M2RTY
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Registered: 25th May 01
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........seen a nice bmw convertible for sale on autotrader yesterday, so rang the lady up and it was still for sale, only problem was its 255 miles away and its lunchtime and i know for the price she was asking it would get snapped up right away (missed a few now 'cos of me dawdeling)
anyways, got to ten past 3, and the guys i work with were going on at me that i should get it, so i thought ahh feck it, rang my local bank branch (25 miles away) to arrange to pick up the money the same day
got to 3.30 and i knew i would not get 25 miles to darlington by 4pm so i took a risk and stopped off in boro to see if they had the cash in available, which usually takes 2 days notice, but i blagged it and managed to get it there and then!
rang my dad up at 4, told him i needed a lift to kingston at 5, so he finished work and came home, then a good mate of mine ended up comming round and joining us on our mission
set off at 5.40, got to kingston for 9.30, car was amazing
has loads of extras i didnt even ask about, mint leather, electric seats, warrenty (lol), air deflector etc etc
set off back at 11.40pm, and got in at 3.30am, then back to work at 7
averaged 80mph with the cruise control on for the way back and returned 36mpg on a 2.2 straight 6 thats quite good i thought, also sooooooo nice to drive, absolutly amazing
pics to follow once i see the car in daylight pmsl
ps - big thanks to jr, u2u me your pay pal addy mate, cheers once again
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J4CKO
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Registered: 16th Feb 04
Location: Darlington
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who went with u martyn ?
was it big steven ? that would have been an interesting trip
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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Sounds like it was well worth it!
What colour is it?
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JKGSI
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Registered: 5th Jul 02
Location: Mansfield, Notts. Ibiza Cupra-R 180bhp
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nice one, worth travelling the distance to get a good one and save some $$. Get pics up when you can
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
Location: Scotland
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sounds like a fun but expensive day 
we need pics
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Edd
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Registered: 8th Nov 04
Location: Glasgow
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insurance??
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mazdaspeed
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Registered: 8th Jan 05
Location: Darlington
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Excellent, I had to drive back and forth quite a distance to get my car, worth it isn't it tho?
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M2RTY
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its a 2001 reg 320ci convertible
dark blue metalic (unsure of name)
blue hood (faultless) with glass screen
silver grey interior (like new)
fully valeted, insides are spotless
electric seats
cruise control
digi climate control
6cd changer
fully electric roof
170bhp straight 6 engine (sounds amazing)
pas/traction control
6 airbags
pdc
computer thing
totally standard, lady owner
remainder of extended warrenty
fbmwsh
wind deflector
4 new tyres and breaks etc
recent big service
down sides:
scuff on side door where a trolly has hit it (100 quid to fix)
few stone chips (usual)
tiny plastic part missing off roof cover (10 quid tops for new one)
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M2RTY
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yeah it was ste who came along lol
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J4CKO
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Registered: 16th Feb 04
Location: Darlington
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quote: Originally posted by M2RTY
yeah it was ste who came along lol
hahahahaha 
he is the fucking man
bet it was a good trip 
legend
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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thats better
mpg than my golf
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Bram
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Derby
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Enjoy it Mart, pics asap please!!!
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Tom
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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What wheels has it got and what type bumpers this makes all the difference imo
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leeshez
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Registered: 3rd May 01
Location: Great Harwood, Lancashire
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Sounds like nice toy good luck with t
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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How did you feel about seeing the beautiful south? Especially Kingston-On-Thames.
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whitter45
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Registered: 15th Nov 02
Location: Norton
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Glad its a straight six engine
for moment I thought it was one of the shitty 4 pots
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M2RTY
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Registered: 25th May 01
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it has standard bumpers and wheels, it shall be staying this way, unless i get sport bumpers and wheels and lower it a tad
ojc - kingstone is a nice place, shame i wasnt able to see more of it, they have indoor loos and sky tv there! watford was ok too, we filled up for petrol there
i test drove a 318 (2.0) and althought they did pull a bit, the mpg was terrible and dont have the same sound as the 6 potters do
i feel shattered
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BYRON
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Registered: 1st Jun 04
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Is it the one on the trader for £9950?
Y reg?
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jamied
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Registered: 27th Oct 03
Location: Marbella,Spain Drives: C63
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sounds good marv 
frm corsa to bm
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vibrio
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Registered: 28th Feb 01
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quote: Originally posted by M2RTY
its a 2001 reg 320ci convertible
dark blue metalic (unsure of name)
blue hood (faultless) with glass screen
silver grey interior (like new)
fully valeted, insides are spotless
electric seats
cruise control
digi climate control
6cd changer
fully electric roof
170bhp straight 6 engine (sounds amazing)
pas/traction control
6 airbags
pdc
computer thing
totally standard, lady owner
remainder of extended warrenty
fbmwsh
wind deflector
4 new tyres and breaks etc
recent big service
down sides:
scuff on side door where a trolly has hit it (100 quid to fix)
few stone chips (usual)
tiny plastic part missing off roof cover (10 quid tops for new one)
add woman drive - fucked clutch, boiled brake fluid, and not allowed to warm up before driving hard
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vibrio
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quote: Originally posted by Icy
thats better
mpg than my golf
I was getting 60mpg coming up from ayr yesterday
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M2RTY
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Registered: 25th May 01
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quote: Originally posted by vibrio
quote: Originally posted by Icy
thats better
mpg than my golf
I was getting 60mpg coming up from ayr yesterday
my dads 2.2dti signum averages 48mpg fully loaded, which is good
i have a 1.0 corsa for work so mpg is ok there too
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M2RTY
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oh, and as a women driver she knows an awfull lot about cars!
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vibrio
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quote: Originally posted by M2RTY
oh, and as a women driver she knows an awfull lot about cars!
big tits?
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Ry_B
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Registered: 1st Dec 05
Location: Solihull, W Mids Drives: 45BHP beast!
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Nice mate
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