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davehedgehog31

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  1. All will become clear. ETA at the car is around 8:30 tomorrow AM... Sadly not
  2. A lot of this for the next two hours;
  3. Two day collection caper getting underway. 320D ditched near Kilmarnock station in a location where it being there when I get back will just be a bonus. Awaiting the 19:53 service to Carlisle. An absolutely beautiful evening here, yet Kilmarnock still managing to look like an utter cowp.
  4. Odd, I thought if it was over ten years old that wasn't required.
  5. I looked at an MOTless MK1 Punto a few years back, really low mileage one owner car, but had been out of test for a couple of years. Really nice on top, looked underneath and the front subframe was absolutely, completely fucked, fist size holes, think it has probably been parked on grass for a while. I wouldn't even have driven it to the end of the road. It was absolutely shagged. Guy was a shiny doorstep trader type and stormed off in a huff when I told him I wouldn't be taking it. Was in the scrappy in Inverkeithing a few months later and there it was, had been comprehensively picked over for spares. Goodnight sweet prince.
  6. Et voila, £3.20 eBay alloy wheels on. I think they look pretty smart. They're Style 306 wheels from a much later 3 series, think they were on the "efficient dynamics" model. I had ordered four Bridgestone tyres from National. Took the wheels loose to get the tyres fitted. They wouldn't fit them without the wheels being on the car... I was stunned. I received a refund and bid them a warm* farewell. Not wanting to waste a trip and being pretty busy til next week I went to the one man band round the corner. He sold me some premium* brand "Autogreen" tyres for a very reasonable sum, very much a cash only operation. Time will tell if they're any use.
  7. The 320D has been getting further attention, mainly in the form of interior improvements. Sick ICE install; This executive sports tourer from 2003 must have been ordered by a right skinflint old giffer. Has optional wood trim, but was also fitted with a tape player only, no CD changer. I have been very impressed with the £30 head unit. It sounds really decent and the bluetooth connectivity is great. The charging port does so at a satisfactory rate. I've fitted the same unit to the Kangoo now. A few before and afters of some other improvements; Browsing eBay I came across a set of 16 inch, style 306 BMW wheels. They had a day to run and had attracted only one bid. Done a last minute snipe and won them for the princely and appropriate sum of £3.20. They were a ferry ride away in Dunoon, so a day out on the ferry with my kid was arranged. The wheels look alright, particularly for 80p a corner; A couple of the Pirelli tyres are OK but pretty old. Think I'll get them shod with some new tyres and hopefully punt the current seven spoke wheels on and maybe claw £50 or so back. Think these new wheels will suit it quite nicely. As it sits now for reference;
  8. Fired a pair of eBay springs on the back of the @NorthernMonkey320d touring. Sketchy; Sitting a bit more nicely now, even with a fully laden boot and full tank of fuel. Really happy with this old tub, first BMW I've owned and I think I "get" it. Feels quite cosseting and all the controls have a direct feel. Steering nicely weighted and it's fun to plot down a twisty road.
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