Tiger
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Damn, i'm sooooo fucking tempted to get a E46 M3 
Seen an sweet example - black motor with red nappa leather interior and just over 100k miles for a notch under £10k. My insurance would be £1k my insurance company have informed me.
Anyway. Tempted 
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Colin
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Go for it my maan.....just be ready to spend big on it as/when it needs bits done!!
Spend a bit more & buy Jambo's
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Tiger
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I looked at Jambos a bit ago, thats what poisoned my mind, damn him haha.
I do 6000 miles a year max, and to be fair, I wouldnt drive week days because my work is so close and i'd walk / bike which would knock another 1000 miles off that figure.
I dont expect to rack up many mileage related issues.
I looked at cabs but then realised I would be able to get my surfboard on the roof
[Edited on 22-12-2009 by Tiger]
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M2RTY
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quote:
Originally posted by Tiger
I looked at cabs but then realised I would be able to get my surfboard on the roof
[Edited on 22-12-2009 by Tiger]
buy a hardtop for a monkey
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Tiger
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Can I use a roofrack on a hardtop?
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Jambo
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buy mine!
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Tiger
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
buy mine!
Its a bostin motor mate, i'm stretching my budget at 10k..
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Colin
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Mines only 4yrs old & 40k but has cost (not my pocket in all occasions as I have warranty) around 3.5k on various bits & bobs in the 9 months ive owned it.
Obviously swerving main dealers & using specialist garages helps on cost.
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Tiger
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Have the costs been useage related though, or failures?
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M2RTY
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yes you can....i had one
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M2RTY
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Originally posted by Tiger
Have the costs been useage related though, or failures?
to be fair they are good cars, but 100k would put me off. for £2k more you can knock 40k off the milage easy, maybe more.
[Edited on 22-12-2009 by M2RTY]
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Colin
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Routine servicing, couple bits failed, tyres & some paintwork to keep it looking pretty. Need my alloys done next which will be around £400. Ive only done 5-6k in the car.
Thats me been keeping on top of everything though & using main dealers @ £100/hr labour rates, things can be done cheaper!!
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Tiger
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Surely 100k is nothing on a 3.2 litre motor though?
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by M2RTY
quote:
Originally posted by Tiger
Have the costs been useage related though, or failures?
to be fair they are good cars, but 100k would put me off. for £2k more you can knock 40k off the milage easy, maybe more.
[Edited on 22-12-2009 by M2RTY]
Thats what im trying to suggest. £2k more will get a nice one like jambo's which pretty much wants for nothing.
If you look at the £10k one make sure its not needing work.
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M2RTY
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Surely 100k is nothing on a 3.2 litre motor though?
no its nothing...but wear and tear comes with the miles on any engine
plus....these cars will have had a hard 100k, people dont buy them to plod about in
if its cheap enough, and you can have a grand sat about "just in case" anything needs doing then do it. But yes, 100k is nothing so long as its looked after, fully serviced by BMW or an indi and the price is right
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Tiger
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Yeah I know what your saying. Like I say, i'm stretching my budget at £10k so maybe i'm biting off more than I can chew
I'm still really keen on a 330d too. Maybe my eyes are bigger than my belly 
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M2RTY
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£2k more to buy but will sell for £1500 more when you come to sell in 2 years for example, so really only cost you £500 out of pocket
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M2RTY
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you need to decide what you want
speed
raw power
ecconomy
looks
service costs
etc
330d is one hell of an engine if you want good MPG, cheap tires, services etc
m3 is complete power with expensive everything
I put all the cars I looked at into a spreadsheet and calculated the true running costs over 3 years, and that made my decision
at first I wanted an m3 (for looks mainly), then an 330d convertible, and ended up going for a new 320i convertible (folding hard top) lol
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by M2RTY
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Originally posted by Tiger
Surely 100k is nothing on a 3.2 litre motor though?
no its nothing...but wear and tear comes with the miles on any engine
plus....these cars will have had a hard 100k, people dont buy them to plod about in
if its cheap enough, and you can have a grand sat about "just in case" anything needs doing then do it. But yes, 100k is nothing so long as its looked after, fully serviced by BMW or an indi and the price is right
Additionally to this just make sure it doesnt need a service, esspecially an inspection 2, brakes, exhaust or tyres....as each of these all round can cost around a grand buying the proper bits.
Also check the parking sensors work & rear springs are not snapped...these are what cost my warranty company over £700 and are common parts to fail.
Theres something else to look for particularly on the manual ones, Ive got SMG & forget what it is but Jambo will know.
Some folk say 19" alloys, TV/DVD/Nav & HK stereo are must have bits of kit but tbh they wouldnt bother me as long as the rest is bob on.
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Jambo
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depends on the price/cvalue and ease to sell on in the future. Nobody wants M3s with tape players 18s and cloth seats. It will take you ages to shift it tbh
more spec is worth more and will hold its value in comparison and be more desireble. Hence why people bang on about it
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Adam_B
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I wouldnt bother if your stretching to afford a £10k one, if you really want one save up some more pocket money.
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Tomnova16
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just spend a bit more and get a lower mileage one, unless you can get it for less and you are happy with it.
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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chloe16v
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i was in an m3 last week and was quite shocked at how tacky thing looked in it, like the plastic painted gear nob and the plastic on the dash above the glove box, it just looked so cheap 
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Jambo
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are u joking Chloe? It has the best dash plastics ever its soft to touch and matte so doesnt reflect light...
The only thing i dont like is the armrest/grab handles as they creak but other than that it was better than the 57plate Merc i had. U must have been in a shitheap tbh
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Jambo
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and the std gearnob is leather?
Unless it was an SMG?
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