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[stuboy]

My tyre valve perished away so decided to splash out on a new one..dunno how old the old one was

[Supernaut]

I am now the owner of two 1995 BMW 3 serieses. Not for long, hopefully. The roffle for the 320 is going rather well.

 

The one I took ownership of today, from mr 17-Coffees, is a fine specimen of a 316 manual. BASE SPEC YO.

 

I put some spiffing wheel trims on it today, and replaced the spark plugs and leads. I forgot how much I liked this little car.

 

 

Mr Coffees added the little anime stickers peeking out the rear windows. I can't bring myself to remove them though, they're very nice quality.

[dollywobbler]

Must be Autoshite to replace a lovely six-pot coupe with a blanking plug infested, blank painted misery mobile. Well done!

[Supernaut]

The thing is, it doesn't feel grim at all. It's still a refined comfortable saloon car, and even the speakers seem to be exactly the same standard as the coupe.

[richardmorris]

Chrome GB placement has met a snag. Bootlid is slightly curved where I wanted to fit and letters too thick to bend to shape. The other alternative is next to the numberplate on the plastic panel.

 

Oh and can someone recommend a numberplate place that will do the correct age related font plates?

[stuboy]

im selling some wheels and poss buyer wants me to knock 20 quid off to cover his fuel... what the hell !!

[Supernaut]

im selling some wheels and poss buyer wants me to knock 20 quid off to cover his fuel... what the hell !!

The key word there is his. His fuel.

 

Tell him to jog on, it's not your problem.

[catsinthewelder]

I think I would agree to that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then tell him, sorry they are sold when he turns up before offering some very similar wheels that are £30 more expensive.

[stuboy]

The key word there is his. His fuel.

 

Tell him to jog on, it's not your problem.

 

tells me hes prepared to travel, but if not condition he expecting he wont be paying asking price, got a feeling hes gonna turn up and find fault, to knock me down

[stuboy]

I think I would agree to that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then tell him, sorry they are sold when he turns up before offering some very similar wheels that are £30 more expensive.

 

i have a scruffier set, and 5 wheels instead of 4...... good idea

[captain_70s]

tells me hes prepared to travel, but if not condition he expecting he wont be paying asking price, got a feeling hes gonna turn up and find fault, to knock me down

Chancer.

 

Tell him to get fucked.

[Ghosty]

Chrome GB placement has met a snag. Bootlid is slightly curved where I wanted to fit and letters too thick to bend to shape. The other alternative is next to the numberplate on the plastic panel.

 

Oh and can someone recommend a numberplate place that will do the correct age related font plates?

 

Those E320 badges are a bit wonky... tbh I don't think a chrome GB badge would suit that car at all. Personally I'd just have the three pointer, and a magnetic GB badge to be used as and when necessary.

 

As for plates I used fancyplates show plate maker after seeing some plates HMC had made up from them, on a 205 that got passed around a bit.

Set the font box to one of the UK pre2001 options that you like, there are two variations of the 'classic' font and a third of that curvier font you often saw on VWs. I got some for my Volvo in I think B, and they're nice things. They aren't BS marked but they have a free text field that goes to the bottom of the plate you could conveniently put a BS number in if you wanted extra arse covering, though the plates on my Volvo went through an MOT just fine, as did the similar ones I put on my* old A4 quattro a while ago. Fast decent service, a nice amount of customisation and not too expensive.

[richardmorris]

Those E320 badges are a bit wonky... tbh I don't think a chrome GB badge would suit that car at all. Personally I'd just have the three pointer, and a magnetic GB badge to be used as and when necessary.

As for plates I used fancyplates show plate maker after seeing some plates HMC had made up from them, on a 205 that got passed around a bit.

Set the font box to one of the UK pre2001 options that you like, there are two variations of the 'classic' font and a third of that curvier font you often saw on VWs. I got some for my Volvo in I think B, and they're nice things. They aren't BS marked but they have a free text field that goes to the bottom of the plate you could conveniently put a BS number in if you wanted extra arse covering, though the plates on my Volvo went through an MOT just fine, as did the similar ones I put on my* old A4 quattro a while ago. Fast decent service, a nice amount of customisation and not too expensive.

I know they don’t suit but neither does the numberplate really. But bloody idiocy at political level etc. E 320 has always been wonky, it’s a £2000 car that I’ve done 50,000 miles in. Not a show stopper.

I’ll look at fancy plates.

[Six-cylinder]

When I took my E320 abroad I just added a small magnetic GB and took it off again when I got home.

[beko1987]

I've got a gb sticker on the back of the zx. Must have been a slow trip...

[Six-cylinder]

I've got a gb sticker on the back of the zx. Must have been a slow trip...

