OV9

Build delayed by a week...

Must

Be

Patient

In the meantime, have picked up roof rails, rubber mats, a boot liner for muddy dugs, a new bike rack, short number plates and a SUP rack. Need to get a waterproof seat liner now and I think I'm good to go.

It will polish out...

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MikeHunt wrote: Tue Feb 14, 2023 9:43 am It will polish out...

Shame - probably not even run in yet.

According to someone in the thread, it was a case of cold wet roads, summer tyres, switched it to (dangerous) rwd only... and cherry on top, uninsured.

Sounds like it was a case of being a fucking idiot.

Mito Man wrote: Tue Feb 14, 2023 10:37 am Sounds like it was a case of being a fucking idiot.

That too, but I usually try to avoid criticising people for binning their cars just in case I go and do it the next week!

duncs500 wrote: Tue Feb 14, 2023 10:44 am

Mito Man wrote: Tue Feb 14, 2023 10:37 am Sounds like it was a case of being a fucking idiot.

That too, but I usually try to avoid criticising people for binning their cars just in case I go and do it the next week!

Same, but I got to the uninsured bit and then was certain.

Mito Man wrote: Tue Feb 14, 2023 10:45 am

duncs500 wrote: Tue Feb 14, 2023 10:44 am

Mito Man wrote: Tue Feb 14, 2023 10:37 am Sounds like it was a case of being a fucking idiot.

That too, but I usually try to avoid criticising people for binning their cars just in case I go and do it the next week!

Same, but I got to the uninsured bit and then was certain.

That's true. I learnt something from that thread actually, apparently in Switzerland it's not a legal requirement to have winter tyres but if you crash without them you may have insurance issues on account of not having the safest tyres available or something. Dunno whether that's the case with this guy though, or as you say, just an idiot chancing their arm. It would be truly mind boggling to buy an £80k+ car (or indeed £80k+ anything) and not have insurance coverage.

I'm guessing this was the one that was crashed a while back (relatively speaking) - there was a pic of a black one by the side of a road with damage like that, must have been one of the first cars delivered.

Has Mat Armstrong bought it yet?

Hmmm.. at least it wasn’t a technician “checking” the vehicle before delivery

Jobbo wrote: Tue Feb 14, 2023 12:13 pm Has Mat Armstrong bought it yet?

Came here to say this.

An unusual way to improve the front end, but it worked!

Found it, it was the start of January. Straight road and too much gas whilst also trying to avoid some "wildlife".

Or was it 2WD-only, drift analyser on and one of those "watch this" moments?

Things are moving... 4 weeks or so until dealer gets it apparently...

Ascender wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 4:34 pm Found it, it was the start of January. Straight road and too much gas whilst also trying to avoid some "wildlife".

Or was it 2WD-only, drift analyser on and one of those "watch this" moments?

Oooh, chalk marks. Maybe that's standard procedure there. At least most of the damage isn't M3T specific, would have been a bigger pita if he'd backed it in.

It wouldn't surprise me if footage of the crash comes out after it's been repaired.

Unlike pretty much every company I work with on a day to day basis, BMW don't seem to be hanging around. The car shell was assembled yesterday morning and in the paint shop by the afternoon.

Ascender wrote: Wed Feb 22, 2023 9:48 am Unlike pretty much every company I work with on a day to day basis, BMW don't seem to be hanging around. The car shell was assembled yesterday morning and in the paint shop by the afternoon.

Just seen the new X5M starts at £129000! Crazy prices, but make the M3T look good value..

IanF wrote: Wed Feb 22, 2023 12:16 pm

Ascender wrote: Wed Feb 22, 2023 9:48 am Unlike pretty much every company I work with on a day to day basis, BMW don't seem to be hanging around. The car shell was assembled yesterday morning and in the paint shop by the afternoon.

Just seen the new X5M starts at £129000! Crazy prices, but make the M3T look good value..

I see the new Civic Type R starts at 45K... Round about the time of the E46, I'm sure it was 20-ish with the M3 40-ish, so kind of double which is still the same today.

Finally got hold of my dealer so will know the trade-in value of the M2 today @Matty.

Mine is now at the UK distribution centre where I think they fit the tracker before sending to the dealer. Looks like production is still a bit unpredictable in terms of specs and dates - they were expecting a few other Tourings before mine but looks like mine will be the first they see.

With all the talk of alloy wheels, I also settled on a set this week, but only because of a deal which popped up. They're from a BMW dealer, so are legit, but I kept waiting for a "due to a pricing mistake your order has been cancelled" email but they're apparently on their way. Plan will be to use the stock wheels on track and then put winter tyres on them. If I don't like the combo of the blue with these gold ones I will sell them and should be Abel to get my money back.



I'm now just wondering if they were a canceled customer order they had hanging around for a while and were wanting to get something back for them for month-end sales targets or something.