JJ0063’s current steed - Life of an impulsive car owner -[Cant keep away from N47]

[JJ0063]

Naturally a week after treating it to 4 new tyres I’ve suddenly got an itch to sell it. 

Fuck sake 

[S2000]

Back to a BMW?

[JJ0063]

2 minutes ago, S2000 said:

Back to a BMW?

More than likely to be honest, constantly drawn back to them, does my nut in. Probably an F11…

[Bren]

Just now, JJ0063 said:

More than likely to be honest, constantly drawn back to them, does my nut in. Probably an F11…

I was going to say 335d. My F11 has been surprisingly good.

[S2000]

Did you have an E70 at some point?

[JJ0063]

1 minute ago, S2000 said:

Did you have an E70 at some point?

Yep, lovely thing but just found it too juicy!

[Matty]

E63? 6 series coupe. They've aged really well. Neither use nor ornament to you mind with the dogs.

[S2000]

6 hours ago, Matty said:

E63? 6 series coupe. They've aged really well. Neither use nor ornament to you mind with the dogs.

I’m looking for a unicorn E63 in green (individual), auto, 630i pre 2005….. wish me luck

[Matty]

1 hour ago, S2000 said:

I’m looking for a unicorn E63 in green (individual), auto, 630i pre 2005….. wish me luck

Somebody on here (I forget) has my unicorn. V8 manual with red interior 😍

[JJ0063]

Browsing the usual sites and nothing interests me.. I think I may have owned too many cars and run out of viable, appealing options 😂

[JJ0063]

So the Connect sold tonight. One of the quickest FB marketplace sales I’ve had. Listed Sunday afternoon, sold Monday evening. £4500 cash to put in the bank and now to find something else.

I’m thinking of either going back to ideally a 5 series touring, or perhaps my first ever Audi as my 71st car.. A6 Avant maybe? 
 

Give it a few days and I’ll buy something completely different..

[High Jetter]

19 minutes ago, JJ0063 said:

So the Connect sold tonight. One of the quickest FB marketplace sales I’ve had. Listed Sunday afternoon, sold Monday evening. £4500 cash to put in the bank and now to find something else.

I’m thinking of either going back to ideally a 5 series touring, or perhaps my first ever Audi as my 71st car.. A6 Avant maybe? 
 

Give it a few days and I’ll buy something completely different..

How many times did you count it?

[JJ0063]

5 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

How many times did you count it?

Once in front of him (I don’t know the guy but he runs a wrapping/detailing company near me and has done for 23 years and is well known so I sort of trust him) however did count twice again once he left and found he’d paid £10 too much 😂

[High Jetter]

Bonus. Cash is King. Feels good, even with these placcy polymer notes.

[JJ0063]

2 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Bonus. Cash is King. Feels good, even with these placcy polymer notes.

I hate it, much prefer bank transfer! Getting a load of 50s gives me the fear. Gonna go to the bank tomorrow hopefully and get rid!

[High Jetter]

14 minutes ago, JJ0063 said:

I hate it, much prefer bank transfer! Getting a load of 50s gives me the fear. Gonna go to the bank tomorrow hopefully and get rid!

I'll take it 🤣

[MrGTI6]

16 minutes ago, JJ0063 said:

I hate it, much prefer bank transfer! Getting a load of 50s gives me the fear. Gonna go to the bank tomorrow hopefully and get rid!

Same here, I much prefer bank transfer these days. I find that carrying a large amount of cash turns me into a paranoid wreck! 🤣

Congrats on the hassle-free sale! 

[JJ0063]

This caught my eye this morning… S4 Avant with the 3.0 supercharged V6. Enthusiast owned, has a subtle exhaust and a switchable map (400, 480 and 507bhp)… I had a chat with the seller who said he still gets half decent economy - 25/27 day to day and 30+ on a run. 
 

The killer for me I think would be maintenance, he said the supercharger has had a rebuild and that cost £6500 for that and the mapping. 
 

High mileage, high powered petrol probably isn’t a sensible financial decision….

[Bren]

32 minutes ago, JJ0063 said:

This caught my eye this morning… S4 Avant with the 3.0 supercharged V6. Enthusiast owned, has a subtle exhaust and a switchable map (400, 480 and 507bhp)… I had a chat with the seller who said he still gets half decent economy - 25/27 day to day and 30+ on a run. 
 

The killer for me I think would be maintenance, he said the supercharger has had a rebuild and that cost £6500 for that and the mapping. 
 

High mileage, high powered petrol probably isn’t a sensible financial decision….

