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Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 10:36 am
by Beany
Rich B wrote: Mon Jul 30, 2018 7:43 pm
Indeed - don’t rely on other people’s opinions of cars. It’s easy enough to go out for a day and line up a few to check out. That’s where trade sales come in handy, they’re in all day - they’ll invariably be shit examples, but good to go and view without the hassle of trying to tie up diaries with a private sale.
Popping out to sniff around a few today. The one I think I want (a facelift 330ci coupe) is the furthest away, so I'll go there first then backtrack past a few others, ending up in...er...Bradford.
I'm probably doing it wrong, but hey, that's not different to the usual, eh?
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 11:15 am
by JLv3.0
The fact you're doing anything is a good start
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 1:07 pm
by evostick
Jesus.
Poor bastards.
Beany turning up to kick tyres/talk about MAF/ask 'is it faster than a yellow Puma?'.
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 5:28 pm
by Beany
They're pretty fast alright.
Had a look at a ropey facelift coupe, it's cheap, but for a reason. Felt a bit baggy even compared to the Mondeo. Quick though, once you remember you can go past 4000rpm...
Poked around a very nice pre facelift ragtop. Guy selling it is obviously into his BMWs and out was going to be 'his' car, but he's got an M3 so doesn't need this one. Low miles, good nick. Didn't drive it as it was at the back of his barn, but he could talk the talk in a manner that strongly suggests he can walk the walk when it comes to E46s...
Gonna have a look at a pre face lift coupe just now (just waiting for the main guy to get back) and then swift half, and back up north.
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:10 pm
by Beany
Last one the most honest; being cleaned up, new mirror fitted, new wing (when patching up the rust on the tips, and when you have trade contacts, replacing the wrong costs little more than patching it and is going to be known good), etc.
Offered less for the Mondeo than I'd like, but then so did everyone
he was also another e46 fan, turning up in his 2005 e46 330ci...
Getting a bit late to hit the Bradford stuff, but overall a pretty interesting day. Get home, get some beer and back at it tomorrow.
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:13 pm
by evostick
Beany wrote: Sat Aug 04, 2018 5:28 pm
Didn't drive it as it was at the back of his barn, but he could talk the talk in a manner that strongly suggests he can walk the walk when it comes to E46s...
What does this mean?
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:39 pm
by Rich B
You’re looking at trade cars...
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 8:44 pm
by Beany
evostick wrote: Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:13 pm
Beany wrote: Sat Aug 04, 2018 5:28 pm
Didn't drive it as it was at the back of his barn, but he could talk the talk in a manner that strongly suggests he can walk the walk when it comes to E46s...
What does this mean?
That I believe he knows and likes his e46s.
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:06 pm
by Beany
Rich B wrote: Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:39 pm
You’re looking at trade cars...
Given I don't have £4k burning a hole in my pocket, what did you expect?
Anyway, I'm mostly into
this at the moment.
Descriptions of 'average' are compared to the rest of the stuff he had hidden in the barn (none of it listed on AT), including a Maserati Spyder (which it was parked behind), 997 Turbo S, and a few other interesting pieces, all of which were proper fucking immaculate.
The above has a few light scratches that have been penned in, some slightly worn leather, but it looks like a genuine mileage car; all the stamps, full tookit/first aid kit, etc (which is more than can be said for anything else I looked at). No rust anywhere that I could see including having a good squint under it with a torch, everything works as it should, no ticking from the window regulators, hood works perfectly fine, engine is quiet and smooth at tickover etc etc - all the good signs.
For the money, it looks pretty alright to my eyes...
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:09 pm
by NotoriousREV
Imagine the women you could pull with that. Y’know, if you weren’t you.
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:10 pm
by Beany
NotoriousREV wrote: Sat Aug 04, 2018 9:09 pm
Imagine the women you could pull with that. Y’know, if you weren’t you.
If it flies, floats or fucks, rent it.
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 10:11 pm
by Sundayjumper
Silver & black = correct. Buy it. We’ll figure out the details later.
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 10:27 pm
by Beany
It looks a lot better in the metal than I expected, to be honest. The E46 really is the last good looking BMW - that is it looks good without qualification.
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2018 10:52 pm
by Sundayjumper
Sundayjumper wrote: Sat Aug 04, 2018 10:11 pm
Silver & black = correct. Buy it. We’ll figure out the details later.
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 12:26 am
by Simon
Well it's an interesting way to come out to the world
Buy it. Life's too short.
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 3:21 am
by unzippy
Buy a hat too.
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 5:02 am
by JLv3.0
unzippy wrote: Sun Aug 05, 2018 3:21 amBuy a hat too.
Please start a new thread Dave; I fear that will require a whole new internet of questions.
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 6:37 am
by Rich B
To be fair, it does looks decent.
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 7:08 am
by evostick
Rich B wrote: Sun Aug 05, 2018 6:37 am
To be fair, it does looks decent.
It does.
And the salesman not only talks the talk but also apparently walks the walk too.
When it comes to e46s anyway.
Re: Beany's Seriously Impressive Pish and Drivel / Cars he wont buy thread..
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 7:49 am
by Rich B
evostick wrote: Sun Aug 05, 2018 7:08 am
Rich B wrote: Sun Aug 05, 2018 6:37 am
To be fair, it does looks decent.
It does.
And the salesman not only talks the talk but also apparently walks the walk too.
When it comes to e46s anyway.
it took me ages to get rid of my e46 walk.
