Wanted ZR/ZS or ?? for swapsie with a sexy German Coopaaaay

[purplebargeken]

After discussions with mates who track day, having done the Brands Hatch thing and sold the MGF due to not being able to drive it for very long indeed before hurting loads. I have come to the conclusion that a track day toy will bring me much happiness*, attract nubile young women to me* and turn me into a track day sexual tyrannosaur*. 

 

Failing all of the above....... does anyone fancy a direct swap of (in the first instance) something MG orientated (sorry, not an F) or something similar for the former EssDeeOne BMW 318iS coupe in auto flavour. The value of said Beemer is £700 to £800 and it is a nice, nay, very nice car. The only niggly bit is a slightly tatty front grille thing (the bit where the kidney grilles mount to. I have no idea what that bit is called, sorry. The BMW is a lovely car but not something that could go on track in auto form.

 

The BMW has MOT until April or May IIRC and is currently languishing in a barn in Essex. Big stack of history and it just purrs beautifully.

 

So, over to you lot then........

[purplebargeken]

17.07hrs and not one offer. 

 

Bastards.

 

This forum...........

[fordperv]

I'll swap you a bottle of k seal for it

[DVee8]

On facebook

Mg zr 160 lowered on coil overs disk breakes all around 17" alloys mint tyres half leather interior performance filter quick little car 450£ may swap or part ex for most items Sunderland

 

[Tayne]

"breakes" ?

[dugong]

"coilovers"?

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Sunderland. 

[purplebargeken]

A bit 'barried' for my liking, but good effort 

[purplebargeken]

I'll see your K seal and raise you a MLS head gasket!

[EssDeeWon]

I saw a lovely black ZR tonight parked around the corner, I don't usually take much notice but this one looked very smart indeed.

 

The BMW I can highly recommend, drives spot on, everything works and there is a lever arch file of history going back to day one. Dont be put off by the 4 pot as this 318is has the 140bhp 1.9 engine, and its chained up 

 

If it wasn't for the unbearable 75 itch I would still be the proud owner of this.

[purplebargeken]

Glad to have helped you scratch that itch mate

[purplebargeken]

If I had a spare few bob the BMW wouldn't be going anywhere else.

[fordperv]

I'll see your K seal and raise you a MLS head gasket!

My final offer is all that and a new thermostat, any more and ahhhhhmmmm ooooot

 

On a serious note the barried stuff lights/wheels on that blue mg is bolt on and no doubt some Barry will want to swap their standard stuff for it, the coilovers will aid handling you could be track god wcpgw

[purplebargeken]

True I guess, but the sad fact is that the car piggy bank is empty and the BMW is my only currency so to speak. 

 

I'll take cash for it if anyone wishes to purchase it.

[320touring]

If you wanted i could get you an m40 e30 manual box to fit to the 318iS;)

 

It'll be fine on track in auto-honest

[dugong]

318is motors are great - although they struggled to shift the bulk of the E36 let alone the later model.
They're also a bit peaky and hysterical - a bad match for a slush pump. 

[purplebargeken]

Manual conversion smacks of cost and complexity. Not appealing.

 

MG would enable me to acces MGOT discounts, every little helps.

[purplebargeken]

C;mon folks, don't disappoints.

 

This...... is....... Autoshite! (please say in a Sparta 300 kind of voice).

[purplebargeken]

I've logged on to a couple of ZR sites and noticed that they are not as welcoming or as quick to respond to posts as other sites that I frequent

 

Can't even find a decent ZS site or am I not looking properly. Sigh.