 

We had a non turbo diesel for 3 years and drove it all over including 500 miles to Ballatar, it always cruised just fine at 70 mph it just lacked a bit when it came to over taking.

 

When we got to Ballatar the snow came down and we spent the week using our friends Range Rover that he had driven up at vast cost, while we sipped our way up in the ZX. 

[catsinthewelder]

Bbbbrrrrrr.

 

[Six-cylinder]

Bbbbrrrrrr.

 

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Today?

[catsinthewelder]

Yes

 

The modern blob had a good covering to sweep off before work.

 

Theres none down in town.

[Six-cylinder]

Sun is just breaking out in North Bucks 5º C

 

I nearly had to put sun cream on to get this shot!

[wuvvum]

"Bod is ok"        - oh FUCK!!!! I forgot that one   

 

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What the actual FUCK have I done now!

 

Nice work!  And it has a towbar so you can A-frame the Jag home behind it* - two birds with one stone.

 

 

 

 

*having first disconnected the propshaft obvs

[somewhatfoolish]

"Bod is ok"        - oh FUCK!!!! I forgot that one   

 

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What the actual FUCK have I done now!

The photographic evidence suggests a new career in the pharmaceutical industry.

[mercrocker]

Never mind all that bloody snow....it was hot down West on Monday morning.  Here is Oscar outside the Munster House in Westward Ho just before coming back home....

 

[Mike D]

I sprayed the rear spoiler for the Astra up on monday, using my luxurious outdoor spray booth..

 

 

And my 'earache from the mrs for making the house stink of paint' drying room

 

 

Pretty happy with how it turned out!

 

I then proceeded to slather most of the tailgate, spoiler, and myself in tiger seal to fit the bastard. I HATE gluing things on!

 

Well happy with the result though, finishes the back end off nicely

 

 

[dollywobbler]

Bbbbrrrrrr.

 

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Yikes. We're just below the snow line here. It's covering the hills quite beautifully. Mind if I nab the pic?

[barefoot]

Just found news of this exciting new insurance product on the Guardian news site, it could be worth seeing whether it can be used and abused with very frequent changes of vehicle without admin fees!

 

"In November it (SAGA) launched a three-year fixed-price motor and home insurance product

and has sold 5,000 policies so far..."

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/apr/04/shares-travel-firm-saga-slump-warns-brexit-hit-profits

[mercrocker]

That could cost Saga more than Brexit......Most old giffers I know seem to get tucked up with a new Jazz everytime they get theirs serviced or the tank reads "E" so I would imagine there is a hefty "admin" fee.

[richardmorris]

This is getting a lot of attention outside at the moment. No idea on the model though.* edit google says la Ferrari aperta (one of 210) Last one sold for €8.3million!

 

The people around arrived in a new four door bentley.

[wuvvum]

Is that the hybrid one?

[richardmorris]

Is that the hybrid one?

 

 

 

I think it's this one for sale at DD Classics for £5,500,000.

 

http://ddclassics.com/car-listing/laferrari-aperta-for-sale-in-london-lhd/

 

Transmission:

Automatic

Steering:

LHD

Engine size:

6.3 Litre

La Ferrari Aperta For Sale In London (LHD)

Physically Available

1 Of Only 209 Cars Built

Unregistered

Delivery mileage

950 BHP

 

 

seems it was the hybrid, then they made this "exclusive "series.

 

The LaFerrari Aperta is a limited version of the LaFerrari. Initially, 200 cars were sold with an additional nine reserved for use during the Ferrari 70th anniversary celebrations. One more model was later sold by auction. The LaFerrari Aperta comes with a removable carbon-fibre hard top and a removable soft top. Other changes include more efficient powertrains control electronics, re-angled radiators to direct air flow out along the underbody rather than over the bonnet, a longer front air dam to help boost downforce, an L-shaped flap on the upper corner of each windscreen pillar to reduce compression on the rear of the cabin in the absence of a roof, different butterfly door angles with different wheel arches and a new carbon fibre insert allowing the doors to rotate. The car was unveiled at the 2016 Paris motor show. Like past convertible Ferrari models, it uses the Aperta label to denote its removable roof.  According to Ferrari, all units were already sold to customers via invitation.

Following the immense success of Ferrari’s hybrid-electric hypercar – the LaFerrari – the open-top Laferrari Aperta was introduced in 2017 as an even more exclusive model of the revolutionary and über high-tech Ferrari model. With only 210 examples built, the Spider version offered the same staggering performance but with the addition of an open-air driving experience. Amazingly, Ferrari engineered a removable top for the LaFerrari hardtop, while keeping the same coefficient of drag and rigidity as the coupe. Offered exclusively to preferred Ferrari clients, every allocation of the Aperta was filled before the world was introduced to the car in 2017.