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[wuvvum]

37 minutes ago, hairnet said:

would you fit in  one of those

 

I'm pretty sure I would.  I'm rather more slender than you are.

[LightBulbFun]

 

2 hours ago, wuvvum said:

I'm thinking one door and two cylinders.

weird to actually see this one actually pictured!

I have known about it for a few years now through my DVLA research as it wears a form of a very early age related number plate (its an early import not a british domestic market machine)

but I have never actually seen a picture of it until now LOL

2 hours ago, D.E said:

Nah, it's obviously a single cylinder without doors.

I was thinking along the lines of something with 1 Cylinder no doors and not even a steering wheel

[hairnet]

14 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

I'm pretty sure I would.  I'm rather more slender than you are.

i wasnt talking about bloat

 

[HMC]

Some good guesses 😜

2 seats. 6 cylinders . Not quick but sounds good. BMW “individual” velvet blue

[HMC]

I did fancy some discounted pork, but didn’t want dodgy guts afterwards.

Very cheap boxsters were mainly silver, with  cheap cover plates to hide the age. Sometimes a category c/d. They often looked fairly tidy but I didn’t want to be a wannabe Porsche 911 owner, not did I want nasty unexpected bills. No thanks. Not feeling brave.

So instead I went for something altogether a bit cruder and more conventional, and even cheaper still. 2.0 inline 6 Manual. Sounds amazing but not quick; so well suited to the car.  

[HMC]

I went back via cheddar gorge.  Did a pap of another fellow enthusiast whist getting a pic of the new acquisition.

 

[HMC]

I Think the “individual” thing means it’s had some special order paint? I quite like the colour anyway.

Back home now

 

[gadgetgricey]

That looks awesome. Lovely colour.
What happened/is happening to the Saab?

[KitKat]

Well caught!! Describe your first impressions? 
Would you have rather got that eBay 240 or is Z3 more your thing? 

[N Dentressangle]

Looks really nice. I thought the 2l ones of these were the 4 pot, with the 6 cyl in the 2.5?

These are a bargain at the mo, if you ask me, along with the contemporary SLK. You won't lose a penny on it, esp with that colour / interior combo.

[HMC]

22 minutes ago, gadgetgricey said:

That looks awesome. Lovely colour.
What happened/is happening to the Saab?

Will sell it, I’m using it to put a plate I’ve got  onto retention in my name, when the paperwork is back I will put it (back) up for sale.

[straightSix]

That colour is gorgeous. Not seen it before but it's gone right up there with techno violet in terms of BMW colours. Had the same engine in a 520i. Like you say, not fast but sounds lovely and silky smooth

[Jim Bell]

There's about three of these on my estate and they never seem to move. Nice to see one on a road!

 

Does look like a lovely colour too. 

Well snagged. 

[andyberg]

Sod the car, I WANT some of them mustard corduroys 😁😁

[Broadsword]

Fantastic purchase!

[Matty]

My dad has a nice 2.8.not a sports car but a lovely thing to ride around in and like you said makes a nice noise. I'm a big fan of old bms so it's a ten from me 

[SiC]

7 hours ago, HMC said:

I did fancy some discounted pork, but didn’t want dodgy guts afterwards.

Very cheap boxsters were mainly silver, with  cheap cover plates to hide the age. Sometimes a category c/d. They often looked fairly tidy but I didn’t want to be a wannabe Porsche 911 owner, not did I want nasty unexpected bills. No thanks. Not feeling brave.

So instead I went for something altogether a bit cruder and more conventional, and even cheaper still. 2.0 inline 6 Manual. Sounds amazing but not quick; so well suited to the car.  

Is that cheddar gorge?

I've had my Boxster for 3 years in a few days. Cat D and I'm tempted to put a cover plate on it. 🤣

Certainly no regrets in changing from my TT Mk2 for it. I did consider selling it the other week but after I started it up and went for a drive, decided that was a stupid idea.

