Pillock Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 My god, those angel eyes! Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 My god, those angel eyes! Be still your beating heart. They are disarmed. cobblers and Sigmund Fraud 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Colour is spectacular, so unusual don't think I've ever seen another. You won't, it's unique in the UK. It was a dealer launch car/demo for Neep of Colchester (now Cooper) who ordered it in this colour. Brown was seriously unfashionable* back then so an odd colour choice. N843FEV is the original registration number btw. SiC, inconsistant, cobblers and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rave Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Wow, it's even more glorious than the ebay ad made it look! For £535 that is a raging bargain. JohnK's first dibs notwithstanding, can I get my name down for 22 and 44 (or if not two randoms) just in case, because I can see a roffle selling out before I see it, and I'm on here every day... Jim Bell and oldcars 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 You won't, it's unique in the UK. It was a dealer launch car/demo for Neep of Colchester (now Cooper) who ordered it in this colour. Brown was seriously unfashionable* back then so an odd colour choice. N843FEV is the original registration number btw.Thats interesting man, cheers. Wonder what the chances of getting a touch up pen are then. oldcars, Craig the Princess and tooSavvy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 I should have a tin of russet if you need to touch up those scratches. Craig the Princess, Lacquer Peel, The Reverend Bluejeans and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Ever wanted to know what a true Autoshite E39 would look like. I mean, seriously undesirable. Well............ Jim Bell, chaseracer, egg and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 Ever wanted to know what a true Autoshite E39 would look like. I mean, seriously undesirable. Well............ How is that undesirable?!!! Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 bASEman here, checking in to further defend that wonderful basic 5er. This brown car is truly wonderful. I also would like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_ZTT Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 This brown car might be the best brown car I've ever seen. Top purchasing sir. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Thats interesting man, cheers. Wonder what the chances of getting a *touch up pen are then.Rustoleum *shade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smellypoo Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 It's hard to believe that someone tried to chav up this glorious brown beast with multicoloured angel eyes. Easily remedied, and an epic purchase! The Reverend Bluejeans and Vince70 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Be still your beating heart. They are disarmed. It wasn't my beating heart, more of an itchy hammer elbow. beko1987 and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 It wasn't my beating heart, more of an itchy hammer elbow. Be still please your itchy hammer elbow thank you. Pillock and barefoot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 That is beautiful. What a good buy for £535! I wonder why Mr Neep of the Colchester BMW dealer (or perhaps Mrs Neep) liked brown so much? I miss the old BMW dealers with all the local names. In Hereford/Worcester we had Browns of Hereford (shame this wasn’t their dealer launch car really), Richard Cound of Evesham and I’m sure a ‘Carl Norris’ of Kidderminster or Redditch. The Reverend Bluejeans, Vince70 and Jim Bell 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 There were dealers with names like First Front, Cronk, Milcars, Colver & Hencher, Hexagon plus Alec Norman Garages and G. Eric Hunt* in Leeds. Mostly Sytner, Stratstone and Cooper now. Could be worse. You now have Oxford Audi, Leeds Audi, Taunton Audi, Milton Fucking Keynes Audi. All dealer names as dynamic and inspiring as the cars themselves. *You'd have to say that carefully. HMC and Vince70 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 How is that undesirable?!!! It's not. But I've seen it before.......... Jim Bell, Vince70 and 320touring 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 You won't, it's unique in the UK. It was a dealer launch car/demo for Neep of Colchester (now Cooper) who ordered it in this colour. Brown was seriously unfashionable* back then so an odd colour choice. N843FEV is the original registration number btw.How do you know this? Is it a bit of a special car then amongst BMW circles or something? It would have been sold her originally then, Neeps were well known for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 Verdick: Cronk alcyonecorporation, Dave_Q and The Reverend Bluejeans 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Ha ha I remember Cronk. What a brilliant name. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riek Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 We still have the magnificent Dick Lovett round Bristol way Jim Bell and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 11/10 for the colour but then i may be biased as this is one of my fave civic colours egg, Jim Bell, BorniteIdentity and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 This thread is channeling Hendry quite well. Harry Fairbairn is the BMW dealer in Inverness which is a front for Arnold Clark. Can't have BMW customers buying cars from the same dealer brand as Peugeot or Renault customers. spartacus, flat4alfa, jumpingjehovahs and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Harry fairbairn was an independent bmw dealer in Ayrshire for years . Ac was desperate to get into BMW’s a few years ago so probably paid a fortune to buy them out. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 This thread is channeling Hendry quite well. Harry Fairbairn is the BMW dealer in Inverness which is a front for Arnold Clark. Can't have BMW customers buying cars from the same dealer brand as Peugeot or Renault customers.I think they were actually forced to keep the name for a certain amount of time as a condition of the sale Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Brown is a bit of an odd choice, but you have to remember we are talking about 1996, BMWs were a thing still bought by proper people for proper money, not a badge on a fwd Kia Carens copy shitbox. One thing that the discerning buyer could do to signify how much more comfortable they were than those other buyers was to order a car in individual spec. I don't this this was a new thing in 1996, I've definitely seen individual E34s, but my guess is they ordered a rank colour for their demo specifically to give a talking point about the Individual program. -Would sir like to try our new e39? -It drives brilliant, but wtf is going on with the colour? -Well sir, this is an individual, you can order your car with whatever paint/trim/etc colours you want and so on and whatnot... Would like to see what Cronk ordered for a demo, maybe techno violet? Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 PS, feel I should add that I personally think the brown is pimptacular, any references to it being otherwise in the post above are intended to mean as seen through the eyes of Mr Average 1996. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 . Still going and still punting second hand BMWs. http://www.vantagemotors.co.uk/showroom Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 Still going and still servicing BMWS. http://autologichessle.co.uk/ Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 "Hi, yea, I've found this bit of paperwork that says you'll give me a free full service. When could you book me in?" Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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