...
w*****s
You have me looking at these now
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E39-530D-M-SPORT-2001-Silver-/201095260246?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2ed2362856
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-BMW-530i-Sport-Individual-TECHNO-VIOLET-Satnav-530-i-e39-/301197018009?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4620bdc399
So, the missus picked up the new Astra GTC CDTi SRi tonight (enough with the f**king letters!!)
6 miles on the clock
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Untitled by McPikie, on Flickr
Untitled by McPikie, on Flickr
Its a bit more "RED" than expected..... but also looks like it needs a good...