S2000

BMW in Tring, first service so oil and filter, 90 minutes I sat drinking water and presented with a bill of £492

Thought I saw ‘AMBUSH’ on a black Ford pickup but my return pass it was AM 58 USH, not sure I want to see AMS BUSH…..

Obscure and delicious in my eyes, you have a knack at procuring vehicles that time forgets. I’ll take a. Opulent of randoms now 42 and 50 please.

Procured a new car while intoxicated on the 22nd March for the other half and picking it up tomorrow, it’s too modern for a collection thread….. currently beer count 4…….and counting.

Audi Coupe

^^ Not wanting to hijack and I know this has been in a separate thread before, my deeds implicitly state no caravans, mobile homes or commercial vehicles to be kept on the property (weirdly a car trailer or enclosed Bryan James Car trailer is permitted as my neighbour has had both and checked in advance). Admittedly I pay a ‘peppercorn’ fee to a Management Company who maintain the open areas of grass land and footpaths.

^^ Is this the first step to being in denial about being a closet caravaner…⛺️

I’m sure we have all purchased something that has not turned out to be as expected, me with my Wolesley for example where I have so far ‘invested’ over half its purchase price in 18 months and have not done more than 500 miles in it. The Sierra may not unfortunately be as expected but, and this is the but, it is a blue oval badge and already has an intrinsic value. if it was on 134K it would be hangin or bean cans, the inside looks like a pleasant place to be and as you have deduced it appears to have spent some time off the road under cover in the open. I suspect by the time you get underneath and asses the condition hopefully the bodywork will be commensurate with age and storage. Bottom line with some remedial titivation and if the history pack checks out you won’t lose on it. Another way of looking at it from a financial perspective, look at how much the BMW, Panzer Wagen and Dagenham Dustbin cost, compared to the resale value of the three, and I suspect you are in clover (no pun intended). Im three junctions up the road from you and would love to have a look to kick the mojo into touch if it helps.

I have been looking at very early BMW F11’s or an E Class estate for Dog walking transport and inter village school runs, we currently (amongst other stuff) use a K74 L200 but the fuel economy is dire at low 20’s. I’ve had BMW’s of 3,4,5,6 series and a couple of Alpina’s to boot but only a 190E and 300E from Merc. A friend has a E220 with well over 200K under its belt and is in a bronzite colour and it is a more comfortable place to be than the BMW’s which pick out every imperfection on the road and can be quite tiring to drive. It could be an optical illusion but I thought the merc looked longer than the e61 but they are the same. Personally I think the Merc’s have aged better than the E61 and certainly that’s where my money will go.

2001 1 litre Yaris, Automatic, Sat Nav, 5 Door and leather seats

My BMW does not tell me how far I have travelled on a tank of fuel, it has no trip just an ever decreasing range….. catches to lower the rear seats have embossed pictures in white which reflect in the rear window, god bless sharpies!

I run a 6 digit on my 4 series, standard plate size on the front and shorter on the rear, does not look out of place and tidies the rump up nicely!

It’s running reverse rims which I’m not a big fan of, I also have a set of 4.5 inch minilites that need a refurb, I’m loathed to put arches on it as they are not period for that car and think they would spoil the looks. As you can see it is MOT exempt but it has been off the road for 80% of the time I’ve owned it and have not had the inclination to MOT it yet.

Hoping to do some mild titillation next year in the form of painting the floor to match the exterior, new carpet and repair the rear door cards, also give the paint a good mop. It’s now all up and running but my mojo is low with it so I may move it on on the spring for something in the form of a GT6 or Trumpet Vitesse.

Nuns on the Gun 🤡