My neighbour was a 911 owner (now Audi R8) and his brother was a Boxster owner. He conceded the Boxster he enjoyed drive on the road more and the price difference between that and his 996 didn't justify any differences. Yes they can be expensive to run but there are good specialists about. I can recommend SCS Porsche in Honiton. Not a million miles away from you. 

[High Jetter]

6 hours ago, andyberg said:

Sod the car, I WANT some of them mustard corduroys 😁😁

What size suits you, Sir?

[Ghosty]

'Individual' is BMW's personalisation/special order scheme - premium bespoke paint and interior combinations. 

[MorrisItalSLX]

13 hours ago, HMC said:

I went back via cheddar gorge.  Did a pap of another fellow enthusiast whist getting a pic of the new acquisition.

 

Came for the car, stayed for the corduroy.

[Schaefft]

Great color combo. Still thinking about getting one but the 2.8 and 3.0s aren't that cheap anymore, especially in facelift flavor like this one.

[HMC]

I have to say I wonder if bmw and the Anglophile burnt fishtrousers guy who was at the helm in the 90s had an eye on the old bristicher roadster of the 50s/60s when they sanctioned the z3. Mine is 22 years old and probably older than lots of trad classics when people started hailing them as classics.

Its a pretty analogue driving experience. Utterly conventional/ old school in its layout and maybe that’s a key part of its appeal. It’s  e30 originated rear end and woofly, creamy but not rapid delivery of power are a relaxed way to amble about. Actually I was considering getting something older, British etc. but why pay x5 the cost for something that rusts badly and has grease points? 

Plus I don’t have a garage, so man logic dictated it was very sensible and rational to but this z3 instead. A sort of user friendly budget version of an mgb, and if you like with its 6 cylinder lump that is as powerful as such, a big healey/ Tr6 on the cheap.  A cliche perhaps, but with the sun out I don’t mind.

 

[Zelandeth]

Do like the colour combo of that.  A friend of mine has a red one back up north which seems a fun toy.  Only thing I remember being a buzz kill for me in that was that the ride seemed incredibly harsh to me (like modern Audi levels).  To the extent I'd probably have wound up avoiding driving it because of that.

Did make a lovely noise though.

[Matty]

1 hour ago, HMC said:

I have to say I wonder if bmw and the Anglophile burnt fishtrousers guy who was at the helm in the 90s had an eye on the old bristicher roadster of the 50s/60s when they sanctioned the z3. Mine is 22 years old and probably older than lots of trad classics when people started hailing them as classics.

Its a pretty analogue driving experience. Utterly conventional/ old school in its layout and maybe that’s a key part of its appeal. It’s  e30 originated rear end and woofly, creamy but not rapid delivery of power are a relaxed way to amble about. Actually I was considering getting something older, British etc. but why pay x5 the cost for something that rusts badly and has grease points? 

Plus I don’t have a garage, so man logic dictated it was very sensible and rational to but this z3 instead. A sort of user friendly budget version of an mgb, and if you like with its 6 cylinder lump that is as powerful as such, a big healey/ Tr6 on the cheap.  A cliche perhaps, but with the sun out I don’t mind.

 

I really like my dad's. I feel a prat in a convertible, but everything else you said is true. Not a sports car but just a lovely thing to operate and be in. Nice noise, and I think personally that the looks have aged really well. You might have to keep this more than a month at this rate 😄

[HMC]

To quote Britney Spears, WOOPS I did it again. Due to be delivered at the end of the week. Eagle eyed shiteists will note the Belgian sticker. For this is a CKD kit made in 1976 in Belgium and re imported in 1981…. Late registration madness!

[HMC]

[HMC]

[tooSavvy]

OK...... W.H.Y r/h wheel knocked up in Poirot Land 🤔

Do tell.......

💞

[Marm Toastsmith]

It's like an old pair of jeans. I love it.

[SiC]

Where do you find these cars?!