Any repairs - especially engine related - is £££££. Plus the road tax.

Having said that a diesel has the ability to rinse when it goes wrong.

[JJ0063]

2 minutes ago, Bren said:

Any repairs - especially engine related - is £££££. Plus the road tax.

Having said that a diesel has the ability to rinse when it goes wrong.

Was surprised to see tax is only* £395 a year, did expect worse. But yeah the maintenance is going to be the killer for sure. 
 

The ideal outcome is definitely a 530D touring, or A6 Avant 3.0 TDI. Whether I can find something in budget is another story but I like a challenge!

[yes oui si]

17 hours ago, MrGTI6 said:

Same here, I much prefer bank transfer these days. I find that carrying a large amount of cash turns me into a paranoid wreck! 🤣

Congrats on the hassle-free sale! 

I used to carry a fair bit of cash around as I can't get to a bank easily, but stopped after Mrs_oui_si demanded that I stopped pulling out £400 of used twenties to pay for shopping as it apparently made me look like a dealer 😂

[JJ0063]

Would a car being cat N put you off? I’ve never owned one, Mrs JJ’s Mini was and she didn’t care. 

https://www.facebook.com/share/16rBsrDXXC/?mibextid=wwXIfr

 

This looks absolutely ideal, best engine, nice shape, very clean MOT history and the salvage photos I’ve just found on HPI look such minor damage.

 

 

 

[Mally]

It's not a problem.

 

Until you try to sell it and they offer half of the going rate.

[JJ0063]

1 minute ago, Mally said:

It's not a problem.

 

Until you try to sell it and they offer half of the going rate.

This would be nearer £10k though if it wasn’t cat N.

 

[Mally]

1 minute ago, JJ0063 said:

This would be nearer £10k though if it wasn’t cat N.

 

So it's 2K over. If you can stand the possible drop when you sell it next month then carry on.

Some buy them without a thought, some worry about insurance.  You know the insurance don't care. 

How does the payout work should you claim? 

[S2000]

If it was going to be a long term keeper for me, personally it would not matter, as I would be mentally depreciating it to zero from day one (keeping 6-8 years) so if I got a grand max after 8 years I'd be happy.

If you want to scratch the itch and can afford a 'hit' once you sell it in 12 months fine, make sure you get an all singing/dancing warranty with it and full service before collection to lessen the 'hit' man maths style when you sell it. BTW it is a great colour, and will pull harder than Jordans nasal passage through a rolled up fiver!

DO IT

[JJ0063]

20 minutes ago, S2000 said:

If it was going to be a long term keeper for me, personally it would not matter, as I would be mentally depreciating it to zero from day one (keeping 6-8 years) so if I got a grand max after 8 years I'd be happy.

If you want to scratch the itch and can afford a 'hit' once you sell it in 12 months fine, make sure you get an all singing/dancing warranty with it and full service before collection to lessen the 'hit' man maths style when you sell it. BTW it is a great colour, and will pull harder than Jordans nasal passage through a rolled up fiver!

DO IT

It’s been his own personal vehicle since June 24 so isn’t being sold through the business. 
 

I think 7k is a fair price, it’s clean, sought after model, decent history, clean MOT history.. lots going for it.

Something like that I would realistically own for a year without having thoughts of selling, but I also have to be realistic that I do sell cars rather than keep hold of them. 
 

Going to have a think on this as I WANT it, a lot, however it’s more than I want to spend and still has the marker hanging over it.

[Shandylegs]

I personally have no issue with a Cat N or even an Cat S, but go in with your eyes wide open as I've seen some really poor repairs/bodges.

If I buy, it's always at the very lowest I can get away with - everyone says 20 to 30%  less than non-category value. I like to start at 50%, with a little leeway if it's been well repaired.

Be prepared for even more idiots than usual and a longer timescale when selling though, which is why perhaps it wouldn't be for you?

[w00dy]

Feels quite pricey for a written off non-ULEZ/Whatever 11 year old VAG diesel with nearly 150k. Right in the sweet spot for being a pain in the arse and will be hard to sell with the marker.

 

[JJ0063]

6 minutes ago, w00dy said:

Feels quite pricey for a written off non-ULEZ/Whatever 11 year old VAG diesel with nearly 150k. Right in the sweet spot for being a pain in the arse and will be hard to sell with the marker.

 

ULEZ isn’t a factor where we are, I wouldn’t even know how to check if it was exempt 

I think it’s priced fair for what it is, there’s certainly nothing else in that region for the same engine/spec etc. 

I’ve saved it and am still looking but it’s certainly top contender at the moment